Tech-savvy lawyers should keep two age-old pieces of advice in mind before they decide to take their toys into the courtroom to help them argue a case: Always be prepared, and if something can go wrong, it probably will.

The good news for lawyers is that there is no shortage of affordable technological tools and applications at their disposal. During an introductory level session held at ABA Techshow on Thursday, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough partner William Latham and solo practitionerMarc Matheny demonstrated various gadgets and apps lawyers can use in order to prepare for trial.

Entitled “A Day in the Life of Two Tech-Savvy Litigators,” the program had Latham and Matheny start off by posing a nightmare hypothetical for trial attorneys: What happens when all of their painstaking preparation is for naught? For instance, what can a lawyer do if he or she was depending on being able to use the usual amenities present in a courtroom such as multiple electrical outlets and space to fit laptops, projectors and display screens, only to be forced to conduct a hearing inside a small, powerless cubicle?

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