ABA Techshow

Chicago: Choose From Six Seminar Tracks THE American Bar Association's annual TECHSHOW will be held March 15-17, at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers. It's sponsored by the Law Practice Management section, in cooperation with American Lawyer Media Inc.

THURSDAY, MARCH 15
8:00 - 9:00	Keynote - Martha Barnett
9:00 - 10:00	Mobile Lawyering--From Palms to Laptops to Wireless Everything! SPEAKERS: Bruce Dorner; Wells Anderson The Search for Intelligence -- Knowledge is Power SPEAKERS: Peter Krakaur; Kingsley Martin; Sally Gonzales The Universal In-Box -- Options Today and Tomorrow SPEAKERS: Janis Alexander; Steve Sebastian E-Advocacy-- How to Craft E-briefs SPEAKERS: Todd Miller; Peter Bensinger MDP, MJP, BFD (Big Financial Deal)? SPEAKERS: Ann MacNaughton; Paul McLaughlin Cutting-Edge Marketing Using Technology SPEAKERS: Nancy Roberts Linder; Greg Siskind; Gayle O'Connor
10:00 - 11:00	Vendor Exhibits
11:00 - 12:00	The $5000 Law Office Techno.System-- All the Parts and Pieces to Make Your Small Practice Hum! SPEAKERS: Jim Calloway; Storm Evans 911! The Technology SWAT Team SPEAKERS: Donna Payne; Steve Sebastian Proving You're You-- Electronic Signatures SPEAKERS: John Simek; Allison Hift Computer Forensics for Litigators SPEAKERS: Dexter Savoy; George Socha Was Orwell Right? Monitoring Your Employees-- All the Issues SPEAKERS: Brian Drier; Mary Lytle Creating Power Presentations to Win New Business SPEAKER: Ann Lee Gibson
12:00 - 1:00	Lunch
1:00 - 2:00	Get Your Practice Organized-- Case, Document & Knowledge Management for the Small Firm Lawyer SPEAKERS: Dan Evans; Phil Shuey The Cybrarian-- Evolving Roles of the Law Library SPEAKERS: Sabrina Pacifici; Sandra Gold Open Source Primer SPEAKERS: Todd Vincent; Peter Scott Electronic Discovery-- Do You Know What to Look For, and How to Find it? SPEAKERS: Daryl Teshima; Jeff Flax PLAN is Not a 4-Letter Word SPEAKERS: Natalie Thornwell; Kelly Capps; Larry Smith PDAs as Marketing Tools SPEAKERS: Curtis Linder; Larry Bodine
2:15 - 3:15	60 Hot Legal PC Tips and Netsites in 60 Minutes MODERATOR: Ross Kodner SPEAKERS: Sandy Adams; Janis Alexander; Jim Calloway; Joe Kornowski State of the Industry -- Large Firm Roundtable & Strategy SPEAKERS: Eric Steele; Ann Lee Gibson; Ed Poll Industrial Strength Document Assembly SPEAKERS: Doug Simpson; Ken Laff Web-based Litigation Support Shootout--CaseCentral, iBlaze, iConnect MODERATOR: Bill Speros C3-- Communication, Collaboration, Cooperation SPEAKERS: Larry Bodine; Sally Gonzales Contact Management Tools - Getting the Most Bang for Your Buck Interaction, MarketEase, & Small Firm dB SPEAKERS: Nancy Roberts Linder; Jeff Reade; Barry Solomon
3:15 - 4:00	Vendor Exhibits
4:00 - 5:00	50 Gadgets in 50 Minutes MODERATOR: Dave Hambourger SPEAKERS: Dan Coolidge; Ross Kodner; Sheryn Bruehl; John Lindstrom
5:00 - 6:00	Vendor Reception
FRIDAY, MARCH 16
8:00 - 9:00	Keynote-- Don Murray
9:00 - 10:00	If You Don't Bill, You Don't Eat! Small Firm Billing and Accounting Systems TABSIII, Timeslips, PC Law Jr. MODERATOR: Storm Evans SPEAKERS: Sandy Adams; Debbie Foster Unleashing Financial Data-- Time & Billing Issues for Large Firms SPEAKERS: Tom O'Connor; Phil Shuey The Portal Principle SPEAKERS: Gabe Luchetta; John Lindstrom; Faith Sloan Bring Your Own Electricity-- Using High Tech in an 1890s Courtroom SPEAKERS: Bruce Olson; Tim Piganelli ASPs - Do They Byte? MODERATOR: Andy Adkins SPEAKERS: David Baker; Steve Hatch; Patrick Schlight; Christopher Kruse How to Build an Automated Trusts & Estates Practice SPEAKERS: Dan Evans; Joe Hodges
10:00 - 11:00	Vendor Exhibits
11:00 - 12:00	Getting Organized with Case Management Systems-- Small Firm Shootout! Amicus Attorney, Abacus, TimeMatters, CaseMaster III MODERATOR: Sheryn Bruehl SPEAKERS: Ron Collins; Cathy Kenton; Bob Butler; Bruce Policky High Noon! Gunfight at the Data Corral--Case Management System Shootout for Large Firms ProLaw, LawBase, LegalEdge MODERATOR: Andy Adkins SPEAKERS: Brook Boehmler; Phil Homburger; Robert Gilmore Practical XML SPEAKERS: Sharon Nelson; Todd Vincent Trial-- The Next Generation SPEAKERS: Martin Gruen; Todd Miller Is 'Virtual' a Reality? Transforming Your Firm from Bricks to Clicks SPEAKERS: Dexter Savoy; Greg Siskind How to Build an Automated Personal Injury Practice SPEAKERS: Dave Bilinsky; Bill Gibson
