Creator of Picture It Settled also relisted in the International Who's Who of Commercial Mediation, Texas Super Lawyers, the Best Lawyers in America, and San Antonio's "Best Lawyers"
SAN ANTONIO, June 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney-Mediator Don Philbin was elected Chair of the State Bar of Texas ADR Section for the 2014--15 year at its Annual Meeting last week in Dallas. The State Bar of Texas is the fifth largest organization of lawyers in the United States. Its ADR Section is one of the oldest...
It's hard enough to get lawyers to agree about things happening right now. Getting them to agree about the future? That's impossible. So it's no surprise that there were many different views of the future at Stanford's FutureLaw Conference. The event, hosted by the "CodeX" Center for Legal Informatics, brought together a broad mix of legal, technology, business, academic and finance people for a busy day of future-gazing. What follows is my personal take on the conference highlights and some impressions...
Have you ever dreamed of owning a personal robot servant to pour your beers for you? The idea is now one step closer to reality.
Researchers at Cornell University have programmed a robot that can predict what you’re about to do and offer up a helping hand. Using a Microsoft Kinect sensor, the robot watches your body movements. Then, it accesses a video database of about 120 household activities — ranging from putting food in the microwave, eating, brushing teeth, making cereal, and yes, pouring...
There is much that the latest developments in neuroscience can teach legal professionals about negotiations. This is particularly true when it comes to how people process information and make decisions. Mediators and lawyers alike can benefit particularly from what neuroscientists have revealed about priming and framing, two potent filtering mechanisms that can either inflame the emotional barriers to settlement or potentially defuse them.
As part of field trial we opened in October, it became possible to instantly see your relevant emails, Google Drive files, Calendar events, and more when you search in Gmail. Those of you who participated in the field trial told us that you like the time-saving convenience of searching for all your stuff from one place, and over the coming week, we'll be rolling out this feature in English to all U.S. users. Now you can find what you're looking for faster right in Gmail.
We have some very exciting news to share about upcoming ReInvent Law London conference:
This year's event will be on June 14th, at the CBI Conference Centre in central London – 12:30pm – 6:00pm with a reception to follow. That's 6:30am Central Time.
Tickets are available now for FREE, but there are a limited number of seats so reserve your place now at ReInventLawLondon.com!
ReInvent Law London will be featuring 20+ speakers, including:
Richard Susskind, "The Past, Present, &...