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Last Entry: November 19, 2012 at 11:19:00

8th Annual Holiday Gift Guide for Lawyers

Posted on November 19, 2012
The holiday season is here, and so is the annual ReidMyBlog Holiday Gift Guide for Lawyers. Once again, I've scoured the highways and byways of the Internet to find the best gift ideas for the lawyer(s) in your life. Practical,...

The 8th Annual Holiday Gift Guide for Lawyers is Coming November 19

Posted on November 09, 2012
I have been receiving dozens of emails asking if I am preparing the 2012 edition of my holiday gift guide, and I am pleased to announce the ReidMyBlog Annual Holiday Gift Guide for Lawyers will publish on Tuesday, November 19?just...

Fifty Innovators and Visionaries Changing the Legal Profession

Posted on July 23, 2012
Fastcase, the innovative legal research service, has published their annual Fastcase 50, "honoring the law's smartest, most courageous innovators, techies, visionaries, and leaders." The list is impressive, and I am pleased to say includes a good number of my friends...

Attorney at Large: The New Must-Have Field Guide for Lawyers

Posted on July 09, 2012
The folks at Attorney at Work have published Attorney at Large, a terrific new resource for lawyers to help make business and leisure travel more productive and less of a hassle. Filled with first-hand tips from frequent travelers in our...

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Finally, a Real Beer App for your iPad

Posted on May 18, 2012
Where was this during Beer for Blawgers at ABA TECHSHOW 2012? I want one!

Nuance, iPads changing the game for doctors, are lawyers next?

Posted on April 16, 2012
USA Today reports on an advanced voice-recognition software now being tested in hospitals that can validate medical facts, spot inconsistencies, and ask follow-up questions as doctors using iPads dictate their notes into a patient's file. If this works for doctors,...

Sixty Websites for Lawyers from ABA TECHSHOW 2012

Posted on April 05, 2012
Again this year, the always exciting 60 Sites in 60 Minutes plenary session concluded ABA TECHSHOW 2012. Presenters Natalie Kelly, Dan Pinnington, Catherine Sanders Reach and TECHSHOW Chair Reid Trautz shared variety of serious and funs sites with the packed room...

ABA TECHSHOW: Defining Your Future in the Practice of Law

Posted on February 23, 2012
As Chair of ABA TECHSHOW 2012, I am encourging lawyers and law firm staff to attend this year's conference. I wrote about ABA TECHSHOW here in my blog several weeks ago, and yesterday I wrote a guest post for the...

What is ABA TECHSHOW?

Posted on February 07, 2012
For more than 25 years, ABA TECHSHOW has been the premier national conference for lawyers to share and learn about current and emerging technology for the legal profession. ABA TECHSHOW 2012 (March 29-31 in Chicago) comes at an important juncture...

2011 Holiday Gift Guide for Lawyers

Posted on November 22, 2011
T?was the week of Thanksgiving and all through the land, the season of giving was almost at hand. Many families with lawyers were full of despair, not knowing what to buy, just coming up with air. Then out of the East came a blog, bona fide, the annual lawyer?s holiday gift guide...

ABA TECHSHOW 2012 Registration is Open!

Posted on October 19, 2011
Registrations are now being accepted for the 2012 edition of the ABA TECHSHOW. The conference will be held at the Hilton Chicago over 3 days starting March 29, 2012. This event has always been about technology for lawyers, but now...

Even More 60 iPad/iPhone Apps in 60 Minutes

Posted on October 10, 2011
Several years ago, I created the 60 iPhone Apps in 60 Minutes seminar for the 2010 ABA TECHSHOW, based on the "60 Tips in 60 Minutes" format pioneered at that conference. I was joined that year by Jeff Richardson (iPhoneJD),...

Legal Podcast Pioneers Ambrogi and Williams Hit Six Year Mark!

Posted on September 09, 2011
Congratulations to Bob Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams on the sixth anniversary of their landmark podcast program, Lawyer-2-Lawyer! Not only was their podcast among the first, they have been able to sustain the podcast by covering an amazing array of...

iPad Impact: Going Where No Lawyer Has Gone Before?

Posted on August 10, 2011
As I passed through airport security last Wednesday, and reached in the gray bin for my iPad as it rolled out the x-ray machine, I realized it was not mine but the traveler ahead of me. Moments later, as several...

