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When COVID-19 began hitting the United States hard in spring 2020, Janine Sickmeyer was among those in the bankruptcy world who thought that there would be a tsunami of cases. But contrary to the prognostications of many, the influx of bankruptcy matters never materialized. Special thanks to our sponsors, Alert Communications and Nota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kraken, a cryptocurrency exchange, was forced by a court to provide user lists to the IRS. But, without probable cause and a warrant, isn’t that a violation of the 4th Amendment for traders not currently under investigation? Donna F. Hartl and Jake Nicholson from the law firm of Roetzel & Andress join us. Special thanks to our sponsor Nota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our 200th Episode! Former President Donald Trump files a class action lawsuit against the world’s biggest social media companies. Does that mean we will lose Twitter, Facebook, or YouTube? Ken White (of Popehat) returns to Ken-Splain. Special thanks to our sponsor Nota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are there good ways to develop your legal technology expertise in a hurry? Well, Dennis and Tom’s short answer is no, but don’t let that get you down! Tune in for their tips and resources for building your knowledge base and gaining a greater understanding of the ever-expanding relationship between technology and law. This time on “Hot or Not?”, the guys examine asynchronous audio/video tools and offer their take on this tech’s practicality in the workplace. As always, stay tuned for the parting shots, that one tip, website, or observation you can use the second the podcast ends. Have a technology question for Dennis and Tom? Call their Tech Question Hotline at 720-441-6820 for answers to your most burning tech questions. Special thanks to our sponsors, Colonial Surety Company, ServeNow, and Nota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As part of a continuing effort to show the different career paths open to paralegals, host Carl Morrison welcomes a fellow legal operations expert to share his backstory. Tom Stephenson, legal operations manager at Teladoc Health, shares his career trajectory from paralegal in private practice, legal tech consultant to the head of legal operations. Stephenson and Morrison discuss the increasing value of legal operations in helping legal teams run more efficiently and make better decisions. Tom Stephenson is head of legal operations at Teladoc Health. Special thanks to our sponsors, NALA, ServeNow, and CourtFiling.net. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Labster Valentina Rose shares about how systems and technology she put in place have helped propel her firm forward. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Thanks to Rocket Matter, Rankings.io, TextExpander, and Postali for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What can you do if you don't have the law on your side? Have you considered telling the judge that legal research is an insult to you both? Because that's what one of the lawyers in the various Trump election suits tried. The judge didn't go for it. Meanwhile, the big man himself is searching for lawyers around Mar-a-Lago and this gets Joe wondering how regular folks find lawyers these days. Kathryn fills us in on a reality TV personality turned lawyer who has joined the Biden administration. And apparently everyone is still attacking Joe in other publications. Special thanks to our sponsors, Lexicon and Nota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nation leaders at the G7 summit in Cornwall, England discussed the possibility of mandating certain “climate disclosures” on the financial reports of their nation's corporations. Does that mean American Corporations will be subject to foreign regulations on their home exchanges and how much could compliance cost? Jacob Hupart from the Mintz law firm joins us to answer those questions. Special thanks to our sponsor Nota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this part two of two, Sonia continues her conversation with Ravi Ramanathan and Mathew Kerbis about financial health. In this episode, they discuss what you need to consider before refinancing your student loans, the recommended savings everyone should have, and whether or not the Nintendo Switch can save you money. {hint} ... It’s about less subscriptions and more Mario. Special thanks to our sponsor, The Velvet Hammer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this part one of two, Sonia Russo is joined by her friend and unofficial financial advisor Ravi Ramanathan as well as our financial wellness segment host Mathew Kerbis to talk about ways to become and remain financially healthy (even early in your career). Among the many topics of discussion are higher cost of living, managing student loans, and living within your means. {hint} ... It’s either brunch or property. Special thanks to our sponsor, The Velvet Hammer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the news, market consolidation continues with Litify’s purchase of LegalStratus. And the guys discuss Ohio’s recent short-sighted decision to roll back lawyer advertising by banning competitive brand bidding. Gyi and Conrad have more schooling to do when it comes to lawyer ad regulation. But first, the two create a glossary of online ad payment types: CPC, CPM, CPL, and CPA. Listen carefully. There may be a quiz down the line. In a new segment, “Dear State Bar Regulator,” Gyi