Lawyers are serious about our work. It involves important matters on behalf of our clients and can have significant and serious consequences. But it’s important to keep everything in perspective. Here’s a Just a Danged Ol Lawsuit from the October 2014 Oklahoma Bar Journal from a “former” young lawyer who remembers his first time dealing
Tools for Tomorrow’s Lawyers CLE and Webcast
What if you were asked to design a complete continuing legal education program about a very important topic where you thought you knew a fair amount about the topic? Well, here’s mine – Tools for Tomorrow’s Lawyers — and you are welcome to attend, either in person or via webcast November 12, 2014 at the
Recent Technology News and Developments for 2014
Get your technology news update here. Recent Technology News and Developments for 2014 is my column for the August "Back to School" issue of the Oklahoma Bar Journal. I cover lots of tech developments with some serious and some not-so-serious commentary on these items. Lawyers who took the summer off from reading tech news can
2014 OBA Solo & Small Firm Conference set for June 19-21, 2014.
The 2014 Oklahoma Bar Solo & Small Firm Conference will be coming to the Hard Rock Casino Resort Tulsa June 19-21, 2014. Our speakers include Bryan Sims (who many of you know as The Connected Lawyer), Oklahoma Supreme Court Vice Chief Justice John F. Reif, OBA General Counsel Gina Hendryx, Jeffrey Taylor aka The
Can Lawyers Be Luddites?
Can Lawyers Be Luddites? it is sort of a trick question. If you don't know what Luddite means, there is a far greater chance that you are one. I'll give you more information about the origination of the term later in this post, but suffice to say that today Luddite means that you are anti-technology.
iPad for Lawyers CLE from Oklahoma Bar Association (12/18/13)
Tom Mighell will be joining me tomorrow (12/18/13) at noon CST for an informative webcast and online demonstration about the various ways that a lawyer can use an iPad in law practice. Tom has authored 3 books for the ABA on lawyer's use of iPads: iPad in One Hour for Lawyers, iPad in One
Gathering Evidence – 21st Century Style The Craigslist Killer Case and Boston Marathon Bombing Manhunt Demonstrate the Importance of Digital Clues
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
Ten Improved Fastcase Tools
Here's an article that recently appeared from me in the Oklahoma Bar Journal.
I will confess that Ed Walters, the CEO of Fastcase, gave me a fair amount of assistance in the preparation of this article. Oklahoma Bar Association members receive access to the Fastcase legal research service as a
Encryption, Privacy and the Dark Side of the Internet
Encryption, Privacy and the Dark Side of the Internet was written by Duane Croft, a Norman, Oklahoma lawyer with an engineering background. This Oklahoma Bar Journal article covers encryption in depth, while still being readable for the lawyer with only basic knowledge on the topic. Certainly today's lawyer does need to understand the basics
Opening a New Law Practice – New resources
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The articles from "Opening a Law Practice" issue of the Oklahoma Bar Journal, published in October 2012 are now all available online. Enjoy and share this post with others, especially a lawyer or law student who is contemplating setting up a law practice.
- Starting Solo – From Oath to My Own Office
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