Technology — Blog — Lisa Benedetti

Washington State Courts commit to keeping “lessons learned” during pandemic

When it comes to advancements in technology, courts are rarely on the forefront of adoption. Take our courts in Washington, for example. At one extreme, some counties have had robust e-filing systems for years. At the other extreme, some counties have no e-filing at all, and are reluctant to accept filings in any manner other than physically hand delivered to the clerk. This kind of patchwork approach similarly occurs with things like online access to case dockets and files, equipment available for use (or not) for trials, and so on.

Legal News, TechnologyLisa BenedettiJuly 22, 2022Washington Courts, COVID-19, Access to Justice

Using Zoom's annotation feature in depositions

Last month Andrew Ackley published an excellent tutorial on how to use Zoom for deposition exhibits. Building off that, here is a tutorial on using Zoom’s annotation function not just to share and display exhibits, but also to mark them up.

Lawyering, TechnologyLisa BenedettiMay 18, 2020Zoom, Depositions, Stay Home Stay Healthy

The debate if over: double spacing after a period is wrong

In case it was still a question, Microsoft has settled the single space/double space debate: one space is correct, two spaces is not. Word will now highlight two spaces after a period as an error and offer to correct it.

TechnologyLisa BenedettiApril 27, 2020Microsoft Word, Punctuation

Game night won't be stopped!

Tonight is our usual Game Night. Given the situation with COVID-19 we are not getting together in person, but that won’t stop us!

Hoverboarding While Dentisting

I like to say we’re living in the future. Computers in the palms of our hands. Wireless… well, everything. Technological breakthroughs everywhere we look, being incorporated not just into our daily lives, but also into medicine. However, one dentist appears to have taken it too far.

Legal News, TechnologyLisa BenedettiDecember 10, 2019Dentist, Hoverboard