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The Fifth District reversed a police disability pension termination because the recovery finding lacked evidentiary support and two board members had prejudged…
Read articleA continuing disaster declaration did not establish immunity for July 2021 care. The Second District explains why a specific, supported State request…
Read articleA catering worker’s shoulder-injury award survived conflicting medical opinions and inconsistent records. Here is why the evidence supported the decision—and…
Read articleAn Illinois appellate decision separates statutory bullying claims, factual causation, and the counselor-related claims that remained pending.
Read articleA spouse’s separate Uber agreement did not require arbitration of wrongful death claims arising from her husband’s ride. What Geller means for Illinois…
Read articleThe archived articles below were originally published in 2016–2018. They retain their original dates and may discuss laws or technology that have since changed. For current AI work, visit Integrated Cognition.
Attorneys should learn about and understand emerging technologies in order to adapt to potential legal issues presented by these technologies. One example of a…
Read articleMany businesses and law firms are already implementing intelligent automation. This article discusses the concept of intelligent automation as a precursor to…
Read articleRepresentative Michael J. Zalewski recently introduced a bill to the Illinois General Assembly that would allow for the payment of State taxes by…
Read articleIn many cases, professionals are using artificial intelligence to augment performance. This means artificial intelligence is not replacing jobs, but helping…
Read articleAutomation is on the rise. This article discusses automation in the legal industry. Automation of the legal profession is something that should be given…
Read articleThis article, from the MIT Technology Review, discusses potential security concerns associated with the use of smart contracts. It is very important for a…
Read articleThis is a very informative interview with Shmuli Goldberg, a vice president of marketing for LawGeex. Recently, LawGeex revealed that the artificial…
Read articleThis is an excellent article that explores using blockchain technology to allow individuals to buy and sell information that can be used to create big sets of…
Read articleBlockchain is disrupting the digital world. A wide variety of businesses are already implementing blockchain into day-to-day operations. This very well written…
Read articleShort, but thought provoking, article exploring how law firms are already using artificial intelligence. The article has an interesting subsection that…
Read articleMany experts believe the broad adoption of blockchain technology is going to impact how lawyers practice law and how law firms are operated. Blockchain…
Read articleMany law firms are already exploring the benefits of artificial intelligence. Lawyers that write off AI as "science fiction" risk falling behind. This article…
Read articleMany industry leaders agree that 2017 was a big year for Legal Tech. This article discusses a few significant advancements in legal technology. It is now…
Read articleMany attorneys play a vital role in the legal aspects of healthcare. Whether protecting the rights of patients, doctors or hospitals, lawyers who have a…
Read articleAs 2017 comes to an end, many people are talking about what to expect from Legal Tech in 2018. This article presents the opinions of several industry leaders…
Read articleThe usefulness of Legal Tech is not restricted to helping law firms save costs. By implementing the right technology, law firms are also able to better serve…
Read articleLawyers who are exploring how technology might help grow their law firms should not overlook using technology for marketing. Neil Patel regularly offers…
Read articleLaw firms are businesses. Lawyers who have ownership in a law firm should recognize this fact. In turn, lawyers should set out to implement technology designed…
Read articleLaw firms and many other businesses are using Artificial Intelligence to complete mundane narrow tasks. By using this technology to complete these necessary…
Read articleThis is an interesting article written by Forbes about how businesses are presently using artificial intelligence. Many times, there is an intersection between…
Read articleMany experts predict that Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain will drastically impact how lawyers practice law and operate their law firms. In late October…
Read articleArtificial Intelligence is mysterious. Even leading researchers in the field are often mystified by this world changing technology. Oftentimes, these…
Read articleBusinesses and law firms alike have been cautious in their approach to blockchain, because of the groundbreaking technology's connection to Bitcoin. However,…
Read articleThe use of Artificial Intelligence by malicious individuals to increase the effectiveness of cyber attacks is another reason business owners, including lawyers…
Read articleThis very informative article is written to help lawyers better understand how to use chat bots by offering step-by-step instructions on how to set up a legal…
Read articleAll professionals should have a reasonably competent understanding of relevant technology. For lawyers, this is a professional requirement and a practical…
Read articleThis recommended reading discusses Artificial Intelligence that is designed to spot forgeries. Legal technology designed with AI capable of detecting forgeries…
Read articleArtificial Intelligence (more precisely narrow artificial intelligence ) is here and is quickly being adopted by law firms and other businesses to help with a…
Read articleLaw Schools throughout the nation are beginning to recognize the increasingly significant role that technology will play in the practice of law. This article…
Read articleMany people agree that Blockchain has the potential to disrupt multiple fields on law. This insightful article discusses using Blockchain to openly share,…
Read articleThe Gettysburg Address was written by President Abraham Lincoln. President Lincoln delivered the speech on November 19, 1863, to dedicate and set apart the…
Read articleCalifornia Supreme Court Justice Mariano-Florentine Cuéllar writes down a few of his thoughts about artificial intelligence.
