More and more law offices either fully virtualizing or, in the least, offloading critical functions to the cloud. The new ethics rules impose on attorneys a requirement of technological competence, and require that attorneys must be aware of the ethical implications of cloud computing. Come to this session and learn what cloud computing concerns are legitimate, which are not, and what to do to best protect you, your practice, and your clients from security threats.
Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, IL
Catherine Sanders Reach is Director, Law Practice Management and Technology for the Chicago Bar Association. She was the Director at the American Bar Association's Legal Technology Resource Center for over ten years, providing practice technology assistance to lawyers. Prior to her work at the CBA and ABA she worked in library and information science environments for a number of years, working at Ross and Hardies as a librarian. She received a master's degree in Library and Information Studies from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa in 1997.
Ms. Reach's professional activities include articles published in Law Practice magazine, Law Technology News and GPSolo Magazine. She has given presentations on the use of technology in law firms for national bar conferences, state and local bar associations and organizations such as the Association of Legal Administrators and the Association of American Law Schools. She served on the ABA TECHSHOW Board from 2007-2009 and is on the editorial advisory board for Law Technology News. In 2011 she was selected to be one of the inaugural Fastcase 50, celebrating 50 innovators, techies, visionaries, and leaders in the field of law and in 2013 was nominated Fellow Elect of the College of Law Practice Management.
Davis McGrath LLC, Chicago, IL
Kevin Thompson practices in the areas of trademark, copyright, and Internet law at Davis McGrath LLC in Chicago. As a past Chair of the Chicago Bar Association's Law Practice Management and Technology Committee, he likes to discuss ways to do cloud computing securely. Kevin graduated in 1998 from DePaul University College of Law, and is a proud Badger from his undergraduate days at UW-Madison.