appeals to bar regulators in Texas, Florida, and South Carolina to revisit rules that put lawyers at a competitive disadvantage in modern law practice. Gyi and Conrad invite reviews of #LHLM, even from bar leaders who may never again invite them to speak at a conference. Special thanks to our sponsors Alert Communications, LexisNexis® InterAction®, LawYaw and Clio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jared’s got a long list of how law firms’ poorly manage documents, and, well, maybe you’re no better. Tune in for his advice on how to manage your law firm files the right way. (1:44) Next, Kara Vaval seriously debunks the myth that lawyers have to choose career over family, sharing how her unique life experiences motivated her to overhaul her goals and create a flexible, lucrative legal career. (9:34) And, finally, lots of crazy shit happens in Florida, so Jared turned the “Florida Man” meme into a game! Find out whether Kara can tell which news stories actually feature a true “Florida Man.” (31:30) Kara Vaval is an author, keynote speaker, business development coach, and the President of Vaval Law, a personal injury law firm. Check out Jared's recent appearance on Kara's podcast here. Since we shouted out our peeps in Christmas, Florida, we figure maybe it’s time for some Christmas in July. So here’s our early Christmas list! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4VOcsU4ONqqvLkB0fEET3N?si=ef02604faa0c456d Our opening track is Two Cigarettes by Major Label Interest. The music for the Legal Trends Report Minute is I See You by Sounds Like Sander. Our closing track is Epic Week Abroad by Sam Barsh. Special thanks to our sponsors TimeSolv, Clio, Scorpion, and Alert Communications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Supreme Court gave the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) an update with a recent decision but where does that leave state criminal laws? Will our streets become more dangerous? Professor Douglas Berman from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law returns to do a lot of law-splainin’. Special thanks to our sponsor Nota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If a crisis has affected you or someone you know in the legal community, the State Bar of Michigan wants to help! Their newly implemented SOLACE Program offers support in the event of a catastrophic illness, accident, or event; and this help is available to all legal professionals and law students in Michigan. On Balance hosts JoAnn Hathaway and Molly Ranns welcome Bruce Courtade and Rob Mathis to discuss how this program operates and how Michigan’s legal community can learn more and get involved in the SOLACE network. Bruce Courtade is an attorney at Rhoades McKee and a former president of the State Bar of Michigan. Robert Mathis is the pro bono service counsel for the State Bar of Michigan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawyers are expected to go to great lengths to represent their client’s interests. But what is actually required of them and when does zealous advocacy go too far? Stacie Rosenzweig from Halling & Cayo joins us to talk about Rudy Giuliani’s suspension and what we can learn from it. Special thanks to our sponsor Nota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Declaration of Independence famously states "that all men…are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights”. But do those or similar unalienable rights extend beyond people? According to groups like the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature, our ecosystem - the trees, oceans, animals and mountains - are entitled to rights of their own. So was the Declaration of Independence too limited in its language? Does nature have its own “self-evident” rights? On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, host Craig Williams is joined by Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin, an attorney at Shearwater Law PLLC, to discuss what rights we have to access nature, whether there is a requirement for the government to preserve nature for us, and if we have any legal rights to force the preservation of other species. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lab coach Ryan McKeen about the components of a business strategy and how to put one together to create a firm you’re proud of. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Thanks to Lawmatics, Postali, Rankings.io, and TextExpander for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cedar Point Nursery vs. Hassid is a Supreme Court case that determines if property owners can be forced to let union bosses into their businesses to negotiate with their employees against them? Ilya Shapiro from the CATO Institute returns to guide us through the analysis. Special thanks to our sponsor Nota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The SCOTUS Term is over and so is any remotely text-based interpretation of the Voting Rights Act. Justice Alito pulled off a smooth rewriting of the statute with nary a peep from his textualist colleagues. It looks like this is going to be our future for a while. And it's a future that will apparently include Justice Breyer who appears to have locked in to staying on the Court, all common sense aside. Speaking of common sense, how much money might you sacrifice to have work from home flexibility? For most of you out there, it's a lot. Special thanks to our sponsors, Lexicon and Nota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the 50th anniversary of the Pentagon Papers case