post-reception

Just back from the reception. Networked with folks from programs in Idaho and Detroit. The Detroit program, which houses both civil practice AND defender work, has moved ahead significantly on becoming a paperless office. They are going to be converting to Practice Manager case management software in the fall. Since I am looking to set up e-record storage protocol for LAN in the near future, I was happy to make this contact to get more information.

Otherwise, the reception was fairly low key. There are about 200 people registered for this conference and I think about 40 attended the reception. On the bright side, there was hummus!

I learned that the NLADA Civil Impact Leadership conference, which was to have taken place immediately prior to the LADC conference here in SF, has been postponed until February of 2009, and it will take place in Washington, DC. I don't think they told people until after they showed up, it seems.

After breakfast, tomorrow starts with an all-morning session of keynote speakers addressing the topic: "Toward a Transformative Agenda Around Race: Redefining Legal Services Practice for the 21st Century." The main keynote speaker is Professor John A. Powell. I have high expectations!

Dave