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

HEY, WHILE YOU’RE HERE, CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA!

We are excited to provide you with seven social media channels to interact with others and stay connected to the Section:

• The Section’s Facebook Group, Computer & Technology Section – State Bar of Texas, https://www.facebook.com/groups/ComputerTechnologySection/, is limited to only active members of the Section and provides a great opportunity to communicate with other members of the Section.
• The Section’s Facebook Page, Computer & Technology Section – State Bar of Texas, https://www.facebook.com/TXBarTech, is a Page that anyone on Facebook can “Like” and “Follow” and is a great way to stay updated on Section news and events.
• The Section’s LinkedIn Group, Computer & Technology Section – State Bar of Texas,  https://www.linkedin.com/groups/1890047/ is limited to only active members of the Section and provides a great opportunity to communicate with other members of the Section.  
• The Section’s LinkedIn Page, Computer & Technology Section – State Bar of Texas, https://www.linkedin.com/company/computer-technology-section-state-bar-of-texas/, is a Page that anyone on LinkedIn can “Follow” and is a great way to stay updated on Section news and events.
• The Section’s Twitter, @TXBarCompTechSection, https://twitter.com/TXBarCompTech, is a Twitter account that anyone can “Follow” and is a great way to stay updated on Section news and events. 
• The Section’s Instagram, @TxBarTech, https://www.instagram.com/txbartech/, is an Instagram account that anyone can “Follow” and is a great way to stay connected to the Section.
• Follow and use #TxBarTech, the Section’s hashtag, on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/TxBarTech/), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=txbartech), and Twitter (https://twitter.com/hashtag/TXBarTech) to keep up with and share Section-related content.