approached, First Amendment scholars Lee Bollinger and Geoffrey Stone knew they wanted to mark the occasion somehow. Much has changed since RAND Corporation employee Daniel Ellsberg decided spend weeks photocopying some 7,000 pages of a classified report on the war in Vietnam and sneaking them out via his briefcase to be published by the New York Times and the Washington Post. For one thing, since 2011, the complete report has been made available to the public by the National Archives. For another, it has become both easier to download and spirit away classified information, and easier to use digital trails to identify any leakers. In the digital age, should we still be using the Pentagon Papers case as precedent, and how should we approach modern examples of leakers like Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning and Reality Winner? Bollinger and Stone gathered together about 30 experts in the fields of national security, journalism and academia to tackle the questions raised by 50 years of post-Pentagon Papers jurisprudence. The commission's report and essays from the various contributors were compiled into the book National Security, Leaks and Freedom of the Press: The Pentagon Papers Fifty Years On. In this episode of the Modern Law Library, Bollinger and Stone discuss their experience working on the project, the developments they found most surprising, and some of the best practices suggested by the commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Congressman Jamie Raskin joins Dave Scriven-Young to give us a behind-the-scenes tour of what a Presidential Impeachment trial looks like as they discuss the last efforts from the House of Representatives to impeach former President Donald J. Trump. Stay tuned for Darryl Wilson’s tips on artificial intelligence and the legal issues that may arise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Gow and Craig Sylvester from expert service provider Jensen Hughes discuss how the latest technologies are impacting marine loss claims. Special thanks to our sponsor, AM Best Company, Best’s Insurance Professional Resources, including Qualified Member attorneys, adjusters and expert service providers.john Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Out-of-state Doctors are remote-treating patients in Arizona. But what are the limitations and will this actually be the future of medicine? Professor Katharine Van Tassel from Case Western Reserve University School of Law walks us through it. Special thanks to our sponsor Nota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wishing you a wonderful holiday weekend with pomp, parade, and Illuminations from one end of this continent to the other... Happy 4th of July! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Close to leaving the profession she worked so hard to join, Giugi Carminati realized what was missing: Legal project management. But there was a problem. By their very natures, lawyers are resistant to the methods and processes that make legal project management most effective. Carminati and host Christopher Anderson talk about how legal project management is slowly being adopted and embraced in the legal profession. Carminati explains how this change in management can help firms retain women and lawyers of color before they get fed up and flee. Giugi Carminati is an experienced litigator and certified Legal Project Manager and eDiscovery Director for NDH, LLC. Special thanks to our sponsors, Scorpion, Lawclerk, Alert Communications and LawYaw. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not everyone is thrilled about going back to the office, but it seems that more and more businesses are setting dates for their employees’ required return. This begs the question – should employers be able to demand their workers’ physical presence? Dennis and Tom talk through the many issues at play here, and whether we ever can (or should) get things “back to normal.” This time on “Hot or Not?”, Dennis and Tom give an update on their Second Brain projects, sharing their individual progress and the notable ways they’ve been implementing their chosen tech. As always, stay tuned for the parting shots, that one tip, website, or observation you can use the second the podcast ends. Have a technology question for Dennis and Tom? Call their Tech Question Hotline at 720-441-6820 for answers to your most burning tech questions. Special thanks to our sponsors, Colonial Surety Company, ServeNow, and Nota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sylvia Borunda Firth has been sworn in as the new president of the State Bar of Texas! Host Rocky Dhir welcomes Sylvia to discuss her hopes for the presidency, particularly her passion for diversity and inclusion. As the first Hispanic woman and first person from El Paso to ascend to the presidency, Sylvia discusses her unique campaign path, the importance of these “firsts” and the progress they represent, and then also zeros in on two specific issues: her hopes to tackle the problem of “legal deserts” in the state, and her thoughts on McDonald et al v. Sorrels et al and why a mandatory state bar is good for Texas lawyers. Sylvia Borunda Firth is a solo practitioner in El Paso, Texas and State Bar of Texas President for 2021-22. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Labster Mike Howard talks about how he is using the traits we teach in The Small Firm Roadmap to grow and improve his criminal defense firm. