One of the things I’ve really enjoyed over the past year or so is getting to know Dan Linna and the students in Michigan State’s LegalRnD program, including working on a legal innovation project with a group of students. I also got the chance to host a videocast with Irene Mo and Jay Evans
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2018 Women of Legal Tech List from Legal Technology Resource Center
The ABA Legal Technology Resource Center has announced its 2018 class of Women of Legal Technology honorees. It’s a stellar list, with 25 selections made from a record-setting number of nominations.

When you add the names on this list to the names on the lists for previous years, you have around 80 great…
Lawyers Get Ready, There’s a Blockchain Coming
Blockchain technology is a topic that interests me greatly. It also is a favorite topic of my occasional co-author, Gwynne Monahan (often better known as @econwriter5 on Twitter). We have talked off and on for a while about collaborating on an article about blockchain tech.
The timing was right a month or two ago when I was asked about writing an article for the January tech-themed article of the ABA’s Law Practice Today.Continue Reading Lawyers Get Ready, There’s a Blockchain Coming
Lawyers Get Ready, There’s a Blockchain Coming
Blockchain technology is a topic that interests me greatly. It also is a favorite topic of my occasional co-author, Gwynne Monahan (often better known as @econwriter5 on Twitter). We have talked off and on for a while about collaborating on an article about blockchain tech.
The timing was right a month or two ago when I was asked about writing an article for the January tech-themed article of the ABA’s Law Practice Today.Continue Reading Lawyers Get Ready, There’s a Blockchain Coming
Are There Really Too Many Lawyers?
Last summer, I was asked the question “Are there really too many lawyers?” I wrote a reply and remembered the other day that I never posted it.
Unlike when you write something for a print publication and might have to wait months for an article to appear, the great benefit of having your own blog…
Timely Technology Competence Tips for the Non-Technological Lawyer
I developed a new presentation on technology competence and legal ethics for the recent Missouri Bar Lex Port 2015 conference.
I took a new and practical approach and wrote the following as part of the handout materials. It largely reflects the direction I took in the presentation.
Let me know what you think of this approach.
Timely Technology Competence Tips for the Non-Technological Lawyer
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Are Lawyers Ready for Artificial Intelligence?
Tom Mighell and I have had an especially good run of episodes recently on The Kennedy-Mighell Report podcast. I especially want to recommend the most recent one “Are Lawyers Ready for Artificial Intelligence?“
I had been seeing a lot of blog posts, articles, tweets and other mentions of AI, IBM Watson, machine…
Reflections on 2014 College of Law Practice Management’s Futures Conference
A few weeks ago, I was honored to be inducted as a Fellow in the College of Law Practice Management, joining a group full of people I have long admired and gotten the opportunity to speak, write and work with over the years.
Even better, I got to attend the 2014 Futures Conference held…
Reflections on 2014 College of Law Practice Management's Futures Conference
A few weeks ago, I was honored to be inducted as a Fellow in the College of Law Practice Management, joining a group full of people I have long admired and gotten the opportunity to speak, write and work with over the years.
Even better, I got to attend the 2014 Futures Conference held…
ABA Law Firm Marketing Strategies Conference 2011
Here’s a great conference for anyone interested in marketing a law firm or a law practice. The ABA Law Firm Marketing Strategies Conference 2011 will take place on November 8 & 9 in Philadelphia.
The Conference is called titled “Reputation, Referrals, Rankings,” and has a great agenda of timely topics, including:
Tuesday, November 8
- Keynote
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