6. Introduction Attorney, Educational Consultant & Lecturer Author of 6 Books Computer Forensics Expert 10 Years -- Burlington (VT) School Board www.FrederickLane.com
7. Introduction Attorney, Educational Consultant & Lecturer Author of 6 Books Computer Forensics Expert 10 Years -- Burlington (VT) School Board Technology & Privacy Specialist www.FrederickLane.com
8. Introduction Attorney, Educational Consultant & Lecturer Author of 6 Books Computer Forensics Expert 10 Years -- Burlington (VT) School Board Technology & Privacy Specialist Student Safety Advocate www.FrederickLane.com
9. Intellectual Property Cybertraps Academic Honesty Copyright Infringement – Web sites Text and/or images Trademark Infringement Web site names, online IDs Identity Theft Personal Intellectual Property Theft www.FrederickLane.com
10. Electronic Communication Cybertraps www.FrederickLane.com A Duty of Confidentiality There Is Only One Secure Form of Communication Electronic Communication Is Inherently Insecure … and Ephemeral Brevity Can Be Ambiguous “Reply All” – and the Ethics of Misdelivered Communications When Will You Have Time to Think?
11. Blogging & Social Networking Cybertraps www.FrederickLane.com What’s the Status of Your Online Brand? Are Your Posts Protected by the First Amendment? Do Your Posts Reveal Client Information? Do Your Posts Constitute the Practice of Law? Should You “Friend” Your Clients, Opposing Counsel, Witnesses, Jurors, or Judges? Do Your Social Network Activities Constitute “Advertising”?
12. Electronic Investigation Cybertraps www.FrederickLane.com You’re An Attorney, Not a Witness Even If Information Is Publicly Available, Someone Else Has to Retrieve It The Actions of Your Investigator May Be Imputed to You Disclosure May Be Required Before “Friending” an Investigative Target Overlooking Online Material May Subject an Attorney to Malpractice Charges
13. Criminal Cybertraps www.FrederickLane.com Fraud Theft of Trade Secrets Misuse of Client Information/Evidence Hacking Prostitution and Solicitation for Sexual Purposes Solicitation of Minors Child Pornography
14. More Resources www.FrederickLane.com Professors and Law School State Bar Associations State Ethics Panels American Bar Association Search Engines: “Attorney charged computer ____________” “Lawyer ethics online”
15. Cybertraps for Law Students(and Young Lawyers) Frederick S. Lane 1L Seminar Series Vermont Law School 23 March 2011 www.FrederickLane.com