Read articleAilira (Artificially Intelligent Legal Information Research Assistant) is an Australia based AI development that is attempting reduce the cost of legal…
Read articleA team of researchers at Zhejiang University, in China, have successfully interacted with Siri and Alexa at frequencies of sound higher than what humans are…
Read articleBlockchain technology is likely going to drastically impact the practice of law. In light of a lawyer's duty to keep up-to-date on changes to the benefits and…
Read articleNebraska recently joined the many states that have adopted a duty that lawyers must be technologically competent. It is very likely that soon all states will…
Read articleThis is an interesting article about one professor's attempt to measure legal innovation. Michigan State University law professor Daniel W. Linna Jr.'s website…
Read articleMicrosoft recently revealed a new deep learning acceleration platform, code named Project Brainwave. Microsoft touts that this cutting edge deep learning…
Read articleInteresting article about how PwC is implementing artificial intelligence strategies to help its attorneys with mundane and repetitive tasks.
Read articleThe Neural Information Processing Systems conference is a machine learning and computational neuroscience conference held every December. This year the NIPS…
Read articleThis is a very good article that explains the hardware side of artificial intelligence. It is important to understand both the hardware and the software side…
Read articleWhile cutting edge technologies like blockchain and artificial intelligence often dominate the legal tech discussion, these ground breaking technologies are…
Read articleThe intersection of technology and law is not limited to the technology attorneys use in practice, legal AI (artificial intelligence), law firm IT support,…
Read articleCompetent lawyers must strive to understand the potential benefits and risks of relevant technology. Increasingly, practicing attorneys are ethically required…
Read articleThe practice of law, in the modern era, requires attorneys to understand technology. This holds especially true for technologies that are ubiquitous to the…
Read articleArtificial Intelligence is proving to be a revolutionary technology that is impacting all sectors. Attorneys need to understand this technology. This…
Read articleNew technologies, like cloud based services, present lawyers with both opportunity and potential danger. Unlike some business people, attorneys owe unique…
Read articleThe United States Government is preparing for the future of AI. In 2016, the National Science and Technology Council Committee on Technology (NSTC) prepared a…
Read articleTim Berners changed the world forever by inventing the Wold Wide Web along with the tools and protocols that made everyday use of the web practical. This…
Read articleArtificial intelligence is changing the way law firms operate. Recent breakthroughs in a type of artificial intelligence, called "narrow" or "weak" AI, make it…
Read articleArtificial intelligence will change the practice of law. Very large law firms will be the first to adopt this technology, and already are .All law firms will…
Read articleA common complaint amongst lawyers is they "don't have enough time" to include social media in their marketing. This post is a great time saver for a…
Read articleThe Central Intelligence Agency might have allowed vulnerabilities and exploits to remain present in software and hardware devices designed by U.S. companies,…
Read articleA person is negligent when he fails to do something that a reasonably careful person would do, or he does something that a reasonably careful person would not…
Read articleThe Illinois State Bar Association regularly prepare very good and concise synopses of opinions issued by the Illinois Appellate Court and the Illinois Supreme…
Read articlePresident Trump nominated a new member to the Supreme Court of the United States last night. He nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch . Before Judge Gorsuch is…
Read articleInformed consent is theory of liability in medical malpractice cases. This is the final part in a multipart series on informed consent. The purpose of this…
Read articleComputer scientists are making tremendous progress in the field of artificial intelligence. The development of AI is giving rise to very interesting and…
Read articleThis article is relatively short, but offers great insight on why a strong Google presence matters. The article includes three basic but important steps to…
Read articleGoogle analytics is a very powerful tool. Jeff and Uros at Jeffalytics created ten videos that will help a new user of Google Analytics learn the basics. As…
Read articleInformed consent is theory of liability in medical malpractice cases. This is the third part in a multipart series on informed consent. The purpose of this…
Read articleTechnology and law intersect in many areas. Sometimes, technology advances what a law firm is capable of producing. Sometimes, technology allows for court…
Read articleInformed consent is theory of liability in medical malpractice cases. This is the second part of a multipart series on informed consent. The purpose of this…
Read articleData Security is an important issue that all lawyers should take the time to understand. Data security, like so many topics, covers a vast area of information.…
Read articleWhen increasing a small law firm’s web presence and Google visibility, a primary focus is to put the right content on the front page of Google. Curating the…
Read articleThis is the first section in a multipart series on informed consent. Informed consent is a theory of liability applicable to some medical malpractice cases.…
Read articleAvoiding criminal prosecution on the basis of "insanity" is not as common as many people might think. This article discusses this rarely successful defense.
Read articleA trial lawyer's job is to persuade people - whether insurance adjusters or jurors. This is an interesting blog post by Scott on how be unpersuasive, or what…
Read articleThe term “reckless” has a special meaning in Illinois civil law. The law views a reckless act as a more serious offense than a negligent act. Drinking and…
Read articleEveryone should have a basic understanding of the law. This article lists new laws that take effect in Illinois on January 1, 2017.
Read articleThis is the first in a multipart series discussing how a law firm or local business might increase its web presence and visibility on Google. This series is…
Read articleWhether a landowner is liable for an injury caused by someone falling on ice or snow depends on the facts and circumstances of each case. Like most areas of…
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