Category Archives: Municipal Law

***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** VALPARAISO, PORTER COUNTY, INDIANA - After extensive deliberation and negotiation, Gordon Etzler & Associates, LLP has recently undergone a major expansion. Established in 2004, the Valparaiso law firm of Gordon Etzler & Associates, LLP has gone from a modest … Continue reading →

One of Gordon Etzler & Associates‘ largest clients, the Porter County Assessor Jon M. Snyder, recently announced that he would be taking the Porter County Assessor’s office into the 21st Century by allowing taxpayers to file property tax appeals online. … Continue reading →

Gordon Etzler & Associates, LLP is proud to announce that Attorney Christopher A. Buckley was appointed Tuesday as legal counsel for the Porter County Animal Shelter Advisory Panel as well as the Porter County Animal Control Board. (see Post Tribune … Continue reading →

Attorney Christopher Buckley, the Porter County Assessor/PTABOA (Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals) Attorney has completed the response brief as due in the above tax appeal. The case, the highest tax appeal since Porter County Assessor Jon Snyder was sworn … Continue reading →

In the short span of two weeks, hope of reform for Indiana’s system of township government has gone from brightly optimistic to likely dead. Post Tribune, “Trustee Makes Plea for Township Government,” 8 Feb 2011, and Northwest Indiana Times, “Legislation … Continue reading →

Dan Carden of the NWI Times reported this morning that new legislation prohibiting employers from regulating or limiting the possession of guns outside the workplace was signed into law today. (ILB Entry here.) At the signing, Governor Daniels remarked: Considering … Continue reading →

Rich Jackson of the Post-Tribune, writes a post this morning about how Indiana’s sunshine laws are behind the times. Maybe that has more to do with Rich’s personal interest than reality. The Indiana Access to Public Records Act (“IAPRA”) and … Continue reading →

In a story I wrote this past Sunday, Interstate Legal Battle Threatens Great Lakes Compact, so far Ohio and Wisconsin had joined in Michigan’s fight over Asian Carp infiltrating Lake Michigan through Chicago’s waterway system. Now it appears that not … Continue reading →

In a story published this morning in the New York Times, a legal battle is ensuing between the states of Michigan and Illinois, with Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin forced to pick a side. The fight is over whether to close … Continue reading →

Indiana Lawyer Article The city of Indianapolis’ refusal to grant some homeowners’ requests for a partial refund of Barrett Law assessments violated the Equal Protection Clause, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Friday.