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VOL 1 NO 5   In this Issue of Law Technology Today :: July 2007

The Digital Edge: Lawyers and Technology Podcast Series

 

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The use of technology in courtrooms has greatly increased in terms of displaying evidence to juries and putting on presentations even in non-jury trials. Learn how to use courtroom technology to deliver an powerful and effective story. Sharon Nelson and Jim Calloway discuss the best practices of electronic courtroom presentations. Lights. camera. action!

Some of the resources mentioned by Jim and Sharon in this podcast include:

  1. How Stuff Works
  2. Courtroom Technology Manual published by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
  3. Effective Use of Courtroom Technology: A Judge's Guide to Pretrial & Trial published by the Federal Judicial Center and the National Institute of Trial Advocacy
  4. Do's and Don't of High Tech Trial Presentations By Andy Seldon, Law Technology News
  5. ProjectorCentral's Buyer's Guide to Business Projectors

Trial presentation software:

  1. Sanction II
  2. Trial Director
  3. Trial Pro II
  4. Visionary

About the Author

Sharon Nelson is the President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc., a computer forensics and legal technology corporation based in Fairfax, VA. She is a co-author of The Electronic Evidence and Discovery Handbook: Forms, Checklists and Guidelines (2006, ABA) and Information Security for Lawyers and Law Firms (2006, ABA). She is the co-author of the monthly legal technology column "Hot Buttons" in Law Practice magazine and writes and speaks on the subjects of electronic evidence and legal technology throughout the country. Ms. Nelson has been interviewed by ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, NPR and Oprah's "O" Magazine. She is past chair of the ABA TECHSHOW and has spoken at TECHSHOW for the past six years. Her third book, with co-authors John Simek and Michael Maschke, The 2008 Guide to Legal Technology for Solos and Small Firms, will be published in January 2008 by the American Bar Association. Her fourth book, with co-authors John Simek and Bruce Olson, will be Electronic Evidence Best Practices, to be published in the spring of 2008 by the American Bar Association.  

About the Author

Jim Calloway is the Director of the Oklahoma Bar Association Management Assistance Program. Mr. Calloway is an active member of the ABA Law Practice Management Section. He was recently elected to the ABA LPM Section Council and has served as a past chair of ABA TECHSHOW.

Mr. Calloway has been a featured speaker at numerous events including the ABA Annual Meetings in 1999 through 2007, ABA TECHSHOW 2000 through 2007, LegalTech Toronto 2000, Pacific Legal Tech 2006, ACLEA annual meeting 2006 and LegalTech New York 2006. He has presented to the National Association of Bar Executives and the National Council of Bar Presidents at their annual meetings. He has also spoken numerous at state bar association meetings and seminars. His articles have been published in Lawyers Weekly USA, Law Practice Management magazine, Law Technology News, LLRX.com and GPSolo, as well as many state and local bar association publications.

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