Cloud computing was one of the hottest topics of 2009. Can a lawyer be comfortable with a third party hosting confidential client data? We decided to attempt to shed some light on the subject with our December Digital Edge podcast Cloud Computing for Lawyers. Sharon Nelson and I asked Erik Mazzone, practice management
Debate on the Free Access to Law
Apparently there is a fairly robust online debate about the state of the free access to the law. As we know the law is generally found in case opinions and statutes, which are, generally speaking, in the public domain by their nature. Scholarly treatises and law reviews provide analysis and commentary. Other research tools provide help in
Social Media for Lawyers
I got a chance to meet Gerry Riskin and hear him speak last week. As many of you know, Gerry is a principal of Edge International and shares his wisdom with us through his Amazing Firms, Amazing Practices blog.
Gerry discussed Social Media as it related to the legal profession. Social Media suffers in our
A Bucketload of Technology News and Tips
Every now and then you get backed up. In my world right now, it is having too many things you would like to blog about when I have three or four major papers due in the next few days. My friend Dennis Kennedy dealt with that problem by starting a Dennis Kennedy Microblog. Well
ABA TECHSHOW Road Show Comes to Oklahoma
On September 24, 2009, the Oklahoma Bar Association is providing a Technology Fair for its members, featuring the ABA TECHSHOW Road Show. We are very excited to have a host of experts who will be joining me speaking to our members, including Debbie Foster (chair of ABA TECHSHOW 2010), Tom Mighell and Adriana Linares.
Heading off to Oklahoma Bar Solo and Small Firm Conference
Lawyers from all across Oklahoma are heading out to the Oklahoma Bar's Solo and Small Firm Conference today. It is a great event with lots of fun and great CLE presentations. If you are not able to attend, you can read about the details here and see the complete list of programs (PDF) here.
It is Hard to be Objective About a Great Resource like BlawgWorld
Today I feel obligated to heap great praise and give an unqualified endorsement. I think TechnoLawyer’s BlawgWorld is superb. In particular I think it is a great resource for the busy practicing lawyer. Let me explain.
It can be tough being a lawyer in this, or any other, economy. Representing clients, completing projects, handling administrative
New Hampshire Bar Issues Metadata Ethics Opinion
The New Hampshire Bar Association issued Ethics Committee Opinion 2008-2009/4 on April 16, 2009. I've written at length on this subject and one can go here to review my take on all previous bar ethics opinions about metadata. It still bothers me that many of these opinions assume (A) that removing metadata is an expensive
Four Years of Blawg Review Meets Law21
For four years Blawg Review has given a rotating cast of legal bloggers the chance to examine the prior week in blogging as they saw it. The results have beeen mixed, but generally interesting. Of course, in my view, there have been times when the secretive editor of BR has committed errors in judgment. (In fact
Richard Susskind’s Keynote Address at ABA TECHSHOW 2009
Richard Susskind's keynote address at ABA TECHSHOW 2009 was fabulous. I'm sure many who live blogged or live Tweeting during it agreed, but I wanted to pass along my thoughts before reading theirs. As any of you know, Susskind has written several books about the legal profession, including the most recent, The End of Lawyers?: