The legal world in Indy is really interesting. When I first got out of school in 1996, lawyers still dressed up. Every day. My first job was at the Indiana Court of Appeals, and I always has a skirt or suit on, even though I spent all day, every day outside of the public view. From there, I went to a law firm. Again, I wore a suit or dressed up in some fashion every day, regardless of whether I had court or was meeting with a client.

Since then, I've been at a federal court and, as I indicated, I don't wear suits much at all anymore. My boss has been on the state or federal bench for the last 23 years and he has remained "old school." He wears a suit nearly every day. On Fridays, he dresses down a bit, but not much. Keep in mind that when he's on the bench, he wears a robe and sit's behind a tall bench. So, it's pretty difficult to tell what he's actually wearing underneath it. Most law firms, however, have really lightened up their dress codes, however. We routinely see lawyers on the street wearing casual wear or jeans. They only dress up if they have court. My boss has asked them about it and they maintain that most (though presumably not all) of their clients prefer that they're casual. My boss just can't get his head around that though.