Technology & Litigation

 Your friendly neighborhood technology lawyer here:  As you know, I'm a bit of a technophile and I've been watching the iPad craze with interest.  There are other similar products that will be inundating the market in the near future (HP Slate and the one that I'm watching with anticipation, Notion Ink's Adam).  As I watch, I've come to the conclusion that tablet computers are the future of litigation, whether you're talking privacy litigation, SaaS litigation, personal injury litigation, or commercial litigation.  The reality of this technology is that it will allow a lawyer to have his library in his briefcase.  I envision the ability to look up a treatise and show it to the judge from the comfort of my tablet, and if necessary, hook up to the wireless and look up the case law needed to win my case.  Additionally, as more files go paperless and data is maintained only in an electronic form, the tablet computer will permit entire files to be carried with you.  I'm not putting my trial case on mothballs just yet, but I do like to see technology changing the way we practice law.  The wise counsel will allow technology to assist them in their practice to allow them to provide the best representation they can.