Laura Calloway, Chair of ABA TECHSHOW 2009: ABA TECHSHOW 2009 Interviews

LexBlog's Rob La Gatta interviews Laura Calloway, who has been involved with ABA TECHSHOW for the past few years and is this year's acting chair of the event. Laura is the Director of the Alabama State Bar's Practice Management Assistance Program.



Total Attorneys Founder & CEO Ed Scanlan: ABA TECHSHOW 2009 Interviews

Rob La Gatta chats with Ed Scanlan, Founder & CEO at Total Attorneys, in the company's downtown Chicago office on Thursday, April 2.



Rocket Matter Founding Partner Larry Port: ABA TECHSHOW 2009 Interviews

Wearing one of four Rocket Matter-branded snuggies, founding partner Larry Port talks about his legal management company's services with Rob La Gatta.



Scene Systems, Inc.'s Brad Kolacinski: ABA TECHSHOW 2009 Interviews

Brad Kolacinski of Scene Systems, Inc. talks to LexBlog's Rob La Gatta about the animation services his company provides.



Gabe Acevedo of Gabe's Guide: ABA TECHSHOW 2009 Interviews

E-discovery writer & blogger at Gabe's Guide, Gabe Acevedo, takes some time out on the TECHSHOW 2009 floor to talk to Rob La Gatta about the event thus far.



Total Attorneys Affinity Manager Beth Bond: ABA TECHSHOW 2009 Interviews

At the Total Attorneys booth on the expo floor at the 2009 ABA TECHSHOW, affinity manager Beth Bond gives a rundown of the company's services to Rob La Gatta.

 

Ed Poll of LawBiz Management: ABA TECHSHOW 2009 Interviews

LexBlog had a chance to corner Ed Poll of LawBiz Management for a moment at ABA TECHSHOW 2009, and got him to answer a few questions on social media's involvement in his realm of the legal space.



Rex Gradeless (Twitter's @Rex7): ABA TECHSHOW 2009 Interviews

Most members of the legal community on Twitter will know Rex Gradeless by his handle — @Rex7, where he has amassed an army of followers from around the world. He also blogs at Social Media Law Student. We caught up with him between sessions at ABA TECHSHOW 2009.


David J. Bilinsky of Thoughtful Legal Management: ABA TECHSHOW 2009 Interviews

David J. Bilinsky, the Canadian attorney behind the well-respected blog Thoughtful Legal Management, spoke with LexBlog at ABA TECHSHOW 2009 about technology and it's ever-changing role in the legal profession.


Dominic Jaar, Legal Counsel at Ledjit Consulting: ABA TECHSHOW 2009 Interviews

LexBlog's Rob La Gatta talks to Ledjit Consulting legal counsel Dominic Jaar on the TECHSHOW 2009 floor about his take on where technology is taking the law and why he hasn't been as active a blogger in recent months as he used to be.


LawTech Partners, Inc.'s Adriana Linares: ABA TECHSHOW 2009 Interviews

Adriana Linares, President of LawTech Partners, Inc., took some time away from her busy day at the concierge desk at ABA TECHSHOW 2009 on April 3 to chat with LexBlog about her involvement in the event and why she blogs.


ABA Journal Editor & Publisher Ed Adams: ABA TECHSHOW 2009 Interviews

In one of LexBlog's final interviews conducted at TECHSHOW, Rob La Gatta caught up with the ABA Journal's Ed Adams just prior to Friday's Beer for Bloggers event to ask him about the Journal's use of new media in their online efforts.


Andy Adkins of the University of Florida's Levin College of Law: ABA TECHSHOW 2009 Interviews

LexBlog caught up with legal technology consultant, speaker and author Andy Adkins near the Concierge desk to get his take on all these new media tools — Facebook, Twitter, blogs, etc — and to gauge what value he sees in each of them.

 

Brett Burney of Burney Consultants: ABA TECHSHOW 2009 Interviews

Brett Burney, e-discovery consultant and the blogger behind the blog ediscoveryinfo chats with Rob La Gatta about social media's use in the e-discovery realm.

 

Bob Kraft of Kraft & Associates: ABA TECHSHOW 2009 Interviews

Texas attorney Bob Kraft of Kraft & Associates speaks with LexBlog's Rob La Gatta about how technology has changed the legal practice since he first became a lawyer.

 

Steve Matthews of Stem Legal: ABA TECHSHOW 2009 Interviews

LexBlog's Kevin O'Keefe chats with Canadian SEO expert Steve Matthews on how Canada's legal community compares to the United States in terms of blogging adoption rates. Steve is the founder of web marketing company Stem Legal.


Nerino Petro of Compujurist.com: ABA TECHSHOW 2009 Interviews

Nerino Petro, known for his work with the State Bar of Wisconsin and who blogs at Compjurist.com, speaks with Rob La Gatta about the perceived lack of technological innovation in his home state and more.


MonetaSuite's Cecily Drucker & Chintan Shah: ABA TECHSHOW 2009 Interviews

We stopped by the MonetaSuite booth on the expo floor Friday morning, and were fortunate enough to catch Cecily Drucker & Chintan Shah of MonetaSuite at a free moment. They gave us a rundown of their product's services and the value it brings to the legal profession.


Clio Co-Founder & CEO Jack Newton: ABA TECHSHOW 2009 Interviews

On the expo floor at TECHSHOW 2009, Jack Newton of Clio gives LexBlog's Rob La Gatta a visual tutorial of how Clio and some of its new features operate on both a standard computer and the iPhone. The Vancouver-based Clio includes a full suite of practice management tools targeted specifically at the administrative needs of sole practitioners and small firms.


Tom Mighell, 2008 TECHSHOW chair: ABA TECHSHOW 2009 Interviews

Rob La Gatta talks briefly with Tom Mighell, last year's ABA TECHSHOW chair, about Twitter's use at the event in 2009 and the other highlights Tom is looking forward to. Tom writes the Internet legal research blog Inter Alia as well as co-writing the blog and book The Lawyer's Guide to Collaboration Tools and Technologies with Dennis Kennedy.


Bob Ambrogi, lawyer, blogger & author: ABA TECHSHOW 2009 Interviews

Massachusetts lawyer & well-respected blogger Bob Ambrogi talks with Rob La Gatta and Kevin O'Keefe of LexBlog on the expo hall floor to offer his take on social media & the law.  Bob is known internationally for his writing about the Internet and technology.


Richard Susskind, keynote speaker: ABA TECHSHOW 2009 Interviews

Just after giving his keynote speech Thursday at ABA TECHSHOW 2009, Richard Susskind spoke to us for a few moments about his personal use of social media over the past few years. Richard is a legal technology expert who lectures internationally and independently advises major professional firms and national governments. His most recent book is, The End of Lawyers? Rethinking the Nature of Legal Services.