ABA Techshow

Tech-savvy litigators give advice and recommend tools

Tech-savvy lawyers should keep two age-old pieces of advice in mind before they decide to take their toys into the courtroom to help them argue a case: Always be prepared, and if something can go wrong, it probably will. The good news for lawyers is that there is no shortage…

Mar 27, 2014 6:01 PM CDT

Fifth LexThink.1 stresses greater collaboration for lawyers to avoid irrelevance

Collaboration is important for lawyers if they wish to avoid becoming irrelevant. That was the main takeaway from the fifth annual LexThink.1 event. Founded by Matthew Homann, CEO of Kendeo, and held on the eve of ABA Techshow, LexThink.1 welcomed a dozen speakers to the stage at the Chicago Hilton…

Mar 27, 2014 4:37 PM CDT

Startup Lab’s Rick Klau to keynote Techshow conference

Rick Klau, a partner at Google Ventures, still remembers his first ABA Techshow. It was 1996, he was a student at the University of Richmond (Va.) School of Law, and most people had barely even heard of the Internet. He was especially struck by renowned technology lawyer G. Burgess Allison,…

Mar 1, 2014 8:00 AM CST

New York Times writer David Pogue stars at ABA Techshow

Columnist David Pogue shocked his father, a managing partner of what was once Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, with the announcement that he would not be attending law school. While he may have eschewed his lawyerly roots (Pogue’s grandfather was an aviation attorney), the Emmy-winning New York Times technology correspondent…

Jun 1, 2013 8:00 AM CDT

Technology can make your solo firm frugal

Think you’ve got a frugal firm? The frugal firm, according to veteran solos Patrick J. Crowley of Okemos, Mich., and Marc W. Matheny of Indianapolis, is not a “cheap” firm or one that cuts corners unnecessarily. It is a firm with limited resources or one that makes a conscious decision…

Jun 1, 2013 7:50 AM CDT

Tracking down the ‘Craigslist Killer’

When police responded to the April 14, 2009, murder of a young woman in an upscale Boston hotel, they had little to go on. The victim was found face down in the doorway of her room, her hands bound with plastic ties, with three 9mm bullet wounds to the hip,…

Jun 1, 2013 7:30 AM CDT

Program highlights Web locations lawyers like

Speakers Britt Lorish, Erik Mazzone, Lincoln Mead and Mark Rosch shared their top websites for lawyers during the always crowd-pleasing session “60 Sites in 60 Minutes.” A few of our favorite sites highlighted in the ABA Techshow finale include: Viivo and Sookasa:: If you share and store documents in the…

Jun 1, 2013 7:19 AM CDT

This Pineapple can intercept Wi-Fi traffic

John Simek threw a Pineapple into the works of online security. Neither a spiky fruit nor the hand grenade nicknamed after it, the Pineapple used by the vice president of Sensei Enterprises Inc. is a device that could cause explosive damage to those who use Wi-Fi to access and operate…

Jun 1, 2013 7:10 AM CDT

Firms are at risk of security breaches inside and out

Most major U.S. law firms have been victims of security breaches, and the unwelcome threats likely operated covertly for up to nine months before they were discovered. For many, the first whiff of insidious action comes from a knock on the firm’s door by the FBI. In 2011, the U.S.…

Jun 1, 2013 7:00 AM CDT

More websites lawyers love

We previously shared with you a few of our favorite sites from the always crowd-pleasing session “60 Sites in 60 Minutes” at ABA Techshow. Below we’ve got a few more from the session’s speakers Britt Lorish, Eric Mazzone, Lincoln Mead and Mark Rosch. Let us know in the comments favorite…

Apr 29, 2013 4:38 PM CDT

Law bloggers round up ABA Techshow’s highs and lows

ABA Techshow 2013 wrapped up this past Saturday, and law bloggers were out in force. For a comprehensive list of news stories and blog posts that previewed and covered Techshow, you can check out this list of links (that may still be being updated) at Robert Ambrogi’s Lawsites. For more…

Apr 8, 2013 6:35 PM CDT

Select tweets from ABA Techshow

Even those who didn’t get a chance to go to this year’s ABA Techshow had plenty of opportunity to follow along. The ABA Journal covered the event, from LexThink.1 to the close of sessions on Saturday. And bloggers rounded up sessions, offering critiques and impressions of all four days of…

Apr 8, 2013 5:37 PM CDT

Connecting the digital dots to catch the ‘Craigslist Killer’

When police responded to the April 14, 2009 murder of a young woman in an upscale Boston hotel, they had little to go on. Besides the victim, who was found face down in the doorway of her room, her hands bound with plastic ties, with three 9-mm bullet wounds to…

Apr 8, 2013 1:40 PM CDT

Websites lawyers love (and you will too)

The always crowd-pleasing session “60 Sites in 60 Minutes” closed the ABA Techshow Saturday as speakers Britt Lorish, Eric Mazzone, Lincoln Mead and Mark Rosch shared their top websites for lawyers. A few of our favorite sites include: • Viivo and Sookasa: If you share and store documents in the…

Apr 8, 2013 1:38 PM CDT

Solos, get the virtual help you need to grow

While launching and maintaining an independent practice can be a daunting endeavor, solos have never had more inexpensive, innovative and reliable resources at their fingertips. From virtual secretaries and accountants to outsourced document preparation to cloud-based client management tools, there are user-friendly web-based tech solutions for nearly every aspect of…

Apr 6, 2013 11:23 PM CDT