Tara Needs Your LexThink.1 Votes!

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Ian O'Flaherty


LexThink.1, formerly known as IgniteLaw, is coming back to Chicago for another outstanding evening on the eve of ABA TECHSHOW. This fast-paced, action-packed event gives 12 speakers 6 minutes and 20 slides each to present on the topic: Serving Clients Better.

This year, Tara Cheever, Lit Software Developer, is competing to be one of the twelve selected speakers! Her topic: Keeping Support Personal in a Mobile World. View a description of her proposed presentation and please VOTE for Tara!

Thanks to Matthew Homann, JoAnna Forshee, Jobst Elster, and Andrea Cannavina for organizing this year’s event! For more information and to register for your free ticket, visit http://www.pointonelaw.com.

Ian O’Flaherty is the Chief Software Architect, Developer, and Managing Partner of Lit Software, LLC; President of Saurian Communications, Inc.; Managing Director of Saurian Litigation Support Limited (Ireland); and President of JuryNotes, Inc. Ian develops iPad apps for lawyers, including TrialPad and TranscriptPad for iPad. He can be reached at ian@litsoftware.com.

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Thanks for Joining Us at LegalTech New York 2012!

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Ian O'Flaherty
Ian O'Flaherty and Brett Burney at LTNY 2012

Ian O'Flaherty and Brett Burney at LTNY 2012

If you attended LegalTech New York 2012 (LTNY), one of the industry’s leading legal technology conferences in the country, we hope you stopped by our booth and met with Tara, Wolf, and me.

LTNY was very well attended and served as a great exhibit to officially launch our latest iPad app for attorneys – TranscriptPad. It was an exciting three days of non-stop demos of both TranscriptPad and TrialPad.

We’d like to thank everyone who met with us, stopped by for a demo, and provided useful feedback regarding our apps. We were happy to see and meet Neil Squillante of TechnoLawyer, Tanesha Readom from ALI ABA, Brett Burney of Macs in Law, Evan Koblentz from LTN, as well as our frequent Twitterers Julie Tolek, Andrea Cannavina, and Gwynne Monahan (just to name a few). And if you couldn’t find our booth, we apologize as we were mistakenly omitted from the directory.

If you want to see what all the LTNY hype was about, just follow the #LTNY hash tag on Twitter.

Next up… ABA TECHSHOW 2012 in Chicago! We hope you can join us for another exciting conference.

P.S. – Be sure to note our new Lit Software website, Twitter handle @LitSoftwareApps, Facebook Fan Page, LinkedIn User Group, and YouTube channel.

Ian O’Flaherty is the Chief Software Architect, Developer, and Managing Partner of Lit Software, LLC; President of Saurian Communications, Inc.; Managing Director of Saurian Litigation Support Limited (Ireland); and President of JuryNotes, Inc. Ian develops iPad apps for lawyers, including TrialPad and TranscriptPad for iPad. He can be reached at ian@litsoftware.com.

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MILOfest Recap and the TrialPad 2.1.4 Reaction

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Aubrey Swanson

It has now been a week since MILOfest, spearheaded by estate planning attorney, Victor Medina, took place from November 10-12 at Disney World. As one of the most niche conferences out there – Mac lovin’ attorneys – it definitely did not disappoint!

Ian O’Flaherty, developer of TrialPad, and I attended the three day conference. It was a great experience where we got to see tech-savvy lawyers we had met at prior conferences, meet new Apple-enthused lawyers, give demos of TrialPad 2.1.4, and answer an array of questions from existing and future users. Since we had just launched the newest version, 2.1.4, it was very interesting to see everyone’s reactions. While most people were familiar with the basic annotation tools – highlight, pen, redact – the tools that got the most “ooo’s” and “ahhh’s” were the laser tool, multiple (and smoother) callouts, and video play. Not to mention the brand new features of wireless presentation and War Room Mode. Everyone went ecstatic about using a tiny Apple TV to enable wireless courtroom presentation. Gone are the days of being connected by VGA cables. For the non-trial attorneys, the new War Room Mode, along with an enhanced file management system, were quite attractive for depositions and mediations.

#MILOfest was a very concentrated, fun, and informative conference! I enjoyed finally meeting all those tweeps I have been tweeting with for nearly the past year, and was very impressed by the camaraderie among all the attendees. Victor Medina, MILOfest organizer, as well as all the speakers – Finis Price, Randy Juip, Brett Burney, Ben Stevens, David Satterfield, Jack Newton, Mark Metzger, Mark Merenda, Larry Port, and John Callis – deserve a huge round of applause for their great presentations and making MILOfest such a success!

Aubrey Swanson is the social media coordinator at Lit Software, LLC and Kaufman, Rossin & Co. She develops and implements the social media program for TrialPad for iPad. She can be reached at aubrey@litsoftware.com.

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Now Use TrialPad to Present Wirelessly!

