Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:27:27 PST

A recent blog post about why lawyers don't return client calls sort of rubbed me the wrong way. That was the intention of the poster to a certain extent as he indicated many prior treatments of the topic were sugar... More

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:27:13 PST

Our February Digital Edge Podcast covers What's Hot in Technology for 2010. Sharon Nelson and I had a great time trading predictions for the future of technology as it applies to the legal profession. It was fun to try to... More

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:07:35 PST

Let me start by saying that whatever you think you know about cashier’s checks and certified checks being secure simply doesn’t apply any more. Some forged bank checks are so good that you cannot distinguish them from the real thing... More

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:06:03 PST

With the world's attention focused on Canada for the Olympics, now is a great time to highlight a relatively new Canadian blog. The Canadian professional liability insurer LAWPRO®'s practice assistance unit, practicePRO, launched the AvoidAClaim blog several months ago. The... More

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:20:36 PST

I love ABA TECHSHOW. I learn more at ABA TECHSHOW than any other conference. Early Bird Registration deadline for ABA TECHSHOW is today- February April 19, 2010. Go here to register. The lineup of scheduled presentations is online here. Not... More

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:00:44 PST

Before I direct you to Mongo, let me note two really great lawyer-columnists who no longer write their columns. In bygone days, there was one primary source for lawyers for information about technology advances. Each month in Law Practice magazine,... More

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:23:55 PST

For years, Texas lawyers enjoyed the humorous columns of Judge Buchmeyer. In his memory, a group of Texas lawyers has now launched OverheardInCourt.com. They invite you to submit your funny courtroom stories and are even offering some cash prizes this... More

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:39:16 PST

I don't generally do "year in review" pieces even I though I do a CLE program on that topic each December for Oklahoma Bar Associations's annual Recent Developments CLE. But this year, even as the economy was still weak and... More

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:32:55 PST

I thought I felt something and, no, it wasn't the recent Oklahoma City area 4.0 earthquake. I kept noticing that I was hearing a lot more excitement about new things on the Internet in 2009 when we'd all been taking... More

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:24:19 PST

Topics like unbundling of legal services or limited-scope-representation may sound like academic exercises or impractical theories to many busy practicing lawyers. But when John T. Broderick Jr., the chief justice of New Hampshire, and Ronald M. George, the chief justice... More

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:23:04 PST

Here's one more piece from Oklahoma Bar's Ethics Counsel Travis Pickens: Social Ethics. It has nothing to do with social media, but instead is a humorous look at how to handle something every lawyer has encountered, the person who approaches... More

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 03:41:43 PST

"100 Quotes Every Geek Should Know" is just too entertaining to not pass along. You can add your own favorite quote in the comments section. The first one is: " “Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis... More

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 03:34:38 PST

The Oklahoma Bar's Ethics Counsel Travis Pickens started the year off with his "Top Ten for 2010 - Ethics Edition." It is a quick read and has some good reminders. More

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:54:23 PST

Cloud computing was one of the hottest topics of 2009. Can a lawyer be comfortable with a third party hosting confidential client data? We decided to attempt to shed some light on the subject with our December Digital Edge podcast... More