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<td style="padding-left:10px; padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px; padding-right:15px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:10pt;"><strong>Practice tips,
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<h2 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="
http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/encryption_150w.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="130" align="right"/>Encryption: So Easy Anyone Can Do It</h2>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">With more and more confidential client information stored electronically on law firm networks and shared via email, attorneys have an ethical obligation to protect that information. Enter encryption.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Encryption is an electronic process to protect data. It uses a formula to transform readable data into unreadable data and then a key to render the encrypted data back to understandable information.
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Where should you start? Any time sensitive data could be viewed or intercepted by someone other than the intended recipients, encryption should be in place to prevent that from happening. The <a href="
http://www.americanbar.org/publications/gp_solo/2012/november_december2012privacyandconfidentiality/encryption_made_simple_lawyers.html">American Bar Association</a> has encryption tool suggestions for every place your confidential information may reside. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Laptops</strong>. You can buy an encrypted hard drive disk, use the encryption functions within the Windows software, or use third-party software to encrypt your existing hard drive. Encrypted portable hard drives and USB drives are also available. </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Smartphones and tablets</strong>. Depending on whether you have a Blackberry, Apple, or Android device, you’ll have different options for encrypting it. Follow manufacturer instructions for turning on encryption. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>File-sharing in the cloud. </strong>When files leave the safety of encrypted devices to be shared in the cloud, they are vulnerable to prying eyes. Make sure the file-sharing service you use offers encryption and allows you to control the decryption keys. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Wireless networks</strong>. WPA2 is the encryption method of choice for today’s office wireless networks. Avoid using public Wi-Fi networks, but if you must use one, verify it’s protected by WPA2 and connect through your firm’s VPN. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><strong>Email.</strong> Both free and paid tools exist to help you
encrypt your emails. The <em>Wisconsin Lawyer™</em> article “<a href="
http://www.wisbar.org/newspublications/wisconsinlawyer/pages/article.aspx?volume=89&issue=9&articleid=25133&source=carousel">Encryption: Easy and Inexpensive Document Security</a>” examines email encryption in depth. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">When it comes to encryption, there are many tools attorneys can choose from to create solutions tailor-made to their firm’s security needs. For more information, consider the ABA book <a href="
https://shop.americanbar.org/eBus/Store/ProductDetails.aspx?productId=185924909&term=encryption"><em>Encryption Made Simple for Lawyers</em></a>. State Bar of Wisconsin members enjoy 15% off the price of ABA books (just use code PAB8EWIB).</p>
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<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="
http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/AMC_2016_250w.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="83" align="right"/>Technically Speaking</h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10px;">If the technology changes sweeping the legal professional have you sitting up to take notice, the 2017 <a href="
http://amc.wisbar.org">Annual Meeting & Conference</a> in Wisconsin Dells, June 15-16, has programming for you! These sessions cover new E-discovery rules, explore how innovation is changing the way clients expect legal services and how law firms are adapting to meet those expectations, and what materials you must include when a client requests their file under the new Formal Ethics Opinion. </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>What inspired you to write for PINNACLE? </strong><br />
I wanted to be a part of the effort to provide high-quality resources for Wisconsin lawyers across the state.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>If you could have dinner with any author, dead or alive, who would it be and why?</strong><br />
Wallace Stegner, since he is my favorite author.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>Is being a writer a gift or a curse?</strong><br />
A gift, although I would not consider myself a writer. I view a writer as someone who has the talent to move people with their writing. I write for professional purposes only.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>How do you manage deadlines and priorities? </strong><br />
I treat every deadline as if it were court imposed. I also have breakfast with just myself at least every other week – that’s my time to prioritize my work deadlines and professional goals.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>Where is your favorite place to write?</strong><br />
Near any body of water.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>What is one of your pet peeves?</strong><br />
I have not entirely eliminated the word “that” from my vocabulary.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong>Do you have any advice for other authors?</strong><br />
Make time to write even if you don’t think you have the time.</p>
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<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 7px;">Just for Members</h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">Web-based software allows you to securely manage your practice data from anywhere. State Bar members are eligible for discounted rates with these two web-based practice management software systems.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="
http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/clio_150w.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="62" align="right"/><strong>CLIO</strong><br />Think of it as your online office manager. Clio is a comprehensive, easy-to-use, cloud-based law practice management software. From intake to invoice, find the tools you need to manage cases, clients, documents, bills, appointments, time-tracking, reporting, and accounting. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">State Bar members enjoy a 10% lifetime discount on Clio plus unlimited access to live customer support and training.
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><img src="
http://images.wisbar.org/Images/DigestEmails/myCase_150w.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="50" align="right"/><strong>MyCase</strong><br />
Manage cases with ease using MyCase practice management software. MyCase lets you work anywhere, from any device. Keep your clients informed with a secure portal. Accept online payments, track time, and even generate firm reports. </p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;">As a State Bar member, you get a 30-day free trial plus a 10% lifetime discount on MyCase.
</p><p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 7px;"><a href="
http://www.wisbar.org/formembers/membershipandbenefits/Pages/clio.aspx">For more information on both of these member benefits, click here</a>. </p>
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<h3 style="color: #045394; margin-bottom: 6px;">Wisconsin Judicial Benchbook: Juvenile</h3>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px;"><span class="black" style="color: #000"><a href="
http://marketplace.wisbar.org/Pages/Product.aspx?category=&cat=&pid=AK0028">Print Book</a>:<br />
List:<s> $149 member</s> / <s>$179 nonmember</s><br />
</span><span style="color: #E31B1B"> <span style="color: #E31B1B"><strong>Sale price: $119.20</strong></span><strong> member / $143.20 nonmember </strong></span></p>
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List:<s> $159 member</s> / <s>$199 nonmember</s><br />
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px;">To claim your discount, use priority code <strong>B4834BB</strong> when ordering online or mention it when calling (800) 728-7788.*</p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10px;">The State Bar offers its members the opportunity to network with other lawyers who share a common interest through its 24 sections. Together these groups provide a wide range of opportunities for professional development, while also helping to improve the administration of justice and the practice of law in Wisconsin.
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10px;">Many sections are now recruiting for board positions that start next fiscal year (July 1, 2017- June 30, 2018). Most board positions are three year terms and duties include participating in board meetings as well as participating in occasional projects or serving on committees. New ideas are welcome! Interested in serving on a section board? Contact a current section board member for more information. <a href="
http://www.wisbar.org/formembers/groups/sections/Pages/Home.aspx">Board rosters can be found on individual section pages.</a></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10px;">Walk away with valuable tools and resources, and get a chance to talk with your peers who have opened up their own practices. </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px;">Probably the most important factor in finding a job, besides graduating, is having a large, well-connected network of professional contacts on which to call. Becoming involved in the activities and programs sponsored by the State Bar helps you establish that network. Remember, you have opportunities to meet and interact with professionals in several ways, including attending PINNACLE<sup style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; ">®</sup> seminars and institutes, as well as Section CLE programs and networking receptions. Most of these opportunities are free or low cost.</p>
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