Speakers at the February CLE on courtroom professionalism addressed the case and courtroom demeanor expected of attorneys. The ethical expectations of attorneys were discussed in depth. The speakers detailed what their respective agencies and the courts also expect in terms…

by Jeri Kagel, M.Ed., J.D. Trial Synergy, LLC www.trialsynergy.com In the last edition of this column, we explored the advantages of using and familiarizing ourselves as litigators with a variety of social media and other Internet websites during discovery and…

by Katie Wood

At its midyear meeting, the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Georgia voted against abolishing the BASICS Committee, a move tantamount to a promise of future financial support for the program whose aim is to reduce prison recidivism. Other highlights of the Jan. 15 meeting in Nashville, Tenn., included the nominations of officers for the State Bar for 2011-12; the creation of a new Professional Liability Section; and the presentation of the Marshall-Tuttle Award for pro bono service through the Military Legal Assistance program.

by Rick Alembik
Richard S. Alembik P.C.
www.alembik.com

Consider the “app.”

Short for “application,” it represents the most recent evolutionary stage of computer technology. The iPhone/iPad app is a software program that performs a limited function on an iPod, smart phone, or similar portable device. Like the iPad‚ it’s a device that is not a traditional computer with keyboard and peripherals, but more of a miniaturized and handier version of such “old school” technology. More conventional apps are used to browse online newspapers, check email, stock values, or the weather, to engage one’s preferred social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), to jot down hand-written notes, and of course, to play games.

The app’s utility is a function of its ease of use, its dedicated functionality, its portability, and its ability to be used on the user’s selected device in “quick-draw” style: deployed from a phone, whipped out of a pocket, or snatched from a briefcase or backpack. The app’s easy accessibility gives it a substantial advantage over computer-based programs that can be launched only after the computer is turned on, booted up, and put in service. Given the size of the device on which the app is typically deployed it can usually be operated with just an index finger or two. Thus the homonymous phenomenon of folks “digitally” pecking away at their “digital” devices.

DeKalb Bar Association Holiday Party Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. RSVP By Dec. 3, 2010 to: Cindy Harris, Executive Director execdir@dekalbbar.org P.O. Box 3136, Decatur GA 30031 404-373-2580 Admission Per Person: $35 Members in Advance; $50 Nonmembers; $50…

Beginning Dec. 1 North Atlanta Urgent Care offers discounted flu shots at 2700 Clairmont Rd. The office is conveniently open seven days a week. DBA members can get the 2010/2011 flu shot at the reduced cost of $10. Please note…

The fall social event for the DBA Young Lawyers Division was a reception to welcome Judge Dax Lopez. The YLD and guests gathered at Parker's on Ponce in downtown Decatur for the occasion.