Ernie The Attorney

LSBA conference for solos and small firms

In a few days I'll be speaking at the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Solo and Small Firm Conference, which will be held at the New Orleans Hilton Riverside Hotel. The conference is this Thursday and Friday (May 8–9th). Dane Ciolino and I will talk about how to develop a paperless law practice, and I’ll join a panel talking about how lawyers can be more mobile.

Top-notch legal tech folks from around the country will offer valuable advice on using technology more effectively; if you want to beef up your practice now's the time to do it. More details about the seminar are available here.

Speaking today at Tulane

I'm looking forward to joining Colette Vogel today for a short presentation on new media and the law. It's not open to the general public, just students and faculty. Mostly, we'll be talking about social networking sites, blogging, podcasting, on-line networking services, and other "web 2.0" tools.

Speaking at LSBA Solo & Small Firm Conference

I'll be speaking at the LSBA's 1st Annual Solo and Small Firm Conference, which will be held at the New Orleans Hilton Riverside Hotel on May 8–9th. Details about the seminar are available here. This event will feature some top-notch legal tech folks from all over the country and promises to be a very entertaining and informative event.

Off to speak in Wilmington, Delaware

I'm off today to Philadelphia, and then to Wilmington, Delaware where I'll speak to the Diamond State Chapter of ARMA International. ARMA is is a not-for-profit association that focuses on managing records and information, both paper and electronic. My talk will be about how professionals, such as lawyers, are struggling to adapt to digital information.

Most lawyers think this means dealing with E-Discovery (and of course it does), but the reality is that we all need to be more adept with digital information in all phases of our lives. If lawyers understood the nature of digital information better they wouldn't have so many problems with E-Discovery. That's my thumbnail view, anyway.

Digital workflow for lawyers

I'll be speaking to the Lawyers Computer Group on 'Digital Workflow' in a couple of weeks.  The talk is about about using scanners and Adobe Acrobat to streamline your law practice (so you don't feel like this poor guy).

The presentation is at noon on February 13th in the Pan-American Life Bldg, downtown.  To register contact Michael Goldblatt at 504-841-0900, or by email (michaelgoldblatt[at]aol.com).  The registration fee is $15.

The written materials are pretty spare; I'll be posting links relevant to the talk here.  I think you have to register by February 8th if you want a spot.  Hope to see some of you there.

My CLE talk on 'Digital Workflow'

Tomorrow I'll be presenting a CLE for  the New Orleans Bar Association called Digital Workflow for Attorneys - How to Relax While Saving Time and Money.  I'll be speaking from 11:20 - 12:20 pm at the Pan Am Building (11th floor).  To register by phone call (504) 525-7453 or e-mail cckahr@neworleansbar.org. They'll accept walk-ins for any or all of the programs.

Here's a link to some of the things I'll be covering at the talk.  If you attend you can forget about taking notes; all the reference materials are in this link.  (the link to "medieval help desk video" is pretty funny).

E-Discovery seminars

I'll be speaking on E-Discovery at a series of seminars on Ethics and Professionalism hosted by the Louisiana State Bar Association.  Actually, I'll be co-presenting with Raymond Chenault, and our program is titled The Evolving, Uncertain and Perilous Law of Electronic Discovery: What Lawyers Need to Know Now.  The program will take place in Lafayette on September 25th, New Orleans on October 5th and in Bossier City in November. 

More information is available online here.

Upcoming Presentations

On December 7th I'll be giving two presentations.  The first will be at the Sheraton, where I'll be part of the Louisiana State Bar Association's all day seminar, presenting on Electronic Discovery and the New Federal Rules of Civil Procedure from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. (click here to register, and click here to see the program details).  Here is a link of online resources I've put together for that presentation.

Then from 3:45 pm til 5:00 at the Hotel Monteleone I'll be presenting to the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers with my good friend Rich Westling.  We'll be talking about how lawyers can better use computers in their law practice.  Here is a link of online resources I've put together for that talk. For registration information about this seminar contact Jill Guillory at 225-767-7640.

Hope to see some of you at one of those events.