On the Road with Legal Talk Network

This year at The Florida Bar Annual Convention, the Animal Law Committee presented an ‘Animal Law in Florida’ seminar. While there, Legal Talk Network producer Laurence Colletti sat down with presenters and members of the committee to discuss what animal law is, what it means to be an animal lawyer, and why education and awareness about these issues is important. Learn more about your ad choices....

Despite being illegal under federal law nationwide, marijuana businesses in states like Colorado, Washington, and Oregon are growing rapidly. With varying degrees of state licensing, where does that leave growers and sellers criminally? Moderated by Above The Law Editor Staci Zaretsky and hosted at Legal Talk Network headquarters, this Q&A podcasting event feature experts like Hilary Bricken from...

Laurence Colletti interviews Judge Michelle Sisco, Annette Pitts, and Richard Levenstein about the Constitutional Judiciary Committee and the Benchmark Civics Education Program at the 2015 Florida Bar Annual Convention. They discuss the seminar ‘Benchmarks: Raising the Bar on Civics Education’ and how similar activities are implemented throughout Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

Adriana Linares interviews Greg Coleman, president of The Florida Bar from 2014-2015, at The Florida Bar Annual Convention 2015. Together, they examine his year as president and his focus on educating Florida lawyers about technology. Coleman discusses the Practice Resource Institute, technology member benefits, the technology committee on the board of governors, and implementing technology in CLE...

On this episode of Special Reports, Laurence Colletti and Robert Sisson discuss smartphones, smartwatches, and other forms of wearable technology. Sisson explains how these technologies save lawyers time and money, improve the client experience, and allow him to practice anywhere. He delves into the way smartwatches will change mobile technology, security concerns, and what to consider before buyi...

Legal Talk Network producer Laurence Colletti interviews David Lat, founder and managing editor of Above the Law, about his new book, Supreme Ambitions. Lat shares how his own career shaped the characters in the book and to what degree political views, race, gender, and sexual preferences factor into relationships between law clerks and judges in real life. Additionally, Colletti and Lat examine t...

Paulette Brown will take the reigns as president of the American Bar Association on August 6th, 2015. Legal Talk Network producer Laurence Colletti sits down with her at the ABA National Summit on Innovation in Legal Services to discuss the innovative solutions presented at the conference and Brown’s plans for her year as ABA president. Tune in to hear about access to justice programs already in p...

In this series of Legal Talk Network interviews, producer Laurence Colletti and ABA Journal Legal Affairs Writer Victor Li interview Professor Andrew Perlman, Shantell Argyle, Dwight Smith, Judge Laurie White, Terri Mascherin, Judge Ann Aiken, and Steven Crossland. Together, they discuss the mini-presentations that were part of the ‘Bridging The Gap’ speaking event at the ABA’s National Summit on...

In this series of Legal Talk Network interviews, producer Laurence Colletti and ABA Journal Legal Affairs Writer Victor Li interview Judge Lora Livingston from the 261st Civil District Court in Travis County, Texas, Joseph West from Minority Corporate Counsel Association, and Eleanor Acer from Human Rights First. In addition, they interview Judge Charles V. Harrington from Arizona Superior Court,...

In this series of Legal Talk Network interviews, producer Laurence Colletti and CodeX Fellow Monica Bay interview Professor of Law Gillian Hadfield from University of Southern California, Professor Marshall Van Alstyne from Boston University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Mark Britton, the founder and CEO of Avvo. Together they talk about about challenges to innovation at the ABA’s...

Legal Talk Network producer Laurence Colletti interviews Judit Rius Sanjuan, Ron Dolin, Denis Weil, and Professor Manny Medrano, panelists on ‘Innovation Beyond the Legal Sphere’ at the 2015 ABA National Summit on Innovation in Legal Services. The thought leaders outside the legal profession discuss solutions to the problem of access to legal services. Whether with increased incentivization or a c...

Former Legal Talk Network host and Fellow at CodeX Monica Bay interviews Judge Charles Harrington and Avvo CEO Mark Britton at the 2015 ABA National Summit on Innovation in Legal Services. As Britton’s uncle and mentor, Judge Harrington talks about giving advice to a younger lawyer and maintaining balance in his own life. Britton discusses the immense help he had from his support systems and how d...

Former Legal Talk Network host and Fellow at CodeX Monica Bay interview keynote speaker Richard Susskind at the 2015 ABA National Summit on Innovation in Legal Services. Susskind discusses using technology for dispute resolution and containment. For example, he describes a project he’s working on in Wales that uses online dispute resolution techniques for mediation, negotiation, and even judicial...