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Thanks to Termageddon, TextExpander, Postali, and Rankings.io for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is “Amazon Sidewalk” and does it come in peace? Professor Bryant Walker Smith from the University of South Carolina School of Law joins us to explain how Jeff Bezos turned our home wifi into his free network using our smart devices. How does it work? What does it do? Tune in to find out! Special thanks to our sponsor Nota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The National Association of Legal Assistants is seeing record registration numbers for its second all-virtual annual meeting in July. NALA CEO Vanessa Finley joins host Jill Francisco to preview this year’s catalog of hot topics, standards, and certification courses. And Finley explains how to register to attend public events for free. At its July meeting, courses cover a range of trending issues – qualified immunity and immigration law – to practical skills, such as case planning with Agile or Scrum, how to write appellate briefs, and avoiding the unauthorized practice of law. On the topic of UPL, Finley and Fransisco discuss how the regulatory landscape is changing when it comes to who can deliver legal services. Opening markets in as many as 17 states is leading to increased demand and expanded roles for paralegals. This is especially the case for limited licensed legal technicians and document preparers, Finley explains. Vanessa Finley is chief executive officer of the National Association of Legal Assistants. Special thanks to our sponsors, NALA, ServeNow, CourtFiling.net and Legalinc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this edition, guest host Trisha Rich and co-host Jennifer Byrne are joined by public relations and legal marketing expert Debra Pickett of Page 2 Communications for a discussion about how lawyers can shift their mindset from lawyer to entrepreneur and embrace the art of shameless self-promotion to build their book of business. Special thanks to our sponsors, CourtFiling.net. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Kathryn welcome Chris Williams, the newest writer to the Above the Law staff, to discuss the latest Above the Law law school rankings. Chris's alma mater tied with Harvard this year and we discuss the ATL model and how it comes up with these numbers. We also discuss last week's biggest story: an associate who billed for over a year to a closed matter. Yikes. Special thanks to our sponsors, Lexicon and Nota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can you recall the moment your childhood ended? Jared does. For him, it all dates back to a fateful day in 1986. (1:50) Next, Jess Birken of the Birken Law Office joins Jared to share the best tips for “spring cleaning” your law firm. Tune in to learn how to eliminate the waste holding you back. (9:16) And finally, we find out what makes Minnesota so unique. (Duck, Duck, Gray Duck? What is that mess about?). (25:27) Every good “spring clean” needs a good soundtrack, so check out these inspirational tunes and get motivated! Spotify playlist! Our opening track is Two Cigarettes by Major Label Interest. The music for the Legal Trends Report Minute is I See You by Sounds Like Sander. Our closing track is August by Dario Benedetti. Special thanks to our sponsors TimeSolv, Clio, Scorpion, and Alert Communications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon introduces Special Directive 20-06 which curtails the use of cash bail for certain types of crime. So what are those offenses and what happens when offenders are instantly allowed back on the streets? Deputy District Attorney Michele Hanisee from Los Angeles County joins us. Special thanks to our sponsor Nota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the dean of Pennsylvania State University's law school during the COVID-19 pandemic, and at a time of significant social unrest, Hari Osofsky tried to say yes whenever possible. Leadership involves taking in a variety of viewpoints, she explains, and recognizing what students, professors and administration want is a good way to guarantee people that they are being heard. Special thanks to our sponsor, LawPay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Affordable Care Act survived another Supreme Court challenge in ‘California vs. Texas’. But what was actually resolved and what does that mean for future challenges to Obama Care? Aron Solomon from Esquire Digital law-splains. Special thanks to our sponsor Nota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Supreme Court has seen a number of religious freedom cases so far in 2021. In a 5-4 ruling in Tandon v. Newsom, the high court struck down COVID-related restrictions on group religious activities in private homes. Also, in Fulton v. Philadelphia, a case involving a Catholic group that objects to placing foster children with same-sex couples, SCOTUS ruled that the city of Philadelphia violated the First Amendment when it froze the contract of the Catholic Foster Care Agency. So, did the addition of Justice Amy Coney Barrett impact these religious freedom cases? Do these decisions set any sort of precedent for future cases? On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, host Craig Williams is joined by Professor Jim Oleske from Lewis & Clark Law School, to discuss SCOTUS & religious freedom, focusing on the shadow docket, the rulings stemming from COVID restrictions, and the impact these rulings will have on future cases centered around religion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Known nationwide for her technology and legal management expertise, Natalie Kelly