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There are many different domains in which technological progress has sped past existing laws and policies, particularly in the social media realm, Renée DiResta said during her ABA Techshow 2021 keynote Thursday morning.
Legal tech CEOs urge lawyers to keep innovating beyond the COVID-19 pandemic Jack Newton of Clio (top) and Ed Walters of Fastcase speak Tuesday during their panel at the ABA Techshow 2021. Lawyers should continue to embrace and further develop the technological and business innovations they have adopted in recent months even after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, two prominent legal technology leaders said Tuesday at the ABA Techshow 2021. “We have the opportunity today to build towards that third horizon or slouch back towards that first horizon,” said Ed Walters, CEO and co-founder...
Lawyers can better utilize practice management features that boost efficiency Regina Edwards, owner of Edwards Family Law in Georgia, speaks virtually during the ABA Techshow 2021 on Wednesday. Lawyers are overlooking some key features in their practice management software platforms that could help them greatly improve their efficiency, two speakers said during separate ABA Techshow 2021 sessions Wednesday. Melanie Leonard, founder of streamlined.legal, pointed out that most cloud-based practice management platforms include document automation tools, yet many attorneys spend months expl...
Lawyers can practice law virtually but must ensure that they consider various ethical responsibilities related to the duties of competence, diligence, communication, confidentiality and supervision, according to a new opinion released by the ABA’s Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility.
Ethics Lawyer who once brought loaded gun to court should be disbarred partly for deportation threats, opinion says Image from Shutterstock.com. Disbarment is the appropriate punishment for a California lawyer accused of threatening to get opponents’ clients deported, failing to promptly return client money, and improperly handling his attorney trust account, a bar review department has found. The State Bar Court of California Review Department ordered disbarment for Michael Philip Rubin of Woodland Hills, California, in a March 4 opinion, Law360 reports. The decision may be appealed to ...