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1. Staying Current on Upcoming Laws and Practice-Specific News
2. Case-Specific Research
3. Advanced Online Legal Research Skills
4. Authenticating and Organizing the Search Results for Court Use
5. Legal Ethics 2.0: Rules of Professional Conduct in the Wireless World
6. Managing the Information Flow

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1. STAYING CURRENT ON UPCOMING LAWS AND PRACTICE-SPECIFIC NEWS
   9:00 - 10:00, Elizabeth A. Davis
   1. Following Recent and Pending Legislation
   2. Practice-Specific and Issue-Specific Content News
   3. Tracking Significant Court Cases and Rulings and Their Potential Effect on Your Practice
   4. Scanning Legislation and Case Law in Other States to Uncover Potential Trends
   5. Keeping Track of the Latest Legal Technology
   6. Monitoring Client Market Trends
   7. Peer Attorney Practice Tips
      1. Listservs
      2. Blawgs
      3. Local and Online Networking
2. CASE-SPECIFIC RESEARCH
   10:00 - 11:00, Elizabeth A. Davis
   1. Primary Law (Court Decisions, Statutes, Regulations, Rules) Online
   2. Sample Forms - Free or Low-Cost Online Briefs, Motions, Easements, Agreements, Divorce Petitions, etc.
   3. Finding Non-Legal Information for Your Legal Case
      1. Property Searches
      2. People Searches
   4. Other Paid and Free Online Litigation Resources
   5. Using Investigators
   6. Utilizing Local College Campuses and Libraries as a Resource
3. ADVANCED ONLINE LEGAL RESEARCH SKILLS
   11:15 - 12:15, Amanda M. Knapp
   1. Tips for Making the Most of Your General Internet Search
   2. Finding Specialized Resources Online
   3. Using (and Choosing) an Online Legal Research Engine
      1. Know What You Can Get for Free and What You Have to Pay For
      2. Choosing a Provider to Fit Your Research Style
      3. Strategies for Effective Searching
   4. Recent and Upcoming Trends in Online Legal Research
4. AUTHENTICATING AND ORGANIZING THE SEARCH RESULTS FOR COURT USE
   1:15 - 2:15, Thomas H. Shunk
   1. Tips for More Efficient Case Review
   2. Determining Relevance and Verifying Primacy
   3. Citing
   4. Organizing the Information for Use in the Case
   5. How to Not Reinvent the Wheel - Saving Your Search Results for Future Use
   6. Ensuring Admissibility
5. LEGAL ETHICS 2.0: RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT IN THE WIRELESS WORLD
   2:30 - 3:30, Amanda M. Knapp
   1. Searching Social Networking Sites and Other "Interactive" Online Inquiries
   2. Personal Privacy Concerns Arising from Modern Database Searches
   3. Ethical Duties When Mining Metadata from Electronic Documents
6. MANAGING THE INFORMATION FLOW
   3:30 - 4:30, Thomas H. Shunk
   1. Organizing and Filtering Incoming E-Mails
   2. Mail/Delivery Information
   3. Organizing Your In-House Law Library
   4. Facilitating Travel
   5. Managing a Mobile Law Office
   6. Transferring Data Between Computers and Mobile Electronic Devices (Calendaring, E-Mail, Attachments, etc.)

ELIZABETH A. DAVIS is an attorney in the Cleveland office of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP and a member of the firm's litigation group. Ms. Davis previously served as law clerk to the Honorable Deborah L. Cook, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, and she has also served as an adjunct instructor of legal writing at The University of Akron School of Law. She earned her B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from Ohio Wesleyan University and her J.D. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Akron School of Law.

AMANDA M. KNAPP is an attorney in the Cleveland office of Roetzel & Andress. Ms. Knapp's practice is focused in the area of business and commercial litigation. She practices routinely before both state and federal courts, handling a variety of matters that include contract and tort disputes, constitutional and statutory challenges, environmental cleanup actions, commercial tenancies and other complex matters. She has previous litigation experience defending a local municipality in state and federal court against constitutional claims, tort claims and workers compensation appeals. She also has extensive experience with the federal court system, having served twice as a federal district court law clerk. Ms. Knapp is a member of the Ohio State and Federal bar associations. She earned her B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania and her J.D. degree from Harvard Law School.

THOMAS H. SHUNK is a partner in the Cleveland office of Baker & Hostetler LLP, practicing in intellectual property litigation. Mr. Shunk has lectured to various professional groups on intellectual property issues. He is a member of the Cleveland, Ohio State and American bar associations and the Cleveland Intellectual Property Lawyers Association. Mr. Shunk earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, from Yale University and his J.D. degree, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, from Columbia University.

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