How Law Firms Can Prevent, Spot, Navigate, and Survive Scams and Cybercrimes | Justia Webinars

Categories: Legal Tech, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Law Firm Management, Law Practice

Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting law firms, attorneys, legal staff, and their clients through sophisticated scams, fraud schemes, and data breaches designed to exploit trust, confidentiality, and professional obligations. From AI-generated phishing emails and business email compromise schemes to client impersonation, wire fraud, ransomware attacks, and social engineering tactics, legal professionals face unique risks that can jeopardize client information, firm operations, and ethical compliance. This program examines the evolving cyber threat landscape affecting the legal profession and provides practical guidance for identifying, preventing, and responding to these threats.

Participants will learn how cybercriminals leverage emerging technologies and psychological manipulation to target legal organizations, as well as attorneys' ethical obligations relating to technological competence, confidentiality, supervision, and the protection of client information. The program will cover common warning signs of scams and cyberattacks, effective prevention strategies, and practical steps for navigating incidents when they occur, including response, reporting, client communication, and recovery considerations. By the end of the program, attendees will be better equipped to mitigate cyber risks, fulfill their professional responsibilities, and protect their firms and clients from evolving cyber threats.

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00:00 AI and Cybercrime Threats
12:29 Social Engineering and Scams
19:07 Business Email Compromise and Other Scams
45:22 Preventive Cybersecurity Measures
01:03:30 Incident Response and Recovery

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Ashley Hallene
Land Acquisition Specialist
Demeter Land Development
https://connect.justia.com/webinars/speakers/ashley-hallene

Ashley Hallene is a Land Acquisition Specialist with Demeter Land Development, a Michigan-based company focused on securing land for renewable energy projects, particularly community solar and battery storage developments.

A prolific writer and legal technology expert, she has authored or co-authored hundreds of articles on technology and law practice management. Ms. Hallene is the co-author, alongside attorney Jeffrey Allen, of several books, including Technology Tips for Seniors Volume 2.0 (2018), Technology Tips for Lawyers and other Business Professionals (2016), Technology Solutions for Today’s Lawyer (2013), and The iPad for Lawyers (2013). Ms. Hallene has published in leading publications such as GP|SOLO Magazine, Experience Magazine, Attorney at Work, and TechnoLawyer. Active in the American Bar Association, Ms. Hallene is a leader in the General Practice Solo & Small Firm Division and the Senior Lawyers Division, serving as Editor-in-Chief of GP|Solo eReport. She earned her J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center and her B.S. from the University of Houston. She lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, Jack, and family.

Jeffrey Allen
Principal
Graves & Allen
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Jeffrey Allen is a principal in the law firm of Graves & Allen, with a general civil practice that, since 1973, has emphasized negotiation, structuring, and documentation of real estate, loans, and other business transactions; receiverships; civil litigation; and bankruptcy. He also does extensive work as an arbitrator and a mediator. He has maintained a Martindale Hubbell Av Rating for over 30 years and has been a Northern California Super Lawyer for over 10 years.

He has actively taught and written about technology for over 30 years, authoring or coauthoring hundreds of articles on technology, law practice management, and lawyering skills. He has co-authored and edited nine books, eight of which dealt with technology topics. He has taught numerous continuing education classes on technology, trial technique, real estate practice, and dispute resolution (arbitration and mediation). He has worked within the ABA since the early 1980s. He has served on the editorial boards of Experience Magazine, the Voice of Experience, GPSolo Magazine, the GP Solo eReport, and the Technology eReport (serving as Editor-in-Chief for the last three publications). He has also served as an editorial board member for the ABA Journal,


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