Ten years ago, Tom Mighell and I wrote the first edition of The Lawyer’s Guide to Collaboration Tools and Technologies: Smart Ways to Work Together. We decided that it was time for a second edition. The photo to the right is the box of books that arrived at my house recently. For an author, that’s
Fifteenth Blawgiversary of DennisKennedy.Blog
On February 15, 2003, a day much colder than the 80-degree February day we had today in St. Louis, I started this blog with a quote from Babylon 5. It was an early birthday present to myself that year. I’m not sure that I expected to still be writing it 15 years later.

The name…
Nominations Now Open for Women of Legal Tech 2018 – LTRC
One of my favorite projects during my time as chair of the board for American Bar Association’s Legal Technology Resource Center has been the annual Women of Legal Tech list.
In 2015, Heidi Alexander posted a great list of women in the field of legal technology on the Law Technology Today blog. In 2016,…
52 Books in 52 Weeks – 2018
For quite a few years, I’ve enjoyed reading the posts of several bloggers
who are trying to read 52 books in 52 weeks. I’ve also wanted to find a good way for me to keep track of the books I’ve read. And it gives me a good reading target to shoot for.
Last year, I read 79 books, exceeding my goal by quite a bit. Or, more accurately, I listed 79 books that I read. I “read” many business books in the form of getAbstract summaries and I don’t list books that might reveal certain things I might (or might not) be working on.Continue Reading 52 Books in 52 Weeks – 2018
Thinking Smartly About Smart Contracts

My first published article of 2018 has appeared in Law Practice magazine and it’s called “Thinking Smartly About Smart Contracts.”
The editors of the magazine approached me a while back to see if I wanted to write a blockchain article that would introduce lawyers and others to the blockchain concept and its implications.…
Retiring From Mastercard and Other Changes

I have recently taken early retirement from Mastercard. I’ve already learned from telling this to people that I need to say “But Mastercard is the only thing that I am retiring from.” I felt that now was the right time to make some major changes. The photo to the right is from my retirement party.…
Congratulations to LTRC Women of Legal Tech 2017
In 2015, Heidi Alexander posted a great list of women in the field of legal technology on the Law Technology Today blog. Last year, she brought the concept to the ABA’s Legal Technology Resource Center to turn it into an annual recognition event.
There has been some evolution of the concept. For example, there is now a nomination and selection process, and there is a new class each year, which I think makes the combined list especially helpful to those looking for women speakers, authors and experts.Continue Reading Congratulations to LTRC Women of Legal Tech 2017
TECHSHOW Today and ABA TECHSHOW 2017 Reflections
I had a great time at the recent ABA TECHSHOW 2017. Congratulations to Adriana Linares and the whole TECHSHOW team. I would sum up my experience as fun, fun, fun.
If you want more details than that, including the reflections and insights of both Tom Mighell and me, check out the latest episode of…
Happy 14th Blawgiversary to DennisKennedy.Blog
It was 14 years ago today that I brought DennisKennedy.Blog into play.
Back in February 2003, I launched this blog as an early birthday present to myself.
Much has happened over those 14 years. It’s sobering to have a blog that’s a teenager.
The good news is that this year, both my blog and I…
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
