LTN AWARDS NOMINATIONS DEADLINE 12/4

Glitches Won't Deter Us! In the no-good-deed-goes-unpunished department, we've encountered a few bumps after we decided to waive the fees and extend the deadline for nominations for the 2009 LTN Law Firm and Law Department Awards, and our new "Lifetime Achievement" award.

First, because we have waived the fees, nominators need not be affiliated with the organization or person being nominated. So everyone, including vendors, may nominate candidates for these awards. However, the potential recipient must be affiliated with a law firm or law department.

Second, members of LTN's Editorial Advisory Board (and spouses, [in]significant others, and family members) are eligible for nomination. Only the judges are ineligible (Andy Adkins, Fred Lederer, and David Whelan); but they may be nominated for the Lifetime Achievement award because I choose that winner.

However, the potential recipient must be at least age 55 by 12/31/09.

Finally, we're experiencing problems with some completed nomination forms (PDFs) -- some are not opening properly (they open blank). So be sure that you save a hard copy before you e-mail it to us. If we encounter any problems opening the PDF, we will allow you to fax the document to us on Monday.

Here's the downloadable nomination form.  And here's more 411.

LTN AWARDS: DEADLINE EXTENDED, FEE WAIVED

The economy has hit hard on law firm budgets, and especially on discretionary spending for support professionals — sooooo, we have decided to WAIVE the entry fee (and extend the nominating deadline) for our 2009 LTN Law Firm/Law Department Awards. The new deadline is Friday, December 4.

This also makes it easier for those of you who want to nominate colleagues who might work for other organizations! And in these turbulent times, it's especially important that we recognize the innovations, hard work, and talent of legal technology leaders and visionaries!

Categories include:

• IT Director of the Year,

• IT Champion of the Year

• Consultant of the Year

• Most Innovative Use of Technology in a Law Firm, a Law Department, a Trial, and Pro Bono Project.

• Lifetime Achievement

This year, for the first time, we will be present the LTN Lifetime Achievement Award — I will be making the selection of that individual. Candidates must be 55+. There are no restrictions: it can be a lawyer, a paralegal, a vendor, a CIO — anyone in our wonderful legal technology community is eligible.

As is our tradition, the remainder of the juried awards will be selected by three distinguished members of our LTN Editorial Advisory Board: Andrew Adkins III, of the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law; Fredric Lederer, of the William & Mary School of Law; and David Whelan, of the Law Society of Upper Canada.

Click here for nomination forms.

Be sure to enter the code "WAIVE" in the credit card field!

You can also download it directly from here:

Download LTN-09-0392LTNAwardsformLF1021(editable)

LTN AWARDS: LAST CHANCE

The clock's a' tickin' -- Don't lose your voice!

Monday (Nov. 16) is the deadline to vote for your favorite vendors who are in the running to receive our 2009 LTN Vendor Awards! The online ballot is survey style, and will take just a few minutes to complete!

(You will need your account number, from your mailing label — e-mail Kerry Kyle --  info@lawtechnews.com or call 800 888 8300 x9428 if you can’t find it.)

Click here to vote

And that's not all: TODAY is the (postmark) deadline for nominations for our juried LTN Awards, which honor law firms, law departments, and consultants. Categories include: IT Director of the Year, IT Champion of the Year, Consultant of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award, and Most Innovative Use of Technology in a Law Firm, a Law Department, a Trial, and Pro Bono Project.

This year, for the first time, we will be present the LTN Lifetime Achievement Award — I will be making the selection of that individual. Candidates must be 55+, and I welcome nominees. There are no restrictions: it can be a lawyer, a paralegal, a vendor, a CIO — anyone in our wonderful legal technology community is eligible.

As is our tradition, the remainder of the juried awards will be selected by three distinguished members of our LTN Editorial Advisory Board: Andrew Adkins III, of the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law; Fredric Lederer, of the William & Mary School of Law; and David Whelan, of the Law Society of Upper Canada.

Click here for nomination forms. 

