In November 2012, I was invited to give a presentation on iPads for the Chicago Bar Association by my good friend Catherine Sanders Reach. I had a great time and we had a packed house. Catherine has indicated that she’s going to have me back for an extended session in the early spring 2013.

Joan Feldman from Attorney at Work was in the audience and did a fantastic write-up of the session. It’s so good, in fact, that you could probably skip attending the session just by reading Joan’s report.

Joan covers my presentation in five areas:

1. Get better acquainted – covers some general tips on using the iPad
2. The apps – covers a few of my “top-ten must-have iPad apps for lawyers”
3. Transferring files in and out of there – covers methods for getting documents on to your iPad
4. Pointing fingers – covers my stylus (styli?) recommendations
5. Security settings – covers my recommendations for securing your iPad

You can read the full report at “Fundamental iPad Tips for Lawyers” on Attorney at Work.

 

I’m excited to announce three legal iPad presentations coming up over the next few days that each have a little bit of a different focus. If you’re close to any of these cities, pick up some “less-boring” CLE credits and come by and say hello!

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I am thrilled to be presenting “Shred Your Legal Pad, Get an iPad” with my friend Chad Burton of Burton Law at the Columbus Bar Association this Thursday, April 19, 2012. This is a special presentation for the Small Firm / Solo Practitioner Committee Meeting.

Chad and I have spoken on the iPad before and we make a great team. I cover the technical considerations of using an iPad in your practice, and Chad discusses how he actually uses it every day in managing his firm and interacting with his colleagues & clients.

Visit the Columbus Bar Association calendar of events to get more details and sign up for the session which takes place over the lunch hour 12:00pm-1:00pm.

I had the great pleasure of presenting “60 iOS Apps for Lawyers in 60 Minutes” last Saturday at the ABA TECHSHOW 2012 with Josh Barrett (www.tabletlegal.com) and Jeff Richardson (www.iphonejd.com). I had been looking forward to this for many months, since this popular tradition was started about 3 years ago.

I figured the room was going to be packed since I saw an AMAZING number of iPads at the TECHSHOW this year. iPads far, FAR outnumbered laptops this year. It was quite the game-changer to look over a room at TECHSHOW and see nothing but iPads everywhere. So I knew that the “60 Apps” session was going to be popular.

Jeff posted his list of apps yesterday and I wanted to mirror the list here, add a little color commentary, and add a few extra apps that didn’t make the final cut for the show.

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The ABA TECHSHOW comes to Chicago March 29-31, 2012 (next week!).

This annual get-together is a tremendous opportunity to learn about new technology, understand how to better use what you already have, and network with other lawyers on how they use technology in their practice.

One of the highlights of TECHSHOW (I may be a little biased) is the “Mac Track” which has grown to a full day’s worth of educational sessions, not too mention the additional sessions that cover iPhones and iPads.

I’ve been honored to serve on the ABA TECHSHOW Planning Board for the past three years and I’ve enjoyed inviting some of the most prolific Mac-using lawyers to speak. The “Mac Track” takes place on Friday, March 30, and features an incredible lineup of sessions and speakers:

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We had a standing-room only crowd for the “iLove for the iPad: Tips, Tricks & Apps” session on Monday at LegalTech NYC 2012.

I had the privilege of speaking with David Neesen, CIO of Greenberg Glusker in Los Angeles. David did an excellent job covering some of the challenges in supporting iPads at a large law firm, and I had the pleasure of sharing some of the best apps available for legal professionals on the iPad.

After the presentation, I was interviewed by Colin O’Keefe for the excellent LXBN TV from the LexBlog Network. Colin and his team have been very busy interviewing folks at LTNY and posting information about the conference.

You can view the full interview on LXBN.

I will be presenting “iLove for the iPad: Tips, Tricks & Apps” at LegalTech New York on Monday, January 30, 2012.

I will be joined on stage David Neesn, CIO of Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP.

David will cover the appeal and proliferation of the iPad in the legal world, as well as the challenges the iPad poses for law firm IT professionals. He’ll also discuss some of the options available for mobile device management (MDM).

I get the “fun stuff” in covering the best and most useful apps for iPad-toting legal professionals – everything from note-taking to document editing to legal research to remote access.

Check out the agenda for LegalTech New York 2012 and I hope to see you there!

I am thrilled to present “Practicing Law on a Mac” at the Boylston Street Apple Store in Boston this Friday, December 2, 2011 at 7:00pm.

I’ll share some of the reasons why lawyers are choosing to use Macs and describe the hardware and software that make it all possible.

On the software side, I’ll cover options for e-mail & calendaring, legal practice management (e.g. Clio, Rocket Matter, Daylite, etc.), document management, word processing (e.g. Microsoft Office, iWork, etc.), and trial preparation/presentation (e.g. Keynote, TrialSmart, etc.).

I’ll also provide tips on sharing files with your Windows brethren and some of my favorite resources for Mac-using lawyers (websites, groups, blogs, etc.).

I don’t believe there is any reservation required, but you can check the Boylston Store’s website for any updates (scroll down to the schedule for Friday, December 2, 2011).

If you’re able to make it to the presentation, make sure you say hello and tell me that you read about the presentation here on my blog. Thank you!

Apple Store, Boylston Street, Boston, MA.