Family Law Technology 360:

Transcription

1 Family Law Technology 360: LIVE Austin December 4-5, 2014 AT&T Executive Education & Conference Center VIDEO Dallas January 8-9, 2015 Cityplace Events TOPIC HIGHLIGHTS Proving It Up: and Social Media Evidence/Predicates 60 Tips, Tricks and Apps: Fast Paced Panel Presentation of Massive Practical Tips for You to Use in Your Practices Everyday What Judges Think Is (and Isn t) Persuasive with the Use of Technology in the Courtroom Don t Hack Me Bro: Social Media, Wiretapping, and Intercepted Evidence in Family Law Situations (Federal & State) Look Mom-I m Driving (& Practicing Law): The Mobile Law Office and Solutions for Working out of the Office The ipad Lawyer Cometh: Law Office, Mediation and Trial Apps and Software for Profit in Your Practice COURSE AMENITIES Sponsored breakfast Thursday Lunch provided both days Thursday evening welcoming social Speaker Bullpen with demos Complimentary wireless signal in the meeting room MCLE CREDIT Hours (2.25 Ethics) Course materials provided as a PDF download ONLY!

2 TexasBarCLE presents Family Law Technology 360: Cosponsored by the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas Register early and save $50! Family Law Section Members can save $75! Attorneys licensed 5 years or less attend for half off! LIVE Austin December 4-5, 2014 AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center Register by November 20 to save! VIDEO Dallas January 8-9, 2015 Cityplace Events Register by December 29 to save! #TBCLEfamtech MCLE CREDIT HOURS (2.25 ETHICS) MCLE COURSE NO: Applies to the College of the State Bar of Texas and the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Civil Trial and Family Law. Thursday 6.75 hours including 1 ethics hour 8:00 Registration - Breakfast sponsored by 8:40 Welcoming Remarks Course Director Mark I. Unger, San Antonio The Unger Law Firm Legal 8:45 Case Law Update: Top Tech Cases Family Lawyers Should Know.5 hr (.25 ethics) How the Courts have ruled and best practices on cases such as electronic evidence and cyber-sleuthing, maintaining client confidences, cloudbased information & social media. Ronald L. Chichester, Tomball Ronald Chichester, PC 9:15 Don t Hack Me Bro: Social Media, Wiretapping, and Intercepted Evidence in Family Law Situations (Federal & State).75 hr (.25 ethics) What evidence can be obtained, what is illegal and/or inadmissible and how to deal with clients that may have it or may have had it taken, including causes of action, and state and federal statutes that apply to your divorce cases. Emily Miskel, Plano 10:00 How Do You Like Me Now: The New TRCP and How It Affects the Family Lawyer.5 hr (.25 ethics) What s new in the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure that may affect your practice. Cindy V. Tisdale, Granbury Law Office of Cindy V. Tisdale 10:30 Break - Snacks sponsored by 10:45 Not in My Backyard: Protecting Client Privacy and Information in the Digital Age of Divorce.5 hr What you should and shouldn t be doing to protect your client s confidential information and best practices for running a secure communication pipeline with your family law clients. Kenneth G. Raggio, Dallas Raggio & Raggio 11:15 Filing Accepted! Best Practices, Tips & Tricks for e-filing in Texas.75 hr Learn the best and most efficient way to deal with the new e-filing rules, technology and e-filing service providers (EFSPs), as well as practical ways to create searchable PDFs for e-filing, accomplish e-service, and handle other tasks necessary with the new e-system. Michelle Spencer, Austin Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 12:00 Break - Lunch Served 12:15 Luncheon Presentation: e-discover This! e-discovery for Family Lawyers 1 hr Come see one of the top e-discovery experts in the country as he shows us how and why e-discovery is both feasible and cost-effective as electronic evidence and documents become increasingly more important in our family law cases. Craig D. Ball, Austin Attorney and Forensic Technologist, Certified Computer Forensic Examiner Craig D. Ball, PC 1:15 Break Law Office Management 1:30 Taming of the Shrewd Inbox: Document & Management, Storage, Scanning, Naming Conventions and Tagging.5 hr Manage the explosion in your inbox, servers and hard drives, and how to best keep updated in a consistent way on storing and retrieving the information you must have for your cases. Michael J. Curran, West Lake Hills Flex Discovery Solutions 2:00 Beam Me Up, Lawyer: Current & Trending Technology in the Family Law Practice - What Your Practice Will Need to Look Like to Survive in the Next Millennium.75 hr Change is no picnic, but tune in with two of the most entertaining family lawyers in Texas to find out what to expect 2

