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I started this blog as a way of building an online community of current and past Ivy Tech paralegal students, as well as letting people interested in our program know what we're up to. This blog is not sponsored by Ivy Tech. No way, no how.

My name is Linda Kampe, and I'm the program chair of Paralegal Studies in Lafayette, Indiana. My office is in Ivy Hall 1166. Stop by and chat. For best results, make an appointment, so I know to expect you. And if you bring your own cup, I'll make you tea. Because hey, we're not animals.

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Ken Weller

Ken Weller was the head of Legal Aid in Lafayette for many years, and represented thousands of parents in CHINS (child abuse and neglect cases). We worked together frequently when I was working for DCS, and he was one of the most dogged attorneys I've known. He told me once, "No one wakes up in the morning and says, 'I'm going to abuse my kid today.' These are people who want to be good parents, but have something getting in the way. My job is to help them get whatever it is out of the way, by getting them the time and the resources to do that."

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Ken passed away recently. The Lafayette Journal and Courier has a wonderful article about him today. You can access it here.
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