12:00 - 1:00	Lunch
1:00 - 2:00	Talk to Your PC--Voice Recognition is Ready for Prime Time! MODERATOR: Natalie Thornwell SPEAKERS: Bruce Dorner; Wells Anderson High Tech Firms--How Do You Stack Up? SPEAKERS: Peter Krakaur; Kingsley Martin; David Baker Merger Trainwreck SPEAKERS: Warren Jones; Ed Poll Roll Your Own MPEG Video SPEAKERS: Bruce Olson; Tim Piganelli Dealing with Tech Zealots and Techno Peasants SPEAKERS: Debra Hix-Sikes; Wayne McLeish How to Build an Automated Family Law Practice SPEAKERS: Kelly Capps; Tom Rowe
2:15 - 3:15	Practicing Safe Computing--How to Protect Your System from Disaster SPEAKERS: Ross Kodner; Joe Kashi Profiting Beyond the Bar-- Building Ancillary Businesses SPEAKERS: Peter Krakaur; Debra Hix-Sykes; John Tredennick Abandoning the Tie that Binds -- All Things Wireless SPEAKERS: Daryl Teshima; Joe Kornowski 60 Tips & Sites for Busy Litigators SPEAKERS: Jim Keane; Bill Gleissner; Peter Bensinger; Bill Gibson Decision Makers Roundtable MODERATOR: Reba Nance SPEAKERS: David Bilinsky; Ken Laff; Larry Smith How to Build an Automated Real Estate Practice SPEAKERS: Joe Hodges; Michael Goler
3:15 - 4:00	Vendor Exhibits
4:00 - 5:00	60 Sites in 60 Minutes SPEAKERS: Burgess Allison; Mark Tamminga; Jeff Flax
SATURDAY, MARCH 17
8:00 - 9:00	Becoming WPA (Word Processing Ambidextrous)! SPEAKERS: Donna Payne; Guy Wiggins Protecting Intellectual Property-- Who Owns What? SPEAKERS: Natalie Hanlon-Leh; Seth Rowland Virus Writing and Website Hacking for Dummies SPEAKERS: Faith Sloan; Peter Scott E-Filing, Electronic Public Access, and Privacy MODERATOR: Tom O'Connor SPEAKERS: Sharon Nelson; David Glynn The Law Firm in Transition, Part 1-- Managing Consultants & Integrators, RFPs and Purchasing SPEAKERS: Brian Drier; Warren Jones; Tom Scharbach How to Build an Automated Bankruptcy and Collections Practice SPEAKERS: Wayne McLeish; Tom Rowe
9:00 - 10:30	Vendor Exhibits
10:30 - 12:00	The Small Firm Lawyer's Guide to the 'Net SPEAKERS: Gayle O'Connor; Debbie Foster; Travis Yates Security-- Sometimes it's the Devil You Know SPEAKERS: John Simek; George Socha Database Bake Off SPEAKERS: Gabe Luchetta; Mark Tamminga Business and Technology Courts-- The New Wave or The Perfect Storm? SPEAKERS: Jim Keane; Martin Gruen The Law Firm in Transition, Part 2--Implementation and Training Issues SPEAKERS: Donna Payne; Eric Steele; Guy Wiggins How to Build an Automated Intellectual Property Practice SPEAKERS: Dan Coolidge; Seth Rowland
12:00 - 1:00	Lunch
1:00 - 2:00	Intranets & Extranets-- A Primer SPEAKERS: Doug Simpson; John Tredennick Small Firm Case Study - Roundtable MODERATOR: Sheryn Bruehl SPEAKERS: Janis Alexander; Bruce Dorner; Michael Goler My Favorite Utilities SPEAKERS: Wells Anderson; Joe Kashi Increasing Traffic to Your Booth SPEAKERS: Martha Sullivan; Storm Evans Acceptable Use Policies--Managing Your Internet, Computer and Security Risks SPEAKERS: Natalie Hanlon-Leh; Mary Lytle
2:15 - 3:15	Free and Fee--Hottest Legal Research Resources SPEAKERS: Sabrina Pacifici; Sandra Gold Large Firm Case Study -- Roundtable MODERATOR: Monica Bay SPEAKERS: Steve Sebastian; Warren Jones; Todd Miller My Favorite Litigation Tools SPEAKERS: Bill Speros; Bill Gleissner Setting Up Electronic Commerce on Your Web Site SPEAKERS: Travis Yates; Allison Hift Legal Ethics in the 21st Century -- MDPs, MJPs, PGPs, and Other Things that Go Bump in the Night SPEAKERS: Ann MacNaughton; Paul McLaughlin
3:30 - 5:00	TECHSHOW Jeopardy! We can't let another TECHSHOW go by without testing your techno.legal wit. This special edition of TECHSHOW Jeopardy will pit attendees, exhibitors, & faculty against each other in a fun-filled session, guaranteed to test your knowledge.