Legal Talk Network producer Laurence Colletti and ABA Journal legal affairs writer Victor Li interview American Bar Association President William Hubbard at the 2015 ABA National Summit on Innovation in Legal Services. President Hubbard discusses the lack of civil justice for 80-85% of the U.S. population and how the conference brings regulators, lawyers, judges, professors, and technologists toge...

Legal Talk Network producer Laurence Colletti interviews Richard Barton, founder of Expedia, Zillow, and Glassdoor, about how his laws of disruption apply to innovation in access to justice at the 2015 ABA National Summit on Innovation in Legal Services. Barton’s laws are as follows: If it can be known, it will be known If it can be rated, it will be rated If it can be free, it will be free Tune i...

Legal Talk Network producer Laurence Colletti and former host Monica Bay interview Professor Oliver Goodenough, Margaret Hagan, John Suh, Lucy Bassli, and James Sandman, panelists on ‘Innovations within the Legal Sphere’ at the 2015 ABA National Summit on Innovation in Legal Services. Together, they analyze the extent to which the legal system is not working for low income and middle class people,...

Legal Talk Network producer Laurence Colletti interviews Jordan Furlong, Professor David Wilkins, and Professor Deborah Rhode, panelists from ‘Reporting Out with Reaction’ at the 2015 ABA National Summit on Innovation in Legal Services at Stanford Law School. The panel involved the discussion of challenges in the delivery of legal services and practical solutions to these issues. Together they dis...

Legal Talk Network producer Laurence Colletti, The Digital Edge host Jim Calloway, and ABA Journal legal affairs writer Victor Li interview three presenters from the 2015 ABA TECHSHOW. Jeff Richardson recommends some fun and productive apps for iOS devices. In talking about his favorite Android apps, Rick Georges mentions that any app or technological device that makes a lawyer more efficient and...

New Solo host Adriana Linares interviews Clerk of Court Chuck Diard about his courthouse that is run entirely off of Macintosh devices at the 2015 ABA TECHSHOW. Diard talks about issues he encountered, benefits of using Macs, and what it was like to teach judges, clerks, and support staff to use the new devices. Chuck Diard is the Clerk of Court in Mobile Alabama. Learn more about your ad choices....

Legal Talk Network producer Laurence Colletti interviews Chad Burton and Nicole Bradick from Curo Legal at the 2015 ABA TECHSHOW in Chicago. Together, they discuss Chad’s conference presentation on eliminating email and running a virtual law office. Cloud based tools mentioned include Basecamp, Box, Dropbox, Drive, Slack, Yammer, Clio, Rocket Matter, MyCase, and Intake 123. Chad Burton runs Burton...

Legal Talk Network producer Laurence Colletti interviews Jeff Taylor, Catherine Sanders Reach, Craig Bayer, and John Simek, speakers at the 2015 ABA TECHSHOW in Chicago. Jeff, Catherine, and Craig talk about using Mac, PC, and Android devices and how to keep them in sync. John identifies the privacy dangers for lawyers' mobile devices on public networks and what to do to help prevent breaches of c...

Legal Talk Network producer Laurence Colletti and New Solo host Adriana Linares conduct separate interviews with Ivan Hemmans, Barron Henley, and Dan Pinnington about their speeches on using Microsoft Office properly in your law firm. Hemmans focuses on the basics of Outlook, Ribbon, Calendar, and Search. Henley talks about how to save time utilizing advanced features in Word while Dan Pinnington...

Legal Talk Network producer Laurence Colletti interviews Debbie Foster, a technology consultant for lawyers, about the practice management track at the ABA TECHSHOW in Chicago. Foster discusses using technology to make regular processes for your law firm that eliminate waste and mistakes. Debbie Foster is the managing partner of Affinity Consulting Group’s Tampa Bay office and is an active member...

Legal Talk Network producer Laurence Colletti interviews Britt Lorish, Peggy Gruenke, and Haley Odom Ackerman, three Practice Management Track presenters at the 2015 ABA TECHSHOW. Lorish discusses the pressure for lawyers and law firms to move away from the billable hour, Gruenke explains how automating and documenting processes can increase efficiency, and Ackerman gives some examples of analytic...

Legal Talk Network producer Laurence Colletti interviews Digital Detectives and The Digital Edge host Sharon Nelson, Digital Detectives host John Simek, The Kennedy-Mighell Report host Dennis Kennedy, and ABA Journal: Asked and Answered host Stephanie Francis Ward at the 2015 ABA TECHSHOW. Each host briefly explains the topics discussed in their podcast and discusses preparation for and excitement...