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This unique, cutting-edge series includes four programs that deliver practical, how-to information that you can immediately apply in your practice. Attendees will learn lessons to de-mystify the powerful technology in nearly everyone’s pocket, including the implications of extensive usage.
Times listed are Central Time.
Thursday, August 6, 2020
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
The Law of the Smart Phone: Get Smart – From Shoe Phones to Cell Phones (Not Your Grandparent’s Criminal Law)
This quick-fire session will address the intersection of smart phones and criminal law issues, including the hands-free law; biometric password protection; seizure and retrieval of cell phone data; cell tower basics/geo location information; and Google search history. This information will also be of great value to civil law practitioners.
– Marsh Halberg; Halberg Criminal Defense
– Eric Nelson; Halberg Criminal Defense
Friday, August 7, 2020
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
The Law of the Smart Phone: Smart Phone Privacy Primer
What’s on That Mobile Device and Why Should the Attorney Care? The View from a Mobile Forensics Expert – The prevalence of mobile devices in society is immense and it is still on the rise. More and more attorneys find many of their cases involve data from these devices. In this presentation, Christine will discuss: How a forensic examiner assesses a mobile device, including proper acquisitions and the initial steps of forensic analysis; The implications of recovered mobile data in a case; and Case law involving privacy, bring your own device (BYOD) and other mobile issues.
Smart Phone Privacy and Data Security: How to Assess and Minimize Risk in the Current Reality – A December 2019 headline in Forbes Magazine recently highlighted the issuance of a “New Security Warning [] for ‘Tens of Millions’ of Smartphone Users”- related to Apple’s and Google’s latest security compromises; this is just one of many stories and breaches in our modern times. So, what are the real data privacy and security risks when it comes to smart phones, and how, in our current reality where convenience reigns, do you take steps to protect your own and your clients’ and organizations ‘private information? In this presentation, Chris and Michael will leave you with broad background and recommendations for best practices.
– Christine J. Chalstrom; Shepherd Data Services
– Chris Brinkworth; Director, Forensics and eDscovery Enterprise Knowledge Partners, LLC
– Michael D. Reif; Robins Kaplan LLP
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
The Law of the Smart Phone: Smart Phone Litigation and Policy Roundup
IP and other civil litigation involving smart phones has made headlines and produced significant jury verdicts over the last ten years. Aaron Fahrenkrog and Shui Li will delve into the key issues and case outcomes in this high-visibility area, and what they mean today for legal practitioners across a variety of subject matter areas. Employees increasingly use personal smart phones, computers, and other devices to access business-related email and other data and documents. Courtney Ward-Reichard will address the potential pitfalls and risks for employers, and outline best practices and policies in a BYOD workplace, including protecting confidential trade secrets, handling non-competition and non-solicitation challenges, managing employee termination, and preserving and collecting data and information for litigation.
– Aaron R. Fahrenkrog; Robins Kaplan LLP
– Shui Li; Robins Kaplan LLP
– Courtney E. Ward-Reichard; Nilan Johnson Lewis
Friday, August 28, 2020
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
The Law of the Smart Phone: A Look at Smart Phone Addiction and Attorney Mental Health
Are We Addicted to Our Smart Phones? – As humans we are wired to respond to the social aspect of a smart phone. When we get a text, email, notification, message or the like, our brains release a pleasure chemical called dopamine. That bit of dopamine keeps us coming back for more. Learn what you need to know about the neuroscience behind our heavy societal smart phone use- in order to help yourself, our clients, your colleagues and others use this technology in the most informed way possible.
Unplug Before Your Burn Out: Smart Use of Smart Phones for Attorney Mental Health – Smart phones make lawyers more connected and mobile- able and ready to respond to client needs effectively and efficiently. The technology is a boost – it also has its downsides; several recent studies have examined the impact of technology and social media use through smart phones on mental health, revealing an alarming picture (especially in the context of the legal profession, where lawyer are already burdened with extraordinary anxiety and mental health challenges). This session will examine the impact of smart phones in the legal profession and outline key tips and behaviors that lawyers can undertake to use their phones in practice in ways that are aligned with personal and professional well-being.
– Kaz J. Nelson, MD; Associate Professor Program Director, Psychiatry Residency Vice Chair for Education, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Chair, Scientific Foundations Committee Associate Designated Institutional Officer, University of Minnesota Medical School
– Bob Schuneman; Outreach Coordinator, Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers
$225
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This package provides 7.0 total CLE credits. Credits should be reported individually for each webcast attended, not the package as a whole.
Minnesota CLE has applied to the Minnesota State Board of CLE for the standard, ethics, and elimination of bias CLE credits as listed below. Application has been made to the Minnesota State Bar Association for any "specialist" credits and to the Supreme Court ADR Program for any continuing education in ADR credits.
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The Law of the Smart Phone: Get Smart – From Shoe Phones to Cell Phones (Not Your Grandparent’s Criminal Law)
1.0 standard CLE credit
The Law of the Smart Phone: Smart Phone Privacy Primer
2.0 standard CLE credits
The Law of the Smart Phone: Smart Phone Litigation and Policy Roundup
2.0 standard CLE credits
The Law of the Smart Phone: A Look at Smart Phone Addiction and Attorney Mental Health
2.0 standard CLE credits (includes 1.0 ethics credit)
