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Newsletters and Press Coverage
"Lawyer Tech Review 'App Friday' Column Profiling Morgan C. Smith" (LawyerTechReview.com, January 6, 2012)
"Sabbaticals Help Lawyers Reassess, Redirect Careers" (ABA Journal Magazine, January 2012)
"Morgan Smith Launches Legal Graphics Firm: Piedmont Attorney Combines Passion for Visual Design with the Law," Piedmont Post (April 6, 2011)
Legal Articles by Morgan C. Smith
"Visualizing Your Case for ADR," The Recorder Special Issue on Arbitration and Mediation (October 10, 2011; article available only to subscribers through this link)
"Five Ideas on What Attorneys Can Do About the California Courts in Crisis," San Francisco Attorney Magazine (Fall 2011)
"Why Attorneys Should Develop Graphics for Their Case--the Sooner, the Better," The Matte Pad Legal Marketing Blog (August 2011)
"Go Graphic in Mediation, Not Just in Trial," Plaintiff Magazine (June 2011)
“Elsner v. Uveges and OSHA into Evidence,” Forum Magazine (May 2005)
“The Short Life of a Tort: A Brief History of the Independent Cause of Action for Spoliation of Evidence in California,” Forum Magazine (Oct. 2005), co-authored with Alex Hansen
“Two-Year Statute of Limitations,” Forum Magazine (April 2004)
“Where Workers’ Compensation Meets the FEHA,” Forum Magazine (Jan. 2004), coauthored with Jeremy Pasternak
“The Myths of the Medical Malpractice Insurance ‘Crisis’,” Forum Magazine (April 2003)
“Current Construction Injury Law in California,” Forum Magazine (Feb. 2003)
“Medi-Cal Liens: How to Satisfy Your Duty as an Attorney Regarding These Liens,” Forum Magazine (Oct. 2003), co-authored with Jennifer Sabo
“The Ins and Outs of Expert Disclosure under California Code of Civil Procedure § 2034,” Forum Magazine (March 2002)
“Hooker and McKown: The Supreme Court Goes Back to Basics For Construction Litigation Cases,” Forum Magazine (April 2002)
“Majority Rules: The Consensus on the Retained Control Doctrine,” Forum Magazine (June 2001)
“Recent Developments Regarding AB 1127,” Forum Magazine (Oct. 2000)
“AB 1127: Back to the Future for the New Millennium,” Forum Magazine (Dec. 1999)
“Admissibility Of Insurance / Indemnity Agreements,” Forum Magazine (Nov.1999)
Speaking Events
2012
"Effective and Ethical Use of Social Media to Promote Your Practice," an MCLE presentation given to attorneys in San Francisco (sponsored by McGeorge School of Law) and in Oakland (sponsored by the Alameda County Bar Association).
2011
McGeorge School of Law seminar on Using Social Media to Power Your Job Search
California Consumer Attorneys MCLE on Demonstrative Evidence with Bob Arns
2007
Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California, "Privette, Toland & Beyond," a perspective from both sides of the bar.
2005
San Francisco Trial Lawyer Association Seminar, "How to Use Old School and New School Demonstrative Evidence"
San Francisco Trial Lawyer Association Seminar, "Digital Presentation in the Courtroom"
San Francisco Trial Lawyer Association Seminar, "Powerful Opening Statements: PowerPoint for Lawyers"