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Ian O'Flaherty

Thanks to Apple’s new iOS 5 update, you can now use TrialPad to present wirelessly in court! If you have an iPad 2 with iOS 5 and Apple TV running the latest software, you will be able to take advantage of AirPlay Mirroring. This will allow you to present without being physically connected to a projector or screen, giving you mobility in the courtroom like never before.

Requirements:

  • TrialPad 2.0.35
  • iPad 2 with iOS 5
  • AppleTV (2nd Generation) with Software Update 4.4 [http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4448]
  • (Note: Your iPad and AppleTV device have to be on the same WiFi network.)

TrialPad only mirrors the presentation screen, i.e. the part you want your audience to see, and not your file structure. Neat!

For more information about the iPad’s iOS 5 software update, click here.

Ian O’Flaherty is the Chief Software Architect, Developer, and Managing Partner of Lit Software, LLC; President of Saurian Communications, Inc.; Managing Director of Saurian Litigation Support Limited (Ireland); and President of JuryNotes, Inc. Ian develops iPad apps for lawyers, including TrialPad for iPad. He can be reached at ian@litsoftware.com.

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Do your iPad apps crash after upgrading to iOS 5?

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Ian O'Flaherty

Some users who have upgraded their iPad to iOS 5, including myself, have experienced an issue where none of the non-default apps (those other than Calendar, App Store, etc.) would open.

The solution:

  1. Download any app from the App Store (a free app will work)
  2. Type in your password and all the non-default apps will work again

Learn more about Apple’s new update to iOS 5, including instructions and an overview of new features, on their website.

Ian O’Flaherty is the Chief Software Architect, Developer, and Managing Partner of Lit Software, LLC; President of Saurian Communications, Inc.; Managing Director of Saurian Litigation Support Limited (Ireland); and President of JuryNotes, Inc. Ian develops iPad apps for lawyers, including TrialPad for iPad. He can be reached at ian@litsoftware.com.

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We’ll be at MILOfest!

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Aubrey Swanson

The TrialPad team has been present at some of the nation’s greatest legal technology conferences since our launch in December 2010 such as LegalTech New York and ABA Techshow. We’re excited to announce that next month, we’ll be attending another one!

On November 10th, Ian O’Flaherty, TrialPad developer, and I will travel to Walt Disney World for what’s said to be “the best Mac-lovin’ lawyers event” – MILOfest. This 2 1/2 day conference hosted by New Jersey estate planning attorney, Victor Medina, will focus on Apple technology such as the iPad, iPhone, Macs, etc, for lawyers and their practice. The seminars will feature some of the country’s most tech-savvy legal professionals in the industry including Ben Stevens, Brett Burney, Finis Price, Mark Metzger, Randy Juip, Victor Medina and more!  This conference will share tips and tricks, highlight the best apps, and help streamline your practice with Apple’s latest technology. You can learn about all the sessions by clicking here. And, of course, there will be ample opportunity to get a first-hand look at TrialPad as we’ll be demoing right outside the conference room. Don’t forget to bring your iPad, curiosity and questions for us!

I’m especially excited for this event because I’ll finally get to physically meet all the legal tweeps I’ve been twittering with back and forth since December. It’s extraordinary how I’m familiar with everyone’s faces, twitter handles, names and interests without having actually met them in-person yet – all thanks to Twitter!

So if you’re a “Mac-lovin’ lawyer” or perhaps you’re curious to find out if you should make the switch to Apple, I encourage you to join us and register for this informative and fun event.

Aubrey Swanson is the social media coordinator at Lit Software, LLC and Kaufman, Rossin & Co. She develops and implements the social media program for TrialPad for iPad. She can be reached at aubrey@litsoftware.com.

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Have a TrialPad Success Story? Share it!

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Ian O'Flaherty

Do you have a TrialPad success story? No matter how big or small, we want to hear about it and share it with our users! If you’d like to share your story, please answer these questions and email us at support@litsoftware.com.

  • Case Style
  • Criminal or Civil
  • Plaintiff/Prosecutor or Defendant
  • State or Federal
  • Brief synopsis with outcome
  • How TrialPad made a difference

Read how these two Alabama lawyer won a $37.5 million verdict with TrialPad!

Ian O’Flaherty is the Chief Software Architect, Developer, and Managing Partner of Lit Software, LLC; President of Saurian Communications, Inc.; Managing Director of Saurian Litigation Support Limited (Ireland); and President of JuryNotes, Inc. Ian develops iPad apps for lawyers, including TrialPad for iPad. He can be reached at ian@litsoftware.com.

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Introducing TrialPad 2.0.35

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Ian O'Flaherty

Our team is always working to improve and fine-tune your favorite legal app! That’s why we’re introducing TrialPad 2.0.35 which addresses a few minor issues which have been brought to our attention since the release of version 2.0.30, as well as some recommendations from our users like you. This update is free and you can access it via the App Store on your iPad.

