The Oklahoma Bar Association Solo and Small Firm Conference is back! It will be helf June 23-25 at the Choctaw Casino Resort in Durent.
Oklahoma lawyers and bar staff alike are looking forward to the return of this annual event after Covid kept us from holding this event. So, of course we are attempting to
There are two areas related to geotagging photos that lawyers need to appreciate. One is related to privacy and security c
oncerns of both lawyers and their clients. Another relates to the sometimes-hidden evidentiary value of geotagged photos.
As Brian X. Chen, consumer technology columnist for The New York Times, noted in a recent
Law firms are businesses. Businesses should have the goal of being profitable. The September/October 2016 issue of Law Practice Magazine is the annual finance issue. The cover story is 
Increasing Law Firm Profitability by Instilling Values by Katy Goshtasbi. This is a well-written “must read” piece which takes a bit of a different look at
Electronic data discovery (EDD) and computer forensics are not areas where I claim expertise. But Craig Ball is an expert and his new column Dem Phones, Dem Phones, Dem iPhones is worth a read for anyone involved with the litigation process, whether they deal with preservation and EDD or not. I have linked to the
Stop by the Wall Street Journal website quickly and read “Very Candid Cameras: Autographer and Narrative Clip Are Watching You – Are Wearable Cameras Creepy or Cool? Either Way, They're Here” before the article disappears behind the paywall. While everyone will be thinking about the privacy and courtesy implications, lawyer’s thoughts will immediately turn
Technology advances are changing our world in many ways. The number of digital footprints you leave is no longer limited to Internet use, but now also includes your movements being tracked by the phone you are carrying and hidden video cameras in many places recording you. Gathering Evidence – 21st Century Style. The Craigslist Killer
Every December I do a Recent Developments in Law Office Management and Technology program for the Oklahoma Bar Association's two-day Recent Developments CLE. For 2012 the big story in legal technology had to be the rapid changes in e-discovery and predictive coding. Predictive coding means searching documents using algorithms to locate relevant documents rather than a lawyer
Jim Calloway and Sharon Nelson discuss this important topic and the ethical implications of EDD outsourcing in the October Edition of their Digital Edge: Lawyers and Technology podcast. Take a few minutes to listen to their comments on Outsourcing EDD Review Abroad in this 12th edition of The Digital Edge: Lawyers and Technology.
At our 2008 OBA Solo and Small Firm Conference, Judge Gary Dean of Prior, OK (who was chair of the 1st OBA Solo and Small Firm Conference before rising to the bench) stumped our panel of experts with this inquiry: " I am seeking a reasonably simple (and inexpensive) device to be able to download