3 and how to become an early adopter in the technology that will make you better, stronger and faster in your law practice. Reginald A. Hirsch, Houston Law Office of Reginald A. Hirsch Rick Robertson, Plano 2:45 Break - Snacks sponsored by 3:00 Saving Trees/Practicing Law: Creating the Paperless Law Office for Your Divorce Practice.5 hr Join this paperless master as he shows you how to reduce the amount of paper in your legal life, be able to access it anywhere and use it on demand to your advantage in your cases. Craig Haston, Houston The Haston Law Firm 3:30 Look Mom-I m Driving (& Practicing Law): The Mobile Law Office and Solutions for Working Out of the Office.5 hr Kristal Thomson, San Antonio Wilson, Pennypacker & Thomson 4:00 Tweet My Facebook Until We re LinkedIn: Using Social Media to Promote Your Practice.5 hr (.25 ethics) From Facebook to Twitter to LinkedIn to others, social media has become the lawyer s new marketing to both other lawyers as well as clients. Find out the differences between them, what is appropriate and the advertising rules that apply. Leigh de la Reza, Austin Vaught Law Firm 4:30 Adjourn - Family Law Section Meeting 5:00 Join us for a social sponsored by the Family Law Section Friday 6.5 hours including 1.25 ethics 8:00 Coffee & Pastries Provided 8:25 Announcements Trial/Courtroom Presentation 8:30 The Low Tech Courtroom - Tips for Using Old School Technology.5 hr Christina Molitor, San Antonio Law Offices of Christina Molitor 9:00 I Love You, You re Perfect, Now Change: PDF Document Management - How to Create, Save, e-file, Markup, and Collaborate with Clients and Opposing Counsel from Within the Software.5 hr (.25 ethics) Creating unalterable electronic documents to share with others and other ways you want to markup and modify them. Sherri A. Evans, Houston Chris Nickelson, Fort Worth Law Office of Gary L. Nickelson 9:30 Show Me the Money (& Stuff): Using Technology to Create and Present Inventories & Other Financial Documents.5 hr Using technology in your practice to create, modify, share, and use in mediations, trial and client planning and evaluation. Joseph Indelicato, Jr., Houston Joseph Indelicato, Jr., PC 10:00 Break - Snacks sponsored by 10:15 The ipad Lawyer Cometh: Law Office, Mediation and Trial Apps and Software for Profit in Your Practice 1 hr This will be a primer in how to use your ipad in your practice, your cases and your trials, from one of the best ipad lawyers in the country. Brett Burney, Chagrin Falls, OH Burney Consultants, LLC 11:15 Proving It Up: and Social Media Evidence/Predicates.75 hr (.25 ethics) Used in practice to prepare for the introduction of electronic evidence such as , Facebook and Twitter pages, etc. This type of evidence is in almost all of our cases now and getting it in could be the difference between winning and losing. Heather L. King, Southlake 12:00 Break - Lunch Served 12:15 Luncheon Presentation: What Judges Think Is (and Isn t) Persuasive With the Use of Technology in the Courtroom 1 hr (.5 ethics) What do experienced judges really think is persuasive with the use of technology in your cases. Moderator Rick Robertson, Plano Hon. Scott J. Becker, McKinney Judge, 219th District Court 3 Hon. Roy B. Ferguson, Alpine Judge, 394th District Court Hon. Roy L. Moore, Houston Judge, 245th District Court Hon. Larry E. Noll, San Antonio Judge, 408th District Court 1:15 Break Trending Technology 1:30 My Legal Feet Firmly Planted in the Clouds: Cloud-Based Practice Management Systems.75 hr (.25 ethics) Join attorney and legal consultant, Brett Burney to find out why communicating with your client is no longer business as usual. What is available in state of the art cloudbased practice management systems for communication, document exchange, billing & accounting, and accepting payments. Brett Burney, Chagrin Falls, OH Burney Consultants, LLC 2:15 Balancing Your Life in This Technical World - How to Tune Out While Still Being Tuned (Plugged) In.5 hr Avoid letting information overload, overcome your personal life and maintain a healthy professional-private balance. G. Thomas Vick, Jr., Weatherford Vick, Carney & Smith 2:45 60 Tips, Tricks and Apps: Fast-Paced Panel Presentation of Massive Practical Tips for You to Use in Your Practices Everyday 1 hr These attorneys are the best of the best at reinventing the wheel and are ready to show you shortcuts to everything from internet research to smartphone/tablet law practice to efficiency tricks. Craig Haston, Houston The Haston Law Firm Reginald A. Hirsch, Houston Law Office of Reginald A. Hirsch Rick Robertson, Plano Kristal Thomson, San Antonio Wilson, Pennypacker & Thomson Mark I. Unger, San Antonio The Unger Law Firm 3:45 Adjourn

