The virtual world of NFTs and Web3 is developing rapidly, and within this space, intellectual property disputes are now cropping up at a similarly rapid pace. Diane Littlejohn, Kristen Roberts, and Jessica Neer McDonald talk through their TECHSHOW presentation on trademark and copyright issues arising from NFTs and Web3 and share how to assess goals and uses for virtual content to decide what protections a creator may need. 

Diane Littlejohn is an attorney currently serving as the Executive Director of the Technology Law and Policy Center at North Carolina Central University School of Law.

Kristen G. Roberts, Founder & Managing Attorney at Trestle Law, APC is a California-based intellectual property attorney who helps business owners build a bridge from their brands to their bank accounts.

Jessica Neer McDonald is founder of intellectual property law firm Neer McD PLLC, based in Miami, Florida.

Change is difficult, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t needed. So, what might we need to do to change the way we conceive of legal services? Lynda Shely, Darth Vaughn, Jayne Reardon, and Ed Walters share highlights from their keynote—a fictional public hearing—debating the idea of modifying attorney Rules of Professional Conduct to address challenges in access to justice and legal service delivery.

Lynda Shely, of The Shely Firm, PC, Scottsdale, Arizona, provides ethics and risk management advice to lawyers and law firms.

Darth Vaughn serves as Litigation Counsel and leads the Legal Innovation & Technology Operations team for Ford Motor Company’s Office of General Counsel.

Jayne Reardon is the former executive director of the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism.

Ed Walters is the CEO and co-founder of Fastcase.

ChatGPT’s ability to work at the level of language is already catching the attention of litigators around the world. Pablo Arrenondo and Stephen Embry recap their talk at TECHSHOW on how ChatGPT and other AI can be used as tools to aid attorneys in legal practice. They discuss concerns with accuracy and bias and also explore the many positive opportunities presented by this burgeoning tech.

Pablo Arredondo is co-founder and chief innovation officer at Casetext.

Stephen Embry is a member of Frost Brown Todd LLC and part of the firm’s class action, privacy, and mass tort groups.

As Web3 and the metaverse continue to grow in their reach, more and more people are using cryptocurrency—even to pay their legal fees. What do lawyers need to know about these new forms of payment? Jessica Neer McDonald and Jamie Szal give an overview of blockchain, cryptocurrency, and Web3 payment sources and explain their legal and ethical implications for law firms.

Jessica Neer McDonald is founder of intellectual property law firm Neer McD PLLC, based in Miami, Florida.

Jamie Szal is a partner at Brann & Isaacson, where she focuses her practice on assisting businesses in all aspects of state and local tax controversy.

The newest market for legal professionals may not exist in the physical world, but legal matters in the metaverse are very real, opening up a host of opportunities for attorneys. Kristen Roberts, Diane Littlejohn, and Mathew Kerbis talk us through the basics of the metaverse and its expanding need for legal services.

Kristen G. Roberts, Founder & Managing Attorney at Trestle Law, APC is a California-based intellectual property attorney who helps business owners build a bridge from their brands to their bank accounts.

Diane Littlejohn is an attorney currently serving as the Executive Director of the Technology Law and Policy Center at North Carolina Central University School of Law.

Mathew R. Kerbis is an associate attorney at Condon & Cook, LLC focusing his practice in civil litigation defense of first-party and third-party insurance and personal injury matters.

If you’ve run into a problem that you can’t seem to solve in-house, it might be time to seek out an integration partner. Tressa Schultze and Catherine Stock talk with Laurence Colletti about the benefits of these partnerships and how they help lawyers streamline processes and develop efficient, profitable legal practices.

Tressa Schultze leads product and integration strategy at MyCase.

Catherine Stock is partnerships manager at InfoTrack US.

Following their keynote panel, Laurence Colletti sits down with Jazz Hampton, Erin Levine, Kimberly Bennett, and Jack Newton to hear their thoughts on the current state of technology in legal practice. They talk about dealing with fast-paced change, the pursuit of vision in the face of adversity, and engaging with technology to craft a better future.

Jazz Hampton is CEO and general counsel at TurnSignl.

Erin Levine is a certified family law specialist, owner of Levine Family Law Group, and founder of Hello Divorce.

Kimberly Bennett is the Co-Founder of Fidu, a client experience platform.

Jack Newton is the CEO and co-founder of Clio, a pioneer in cloud-based legal technology.

Gyi Tsakalakis, co-chair of TECHSHOW 2023 gives the lowdown for ABA TECHSHOW sessions, events, and special speakers. Stay tuned for Chicago travel-foodie tips, plus a skosh of stoic wisdom. #Mirth 

Many of the forensic sciences featured in shows like the ‘Forensic Files’ have been debunked and are now considered to be ‘Junk Science’... but that doesn’t mean that the people convicted under them are suddenly free. The Innocence Project’s Chris Fabricant is a nationally acclaimed author and expert on the use of forensic science. He and our executive producer Laurence Colletti sit down to discuss “Junk Science” and how it sent many innocent people to prison for crimes they didn’t commit. 

Chris Fabricant is the author of ‘Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System’.

Meet the hosts and producer-composer for SideBar, our new podcast covering Constitutional and Civil Rights. Never boring, this show features acclaimed authors, notable commentators, expert lawyers, and law professors. Don’t touch that dial... Episode 1 with author and political activist David Pepper plays right after this episode!