241 ABA Journal ABA Techshow articles.
This year’s Techshow, which took place March 2-5 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, wasn’t quite a return to normal. Nevertheless, for some vendors, setting up shop in the in-person exhibit hall again for the first time since the ABA Techshow 2020 gave them a chance to cement relationships that they have built online with customers.
Jun 1, 2022 2:30 AM CDT
For lawyers wanting to record video and audio messages–or even podcasts–the speakers in the “60 in 60” session at Techshow offered plenty of suggestions.
Mar 5, 2022 2:25 PM CST
As law firms and attorneys rely on artificial intelligence to analyze data, handle client queries and check and review documents and contracts, they have to educate themselves about the tech’s liability risks.
Mar 4, 2022 4:58 PM CST
Kemba Smith Pradia was sentenced to 24.5 years in federal prison nearly three decades ago for conspiracy to participate in her boyfriend’s drug activities. However, a cover story in Emerge magazine helped her become a poster child for sentencing reform.
Mar 4, 2022 4:10 PM CST
Julia L. Gray, the founder of Paramount Legal in St. Louis, said she has taken steps in recent years to bring her general practice firm from the 1990s to the 2020s when it comes to technology. To keep the momentum going, she decided to attend the ABA Techshow 2022—her first time at the Chicago gathering focused on legal technology.
Mar 4, 2022 12:49 PM CST
When Sarah Thompson, SixFifty’s vice president of experiential marketing, got on a plane in Utah to head to Chicago for the ABA Techshow 2022 this week, she sent her colleagues on Slack a message along the lines of: “Are you ready for people?”
Mar 3, 2022 3:29 PM CST
Law firms’ use of office space was shrinking even before the COVID-19 pandemic, said Jeana Goosmann, the founder, CEO and managing partner of the Goosmann Law Firm, on Thursday at ABA Techshow 2022.
Mar 3, 2022 2:55 PM CST
The ABA Techshow 2022 brought a welcome return to major in-person events, giving legal professionals from around the world getting one of their few chances in recent years for a hands-on look at the latest legal technology.
Mar 3, 2022 1:02 PM CST
If you worked late into Tuesday night on an important deal, ignored emergency response warnings that a huge snowstorm was on the way, and then woke up Wednesday morning to find that the weather was even worse than expected, the power was out, and you only had two hours of battery left on your laptop, what would you do?
Mar 3, 2022 12:30 PM CST
TurnSignl, an app that helps drivers record roadside interactions with law enforcement and immediately access lawyers via videoconferencing, won the Startup Alley pitch competition at the ABA Techshow 2022 on Wednesday evening.
Mar 3, 2022 8:00 AM CST
Feb 24, 2022 2:10 PM CST
Thanks to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the first-ever all-virtual ABA Techshow was held in March. Instead of crowded expo halls, packed conference rooms and in-person networking events, conferencegoers logged on to the Techshow virtual platform and watched live remote talks and panel discussions addressing various issues relating to law and technology.
Jun 1, 2021 1:20 AM CDT
Mar 15, 2021 8:58 AM CDT
“If you’re not encoding your pictures so that the blind person using a screen reader can understand what the picture is describing, that is a problem,” lawyer Willam Goren said.
Mar 12, 2021 6:30 PM CST
During his Friday panel at the ABA Techshow 2021 titled “Rebooting a Practice: Disaster & Continuity Planning,” attorney Richard Ferguson pointed out that lawyers always have to deal with and plan for disaster, such as data hacks and hurricanes.
Mar 12, 2021 5:06 PM CST
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