LTN AWARDS: VOTING OPEN

Vote! Yes, it’s that time again — for you to tell us which vendors should receive our 2009 LTN Vendor Awards! The online ballot is survey style, and will take just a few minutes to complete! Deadline: November 15. (You will need your account number, from your mailing label — e-mail Kerry Kyle kkyle@alm.com if you can’t find it.) Click here to vote.

We are also accepting nominations for our juried LTN Awards, which honor law firms, law departments, and consultants. Categories include: IT Director of the Year, IT Champion of the Year, Consultant of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award, and Most Innovative Use of Technology in a Law Firm, a Law Department, a Trial, and Pro Bono Project.

This year, for the first time, we will be present the LTN Lifetime Achievement Award — I will be making the selection of that individual. Candidates must be 55+, and I welcome nominees. There are no restrictions: it can be a lawyer, a paralegal, a vendor, a CIO — anyone in our wonderful legal technology community is eligible.

As is our tradition, the remainder of the juried awards will be selected by three distinguished members of our LTN Editorial Advisory Board: Andrew Adkins III, of the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law; Fredric Lederer, of the William & Mary School of Law; and David Whelan, of the Law Society of Upper Canada.

Deadline: November 13. Click here for nomination forms. 

KUDOS TO KODNER

Ross Kodner, a frequent contributor to Law Technology News, and even more frequent speaker across the country at small firm and solo programs, will be honored this month by the State Bar of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Bar Association.

Kodner will receive the first annual John Lederer Solo and Small Firm Service Award at the Wisconsin Solo and Small Firm conference (Oct. 29-31.)

“The WSSF Conference leadership felt this award was needed to recognize those individuals, groups or organizations which have focused on improving the lives and practices of solo and small firm attorneys in Wisconsin,” says Nancy Trueblood, Wauwatosa, Solo and Small Firm Committee chair. "The award will be presented annually to an individual, group, or organization exemplifying the leadership, spirit, and dedication of attorney John Lederer, who saw it as his mission to help solo and small firm lawyers master the skills and technology needed to build their practices. Lederer passed away in March of 2009," the group reports.  

“Ross deserves to be the first recipient of this award due to his numerous, tireless volunteer efforts over the years on behalf of solo and small firm attorneys,” says Trueblood. “Whether he is speaking at a conference or seminar, blogging or answering questions on State Bar electronic lists, his advice and guidance has been invaluable to Wisconsin solo and small firm practitioners.”

Read Kodner's most recent LTN article, "Increase Your Wingspan" (about installing dual monitors for your computer, here.

Congratulations, Ross. A very well-deserved accolade!

DEADLINE 8/31 TO NOMINATE VENDORS

Rust never sleeps: Just a reminder that you have until Monday to nominate your company for the 2009 LTN Vendor Awards  -- selected by the readers of Law Technology News!

To refresh your memory: Here’s how it works:

There are three  food groups: 1) Vendor Awards, 2) Law Firm & Legal Department Awards, and 3) a brand new category, Lifetime Achievement Award.

Law Technology News subscribers vote for the Vendor Awards; an independent jury of three members of LTN’s editorial advisory board select the LF/LD awards, and I will pick the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement accolade, who will be chosen from our wonderful legal technology community. 

To win a vendor or LF/LD award, the organization or person must be nominated. It’s a very, very, easy process — just download the form and return it to us — by 8/31/09 for vendor categories, and by 11/6/09 for LF/LD nominations.

You can also use the LF/LD form to nominate a candidate for the Lifetime Achievement award (limited to age 55+), but in that category, unlike the lottery, you can win even if you are not nominated. (I welcome all suggestions!) 

Got questions? Contact Kevin Iredell or Nabia Jenkins-Johnston or  visit our website www.lawtechnologynews.com/awards.

VENDOR AWARDS NOMINATION TIME EXTENDED

The deadline to enter the 2009 LTN Vendor Awards has been extended to August 31:

To refresh your memory: Here’s how it works:

There are three  food groups: 1) Vendor Awards, 2) Law Firm & Legal Department Awards, and 3) a brand new category, Lifetime Achievement Award. Law Technology News subscribers vote for the Vendor Awards; an independent jury of three members of LTN’s editorial advisory board select the LF/LD awards, and I will pick the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement accolade, who will be chosen from our wonderful legal technology community. 

