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.
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.
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
Second virtual CLE seminar. Autonomous vehicles and
their litigation risks. Speaker: Quentin Brogdon, Partner, Crain
Brogdon LLP.
Third virtual CLE seminar. Subject and speaker to be
announced.
Come one, come all. The first issue of Circuits — the famous e-Journal of the Computer & Technology Section — has hit the electronic press. This issue has five full-fledged articles. The Short Circuits section has two more (mini) articles of practical interest. You can download the issue here.
Enjoy
Dear Colleagues:
The past two years have been an unprecedented time for the adoption of technology by lawyers. From the use of Zoom and other video communication tools by courts, businesses, and individuals to the importance of disaster recovery planning, since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic the practice of law demands a new level of competence in technology for attorneys to meet their duties under Texas Rules of Professional Conduct 1.01 cmt para 8.
Start the new year with a better practice by joining the Computer and Technology Section for our 5th Annual Technology and Justice for All CLE webinar, and earn up to 4.75 hours MCLE credit, including 1.75 hours of ethics credit.
This seminar will be presented by law and technology experts bringing perspectives from a diverse range of practices including cyber law, litigation, government, in-house counsel, and IP. This program will be archived and available for replay for the next 30 days, until March 13, on the CTS Section website. BUT YOU MUST REGISTER AND PAY NOW to take advantage of the archived presentations.
Use the links below to register and view the program agenda.
Friday, February 11, 2022
9 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. CST
Registration
Section members: $75
Non-section members: $100
Legal Aid Providers/Justice Incubators: FREE
Up to 4.75 hours of MCLE credit, including 1.75 hours ethics
Join the Computer and Technology Section for $25 here and receive the section member price of $75!
From using software for automation and efficiency, to privacy and free speech in a digital world, to reaching and ethically representing clients when businesses and individuals are embracing a remote-friendly, on-demand economy and workplace, this course will advance your legal technology skills to make a tech-forward 2022 work for you and your firm. Attendees will learn:
Attend live streaming via Zoom on Friday, February 11 and ask presenters questions live via chat OR watch on-demand at your convenience for 30 days after.
A great value: Registrants for this seminar can earn up to 4.75 hours of MCLE credit, including 1.75 hours of ethics credit. It is only $75 for Section members, and $100 for others, including one year of free Computer and Technology Section membership.
Supporting Access to Justice: Registration is FREE for Legal Aid Providers or Justice Incubators.
Register now! Click HERE to register. Whether you’re a digital native or the PEBKAC, this CLE course will leave you better equipped for 2022.
We hope you will be able to join us!
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Rogers, Chair
Computer and Technology Section
State Bar of Texas
The Council of the Computer & Technology Section has released some of the older versions of its Circuits eJournal to the public. You no longer need a password to enjoy issues of Circuits. Links to some of the previous versions are below:
