by thelawyersgeek | Jan 8, 2024 | Wisbar
Smartphone manufacturers have made notable advancements in camera capabilities and operating system improvements in 2023. Meanwhile, 5G has become the standard in many phones, including all those reviewed this year. Screen sizes are relatively unchanged, and flip,...
by thelawyersgeek | Jan 8, 2024 | Wisbar
What are some of the major highlights from the 2022 Annual Crime Lab Report that was issued in 2023? Every year, we put out a report on how our crime labs are doing. And we highlighted a few points this year. One is we have changed the schedule that we put our report...
by thelawyersgeek | Dec 6, 2023 | Wisbar
Enhance Audio, Home Theater, and Video Game Experiences I’ve owned the Sennheiser HD6XX Open Back Professional headphones for several years, and they still offer the best audio value today. They might require more power to use, so they’re not ideal for direct...
by thelawyersgeek | Dec 6, 2023 | Wisbar
Bayfield County Courthouse in Washburn, Wisconsin. Construction on the courthouse began in 1894, two years after the county seat moved to Washburn, and was completed in 1896. The courthouse cost $31,737 to build. The neoclassical building features a domed cupola, a...
by thelawyersgeek | Oct 4, 2023 | Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technology, Legal Cybersecurity, Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Legal Technology, Small Law Firm, Tech Tips, Uncategorized
Hot Off the Presses: The Meta AI chatbot trained with user posts, and ChatGPT is no longer limited to September 2021 data. Follow along with Sharon Nelson, John Simek and Michael Maschke as they explain what that means for users. Table of contents Lawyers complained...
by thelawyersgeek | Oct 3, 2023 | From Panic to Profits, Law Firm Financial Management, Law Firm Profits, Managing a Law Firm
Unlike budgets, law firm profit plans set goals, not limits. Your profit plan tells the story of how you will spend money to make a lot more money. What will you be doing next year? Table of contents OK, I’ve said it: Budgets suck. I don’t like anything that tells me...
by thelawyersgeek | Sep 11, 2023 | Wisbar
There are a lot of sentences people use today that my pre-law-school self would not understand – and it’s not because they contain any legalese. “I have to replace my refrigerator because it won’t connect to the Wi-Fi.” “Hey Alexa, turn down the thermostat before I...
by thelawyersgeek | Jul 19, 2023 | Wisbar
On July 1, Dean Dietrich began his one-year term as the 68th president of the State Bar of Wisconsin. Photos: Emily Voss, Voss Studios, WausauDean Dietrich learned early in his career that a lawyer’s calling carries with it an awesome responsibility. An elderly widow...
by thelawyersgeek | Jul 19, 2023 | Attorney Client Relations, Attorney Compensation, Law Firm Website, Wisbar
In March 2020, the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) and the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Ethics and Practice411™ programs launched the Wisconsin Law Firm Self-Assessment. As we explained then, “the free tool helps lawyers and law firms mitigate risk, elevate competence,...
by thelawyersgeek | Jul 19, 2023 | AI, Wisbar
Recent breakthroughs in generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology have made many attorneys question how the legal field will survive AI’s takeover. The solution is to embrace it. Programs like Open AI’s ChatGPT have shown AI’s capability of producing written...