To win a vendor or LF/LD award, the organization or person must be nominated. It’s a very, very, easy process — just download the form www.lawtechnologynews.com/awards and return it to us — by 8/31/09 for vendor categories, and by 11/6/09 for LF/LD nominations.

You can also use the LF/LD form to nominate a candidate for the Lifetime Achievement award (limited to age 55+), but in that category, unlike the lottery, you can win even if you are not nominated. (But I welcome all suggestions!) 

Got questions? Contact Kevin Iredell or Nabia Jenkins-Johnston or  visit our website www.lawtechnologynews.com/awards.

ASBPE GOLD x2

Craig Ball is a magician -- he can turn the dryest, most esoteric nuance of e-discovery into a compelling story that rivals the latest Grisham offering. His vocabulary is unmatched; he always finds the perfect word to illuminate the most dense concept, yet never succumbs to jargon. Like other exquisite storytellers, he uses everyday analogies -- comparing EDD processes to television shows (CSI),  murder scenes with blood hounds, or World War II challenges faced by his father.

And he is an editor's dream: his copy comes in crisp and on time, and he always monitors the published version for mistakes (which speeds online corrections). Not only does Ball write for Law Technology News, he also is a steady, pithy contributor to EDD Update www.eddupdate.com.So it's no surprise that Ball has collected a basket full of awards for his fine work. Last night, he won another gold, for "best contributed column" in the Northeast regional competition of the American Society of Business Publications. Check out "SNAFU" and "Brain Drain."

We were also were thilled to learn that my article, "Can You Adapt?"  which analyzed the changing roles of EDD attorneys, paralegals, and litigation support staff, also won gold, in the "best technical article" category. Of course, our  amazing art director Shane DeLeers shares the glory in both wins -- he always finds the perfect illustration that makes our words sizzle!

That brings us to five awards for our work in 2008 -- the most we've ever won in a single awards season: A design award from GD USA; two ASBPE gold, and two honorable mentions from the Tabbies!  Thanks to our entire team!

TABBIES 2009 HONORS

We were delighted to learn today that Law Technology News has won two TABBIE awards, from the Trade Association Business Publications International.

 • Our former colleague, Claire Duffett, who is now working as a reporter based in Cambodia, won one of two  honorable mentions in the Best Department category, for her stellar Technology on Trial articles.

The War of Words chronicled how the father of a soldier killed in Iraq successfully sued religious fanatics who picketed the son's funeral with homophobic signs.

Repeatable Defense covered how Orrick partner Peter Bicks developed protocols and templates to help the firm defend Union Carabide Corp. on multiple claims.

• We also took one of three honorable mentions in the Editor's Column category, for my rant about gender pay inequality in the legal profession, and my account of a trip with my mother to the Flight 93 memorial.

We are absolutely thrilled. To read about other winners, visit the TABPI site.

& THE WINNERS ARE:

I am thrilled to announce the winners of the Law Firm/Law Dept. 2008 LTN Awards, which will be presented on Monday, Feb. 2 at our LTN Awards dinner:

The judges were Andrew Adkins III, of the University of Florida Law School; Fredric Lederer, of the College of William & Mary School of Law; and David Whelan, of the Law Society of Upper Canada.

The winners are:

IT Director of the Year:  Constance Hoffman, Bryan Cave

Champion of IT:  Joy Heath Rush, Sidley Austin

The Most Innovative of Technology:
— in a Law Firm:  Outlaw, Fish & Richardson
— In-House:  Vulcan Legal Exchange, Vulcan
— In a Trial:  Hynix Trial, Bartko Zankel
— in a Pro Bono Project:   Weil Gotshal

And the judges created a new category, which will continue forward:

Consultant of the Year:  Donna Payne

And I am also thrilled to announce that we will launch a new category, Lifetime Achievement Award, to honor a legal technology leader (55+) who has contributed mightily to our community. I will judge this category — so start thinking of nominations for next year!