4 fyi TexasBarCLE.com Ways to Save on This Course! Meet the Register By Deadline and Save $50 because early registrations help us ensure that sufficient course books, seating, and refreshments are available. Course materials and seating will be reserved for preregistrants until the start of the first topic. Family Law Section Members Can Save $75 by registering by the Register by date (thereafter, save $25). Not a member? To join, [email protected] or phone , x1425. Please do not send Section membership payment with your registration fee. Earn Discounts by Registering Five or More from your firm or agency. Contact Firm & Group Sales Manager Laura Angle at or [email protected]. HALF OFF for Attorneys Licensed 5 Years or Less! You read that right! See the registration form. Need Financial Assistance to Attend? TexasBarCLE offers a limited number of scholarships to attend a live course, video replay, archived online class, or webcast, or to subscribe to our Online Library. To apply or to learn more, call Mon-Fri 8am-5pm CT to Sara at , x1490. Please apply at least four weeks prior to the CLE event. Active State, County, and Texas-Area Federal Judges, Administrative Law Judges, Hearing Examiners, and Judge s Staff Attorneys May Attend for Free, Provided: (1) the course directly relates to the judge s tribunal s jurisdiction, (2) the judge is a full-time judge or retired under a judicial retirement system and (3) space is available for all paying registrants. This privilege does not extend to prosecutors, receivers, trustees, other court staff, or persons serving part-time in a judicial capacity. Actual attendance is required to receive course materials. Parking Information is subject to change and does not guarantee available space. AUSTIN: Selfparking at AT&T Center is $8/day or $14/overnight; valet parking is $15/day or $24.90/overnight (based on space availability). DALLAS: Self-parking in the underground Cityplace garage is complimentary by picking up a validation ticket from the State Bar staff onsite. If You Need Special Accommodations to Attend, please contact us as soon as possible at , x1748. For Cityplace Events in Dallas, please call us in advance of your arrival so that assisted parking can be arranged for drivers of handicap-designated vehicles. Registered But Can t Attend? Still Earn MCLE Credit and receive course materials by (1) calling , x1574 to transfer your registration to a later presentation or (2) taking the course online later, in which case you ll automatically be sent the course materials. If you wish a refund instead, mail or fax ( ) your request so that we receive it at least one business day before the program. FREE TO OUR REGISTRANTS! Online Videos and MP3s of the Topics will be available to registrants 6-8 weeks after the course. Provide your address when preregistering to be notified when and how these benefits may be accessed. (Note: Presentation lengths may vary from that which was advertised.) There s no extra charge; as a registrant, you re already entitled! Interested in Sponsoring or Exhibiting at This Course or Others? Contact Julie Marshall at or [email protected]. Policy of Impartiality The State Bar of Texas does not endorse political candidates. When a candidate for public office is included in promotion for or participates in a TexasBarCLE event, the State Bar is not taking a position for or against anyone s candidacy. 4 Reserve Your Hotel Room by November 10 because there are a limited number of special reduced rate hotel rooms available on a first come, first served basis. Inform the hotel you will be attending this State Bar of Texas course. AUSTIN Live AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center 1900 University Avenue Austin, TX $159 single or double Deadline: November 10 The reserved block of rooms could fill before the deadline. Act now! DALLAS Video Cityplace Events 2711 N. Haskell Avenue Dallas, TX No hotel rooms have been blocked for this video replay. Course Director Mark I. Unger...San Antonio Planning Committee Craig Haston...Houston Reginald A. Hirsch...Houston Chris Nickelson...Fort Worth Rick Robertson... Plano Hon. Dean Rucker... Midland Kristal C. Thomson...San Antonio G. Tom Vick Jr... Weatherford TexasBarCLE Planning Team Kandi Botello...Program Planner Michelle Townley...Sr. Program Coordinator Sandra Molina... Sr. Written Materials Coordinator Denise Steusloff...Meeting Services Coordinator Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas Jimmy Vaught...Chair Heather King... Chair-Elect Kathryn Murphy... Vice-Chair Steve Naylor...Secretary Cindy V. Tisdale... Treasurer Thomas L. Ausley... Immediate Past-Chair State Bar of Texas Trey Apffel...President Roger A. Key... Chair of the Board Allan K. DuBois... President-Elect Lisa M. Tatum... Immediate Past President Rebekah Steely Brooker...TYLA President Deborah Bullion...Chair, CLE Committee Gary Nickelson...Chair, Board PDP Committee Michelle E. Hunter...Executive Director Patrick A. Nester... Director, TexasBarCLE

