FREE E-DISCOVERY WEBCAST – LAWYER COMPETENCY IN THE AGE OF E-DISCOVERY [OCTOBER 8, 2014]
The nature of a lawyer’s duty of competence has been the subject of debate ever since the ABA revised its definition of competency two years ago to require lawyers to understand “the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology.” That debate intensified after the California state bar recently published a draft ethics opinion regarding the impact of e-discovery on a lawyer’s duty of competence. This interactive, one-hour webcast explores these issues.
Featured speakers will include:
- The Honorable Patrick Walsh, U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- Craig Ball, E-Discovery Consultant and Special Master, Austin, Texas
- Philip Favro, Senior Discovery Counsel, Recommind, Alpine, Utah
When: 1 P.M. – 2 P.M. ET
Registration: Available @ aceds.org/lawyer-competency-in-the-age-of-e-discovery/
2014 CONSTITUTION DAY – FLORIDA VIDEO CHALLENGE [OCTOBER 17, 2014]
Additional information: Available @ ivp.nawj.org/
DADE LEGAL AID PUT SOMETHING BACK – 5TH ANNUAL PATENTLY IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT, SILENT AUCTION, & CHARITY RACE TO ASSEMBLE A PATENTED INVENTION [NOVEMBER 6, 2014]
South Florida patent attorneys, inventors, engineers, techies and hipsters are invited to participate in a charity race to assemble a patented invention. Join hundreds of lawyers, judges, engineers, CPA’s, law students, celebrities and other professionals and dignitaries at the legal and business community’s Top Rated Reception of the Year. All proceeds to benefit Dade Legal Aid, the oldest civil legal services program in Miami. Those interested in competing should secure their seat at the table now as contestants limited to the first 20 teams to sign up.
Where: The Patricia & Phillip Frost Museum of Science, 3280 S. Miami Ave.
When: 6 P.M. – 8 P.M.
Registration: Available @ dadelegalaid.org/3rd-annual-non-profit-organization-pro-bono-legal-services-clinic-2/
Contact: For sponsorships, donations or information, contact Chair and Creator, Jaime Rich Vining, Esq., Friedland Vining @ jrv@friedlandvining.com
Yesterday, October 2nd, FIU Law hosted a panel discussion, “Present Threats to a Fair and Impartial Judiciary: Reactions and Responses,” with Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and President of the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ), Justice Barbara J. Pariente of the Florida Supreme Court, former Florida Supreme Court Justice Raoul G. Cantero, III and Judge Lisa Walsh of the 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida.
At the conclusion of the presentation, one of our FIU Law LL.M. students, Manuel Silva, was announced the winner of one of NAWJ’s writing competitions – Congratulations!