has recently brought her skills to the Southern Poverty Law Center to help them modernize their legal department operations. Sharon Nelson and Jim Calloway talk with Natalie about her new role and the work done by the center to advance civil rights and racial justice. Natalie discusses the technology used to help the center refresh its operations, highlights her focus on promoting collaboration, and gives an overview of how the center’s practice areas work to advance human rights. Natalie Kelly is the director of legal management for the Southern Poverty Law Center. Special thanks to our sponsors, Scorpion, Blackletter Podcast, Alert Communications and Nota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Dean Blachford just hanged his solo shingle eight weeks ago. But he didn’t jump into solo practice blind. Instead, he reviewed New Solo’s back catalog and sought advice from host Adriana Linares. He joins Linares to share his crash course on striking out on his own. Five Categories of Must-Listen Episodes: 5) Inspirations from famous people What New Solos can Learn from Han Solo New Trends in Practice Management Implementing the Right Processes with Ernie Svenson 4) Building a marketing plan Back to Basics: Smart Marketing for New Solos – Part 1 Back to Basics: Smart Marketing for Solos Part 2 From Clicks to Clients: The Law Firm Marketing Funnel Explained CRM: Using Client Relationship Management in Your Law Firm CRM Value: How Lawmatics Enhances Client Experience Up Your Marketing Game with Newsletters 3) Planning for proper financial management Money Management 101 for Solo and Small Firm Professionals Oh, The Messes We See 2) Nailing down a collections strategy Marco Brown’s Eight Commandments for Getting Paid 1) Best of New Solos What Storms May Come: Preparing your Firm for Natural Disaster Decamping to Puerto Rico The Unorthodox Path to Becoming a Lawyer Client Acquisition in the 21st Century: With Instagram & TikTok?? Blachford’s Tech Stack: Microsoft Teams for team meetings and video conferencing Microsoft Word and Excel for planning and collaboration Hubspot for contact relationship management RingCentral to manage business calls Clio for ease of clerk and client use LawPay for client payment flexibility New Insights (brought to you by Nota): Veteran practitioner Starlett Massey answers litigation associate Melanie Kalmanson’s question: Question 2 of 4: "What is the most underutilized tool in litigation?" Special thanks to our sponsors, Lawclerk, Alert Communications, Abby Connect, and Clio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lab coach Kelly Street is talking with therapist Sherry Walling about what it looks like to carry your client’s trauma. If today’s podcast resonates with you and you haven’t read The Small Firm Roadmap yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Thanks to DK Global, Rankings.io, TextExpander, and Postali for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COVID’s isolation plus reliance on new technology left our senior citizens more vulnerable to fraudsters. But how can we stop these criminals? Josh Jones from Bressler Aimery & Ross gives us tips and information. Special thanks to our sponsor Nota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NCAA's amateurism model got obliterated 9-0 by the Supreme Court, with a concurrence inviting more lawsuits to tear the whole thing down. Meanwhile raises continue throughout the legal world and we grapple with whether or not we're contributing to a culture of greed. Finally, the Kraken lawyers face a reckoning not seen since Perseus pulled out Medusa's head. Special thanks to our sponsors, Lexicon and Nota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Summer is upon us, vaccinations are making travel safer, and you may be looking forward to getting some leisure reading done. In this episode of the Modern Law Library, host Lee Rawles shares some of the books she’s read since our favorites reads of 2020 episode. We are also re-airing a 2017 interview we did with David Grann, author of Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI. A film adaptation of the book is currently in production, with Martin Scorsese directing and Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemmons and Lily Gladstone featured as actors. Check out the interview before the movie's expected release in 2022. Mentioned in this episode: The Premonition, by Michael Lewis https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393881554 In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox, by Carol Burnett https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/259024/in-such-good-company-by-carol-burnett/ The Second World War, by Anthony Beevor https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/antony-beevor/the-second-world-war/9780316084079/ D-Day: The Battle for Normandy, by Anthony Beevor https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/288959/d-day/ A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: A Cultural History of Murder in Ancient Rome, by Emma Southon https://www.emmasouthon.com/a-fatal-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-forum The Pacific War Trilogy by Ian W. Toll - Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942 https://wwnorton.com/books/pacific-crucible - The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942-1944 https://wwnorton.com/books/the-conquering-tide - Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945 https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393080650 The Romanovs: 1613-1918, by Simon