[NOTE: I wrote the first version of this article in 2010. The article was one of the earliest practical articles on digital estate planning and, in its own way, was influential. It is also one of many of my articles that can no longer be found on the web because of publisher website issues.
Presentations
The Dennis Kennedy Video Curation Project
Someone recently asked me if there were many videos of me speaking or being interviewed. I said, “Yes. They are scattered all over the Internet.”
I got the gentle suggestion that maybe it would be a good idea for me to collect links to those in one place. I couldn’t disagree.
This post begins my…
Upcoming Webinar on Productizing Legal Services

I’m excited to announce that I’ll be presenting a webinar on one of my favorite topics – productizing legal services – on Thursday, March 7. It’s free and the registration details are here.
It’s the first of what I expect to be many collaborations with FoundationLab, a legal design studio doing cool things.…
Looking Back at 2018
A quick look back at 2018.
A big move to Ann Arbor, Michigan after taking early retirement from Mastercard.
Being convinced by my wife and daughter to take what they like to call a gap year. Or maybe a gap year or so, essentially leading to a “portfolio” phase of my career.
Not that I…
Looking for Data in New Tech Places – September 7 Webinar
On September 7 at 12:00 noon Central time, I’ll presenting a webcast called “Looking for Data in New Tech Places.” for CLESeminars.com.
Here’s the description:

As information flows to and from the old world of PCs and internal servers into and out of mobile devices, the “Cloud” and “Internet of Things,” the
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TECHSHOW Today Videos Available for Replay
Adriana Linares and I had the idea years ago to do a live videocast from the ABA TECHSHOW. We made that a reality a few years ago. Steve Best joined the team last year when Adriana was chairing TECHSHOW. The Legal Talk Network has always produced the shows.
The 2018 TECHSHOW Today videos are now…
Wrapping Up 2016 at DennisKennedy.Blog – More Content Than I Expected
I didn’t do a lot of posting to my blog in 2016, so I thought I’d do a 2016 wrap-up post to point you to the writing and other work I published in other places.
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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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Lex Port 2015 – Excellent and Affordable Legal Tech CLE
There’s been a lot of discussion about how the definition of “competence” for lawyers also includes the duty to keep up with applicable technologies.
Talk can be cheap, but the good news is that doing something about learning about applicable technologies lawyers can be an inexpensive proposition, at least in the St. Louis, Missouri area.…
ABA TECHSHOW 2015 – A Few Reflections
Another ABA TECHSHOW (#ABATECHSHOW) blazed by and I barely have had time to catch my breath afterward. I also had little time to catch my breath at the show – it was a whirlwind.
The good news is that Tom Mighell and I captured our reflections on TECHSHOW in an episode of The Kennedy-Mighell Report…
