Speaking

I view every speaking engagement as an opportunity to teach about how technology impacts life from a legal perspective.  I enjoy helping people make sense of technological advances and arming them with knowledge to make educated choices about technology use.  I frequently speak at seminars, conferences, and training sessions.  A select list of my past and upcoming speaking engagements can be found here.

Popular Topics

I regularly present on a variety of topics related to Internet law, media law, and civil litigation.  The topics I’m most frequently asked to speak about are:

    • Social media in the workplace
    • Social media discovery and evidence
    • Technology use in legal practice
    • Data security
    • Defamation
    • Privacy law
    • First Amendment rights

If you’re interested in having me speak to your organization or at an event, feel free to contact me.

Selected Past Engagements

  • “Social Media Legal Update for Journalists”
    Event/Audience: Pacific Business News staff
    Date: 2/17/12
  • “Use and Discovery of Social Media Evidence”
    Event/Audience: Litigation Section, Hawai‘i State Bar Association
    Date: 2/28/12
  • “What Employers Can Do Regarding Social Media Policies, Procedures, Emails and Handbooks”
    co-presented with Amanda M. Jones, Esq.
    Event/Audience: 2012 Conference of the Society of Human Resource Management—Hawai‘i  Chapter
    Date: 9/10/12
  • “E-Discovery in Hawai‘i: Navigating the Pitfalls of Preservation and Production”
    Moderator
    Event/Audience: Hawai‘i State Bar Convention
    Date: 9/21/12
  • “Social Media in E-Discovery: A New Tool and Emerging Law”
    co-presented with Don Swanson
    Event/Audience: International Legal Technology Association
    Date: 10/24/12
  • “The 4 P’s of Social Media in the Workplace”
    Event/Audience: Society of Human Resource Management—Hawai‘i Chapter
    Date: 12/3/12
  • “Social Networking With a Purpose”
    co-presented with Evan Shirley, Esq.
    Event/Audience: Litigation and Appellate Sections, Hawai‘i State Bar Association
    Date: 3/5/13
  • “Technically Legal: What Employers Need to Know About Technology and the Law”
    Event/Audience: Subcontractors Association of Hawaii – Annual Conference
    Date: 9/13/13
  • “A Primer on Social Media and the Law”
    Event/Audience: Hawaii Social Media Summit & Expo
    Date: 10/25/13
  • “Social Media Hiring Practices”
    Event/Audience: Hawaii Civil Rights Commission/EEOC Honolulu Local Office Annual Training Program
    Date: 10/29/13
  • “Technically Legal: What Employers Need to Know About Technology and the Law”
    Event/Audience: Hawaii Wall and Ceiling Industry Association
    Date: 11/7/13
  • “Ethics and Social Media: What Attorneys Need to Know”
    Event/Audience: National Business Institute CLE seminar
    Date: 12/18/13
  • “Files Are Our Friends: Strategies For Complying With Recordkeeping Laws and Avoiding Disputes”
    Event/Audience: Hawaii Employers Council
    Date: 5/1/14
  • “Social Media Evidence–a Primer”
    Event/Audience: Hawaii State Judiciary Judges Conference
    Date: 5/9/14
  • “Ethics in a Wired and Wireless World”
    Event/Audience: Hawaii State Bar Association Spring Conference
    Date: 5/30/14
  • “Social Media Policies: Rules of the Road”
    Event/Audience: Anthology Group
    Date: 6/6/14
  • “Technically Legal: What Employers Need to Know About Law and Technology”
    Event/Audience: Risk and Insurance Management Society, Hawaii Chapter
    Date: 6/9/14
  • “Ethics in a Wired and Wireless World”
    Event/Audience: Hawaii County Bar Association
    Date: 6/20/14
  • “Social Media Ethics for Lawyers”
    Event/Audience: Litigation and Appellate Sections, Hawaii State Bar Association
    Date: 7/7/14
  • “Use of Technology and Social Media in the Practice of Law”
    Event/Audience: Senior Counsel Division, Hawaii State Bar Association
    Date: 7/10/14
  • “Image Sharing Apps: Or, the Perils of Picture Posting”
    Event/Audience: Anthology Group
    Date: 8/1/14
  • “Use of Technology and Social Media in the Practice of Law”
    Event/Audience: Senior Counsel Division, Hawaii State Bar Association
    Date: 7/10/14
  • “Digital Strategies For Business Growth”
    co-presented with Tara Coomans, Mary Fastaneau, Emi Hart, Michael Tam
    Event/Audience: Pacific Business News panel
    Date: 8/22/14
  • “Legal ‘Buzz’: The Law of Online Endorsements
    Event/Audience: Anthology Group
    Date: 9/12/14
  • “Open Government Laws
    Event/Audience: National Federation of Paralegal Associations – National Convention
    Date: 9/8/15
  • “Cyber Insurance
    co-presented with Christopher Goodin, Esq.
    Event/Audience: Hawaii Association of Adjusters
    Date: 9/11/15
  • “Tech@Work: How Employers Can Thrive in the Digital Workplace
    co-presented with Stanley Lau
    Event/Audience: Hawaii Employers Council
    Date: 11/2/15
  • “Online Ethics
    Event/Audience: NBI Seminar
    Date: 11/5/15
  • “Legally Social
    Event/Audience: Manoa Communicators Group
    Date: 8/2/16

Upcoming Speaking Engagements

  • “Hot Topics in the Cloud: Navigating Security Issues in a Cloud Environment
    Event/Audience: American Intellectual Property Law Association – Mid-Winter Institute
    Date: 2/3/17