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Join us on Dec. 11 for the 4th Annual “Technology and Justice for All” CLE: Vaccinating Your Technology Tools for Practice in a Pandemic

Admin on December 2, 2020

The Computer & Technology Section will be hosting (virtually) its 4th Annual “Technology and Justice for All” CLE — Vaccinating Your Technology Tools for Practice in a Pandemic — from 8:45 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CST on Friday, December 11, 2020. You don’t want to miss this outstanding CLE providing 5.5 hours of continuing legal education credit, including .75 of ethics.

See the full agenda below and you can register online here.

COST

  • $50 for Section members
  • $75 for non-Section members
  • FREE for any legal aid providers or justice incubators

FULL AGENDA

4th Annual Technology and Justice for All CLE: Vaccinating Your Technology Tools for Practice in a Pandemic

8:45 Welcome, Opening Remarks and Announcements
Shawn Tuma, Chair, Computer & Technology Section
William Smith, Course Director; Assistant General Counsel at Business Talent Group LLC, CIPP/E

9:00 Ransomware – a True Existential Threat to Your Practice!   (1 hr / .25 ethics)
Lavonne Hopkins, Sr. Legal Director – Cybersecurity, Product & App Security, IT Security at Dell Technologies
Brett Leatherman, Supervisory Special Agent at the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Shawn Tuma, Co-Chair, Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice, Spencer Fane, LLP

10:00 Ethical Considerations for Practicing Remote and in a Pandemic (.5 hr ethics)
Hon. Roy Ferguson, Judge 394th Judicial District Court
Craig Haston, Attorney at Law at The Haston Law Firm, P.C.

10:30 Break

10:45 Trials, Depositions, Hearings, and other Remote Proceedings (1 hr)
Sammy Ford, Trial Lawyer, Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C. or AZA
Tim Shelby, Partner at Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C. or AZA
Monica Uddin, Attorney at Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C. or AZA
Jason McManis, Trial Lawyer for Business and IP Disputes, Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C. or AZA
Paul Turkevich, Attorney at Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C. or AZA

11:45 Break 

12:00 Celebrating 30 Years of the Computer and Technology Section (No MCLE Credit)
Peter Vogel, Cyber, IT, eCommerce, eDiscovery, Arbitrator, Mediator, Trial Lawyer, & Of Counsel at Foley & Lardner

12:45 Break

1:00 U.S. Supreme Court Technology Case Roundup  (1 hr)

Matthew Murrel, Partner at Soltero Sapire Murrell PLLC
Pierre Grosdidier, Senior Assistant City Attorney at City of Houston
Ron Chichester, Attorney at Law at Ronald Chichester, P.C.

2:00 #SoEasyEvenMarkCanDoIt: Practice Management Systems and Virtual Law Practice with Mitchell and Mark (.5 hr)
Mitch Zoll, Founder & Principal at Zoll Firm, PLLC
Mark Unger, Attorney at The Unger Law Firm and Consultant at Muse Legal Technology Consulting

2:30 Expert Panel – Q&A With the Techies  (.5 hr)

3:00 60 Apps in 60 Minutes (1 hr)
Michael Curran, Executive Legal Professional, CEO ➲ Leading Financial & Technology Expertise for Risk Mitigation & Asset Protection
Shannon Warren, Patent Attorney at The Law Office of Shannon Warren, PLLC
Robert Ray, Attorney At Law at TexasAntiSlapp.Com
Al “VirtuAl” Harrison, VP at Harrison Law Office, P.C.

4:00 Closing Remarks and Adjourn
William Smith, Course Director; Assistant General Counsel at Business Talent Group LLC, CIPP/E

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Lawyers, are you keeping up with your security updates?

Ron Chichester on May 18, 2016

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By: Ronald Chichester | http://www.texascomputerlaw.com

Lawyers, are you keeping up with your security updates?

As we’re all too keenly aware, software programs can contain flaws that make the lawyer’s (or client’s) data vulnerable to compromise.  For example, the makers one of the more common software applications that attorneys use for encrypting client data — 7-zip — have recently found some vulnerabilities in their encryption code.  The bugs got fixed last week (on May 10 to be exact).  But have you updated your version of 7-zip since then?  For that matter, have you updated all the software on your machines?

Yes, the Linux guys have it easy.  Their package managers update not only the operating system, but all open source software installed on their machines.  Unfortunately, those of us who use Windows or OS X have to update manually.  We know that’s a chore, but an important duty nonetheless.  The software guys endeavor to plug security holes as quickly as possible.  Sometimes they fix the problem within hours, but often within a day or two.  It would be poor recompense for their efforts if you failed to update your software when needed.

I know that some of you who have read this are saying to yourself: “Hey, I’ve got better things to do than to chase down updates.”  Well, maintaining client confidences is part of YOUR job.  Fortunately, there are some things that you can do to make the job easier.  The Federal Government sponsors a website from which you can glance for problems with your important applications (like Adobe Acrobat, Windows, etc.).  Take a look at:

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/byupdate?open&start=1&count=20

Those of you with news aggregators can take advantage of their RSS feed:  http://www.kb.cert.org/vulfeed

The nice thing about that database is that it tracks more than just the software on your PC.  It also alerts you to problems with your other equipment, like routers and printers.  It’s there for your protection, and it’s free.  Use it.

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