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Legal service providers help clients via technology
Legal services program providers are turning to technology to help maximize their increasingly limited resources. “Providing access to justice with very limited resources requires a combination of creativity, adaptability, entrepreneurship, fortitude and smarts,” according to James J. Sandman, president of the Washington, D.C.-based Legal Services Corp., who moderated a technology panel last w[...]
Commentary: Technology alone not enough to thrive in ‘new normal’
In the current law firm world, everyone, lawyers and staff, is affected by the ongoing transformation in client expectations and legal service delivery. As the legal profession continues to contend with everything from layoffs to fee pressures, upheaval is the “new normal.” The world many firms previously knew is gone. Adapting to that change in […]
Tips for buying technology
The prospect of investing in technology strikes fear into the hearts of many sole practitioners and small firms. Ross Kodner and John Simek recently offered their expertise at an ALI/ABA webinar entitled “Buying Smart: Technology for Solos and Small Firms.” Both Kodner, a Wisconsin-based legal technology and law practice management consultant, and Simek, vice president […]
LegalTech 2012: Legal innovation through technology
It’s that time of year again. A time of year smack dab in the middle of winter when thousands of legal and IT professionals descend upon the Hilton hotel in Manhattan to learn all about the latest legal technologies and innovations at LegalTech. If you’re not familiar with this conference, which was held last week, […]
Kagan: Justices do lunch, not email
Nowadays it seems that most people communicate with colleagues by firing off missives using Blackberrys, iPhones or other handheld devices. And if they really want to take the old school route, they will write an email on an actual computer.
US air agency introduces scanners to guard privacy
WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration says it is installing technology in some U.S. airports to allow travelers to go through checkpoint security and have a generic outline of the body to be shown instead of an image of a naked body.
Kodak explores ‘alternatives’ for digital patents
Eastman Kodak says it is examining its "strategic alternatives" for 1,100 patents on digital imaging, which could include a sale. Its shares rose almost 5 percent in premarket trading on the disclosure.
Lawyers: Learn to use the iPad in 1 hour
Recognizing the growing number of lawyers making use of tablet technology in the office and the courtroom, tech guru Tom Mighell has authored a new book: “iPad in One Hour for Lawyers.” Recently released by the American Bar Association ...
Kodak wins round in patent dispute with Apple
Shares of Eastman Kodak Co. shot higher Friday after a judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission rejected Apple Inc.'s digital-camera patent claims against the photography pioneer. Kodak's technology does not infringe on Apple's patent rights ...
LegalTech 2011: New products and tools
Despite the snowstorm delaying flights and causing havoc on the roads, lawyers and tech experts flocked to LegalTech 2011 to see new legal technology services and products. Here is a look at some of the interesting new offerings ...
Trial apps, court rules and mileage tracking
Now that lawyers are increasingly using tablet computers in and out of the courtroom, here’s a look at some new applications that can benefit practitioners ...
Best Buy to unveil buy-back offer on Super Bowl Sunday
Technology purchases are a risky thing. That computer or HDTV may be shiny and new at the store, but almost as soon as you get it home and take it out of the box, something better comes along.
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Breach of contract: Hausrath Landscape Maintenance Inc. v. Caravan Facilities Management LLC
- Second Circuit – New York Child Victim’s Act: Kane v. Mount Pleasant CSD; Coe v. Eastport Union Free School
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Appointing law clerk: Opinion 22-149
- Fourth Department – Bill of particulars: Harris v. Rome Memorial Hospital, et al.
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Accusations against co-judge: Opinion 22-148
- Fourth Department – Medicaid: Washington Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Home v. NYS Dept. of Health
- Fourth Department – Criminal possession of a firearm: People v. Wilson
- Fourth Department – Promoting prostitution: People v. Watts
- Second Circuit – Class certification: Arkansas Teachers Retirement System V. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
- Fourth Department – Show-up identification: People v. Waggoner
- Fourth Department – Association: Victory Village Tenants Assoc. v. Evergreen Communities, et al.
- Second Circuit – In personam jurisdiction: Kaplan v. Bank Saderat PLC
Law News
- Greenlight Networks selects Buffalo-based attorney as general counsel
- Barclay Damon hires attorney Matt Smith
- Rochester man sues Geneseo police, alleging false arrest, assault
- The Daily Record’s Power List for Intellectual Property 2023
- NY ethics panel says judges can join NRA
- Harter Secrest & Emery LLP names partner-in-charge of Buffalo office
- Banned professor sues SUNY Fredonia leaders
- Hochul signs law requiring unemployment insurance information from employers
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