TrialPad 2.0.35 update:

  • Addressed an issue with files not importing correctly from iTunes
  • Addressed an issue with emailing, printing, Dropboxing documents would cause app to close
  • Added a feature to remember your preferred display resolution
  • Disabled resolutions below 1024×768
  • Addressed an issue with clearing annotations after changing resolutions
  • Addressed an issue with zoom and pan positions after resuming from Freeze/Blank
  • Re-enabled portrait mode throughout the app, while not presenting (just for Jim!)
  • Addressed an issue where duplicating a case would cause the duplicate not to save
  • Addressed an issue where duplicating the Welcome case would not retain the proper folder names
  • Addressed an issue with large image files causing crashes (any problem image files will need to be re-imported)
  • Addressed a crash when using the rotate button on a video
  • Addressed an issue where files with uppercase, or mixed case extensions were being omitted in Dropbox imports
  • Addressed several issues with annotations getting out of sync with the external display
  • Addressed an issue where the back button in the Video or Hot Docs tab would take you back to the Documents tab

If you are experiencing issues, have a comment/suggestion/feedback, or just want to send us your praise, we welcome emails at support@litsoftware.com.

Ian O’Flaherty is the Chief Software Architect, Developer, and Managing Partner of Lit Software, LLC; President of Saurian Communications, Inc.; Managing Director of Saurian Litigation Support Limited (Ireland); and President of JuryNotes, Inc. Ian develops iPad apps for lawyers, including TrialPad for iPad. He can be reached at ian@litsoftware.com.

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Are you backing up your iPad?

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Ian O'Flaherty

Are you backing up your iPad? If you’re not backing up each time you connect to iTunes, you should start!

Benefits of backing up:

  • Restore your apps including TrialPad and saved Hot Docs with their annotations
  • Ability to sync content from your iPad to your computer
  • Restore your information and data
  • Ability to encrypt backup information

How to backup:

  1. If you lost your iPad and purchased a new one, plug this new iPad into the same computer that was used for the backup
  2. Click Restore from Backup which will restore all your TrialPad data (including Hot Docs and their annotations) even if TrialPad has not yet been re-installed
  3. Re-install TrialPad on your new iPad by 1) syncing from iTunes or 2) from the App Store

When TrialPad is launched, all the previous data should reappear in TrialPad.

Note: iOS 5 gives you the option to back up to iCloud. This works the same, but it is all done without iTunes. When you get your new iPad up and running on iOS 5, it will ask you to sign into, or create a new iCloud account, then ask if you want to restore from any backups that are saved to that account.

For more information about backing up your iPad, click here.

Ian O’Flaherty is the Chief Software Architect, Developer, and Managing Partner of Lit Software, LLC; President of Saurian Communications, Inc.; Managing Director of Saurian Litigation Support Limited (Ireland); and President of JuryNotes, Inc. Ian develops iPad apps for lawyers, including TrialPad for iPad. He can be reached atian@litsoftware.com.

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$37.5 million verdict with TrialPad

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Ian O'Flaherty

One of the most common questions we receive is, “Do you have an example of TrialPad being used in a real trial?”

The answer: you bet, and a significant one at that!

In April 2011, James (Jamie) Moncus III and Matthew Minner, two trial lawyers at Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton in Birmingham, Alabama, received a favorable $37.5 million verdict using an iPad and TrialPad.

While these two litigators would normally choose either TrialDirector or foam boards for presenting their evidence, they decided to display their 45 key trial exhibits using a more unconventional approach – the iPad. Why?

Here’s the short version of what Jamie Moncus told Monica Bay, Law Technology News’ editor-in-chief, in a recent interview:

  • Independence and intimacy of  presenting the case themselves
  • Ease of highlighting, resizing, zooming and annotating using the iPad’s pinch and zoom touch screen
  • Mobility of connecting a long VGA cord and adapter to a projector screen allowing free movement around the courtroom
  • iPad’s 10-hour battery life
  • TrialPad’s Hot Docs
  • Document management system
  • Dropbox

I encourage you to learn more about this $37.5 million win by reading the entire Law Technology News article, Gambling On New Trial Technology, and listening to the podcast interview with Jamie Moncus and Monica Bay, Apple in the Courtroom: Using an iPad to Persuade Jurors in a High-Profile Trial.

Do you have a TrialPad success story? We’d love to hear it and feature it in our blog! Email us at support@litsoftware.com.

Ian O’Flaherty is the Chief Software Architect, Developer, and Managing Partner of Lit Software, LLC; President of Saurian Communications, Inc.; Managing Director of Saurian Litigation Support Limited (Ireland); and President of JuryNotes, Inc. Ian develops iPad apps for lawyers, including TrialPad for iPad. He can be reached atian@litsoftware.com.

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