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Flipping Bird During Zoom Hearing Costs Lawyer $3,000

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It all happened during an oral argument on Zoom before the Michigan Court of Appeals. According to the court’s subsequent order , attorney James Heos “raised his middle finger toward the camera while opposing counsel was arguing.” “Mr. .” Image by Richard Reid from Pixabay.

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Not Again! Two More Cases, Just this Week, of Hallucinated Citations in Court Filings Leading to Sanctions

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Karlen Jonathan Karlen, who is not an attorney, filed a pro se appeal in the Missouri Court of Appeals. His initial filing was deficient in several respects, but after the court gave him several deadline extensions, he ultimately filed an appellate brief and a reply brief. The court was not sympathetic.

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In Los Angeles, Bet Tzedek’s New Online Legal Clinic Helps Pro Se People with Conservatorships

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Bertha Sanchez Hayden “This site showcases the importance of investing in infrastructure to combat the justice gap,” said attorney Bertha Sanchez Hayden , who heads up Bet Tzedek’s direct services for seniors, dependent adults and caregivers. courts, its general learning materials are applicable statewide.

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Courts Disrupted: Pew Study Finds Pandemic Caused Courts to Revolutionize their Operations, But Says More Needs to be Done

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The pandemic caused civil courts in the United States to adopt technology at an unprecedented pace and scale, improving participation in court proceedings and helping users resolve disputes more efficiently. Pew researchers examined pandemic-related emergency orders issued by the supreme courts of all 50 states and Washington, D.C.

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Machine Learning applied to the management of court notifications

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Rocío Ramirez, Independent Legal Tech Consultant After 20 years of legal practicing as a lawyer, mainly processing court files , I can clearly state that the management of court notifications is one of the main workloads of a lawyer's day-to-day work. Schedule of the hearing date or expiry. File the notification.

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Thoughts on Promises and Challenges of AI in Legal after Yesterday’s AI Summit at Harvard Law School

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Armed with AI, pro se litigants could overwhelm the courts, so the courts need to be prepared to respond in kind. Generative AI could lower the hurdles and the costs for pro se litigants to bring their grievances to court. AI will force courts and lawyers to grapple with new issues over authentication of evidence.

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The Clock is Ticking: How to Miss Fewer Court Deadlines

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Managing an increasing volume of cases and court deadlines– sometimes in multiple jurisdictions – is one of the biggest time management challenges for law firms. . The court ordered additional briefings, but the lawyer then missed multiple deadlines, claiming earlier orders were lost among numerous notifications on his mobile phone.

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