Sebag Montefiore https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/116185/the-romanovs-by-simon-sebag-montefiore/ 500 Miles from You, by Jenny Colgan https://www.harpercollins.com/products/500-miles-from-you-jenny-colgan?variant=32128904626210 Scottish Bookshop series by Jenny Colgan https://www.goodreads.com/series/263886-scottish-bookshop Practical Magic, by Alice Hoffman https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/287086/practical-magic-by-alice-hoffman-with-a-new-introduction-by-the-author/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest news about Google’s update to Core Web Vitals has led to a flurry of opportunistic emails from SEO companies offering their services to “fix” problem points for firms. Gyi and Conrad offer some reassurance, buyer beware tips, and what to focus on with this latest Google rollout. Their predictions for further market consolidations hit the mark again, this time with news of the acquisition of SEO industry leader Moz by IContact Marketing Corp. Rounding out the news, they explain what’s new about Google’s new tool, Search Console Insights. Diving deeper into Clio’s information-rich Legal Trends Report, Gyi and Conrad welcome Friend of the Podcast George Psiharis to talk about lawyer hireability and the disconnect between what lawyers think clients want and what clients say they want from their lawyers. The three discuss how the disconnect makes sense but how fixing the issues isn’t necessarily so simple. Special thanks to our sponsors Alert Communications, LexisNexis® InterAction®, LawYaw and Clio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio’s Attorney General Dave Yost filed a lawsuit to turn Google into a public utility so it can be regulated as a common carrier. This might sound far out but Ohio’s unique law gives them legal grounds to try it. But what does all this mean? Harold Feld from Public Knowledge gives us the skinny. Special thanks to our sponsor Nota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mental health problems have long been a prevalent issue amongst both law students and practicing lawyers, but have things gotten better as the profession has sought to increase awareness and reduce the stigma surrounding these concerns? Meg Steenburgh welcomes Patrick Krill for a broad discussion on legal field mental health and his extensive research and work in this area. Patrick offers invaluable perspectives on how to be in tune with your own mental health and how to seek help when you need it. Patrick Krill is an attorney, licensed and board-certified alcohol and drug counselor, author, researcher, and advocate who has spearheaded numerous groundbreaking efforts to improve mental health in the legal profession. Thank you to our sponsor NBI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when you are surrounded by Canada and water during COVID-19? If you’re an American living in Minnesota’s Northwest Angle, you get cut off from civilization. So how did everyone survive? Brad Dokken from the Grand Forks Herald tells us about this true-life "Tale of Two Lakes". Special thanks to our sponsor Nota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Looking for some simple ways to make life just a little bit better? Dennis and Tom challenge themselves to fire through 20 simple technology-related tips in just 20 minutes, from useful shortcut commands, to favorite apps, to smarter tech habits, and more! On “Hot or Not?”, they discuss whether making cell phone calls is really useful or necessary in this day and age and what types of issues still exist in regard to network reliability. As always, stay tuned for the parting shots, that one tip, website, or observation you can use the second the podcast ends. Have a technology question for Dennis and Tom? Call their Tech Question Hotline at 720-441-6820 for answers to your most burning tech questions. Special thanks to our sponsors, Colonial Surety Company, ServeNow, and Nota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have all seen a wave of ransomware attacks in the news as of late. For those who are unfamiliar, ransomware is a type of malware that threatens to publish, destroy, or block access to the victim's personal data unless a ransom is paid. The ransom is usually paid to these attackers through cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, impairing the ability to trace the transaction back to the perpetrator. Targets of all sizes, such as the Colonial Pipeline, McDonalds, the University of California, all the way down to dental practices, have fallen prey to these attacks. No one is immune. So could you be next? And what can we do to prevent these attacks from happening to us? On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, host Craig Williams is joined by Thomas J. Holt, director and professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No lawyer wants a failing grade, but the fact that nearly one-third of law firms have experienced a data breach makes it apparent that cybersecurity preparedness needs some major work. Focusing specifically on smaller law firms, Sharon Nelson and John Simek welcome Tom Lambotte to discuss why lawyers fail to adequately protect themselves and what they should do to bring their cybersecurity measures up to scratch. Check out Tom’s Stupid Simple Security Tips blog for quick & easy insights on protecting your data. Tom Lambotte is the founder and CEO of Security+ and GlobalMac IT. Special thanks to our sponsors CaseFleet and PInow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices