My thoughts are with the Boston victims and their loved ones. Such a horrible, pointless tragedy. It was one of many on our soil in recent years — some incidents were terrorism, both domestic and foreign, while others were gun ...
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In my prior column, I discussed the first half of the American Bar Association’s Formal Opinion 462, which was issued in February. In it, the ABA addressed the ethical issues that arise when judges use social media in two distinct ...
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Every year in early spring, legal technology enthusiasts from across the United States and Canada converge upon the Chicago Hilton to attend the American Bar Association’s legal technology conference, ABA Techshow. For those unfamiliar with this conference, it’s sponsored the ...
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Read More »The majority of jurisdictions that have addressed the issue of judges having social media connections have concluded that it is generally permissible for judges to become online “friends” with attorneys appearing before them, as long as the judges are careful ...
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Read More »Cloud computing — it’s an idea that has finally come of age. What was once an unfamiliar and suspect concept is now becoming commonplace as it proliferates the business world. Not surprisingly then, more and more lawyers are taking advantage ...
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Read More »Lawyers love their mobile devices. In fact, as reported in the American Bar Association’s 2012 Legal Tech Survey, a whopping 89 percent of lawyers now use smart phones. And, not surprisingly, one of the most drastic increases in lawyers using ...
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Read More »When blogging first became popular years ago, lawyers were often reluctant to participate due to ethical concerns. Even today, that hesitancy remains despite the large scale adoption of blogging by lawyers and non-lawyers alike. Hopefully, a recent Virginia decision, Horace ...
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Read More »Social media evidence is a hot topic these days, as lawyers are now realizing that there is a wealth of information available online that can be used to prosecute or defend legal claims. As attorneys increasingly seek to obtain access ...
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Read More »By now, cloud computing should be a familiar concept, even if you don’t yet use it in your law practice. It has been around for years now and as a result, law firms are increasingly taking advantage of the benefits ...
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Read More »At the end of January, I attended LegalTech 2013, a legal technology conference sponsored every year by American Lawyer Media. This conference is attended by thousands of legal and IT professionals seeking to learn about the latest legal technologies and ...
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Read More »It’s February again. And if you’re a regular reader of mine, you know what that means: it’s once again time for my annual article on LegalTech. If you’re not familiar with this conference, which was held in Manhattan last week, ...
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Read More »UPDATE: A LexisNexis representative has advised me that there was some confusion regarding the information I originally received regarding pricing and that MedMal Navigator is indeed available as a stand-alone product. In that case, as I discussed below, offering it ...
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