IT and marketing departments join forces to launch mobile app

Obtaining rights to ‘digital assets’

By Peter Vieth
Published: February 18, 2013
Tags: General Assembly, Social Media, Technology

The grieving parents of a teen who took his own life hit a roadblock in a search for clues to help them understand the family tragedy. A widow is stonewalled as she tries to manage her own bank accounts when her husband died unexpectedly. These and similar stories have prompted lawyers and lawmakers at the [...]

Websites and apps that can help your business

By Dolan Media Newswires
Published: February 5, 2013
Tags: Technology

Looking for ways to make your practice more efficient? A pair of entrepreneurs from Baltimore share their latest finds.

Computer-assisted review becomes more popular

By Correy E. Stephenson
Published: February 1, 2013
Tags: Discovery, Judge James H. Chamblin, Loudoun County Circuit Court, Technology

The pace for adoption of predictive coding in discovery is accelerating, say lawyers familiar with using computers for mass document review. One Virginia court was an early adopter. In April 2012, Loudoun Circuit Judge James H. Chamblin issued a two-page order allowing the use of computer-assisted review over the objection of plaintiff’s counsel, in Global [...]

Trendspotting: The Consumer Electronics Show

By Dolan Media Newswires
Published: January 24, 2013
Tags: Technology

Editor’s note: For the past three years, Baltimore litigator Frank Gorman has provided his impression of the annual Consumer Electronics Show, held each January in Las Vegas for our sister publication, The Daily Record. In this piece, he identifies technology trends to watch out for. The thousands of products and services on display at the [...]

The skinny on iPad mini for attorneys

By Dolan Media Newswires
Published: December 26, 2012
Tags: Technology

Lawyers reviewing the latest gadget released by Apple – the junior-sized iPad mini – are focusing on its size, shape, weight and usability, elements of what tech-geeks call its “form factor.” The device boasts the same technology and uses as a regular-sized iPad but can fit in one hand, with a display that’s only 7.9 [...]

Let ‘green computing’ take root in your office

By Dolan Media Newswires
Published: November 26, 2012
Tags: Going Green, Technology

Eco-friendliness doesn’t have to stop at the IT department’s door. For a few years now, many enterprises have embarked on green computing initiatives, making changes to their technology and practices to become more efficient and environmentally aware. “Green computing” is an umbrella term that describes a wide range of strategies, including computer and peripheral manufacturing. [...]

Technology 2013: How to equip your law office

By Dolan Media Newswires
Published: November 21, 2012
Tags: Technology

Long past is the day when equipping the law office meant stocking up on file cabinets and typewriters. The modern office requires a lot of technology, not a lot of furniture. Information technology equipment is a significant investment, though prices for computers and hard drives have dropped over the last several years. The challenge now [...]

Counsel deleted: Battle over erased data leads to lawyer’s disqualification

By Peter Vieth
Published: October 15, 2012
Tags: Employment, Evidence, Fairfax County Circuit Court, Judge Charles James Maxfield, Technology

An attorney accused of destroying telltale “metadata” on two computer thumb drives has been yanked from a $20-million case right before a scheduled two-week trial. The disqualification of an employment rights lawyer and her Reston law firm highlights the peril for lawyers handling computer data.

Replacing the legal pad: Apps for note-taking

By Dolan Media Newswires
Published: September 24, 2012
Tags: Technology

Taking notes is a critical task for lawyers in all practice areas. Some would rather write longhand, some would rather type and others prefer to enter text directly into a mobile device, with their thumbs or using a dictation program. Regardless of these preferences, it’s essential that an attorney’s notes are preserved and accessible, and [...]