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Happy anniversary. It’s been about one year now since the world was introduced to the coronavirus pandemic. What else can we say? This is as good a time as any to reflect on the changes to the world, especially to the world of law.

Law Firms Ex-Boies Schiller lawyer was ousted from new firm in deplorable scheme to keep cryptocurrency fees, suit says   Image from Shutterstock.com. The former Boies Schiller Flexner partner sued for refusing to leave his new law firm is claiming that his ouster was a pretextual money grab in his own lawsuit filed Tuesday in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Plaintiff Jason Cyrulnik claims that he was asked to leave the Roche Cyrulnik Freedman law firm in a “deplorable scheme” by Kyle Roche an...

ABAs Model Diversity Survey can help with DEI strategies     Panelists speak at the ABA Techshow 2021 panel called “Harnessing and Maximizing Technology and Data to Drive Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession.” While most lawyers are passionate about diversity, equity and inclusion, they still struggle with actions and tangible outcomes in this space, Daniel Winterfeldt said during a Monday afternoon ABA Techshow panel called “Harnessing and Maximizing Technology and D...

Lawyers warned of AI pitfalls, cybersecurity attacks and deepfake threats     Brig. Gen. R. Patrick Huston and attorney Natalie Pierce, a partner with Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, led the session titled “Ethical AI: Playbook for a Rapidly Changing World” at the ABA Techshow 2021 on Monday. If lawyers and their clients make use of artificial intelligence, they should consider the ethical and legal implications and protect against the emerging threat of deepfake...

Afternoon Briefs: Judge orders negotiation on race-norming’ claim in NFL case; judiciary considers amicus disclosure   Judge tosses challenge to ‘race-norming’ in dementia tests U.S. District Judge Anita Brody of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has dismissed a lawsuit challenging “race-norming” in dementia tests used to determine which retired NFL players qualify for compensation in a concussion settlement. Brody said the league and the class counsel in the $1 billion settlement...

Florida lawyer faces ethics complaint over pit bull ads   Image from Shutterstock.com. Florida lawyer Robert Laurence Pelletier is facing an ethics complaint by the Florida Bar for describing himself as a pit bull lawyer and using an online image of a pit bull. According to the March 2 complaint, Pelletier advertised as the “Pitbull Lawyer at Taylor Law” and used a logo of a pit bull with a spiked collar. Pelletier is an of counsel attorney at the Law Offices of David A. Taylor in Jacksonv...

Array of cyber investigation tools comes with risks     Attorney David G. Ries, a cybersecurity and data protection expert and Pittsburgh-based of counsel at Clark Hill, led “The Amazing Depth of Cyber Investigations” panel on Tuesday during the ABA Techshow 2021. As courts rely more on digital forensic evidence in civil and criminal cases, attorneys have investigatory tools at their disposal that nevertheless raise legal and ethical concerns. That was the theme of Tuesday’s ABA Techsh...

Permitting alternative business structures could spur tech innovation, Arizona justice says     Arizona Supreme Court Vice Chief Justice Ann A. Scott Timmer. Photo by Bob Torrez/ABA Journal. Arizona is hopeful that its decision to permit alternative business structures in the law will produce greater technological innovation within the legal industry, said Arizona Supreme Court Vice Chief Justice Ann A. Scott Timmer during the ABA Techshow 2021 on Monday. Timmer also expressed optimism that h...

Even if you are on mute, talking during a Zoom meeting is rude because it shows you are not listening. It’s also a bad idea to drive your car while using the platform. And if everyone else has their camera turned on during a Zoom meeting, you should too, so work flow is not interrupted.

News Roundup Afternoon Briefs: Strip club not eligible for PPP loans, court says; lawyer pleads not guilty in bank embezzlement plot   2nd Circuit says gentlemen’s club not eligible for PPP loans The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at New York has ruled that a Buffalo-area gentlemen’s club in New York is not eligible for the Paycheck Protection Program under an exclusion for businesses offering “live performances of a prurient sexual nature.” Pharaohs GC Inc. had claimed that the exc...