Q & A: 60 iPhone and iPad Apps for Lawyers

Posted on July 28, 2011
Yesterday I participated in an ALI-ABA webinar 60 IPhone/iPad Apps for Lawyers in 60 Minutes with Jeff Richardson, Josh Barrett, and Tom Mighell, and sponsored by the ABA Law Practice Management Section. The webinar was an update of a session...

Confessions of a TECHSHOW Chair

Posted on July 27, 2011
I am excited to be leading a wonderful group of nine people who are planning the 2012 ABA TECHSHOW next March. It is a small collection of volunteer lawyers and legal professionals who plan all facets of this premier technology...

Take a Taste of ABA TECHSHOW

Posted on June 06, 2011
If you have not had a chance to attend ABA TECHSHOW, now is your opportunity to sample the quality of the educational sessions. The ABA Law Practice Management Section, producer of the annual technology conference has, for the first time,...

ABA Journal: A Recap of ABA TECHSHOW 2011

Posted on April 21, 2011
The ABA Journal did a fine job of covering some of the over 60 education sessions at ABA TECHSHOW last week. In case you missed them, take a look at these brief stories that offer some of the wisdom of...

More iPad and iPhone Apps for Lawyers

Posted on March 30, 2011
Josh Barrett , Jeff Richardson, and I will present 60 iPhone/iPad Apps for Lawyers at the 2011 ABA TECHSHOW in April. I recently highlighted several translation apps, but I am blown away by the 8-part series Josh is blogging on...

Translation Apps for iPhone Can Help "Lingually-Challenged" Lawyers

Posted on March 14, 2011
Twenty years ago few lawyers needed to know more than plain ol' American English. However, over the past two decades the world has grown smaller and our society more diverse. Dual language skills are quickly becoming an asset as U.S....

New Google Formula Changes Search Results for Your Law Firm Website

Posted on February 28, 2011
Be sure to Google your law firm website and your name, as Google has just made significant changes to the algorithms that power their search engine results. The changes are meant to improve the quality of search results, but it...

Why should you attend ABA TECHSHOW 2011?

Posted on February 10, 2011
The countdown to ABA TECHSHOW 2011 is on! If you are unsure if ABA TECHSHOW is for you, download the conference brochure to see everything that is taking place or watch a video explaining why you can't afford to miss...

The Dark Side of Cloud Computing

Posted on February 07, 2011
I'm a fan of cloud computing, but this article troubles me. Hackers are renting massive amounts of server time at low cloud computing prices to run password hacking programs to crack wireless networks to steal passwords, passphrases and more. These...

Is 4G Really 4G? Just the Facts, Ma'am!

Posted on February 04, 2011
I keep seeing wireless companies advertising they have 4G speed or the largest 4G network, but I started to wonder about the claims and what they really meant. The tiny print in the TV ads provided some guidance that there...

The Versatile iPad Rings in the Holidays

Posted on December 13, 2010
My brother forwarded the link to this fun musical video featuring musicians playing instrument apps on their iPads. What a great idea--and what a great holiday concert!

Get Success with Free Shipping!

Posted on December 06, 2010
The Bu sy Lawyer?s Guide to Success is now available with free shipping from the ABA Bookstore. In addition, our book is available for 30% off when ordered through the ABA. That?s cheaper than Amazon, and less than half off...

6th Annual Holiday Gift Guide for Lawyers (2010 Edition)

Posted on November 16, 2010
It?s time again for thoughts of holiday cheer interrupt the lives of busy lawyers. Ok, let me rephrase that: It?s time to put down the Blackberry, slow down the pace of work, and enjoy the Christmas and holiday seasons. And...

Get Ready for ABA TECHSHOW 2011

Posted on November 12, 2010
The educational sessions for the upcoming ABA TECHSHOW have just been posted to the website, and it is shaping up to be one of the best editions of this conference. In addition, Harvard Professor and technology activist Larry Lessig has...

Leadership Lessons from "The Dancing Guy"

Posted on November 10, 2010
It's easy to post funny video clips on YouTube, but it is much harder to post funny clips that are also insightful and instructive. Well, Derek Sievers has accomplished that feat with his "Leadership Lessons from the Dancing Guy." Be...

It's Coming Soon: The 6th Annual Holiday Gift Guide for Lawyers

Posted on November 08, 2010
Just a heads up that I'll be releasing my annual holiday gift guide for lawyers on Tuesday, November 16. As in years past, there will a great selection of ideas whether you need to find a gift for a lawyer,...

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