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Spring, 2025 Issue of Circuits

Ron Chichester on March 20, 2025

Welcome to the March 2025 issue of Circuits! We’re kicking off the year with a mix of cutting-edge topics, practical insights, and thought-provoking discussions that section members should have on their radar.

Technology is advancing at breakneck speed, and the legal landscape is shifting just as quickly.

This issue covers some of the most pressing topics, including:

  • What Humans Can Learn from Conducting Discovery with Generative AI
  • The Intersection of Psychology and Cybersecurity: Understanding Human Factors in Social Engineering
  • Expansion and Retraction: Recent Developments in the Scope of Civil CFAA Litigation
  • The Tariff Man: What to Expect from Trump’s Second Term
  • Optimizing Sales and Onboarding: Maximizing Technology to Streamline Your Workflow
  • Authorities Cannot View Hash-Trapped Files Without a Warrant
  • Transfers of Sensitive Personal Data to China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and Venezuela
  • NIST Framework Small Business Quick Start Guide Applied for Solos
  • Case Snippets

You can download a copy of this issue of Circuits here.

We’re particularly excited about the diverse perspectives and expertise featured in this issue. Whether you’re looking for strategic insights, legal analysis, or practical tech tips, there’s something here for you.

We’d love to hear from you! If you have an idea for an article or a topic you’d like to see covered, reach out and let’s keep the conversation going.

Enjoy the issue!

Please flip to the last page of the issue for information on the upcoming free online CLE: NAVIGATING THE FUTURE OF AI: LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN AI REGULATION. We are excited to partner with the International Law Section to bring this CLE on March 21, 2025, from noon to 1 PM Central.

Katherine Stahl and Aaron Woo
Co-Editors, Circuits
Computer & Technology Section
State Bar of Texas

8th Annual Technology and Justice for All CLE

Ron Chichester on November 21, 2024

8th Annual
Technology and Justice for All CLE
Friday, December 6, 2024
Texas Law Center | 1414 Colorado Street, Austin, Texas 78701
4.5 hours MCLE credit, including 1.25 hours ethics credit

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Topics include:

  • AI Basics
  • Cyber Security 101
  • Technology Evidence
  • Special Speaker Tyler Maulsby
  • Using Technology in a Courtroom to your Benefit
  • Ethics: What Not to Do

Pricing:

  • $150 for non-members
  • $125 for Section members
  • Free for Legal Aid Providers, Justice Incubators, or C&T Council Members

Click here for a brochure

The October, 2024 Issue of Circuits has been Published

Ron Chichester on November 15, 2024

The October, 2024 issue of Circuits (the e-Journal of our Section) has been published. You can download a copy of the issue here.

Here is the Letter from the Chair by William Smith:

We’ve had a great Section year so far, kicking off with our participation in the June State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting in Dallas.

It is my great pleasure to succeed Reginald Hirsch as the Computer & Technology Section Chair. We’ve had a great Section year so far, kicking off with our participation in the June State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting in Dallas. Our Adaptable Lawyer track featured sessions on using AI and related ethical issues, social media and litigation and Word power user tips, and how to implement a privacy and data protection compliance program.

We wrapped the conference up with a networking social co-hosted by the Corporate Counsel Section and sponsored by the U.K. Ministry of Justice’s GREAT Legal Services campaign. Then in September we hosted a Council retreat in San Francisco, where the Council worked on Section strategy and met with a California privacy regulator to compare and contrast Texas and California data protection enforcement.

Many thanks to the Council’s Circuits Committee of Katie Stahl, Aaron Woo, and Maria Moffat for their hard work of putting together this issue. It has great practical information and relevant topics such as:

  • The conflicts between GDPR personal data protections and U.S. discovery process
  • How to use ChatGPT in your law practice
  • A novel product liability claim theory being tested against social media companies
  • How to protect trade secrets in the age of generative AI
  • A distilled survey of notable recent social media cases
  • The evolution of OFAC/BIS technology export controls in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Last but not least: save the date for Friday December 6 in Austin! We will be hosting the 8th Annual Technology and Justice for All CLE Day at the State Bar of Texas building. I hope to see many of our Circuits readers and Section members there. Keep an eye out for an email with the agenda soon.

Thank you for your membership in the Computer & Technology Section!

William Smith, Chair
State Bar of Texas Computer
& Technology Section Austin

Join us for a CLE Webinar on Nov. 21, 2024

Ron Chichester on November 1, 2024

Join Us for a CLE Webinar
Perfecting your Prompt
“Artificial Intelligence is only as good as the information you give it!”
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Noon – 1 p.m. CDT
FREE
(all section members welcome)
1 hour MCLE credit

Register

Dear Section Members,

The section is pleased to present a free CLE webinar scheduled for noon CDT on Thursday, November 21. See above for additional details and registration.

Description:

Perfecting your Prompt – Artificial Intelligence is only as good as the information it gets—this CLE will focus on learning how to best use artificial intelligence with perfect prompts.

We look forward to seeing you in attendance!

Best,

William Smith, Chair
Computer and Technology Section
State Bar of Texas

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