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GraphDoc – A User-Friendly Tool to Generate Your Own Decision Trees

Ron Chichester on October 14, 2022

For those of you who use DocAssemble, but dislike writing out all that YAML code, this tool is for you. The law school at Maastricht University developed the tool specifically for use with DocAssemble. It is free (no account necessary), and is available online so you don’t have to install anything. Just go to the website, and start working up your decision tree. At the end, you’ll get YAML code that you can copy/paste to your DocAssemble playground.

The school posted a demonstration which is available at LinkedIn. However, if you want a quick explanation on how to use the tool, merely click the “Load default example” button and you’ll get the idea.

New Proposed Rules on Remote/Virtual Appearances in Court Proceedings

Ron Chichester on October 14, 2022

The Texas Supreme Court has just published new proposed rules on remote/electronic court appearances. They are accepting comments. (h/t to Judge Emily Miskel)

Updating the Section App (the Texas Bar App)

Ron Chichester on October 13, 2022

Periodically, we receive questions about updating the Section’s iPhone/Android App. To that end, the we’ve prepared a simple step-by-step set of instructions to update the App.

Incidentally, in case you want to download new statutes, instructions for that can be found here.

Key Dates

Ron Chichester on July 11, 2022

Sept. 23, 2022.

First virtual CLE seminar. Topic: This Digital Health
Privacy CLE will include discussion on the expanded definition of
“health data” under emerging state laws, how state privacy laws
interact with other health privacy laws, and how attorneys can partner
with business partners to identify new classes of health data.
Speaker: Mason Fitch, Section Council Member.

December 2, 2022.

Annual Technology and Justice for All CLE seminar
(Austin). Topics will include:

Cyber boot camp for new attorneys. Speakers: Mitch Zoll and Mark Unger
Cyber insurance. Speaker: Natalia Santiago, McGriff, Houston
Technology in the courtroom. Speakers: Judges Xavier Rodriguez
and Karin Crump
HR and cyber security. Speaker: Grecia Martinez, Ryan, Dallas
Space law. Speaker: Charles Mudd, the Mudd Law Firm, Houston
Cyber due diligence in M&A. Speaker: S. Tuma, Spencer Fane, Dallas
30 Apps in 30 minutes: Speakers: to be announced

February 24, 2023.

Second virtual CLE seminar. Autonomous vehicles and
their litigation risks. Speaker: Quentin Brogdon, Partner, Crain
Brogdon LLP.

April 28, 2023.

Third virtual CLE seminar. Subject and speaker to be
announced.