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Legal Talk Network Posts New Digital Edge Podcast

October 22, 2020

Arizona First State to Approve Non-Lawyer Ownership of Law Firms

Arizona Vice Chief Justice Ann Timmer gives an overview of the state’s reforms allowing lawyers and non-lawyers to share fees.

In hopes of encouraging growth in their legal community in a variety of ways, Arizona has removed barriers preventing lawyers and non-lawyers from sharing fees. To learn more about what this change could mean for the profession as a whole, hosts Sharon and Jim talk with Arizona Vice Chief Justice Ann Timmer about the positive impacts they hope this new reform will bring. Along with hopes of helping law firms improve entrepreneurial success, the main driver behind this reform was to increase access to justice by encouraging creativity and innovation in legal service delivery.

Vice Chief Justice Ann A. Scott Timmer has served on the Arizona Supreme Court since her appointment in 2012.

Special thanks to the sponsors, Clio, Scorpion, Blackletter Podcast, and Alert Communications.

Listen to the podcast here.

The Digital Edge Podcast Featured In Law Practice Tips Blog

October 22, 2020

“Lawyer Tech Tips: Favorite Podcasts for Learning Something New?” by Jim Calloway featured Legal Talk Network’s the Digital Edge podcast. Jim Calloway is the Director of the Oklahoma Bar Association’s Management Assistance Program.

Excerpt:

Podcasts are hot right now and many more people are listening to them. As shelter in place for the pandemic began, I thought less commuting might cause podcasts to be less popular but instead, the opposite seems to have occurred.

Attorney at Work posted a feature today Lawyer Tech Tips: Favorite Podcasts for Learning Something New?

Sharon Nelson and I have produced over 150 podcasts for our Digital Edge Podcast and I have guest hosted several other podcast interviews for Legal Talk Network, often at ABA TECHSHOW or ABA Annual Meetings.

Anytime you get a group to name their favorite podcasts, you will get an eclectic mix revealing each contributor’s professional and personal interests. Contributors on this favorite podcast feature are Sheila Blackford, Anne Haag, Jay Harrington, Gina Rubel, Ben Schorr, Camille Stell and Reid Trautz. You will enjoy reading about their favorites, both personal and professional. Quite a range of podcasts were mentioned. Sharon and I were pleased that a couple of the contributors mentioned our Digital Edge Podcast.

Reads Jim’s blog post here.

Text Messages Act as Evidence in Alleged Assault

October 22, 2020

A Pennsylvania man has been put behind bars after being charged with a sexual assault on a juvenile female. The man originally denied the relationship, but a digital forensic investigation of the cell phones involved proved otherwise, according to The Wyoming County Press Examiner.

Police allege that Jamie Turner carried out a sexually inappropriate relationship between himself and the juvenile, and he now faces charges of statutory sexual assault, corruption of minors, and indecent assault of a person less than 16 years of age.

Turner’s actions were discovered when the mother of the juvenile discovered some text messages on her daughter’s cell phone that were sexual in nature. After going through the phone, she discovered there was an ongoing relationship that she was unaware of.

Turner initially denied knowing the victim’s cell phone number, but a digital forensic analysis of the devices involved showed another story. During a three-day period, the pair sent each other 500 text messages, and over a 2-month period, they had shared almost 14,000 messages. The police specified that many of the texts suggested “sexually inappropriate behavior between the two.”

Turner is currently in Wyoming County Jail unable to meet the bail of $100,000.

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Forensic Analysis of Computer Cements Case Leads to Execution of US Woman by US Government

October 20, 2020

In 2004, Lisa Montgomery murdered Bobbie Jo Stinnett, who was pregnant at the time. Montgomery removed the baby from Stinnett’s stomach and abducted the child as an attempt to pass the child off as her own. The crime is considered one of the most heinous murders the state of Missouri has seen. The result of the case is that the first woman in almost 70 years is to be executed by the US government.

The crime began to take place when Montgomery starting using the online alias “Darlene Fischer” and reached out to Stinnett for more information regarding a litter of puppies that Stinnett was advertising. The two agreed to meet at Stinnett’s residence, and the meeting turned deadly when Montgomery strangled Stinnett with a telephone cord, cut into Stinnett’s abdomen, and removed the baby from Stinnett’s body. The baby ultimately survived and was evaluated to be in healthy condition.

Stinnett’s mother informed police about the woman scheduled to stop by her daughter’s residence to get a puppy. With that information, police performed a digital forensic investigation of Stinnett’s computer and discovered the “Darlene Fischer” profile. The IP address associated with the account was traced to Montgomery’s residence.

After questioning, Montgomery eventually confessed to the murder and was sentenced to death in 2008. The DOJ released a statement revealing that Montgomery will be executed by lethal injection on December 8, 2020.

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