5 Registration Form W A Y S T O R E G I S T E R Online TexasBarCLE.com credit card only Phone , x1574 during business hours credit card only Fax credit card only Mail State Bar of Texas LB# P.O. Box Dallas, TX check or credit card Registering five or more? Laura Angle at [email protected] for group discount information. Lawyers licensed 5 years or less attend for HALF OFF! Family Law Technology 360: Family Law Technology [5080] q Austin LIVE, December 4-5, $595 Take $50 OFF: Register by November 20, 2014 q Licensed 5 years or less, HALF OFF...$297.50* q Dallas VIDEO, January 8-9, $495 Take $50 OFF: Register by December 29, 2014 q Licensed 5 years or less, HALF OFF...$247.50* 1 2 *No discounts in section 3 may be taken I may attend complimentary because I am a (see p. 4): q Qualifying judge or q Judge s staff attorney Registration Includes: Sponsored breakfast on Thursday Lunch provided both days Thursday evening welcoming social sponsored by the Family Law Section Speaker Bullpen with live demos Complimentary wireless signal in the meeting room I m entitled to 1 or 2 discounts on the course: q $50 OFF because I m registering by the Register by date at the left. (If by mail, date of postmark will be determinative.) $25 OFF because (choose 1 box only) I m a member of the q Family Law Section q State Bar College q Paralegal Division Written materials will be provided as a PDF download only. Register in advance and we ll send you an to download/print the materials when they become available. (You must be a registered user of TexasBarCLE.com to use this feature. Becoming a registered user is free and only takes a moment.) Note: We recommend not waiting until you arrive at the course to download the materials, since internet access may be limited. 3 My total is $. I am paying by: q Check (enclosed) payable to the State Bar of Texas for $ q Visa q MasterCard q AMEX q Discover PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY Account No. Exp. Date Name on card (Please print) Signature State Bar Membership No. Registrant Name Firm Name/Court Address for Bar-Related Mail City/State Zip Phone ( ) Fax ( ) (required for registrant s PDF download option): A confirmation of your registration will be sent to the address you provide. For information on audio CDs of course topics, contact our DVD CLE service at , x1575. MP3 files of topics will be downloadable from TexasBarCLE.com 6-8 weeks after the course. QUESTIONS? , x FD

6 State Bar of Texas P.O. Box Austin, TX Family Law Technology Course: LIVE - Austin December 4-5, 2014 VIDEO - Dallas January 8-9, 2015 NON PROFIT ORG U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO AUSTIN, TEXAS For only $40 annually, you can join the Family Law Section. Join the Family Law Section Mark Your Calendar! 3 LIVE Sites for Legislative Update: Family Law Summer 2015 Locations TBD - Houston / Dallas / Austin Marriage Dissolution Institute LIVE Dallas April 9-10, 2015 Westin Galleria Hotel With your membership, you will receive the quarterly Section Report on significant case law and statutory changes as well as the Bibliography edition and Legislative edition (published every other year) and the Family Lawyer s Essential Tool Kit (which is mailed each April) absolutely FREE. Advanced Family Law Course LIVE San Antonio August 3-6, 2015 Marriott Rivercenter The Membership Application is available at Also available for purchase are the following publications: The Family Law Client s Essential Handbook Checklist Predicates Manual Your Deposition/Your Courtroom DVDs Masters in Family Law (New Course!) LIVE Horseshoe Bay September 24-26, 2015 Horseshoe Bay Resort The publication order form is available at 6