Ben Stevens, a family law practitioner in South Carolina who I haveknown for years has authored an interesting post, How Using Latest Technology Can Lower Stress During Your Child Custody Lawsuit, He discusses Our Family Wizard, PowerSchool Parent Portals, and MyChart medical portals, as well as others. Ben has long been an advocate of
A Few of My Favorite Things
The Sound of Music is often associated with the holiday season, even though the movie doesn’t contain content we would normally think of as relevant to the holidays. One reason is that in the days before streaming, family-friendly content was often broadcast by networks during this season. Many people have memories of watching the movie
Lawyer Tech Tips: Things That Go Bump in Legal Tech from Attorney at Work
With Halloween just ahead, Attorney at Work shared a post today on Lawyer Tech Tips: Things That Go Bump in Legal Tech. Contributors included Jim Calloway, Anne Haag, Tom Lambotte, Catherine Sanders Reach, Sharon Nelson and John 
Simek, and Ben Schorr.
You will find some good advice wrapped around a few spooky stories. But
Technology Competence for Every Lawyer
Discussing technology competence among lawyers is always an interesting conversation. When we were discussing adopting the technology competence amendment to the Oklahoma Rules of Professional Conduct, one lawyer indicated that he didn’t want to learn how to use Twitter and shouldn’t be forced to by a rule or comment. My unspoken reaction was “You don’t
Client Portals: A Must-Have Service for Today’s Law Firms
Recently Attorney at Work published my feature Client Portals: A Must-Have Service for Today’s Law Firms. After I covered this subject at virtual ABA TECHSHOW 2021, they reached out to me to write this feature. If you have not yet read it, I strongly encourage you to do so today. The benefits of providing
Amazon Sidewalk- Why it is important for lawyers to opt out now!
During the previous year, many people got more Amazon deliveries than ever before. But on June 8 Amazon stealthily delivered something to you that you should reject.
If you use Alexa, Echo or other Amazon devices, Amazon just enrolled you in a bandwidth-sharing service called Amazon Sidewalk. While it theoretically could have some 
benefits to
10 Features of Microsoft 365 That Lawyers Love
Our latest Digital Edge Podcast is 10 Features of Microsoft 365 That Lawyers Love featuring Ben Schorr, senior technical writer at Microsoft. Ben has been involved with 
technology for lawyers for years, having previously served on ABA TECHSHOW planning board. While everyone loves a good Top Ten list, this podcast is really special in that
Essential Technology for Lawyers in the Post-Pandemic Era
Wide-ranging conversation with my friend Bob Ambrogi on the state of law office technology today.
Slack vs Teams for Lawyers — and How to Evaluate Legal Tech Generally
So, if your firm wants a better tool for interoffice communication than email should you use Slack or Teams? That was the framework for a presentation “Collaborating: What is the Best Tool?” at ABA TECHSHOW 2021.
However, the TECHSHOW planning board asked John E. Grant, the founder of Agile Attorney Consulting and Kenton
Takeaways and Tips From ABA TECHSHOW 2021
Attorney@Work posted Takeaways and Tips From ABA TECHSHOW 2021 today.
I was happy to contribute, along with several legal technologists and practice management advisors. If you know me, you know I love ABA TECHSHOW. The takeaways on this featuree are wide-ranging and cover a diverse set of issues. I hope it will inspire you