Criminal Defense Law With An Apple

Head over to the Trial Technologist’s View for a review on Mac’s in Trial 2. He has been providing a day-by-day overview of the seminar.

The Mac Tech blog is providing an exciting new service: live training webinars. The next one is just a few days away. I have not decided whether I am attending but would love to hear from any readers on what they thought of the offering.

Update: From Mac Tech Blog, “Discounts will be offered for those who take advantage and sign-up for multiple webinars ahead of time. So save yourself some $$ and sign up early.I will post sign-up forms for each webinar as they become available along with payment options. All major credit cards and Paypal will be accepted.”

From Kern Lewis:

I am VERY excited to announce that Adobe is sending Rick Borstein to speakon Acrobat for Lawyers to our Using Mac’s in Trial 2 seminar.

Rick authors a great blog on the subject which Bill Holt referred me to.

Check it out at: http://blogs.adobe.com/acrolaw

See January 14 post for full post on this upcoming event.

The folks from Bento just sent this email. I know some Criminal Defense lawyers are using Bento as a case management system. This may not be informative for those already versed in the product. If you are thinking of using Bento, this might be for you:

Join us for an informative web seminar to learn all about Bento, the new personal database by FileMaker that organizes all your information in one place. Designed specifically for Mac OS X Leopard, Bento helps manage your contacts, coordinate events, track projects, prioritize tasks, and more.

During this hour-long online event, you’ll get answers to questions such as:
What is Bento?
Who should use Bento?
How are people using Bento?
What are the differences between Bento and FileMaker Pro?
Space is limited, so be sure to register today to learn about the all new Bento!

Tuesday, January 29, 2008; 8:00-9:00 a.m. Pacific, 11:00-noon Eastern

Tuesday, January 29, 2008; 11:00-noon Pacific, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Eastern

Where: On your computer over the Internet

HOW TO REGISTER
When you come to the registration page, click the “Enroll” button in the upper left portion of your screen and enter your contact information (Note: Do not click the “log-in” button). After your registration is accepted, you will be sent an email with the necessary event participation information, which will take place over your computer.

Hosted by Foreman, Lewis & Hutchison

Date 1 pm Friday February 29 - 5pm Saturday March 1, 2008 (The group will socialize Saturday night so please try to stay until Sunday morning)

Location: Embassy Suites Outdoor World At DFW Hotel - Grapevine Texas (5 minutes from DFW airport) 2401 Bass Pro Drive, Grapevine Texas 76051. The hotel adjoins the Bass Pro Outdoor World in case you want to buy a gun, tent or boat while you are here! Hotel is walking distance to the Grapevine Mills Outlet Mall.

Travel Recommend that you fly into Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport if possible. Dallas Love field is approx twenty minutes away if you want to rent a car or pay for a cab.

Cost: $150 for the Seminar/Meals (Covers a per person charge for use of meeting rooms at hotel, refreshment breaks, Dinner Friday evening (speaker presentation during dinner), lunch Saturday (presentation during lunch), and high speed internet connection in the seminar meeting room). [I know we originally said no cost for the seminar, but based on interest it appears we have far outgrown my conference room and require seminar space from the hotel. There is still no charge for the information/seminar.]

Accommodations: Attendees are eligible for a discounted suite at the rate of $124 per night for Friday and Saturday night. Thursday night accommodations are not subject to the discounted rate and should be shopped for the lowest available rate through the hotel or outside sources such as expedia or hotels.com. Reservations can be made online or by calling 972-724-2600 and asking for the MacLaw rate. Accommodations include a breakfast buffet and a cocktail reception. In-room internet is an additional charge. The Hotel has a complementary airport shuttle.

DEADLINE: The discount rate for hotel rooms will remain available until Midnight February 8th. After that date rate may increase based on availability. The hotel may sell out of guestrooms at any time.

I am requesting that the $150 seminar fee be sent to my office by February 8 so we can adjust the seminar facilities to larger space if needed. Please send a check to Foreman, Lewis & Hutchison 611 S Main, Ste 700 Grapevine, Texas 76051 or call 817-336-5533 and ask for Kristy to pay by credit card.

Seminar Topics:

The seminar is directed to the use of Macintosh computers in a trial focused litigation practice. Some of the topics will be applicable to general law office use of Macs. A favorite portion of the seminar last year was an open discussion / sharing of specific practice based problems and solutions. The seminar should be a wonderful tool for both advanced users and those new to or considering a conversion to a Mac based practice. The use of all programs will be demonstrated in a step by step form - bring your MacBook and work along with the speaker - Topics will include:

The Electronic Trial Notebook / File Organization - Circus Ponies Notebook. [Jason Adams - creator of Circus Ponies is planning to attend! - Worth the trip by itself!]

Adobe Acrobat the less paper practice (there is no such thing as paperless) , scanning, pdf files, bookmarks and annotations, etc.

TrialSmart and DepoSmart - trial presentation of exhibits and depositions [John Callis creator of TrialSmart and DepoSmart will present]

Recording your own video depositions Quicktime, iMovie and iDVD and presenting video at trial.

Keynote/Powerpoint presentations - use bulletpoints to bore your jury at your own risk use anchor images to help tell your story

Case Management using Daylight and alternatives -

Technical Tips every litigator should know: internet via cellphone; wireless networking with co-counsel; portable printers and scanners; projectors, image and video file conversions, dealing with a windows based court staff, and lots of other things to make you look like a techno-nerd.

Continuing Legal Education Credits: the seminar received approval for CLE credit last year from the State Bar of Texas (with reciprocity available in other states per their rules). Similar accreditation will be applied for this year.

WILL THE SEMINAR BE VIDEOTAPED? I don¹t know yet. Even if it is, the CD¹s would not be available for a while so don¹t take the chance COME!

ANY QUESTIONS?? Reply to Lewis@seeyouincourt.com or call me at
817-336-5533