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4 Hispanic Lawyers Who Are Leading Historic Change in Law

Legal Talk Network

After working as an accountant, getting married, and having two daughters, Chief Justice Contreras received her Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from theUniversity of Houston Law Center in 1990. She went on to manage a law office in San Antonio, make partner at a civil trial firm, and then open her own mediation practice.

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Women of Legal Tech:

Law Technology Today

Prior to her appointment, she served as a Deputy Disciplinary Administrator for the State of Kansas where she prosecuted attorney disciplinary cases and served as a coordinator for the Attorney Diversion Program where she also provided training to lawyers in law practice management and technology use.

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ABA TECHSHOW 2021 Goes Virtual!

ABA TECHSHOW

Jim Calloway Director of the Oklahoma Bar Association’s Management Assistance Program, Jim Calloway is a recognized speaker on legal technology issues, Internet research, law office management, and legal ethics. Nelson Sharon D. Nelson, Esq.

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Providing Exceptional Customer Service

Legal Tech Monitor

“The Practice of People Law” was published in the May 2022 Oklahoma Bar Journal. The ABA published my piece, “The Changing Dynamics of a People Law Practice,” in its July/August 2023 Law Practice Magazine “Big Ideas” issue. AN EMPATHETIC APPROACH We are all consumers of goods and services.

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Lawyer Tech Tips: Productivity and Connectivity Tools

Attorney at Work

Previously he was CIO for Holmstrom Kennedy PC and served as the first Practice Management Advisor for the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Practice411 Law Office Management Assistance Program. Nerino is a certified independent consultant for a number of legal products and a technology editor for ABA GPSolo magazine. .

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LTRC Roundtable Discussion: ChatGPT

Law Technology Today

RT: I’ve used it to help me write an upcoming Future Proofing column in Law Practice magazine. RT: My best guess is this technology will allow for fewer paralegals and legal assistants in a law office over the next decade but won’t replace new lawyers quite yet. I AM READY TO TEST THE WATERS. The site has been slammed.

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Reflecting on 2023 at Clio

Clio

Canadian Lawyer Magazine, 2023 Reader’s Choice Winners Clio was a big winner at the Canadian Lawyer magazine’s Reader’s Choice Awards , emerging as the preferred choice in multiple categories.