& THE WINNERS ARE:

The results are in for the 2008 LTN Vendor Awards, as voted by YOU, our readers. Full list is here.

This year, there are three tiers of winners: gold/silver/bronze.

Here's the New Product of the Year:
Gold - Acrobat 9 Pro Extended,  Adobe Systems Inc.
Silver - Tabs3 & PracticeMaster 14.3, Software Technology Inc.
Bronze - Clearwell E-Discovery Platform, Clearwell Systems.

Congrats to all the winners!

ABA JOURNAL'S BLAWG 100 IS UP

The ABA Journal has posted its 2nd annual Blawg 100 list. Congrats to our Incisive Media colleagues who made the roster, including:

• Legal Blog Watch (Bob Ambrogi, & Carolyn Elefant, who also got listed for MyShingle.com.
• Am Law Daily
• BLT (the Blog of Legal Times)
• L.A. Legal Pad 
•  The Shark

And LTN board members:
• Ernie the Attorney
• Larry Bodine LawMarketing Blog

Plus - Bob Ambrogi & J. Craig Williams' podcast, Lawyer2Lawyer

CONGRATS!

P.S. Be sure to  vote for your favorite Blog/Podcast in each category.

LTN AWARDS - DEADLINE EXTENDED

By popular demand, we have extended the deadline to enter our 2008 LTN Awards to WEDNESDAY DEC 3.

AND -- at the excellent suggestion of Craig Ball -- we have eliminated the entry fee for the Pro Bono category to encourage you to suggest folks who are using technology to help others.

Especially in tough economic times, here's an opportunity to showcase your organization's technology stars -- and projects. Today, as Doug Caddell (a former winner of IT Director of the Year) says, you can't just sell your legal skills -- who also have to "sell" your technology. What better way to demonstrate your success than winning one of beautiful lucite stars signifying that your organization is the best of 2008?

The process is simple and painless... Just download the application right here .

Categories include:
• IT Director of the Year  (your IT director or a IT key staff member)
• IT Champion of the Year (a non-IT person at your organization who has helped advance  technology adoptation)

• Most innovative use of technology in:
-- A trial
-- A law firm
-- A law dept.
-- A pro bono project

The eligibility period for projects is July 31, 07- July 31, 08.

As Nike sez, "Just Do IT!"  and as the NY Lottery sez, "You can't win if you don't enter!"

Questions? Contact Kevin Iredell.

FRIDAY'S THE DEADLINE!

It's not too late to nominate your firm or law department for the 2008 LTN Awards. The process is simple and painless... Just download the application right here .

Categories include:
• IT Director of the Year
• IT Champion of the Year
• Most innovative use of technology in:
-- A trial
-- A law firm
-- A law dept.
-- A pro bono project

As Nike sez, "Just Do IT!"  and as the NY Lottery sez, "You can't win if you don't enter!"

Questions? Contact Kevin Iredell.

MAILBAG #081028

Checkin' the in-box:

• Andrea Tecce of Navigant Consulting checks in to say that the recent inaugural meeting of the Women's Leadership & Mentoring Alliance, held in NYC, was a big hit, drawing about 50 folks for cocktails and conversation.
The group plans to host quarterly events on the East Coast, between D.C. and NYC, and will collaborate with Chicago and LA chapters.  For details, e-mail her here.

• Kevin Iredell, our ace marketing director, asks  me to remind everybody that nominations are now open for the 2008 LTN Awards, which honor the IT Champion of the Year, IT Director of the Year, and the best innovations in trials, law firms, corporate law departments and pro bono programs. More 411 here: Download LTN-08-345_LF_NomForm_save.pdf. And don't forget to vote for your favorite vendors, here.

• Aviva Schick says non-profits and schools are using GoodSearch.com to raise money, and GoodShop, an online shopping mall where retailers direct a percentage of every sale to charity.

MAILBAG #082909

This year is just flying by... I'm realllllly happy to see the first hints of fall, as the humidity drops in NYC and it becomes wonderful again.

