The Oklahoma Bar Journal February 2025

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Join Us at ABA TECHSHOW 2025 By Jim Calloway and Julie Bays

A BA TECHSHOW 2025 WILL be held April 2-5 at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago. This is a new venue that will allow for an expanded expo hall with even more exhibitors. This year, OBA members can receive a discount on registration by using the code EP2507 when registering. Given the rapid rise of artificial intelligence tools in the last few years and how these tools are now being incorporated into the soft ware we use daily, this year is a great year to attend TECHSHOW. “Tackling AI’s Complex Legal and Ethical Implications” is one ses sion we predict will be popular. This year, TECHSHOW features a strong Oklahoma connection. OBA Practice Management Advisor Julie Bays is the co-chair, and several other speakers have Oklahoma ties. Kenton Brice, director of the Donald E. Pray Law Library at the OU College of Law, will be presenting “Defining Technology Competence in the Age of Generative AI,” as well as the cutting-edge program “Practicing Law in an Augmented Reality.” Julie Bays will be teaming up with Microsoft’s Ben M. Schorr, who many of you met at our summer 2024 AI conference, for “Taking Flight with Copilot.” Jim Calloway will present “Setting Tech Priorities for a Small Law Firm” with Reid Trautz, senior director at the American Immigration Lawyers Association Practice and Professionalism Center.

by Jack Newton, CEO of Clio. Mr. Newton, a pioneer in cloud- based legal practice management, will share his experiences and insights into the evolving regula tory landscape surrounding legal technology, offering valuable les sons for practitioners navigating this dynamic field. Ms. Bays and Mr. Calloway also appreciate the coincidence that Mr. Calloway was chair of TECHSHOW 2005, and Ms. Bays is co-chairing TECHSHOW 2025. This seems to verify the old saying that history doesn’t exactly repeat itself, but it does rhyme.

TECHSHOW 2025 features many experts in legal technology with fascinating content. One such session is “Navigating AI-Generated Evidence Including Deep Fakes,” presented by Professor Maura R. Grossman and Judge Scott Schlegel. Judge Schlegel, renowned for his insight into technology’s role in the legal system, has extensively discussed the challenges posed by AI-generated evidence and the eth ical considerations of AI in judicial decision-making. Another compelling session is “Legal Technology Regulation:

Lessons Learned in Cloud Technology Innovation,” led

Given the rapid rise of artificial intelligence tools in the last few years and how these tools are now being incorporated into the software we use daily, this year is a great year to attend TECHSHOW. ‘Tackling AI’s Complex Legal and Ethical Implications’ is one session we predict will be popular.

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