A Selection of My Legal and Technology Articles of Continuing Relevance
(Last updated on July 20, 2009)
Listed below are downloadable articles and CLE materials as well as links to published legal and technology articles that I have written and that I believe may have continuing relevance to lawyers and laypersons.
Computer Security
- Introductory Computer Security 2009.ppt – This PowerPoint presentation introduces non-technical audiences to current computer security issues in conjunction with the written materials below.
- Computer Security, Part 2: Metadata and Social Networking Concerns This is a PDF version of a PowerPoint slide show that I prepared for a recent legal continuing education seminar on the often-overlooked computer security problems arising from metadata within documents and now-popular social networking websites.
- Social Insecurity – Perils of Social Networking:
http://redoubtreporter.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/social-insecurity-%e2%80%94-beware-the-pitfalls-of-%e2%80%98friendly%e2%80%99-internet-use/- Computer Security Alerts, Windows 7, and Netbook Computers.pdf
Recent General Technology Articles and CLE materials:
Washington State Bar Association July 2009 Solo and Small Firm CLE Conference
National Education Association May 2009 ULSP national legal team Hawaii meeting CLE presentation materials
The Digital Law Office and the Virtual Law Office
Each of the following downloadable articles compiles several related computer articles into a single comprehensive paper on each topic.
- Deploying New Technology, Strategically
- Practical Networking: Networking Comprehensive Article.pdf
- Upgrading your computer: Upgrading – comprehensive article.pdf
- Smart Computer Purchases: Smart computer purchases comprehensive article.pdf
- Software Fixes for Slow Computers: Software fixes for slow computers.pdf
- Video Processing: Video Processing for Digital Photography.pdf
- Printers – comprehensive article on business, large format and fine art printers: Printing – comprehensive article.pdf
- Updated downloadable PDF article: Everything you need to know about buying digital cameras.pdf
- Scanners and Scanning: Scanners and Scanning.pdf
- Computer Security: Computer Security – Comprehensive Article.pdf
February 24, 2009 Alaska Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Materials – Technology for Tough Times
General Legal and Technology Articles Published by the American Bar Association
- Systematic Discovery and Organization of Electronic Evidence, American Bar Association, Law Practice Today, February 2003 http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/tch0214031.html
- Authenticating Digital Photographs as Evidence, American Bar Association, Law Practice Today, June 2006 http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/tch06061.shtml
- Computer Security and Ethics “Protecting Client Confidences and Your Practice” , American Bar Association, Law Practice Today, December 2008 http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/tch12083.shtml
- Why Real World Computing Performance Doesn’t Match Its Promise, American Bar Association, Law Practice Today, March 2004 http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/tch02041.html
- Litigating with Acrobat, Part 1, American Bar Association, Law Practice Today, April 2006,http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/tch04062.shtml
- Litigating with Acrobat, Part 2, American Bar Association, Law Practice Today, May 2006 http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/tch05061.shtml
- Stress Testing – Reducing the Stress of Practicing Law, American Bar Association, Law Practice Today, May 2006 http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/mgt05062.shtml
- Reorganizing the Digital Law Office, American Bar Association, Law Practice Today, January 2004 http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/ftr01043.html
- Reducing Office Staff Requirements with “Enabling Technology”, Part 2, American Bar Association, Law Practice Today, April 2003 http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/tch0401031.html
- Cost-Effective Legal Technology, American Bar Association, Law Practice Today, June 2005 http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/tch06055.html
- Introducing the Digital Law Office, American Bar Association, Law Practice Today, January 2004 https://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/ftr01041.html
- Reorganizing the Digital Law Office, American Bar Association, Law Practice Today, January 2004 https://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/ftr01043.html
- Building a Virtual Law Firm, American Bar Association, Law Practice Today, January 2004http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/ftr01042.html
- “Wireless Insecurity” , American Bar Association, Law Practice Today, May 2004 http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/tch05041.html
- Getting Ready for Disaster, American Bar Association, Law Practice Today, February 2006,http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/tch02062.shtml
- Disaster Recovery in Your Shirt Pocket, American Bar Association, Law Practice Today, February, 2006 http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/tch02061.shtml
- Technology Upgrades That Work, Technology Upgrades That Don’t Work, Part 1, American Bar Association, Law Practice Today, January, 2006 http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/tch01062.html
- Technology Upgrades That Work, Technology Upgrades That Don’t Work, Part 2, American Bar Association, Law Practice Today, March, 2006 http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/tch03063.shtml
- Technology Update – 64 Bit Computing, American Bar Association, Law Practice Today, September 2008 http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/tch09081.shtml
- Overlooked Computer Maintenance, American Bar Association, Law Practice Today, June 2003 http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/tch0604031.html
- Everything You Need To Know About Buying A Digital Camera, American Bar Association, Law Practice Today, January, 2009 http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/tch01092.shtml
Law Office Computing Magazine General Legal and Technology Articles
(Law Office Computing Magazine ceased publication in 2006 and its materials are no longer available on-line. Many of these articles were written with my good friend and fellow attorney Tom Boedeker. Earlier articles between 1992 and 2003 are not included because they dealt primarily with hardware, software and technology concepts that are now obsolete.)
- Law Office Computing – Digital or Bust – Tools to Improve Your Practice.pdf
- Law Office Computing – Go Fully Digital – Almost – Steps Toward an Efficient Paperless Office.pdf
- Law Office Computing – Is Legal Technology Passe.pdf
- Law Office Computing – Notebook Computer Performance.pdf
- Law Office Computing – Outfitting your Law Office.pdf
- Law Office Computing – Polishing Your Images Part 2.pdf
- Law Office Computing – Polishing Your Images Part 3 – Making the Most of Digital Photography.pdf
- Law Office Computing – Presentation Primer – Learn the Basics of Trial Presentation Hardware.pdf
- Law Office Computing – Remote Safety – Windows Tools to Provide Safe Simple Remote Access.pdf
- Law Office Computing – Smooth Sailing – 30 Ways to Keep Your Office Running Efficiently.pdf
- Law Office Computing – Starting from Scratch.pdf
- Law Office Computing – System Secrets – Upgrades that make a difference.pdf
- Law Office Computing – Testing Computer Performance Part 1.pdf
- Law Office Computing – Testing Computer Performance Part 2.pdf
- Law Office Computing – The $544 high performance computer.pdf
- Law Office Computing – The Digital Law Office – Tools and practices to Stop Wasting Time with Paper.pdf
Digital Photography for Litigators: Articles Published by the American Bar Association
- Everything You Need to Know to Buy A Digital Camera, Law Practice Today, January, 2009
http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/tch01092.shtml- Basic Digital Photography Made Easy (Or at least a little less obscure), Part 1, American Bar Association, Law Practice Today, March 2006 http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/tch03064.shtml
- Basic Digital Photography Made Easy (Or at least a little less obscure), Part 2, American Bar Association, Law Practice Today, April 2006, http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/tch04061.shtml
- The Multimedia Lawyer – Taking Advantage of the Persuasive Power of Multimedia, American Bar Association, Law Practice Today, February 2007 http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/tch02071.shtml
Downloadable Course Materials for Continuing Education Seminars
Washington State Bar Association July 2009 Solo and Small Firm Conference – Joseph Kashi and David Bilinsky
- Legal Technology for Tough Times WA State Bar Assn July 2009.pdf
- Technology Strategies for solos and small firms.pdf
National Education Association May 2009 ULSP national legal team Hawaii meeting presentation materials
The Digital Law Office and the Virtual Law Office
- NEA Legal tech 2009 overview.pdf
- NEA 2009 Digital and Virtual Law Office PowerPoint.pdf
- Electronic Evidence – General PowerPoint Presentation.pdf
February 24, 2009 Alaska Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Materials – Technology for Tough Times