Here are a few items from the inbox:

• David Horrigan -- who manages to find some of the most interesting litigation (steady readers will recall his detailed coverage of the woes of Mr. Softee) -- wrote this recent article for The National Law Journal about a lawsuit filed in California by a disabled fan who argued that he is entitled to unobstructed views at NASCAR events. The appellate court agreed. The story was picked up by the gang over at the legal blogging team at The Wall Street Journal here.

• The American Bar Assn held its annual meeting here in NYC last month, and among the events was a session of the Scribes, a legal writers organization, who honored U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Here's West's blog about it, with video.

• Kudos to my alma mater: Also during the ABA meeting, the University of San Francisco Law School had a reception for its alum, where Dean Jeffrey Brand gave a very moving presentation about the school's continuing efforts to create a truly diverse student body -- with pretty breathtaking results. The 2007 entering class of 250 had 40% students of color -- 10% African American, 10% Hispanic, 16% Asian American, 4% other. Those are staggeringly high figures, and as a 1982 alumn, I am very proud of my law school.

Other stats tell of the challenges: Full time tuition next year will be $17,900. Nonetheless, there were 3,584 applications for 190 fulltime and 60 part time spots for the 2008 entering class. More info here.

• Henry Dicker and his team are already gearing up for LegalTech New York early next year, and are especially excited about a new feature that will launch -- the LegalTech Town Hall.
It will be lead by Patrick Oot -- Verizon's director of e-discovery and senior counsel. The idea is that LTNY attendees will be able to submit specific questions for the panel via video blog.
Patrick (a frequent speaker on LTN webinars and a member of LTN's edit board)  The session will be sponsored by Guidance Software and held Monday Feb 2 at 12:45, open to all attendees. More details will be coming soon -- you can check in at www.legaltechshow.com for updates.

Meanwhile, we're also planning a General Counsel Technology SuperSession -- produced by  Counsel Connect's editor Anthony Paonita and moi -- which we expect to record for my Law Technology Now podcasts -- after our huge success with the LegalTech West Coast FutureTech podcasts. Details TK here and on the LTNY site.

• Speaking of Anthony, he dropped by to tell me about a terrific website, www.flytecomm.com -- which tracks actual flight status. When his family was returning from Italy, and a bunch o' flights were delayed because of nasty thunderstorms, the website had more accurate arrival info than the airline staff. (Why am I not surprised?) FlyteTrax II combines graphics, maps and flight information to show enroute flights, weather and flight listings in one product. Individual flights can be tracked for free here.

• On the third anniversary of Katrina, my thoughts are not straying far from New Orleans today. I'm worried about my pals -- including Connie Nichols, Janine & Bruce Sylvas, Nancy Claypool, Tom O'Connor, Ernie Svenson, and Eric Barefield, the Brown family, et al. — please stay safe and on high ground until Gustav fades. Let's hope Mother Nature is kind this week.

MO MAILBAG #080806

Still more incoming:

• Kevin Hunt checked in from July's American Association of Law Libraries Portland (Ore) meeting to let us know that West posted a "Westcast" with Leonard Lee, about how the "Google generation" is approaching legal research. Check it out here.

And on the Westblog, Bob Azman, vp of West's "customer experience operations," invites you to contact him directly about your experiences and needs — echoing a theme of our July LTN cover story by Alvin Podboy, who dares legal librarians to start talking to legal publishing vendors. For more info, you can reach Hunt here.

• Update on the laptop seizures controversy: The Association of Corporate Travel Executives' exec director Susan Gurley testified before Congress about the ongoing controversy over seizures of business travelers' laptops. Details here.

• LTN's Safia Maharaj found this tech/beisbol/charity item, "Text Me Out to the Ballgame" -- about a pilot project between the Washington Nationals and MLB.com (major league baseball's website) to raise money for the Children's National Medical Center's proposed Diabetes Care Complex. During the day game on 7/13, fans were invited to text "NATS" to 90999 to donate $5 -- a tactic also used during the All Star Game at Yankee Stadium to raise money to fight breast cancer. Clever and painless -- and less expensive than a soda at the Stadium. Let's see more of these! Check out the Mobile Giving Foundation here.

