Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic and shelter-in-place orders, even for us in the legal profession, it may feel that we have lost control of our customary methods for resolving disputes. Without a doubt, dark courtrooms, closed courthouses, working remotely and social distancing threaten to derail the “wheels of justice.”

Despite technological advances which have been available to attorneys and judges for some time, our justice system typically has defaulted to procedures and calendars requiring judges, court personnel, attorneys and parties to come to the courthouse and resolve matters in person. Have we not all witnessed a time or two when technology failed at a critical point during an argument or witness examination? Those occasional backfires should not keep us from learning how to implement technology in daily practice of law and court case management. Together, judges, neutrals and attorneys can keep the wheels moving with the aid of videoconferencing and other forms of technology.

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