Presented by: Family Law Section Sponsored by: OurFamilyWizard

The legal environment is being transformed by society’s ubiquitous use of communication technologies. This session will identify and resolve key ethical questions regarding the use of technology in family court, including the use of social media platforms, practice management systems, website, email, and texting. A few of the issues to be discussed include:

• Privacy/confidentiality and duties owed to clients, opposing
counsel, and the court
• Attorney/client privilege and privilege waivers
• Potentially prejudicial evidence or improperly obtained evidence
• Independent searches of social network sites
• Client communication and keeping client info secure
• Ethical duties when mining metadata or electronically-stored information
• Personal privacy and security concerns arising from database searches