• Last call! The deadline's been extended until tomorrow (Friday) to nominate your company for the 2009 LTN Vendor Awards, which will presented at LegalTech New York in February. Check it out here.  It's quick and easy, and as they say re: the New York Lottery, if you don't enter, you can't win.

MARY MACK KEYNOTES NFPA TECH INSTITUTE

Fios' Mary Mack stole the show at the two-day National Federation of Paralegal Associations' Tech Institute in Denver, July 25-26. Mack, corporate technology counsel at the Portland, Ore.-based company, was the keynote luncheon speaker on day 1, and wow'd the crowd with a speech that was both entertaining and jam-packed with substance.

In a presentation tailored specifically to the NFPA paralegal audience (isn't it amazing how few speakers actually do that?), Mack shared both war stories and concrete advice on how paralegals can deal with thorny EDD situations, which can put them in ethical dilemmas, during her presentation, "The Growing Role of Paralegals in eDiscovery." She offered sage and practical tips about how paralegals can work with attorneys and advance their careers.

She delved into the Qualcomm case, and sang the praises of Judge Grimm in Victor Stanley, among other recent case law. She handled questions with finesse and humor.  And she held everyone's attention, without using a single PowerPoint slide. Excellent job!

Career advice was also a strong theme in Charlotte Riser Harris' panel, "Technical Skills for Paralegals," presentation, and in my presentation, "EDD Careers: How to Make More Money and Have More Influence." All of us stressed the explosive growth of e-discovery and both the pitfalls and opportunities that growth presents.

Persuasion Strategies'  Pen Volkmann put on a fascinating program about using 3-D multimedia during trials, showing video from recent trials, including one featured in LTN's Technology on Trial. (Volkmann and his team rec'd  the the 2007 LTN Award for Most Innovative Use of Technology in a Trial for his work in that case.)

Catalyst Repository Systems Inc.'s John Tredennick closed the day with a demonstration of how software can be used to help analyze issues in litigation, illustrating his talk with live examples of his company's software.

These were just a couple of the 25 scheduled presentations. Congrats to co-chairs Tamara Bigford (Goldberg Segalla) and Susan Ippoliti (Function 5 Forensics) and their team for putting together a terrific two-day event.

For more information about this event and future presentations, visit the association's website at www.paralegals.org.

SILVER & BRONZE

More good news to share! Shane DeLeers and Bob Ambrogi have won Bronze and Silver awards for their stellar work in LTN in the national awards presented Saturday in Kansas City at the American Society of Business Publications Editors annual meeting.

LTN's Shane DeLeers, who was just promoted to Art Director (congrats!) won for our August '07 cover -- the EDD Showcase featuring the annual Socha/Gelbmann survey, in the best Tabloid Cover category.

Ambrogi won for his Web Watch column in the best contributed column category. Here are his two winning columns, from February '07 and October '07.

Congrats also to our colleagues at The American Lawyer and Corporate Counsel who also won several prizes. Here's the ASBPE site which has the lists of winners (but you have to drill down, it doesn't do a unique URL).

NOMINATE YOUR COMPANY

The July 31 deadline approaches to nominate your company for the 2009 LTN Vendor Awards. If you don't nominate your company, it can't win, so take a moment and do it, today! (Read in voice that sounds like that swarmy GEICO or New York Lottery announcers).

Get the 411 here.

GOLD & BRONZE x2

We are thrilled to announce that Craig Ball et moi have won another set of Gold (Craig) and Bronze (moi), last night at the Northeast Regional awards ceremonies for the American Society of Business Publications Editors.

Craig's "Ball in Your Court" June 07 column, "Do It Yourself Forensics," took the gold for Best How-To article.

We are also proud that our October EDD Showcase, anchored by my "An Undercurrent of Fear," article, with photos by our photo editor Russ Curtis, won bronze in the Best Special Section category.

Kudos to the entire LTN team!

GOLD & BRONZE TABBIES!

We've just received word that Craig Ball's Ball in Your Court column in Law Technology News has won Gold in the 2008 TABBIES awards, presented by the Trade Association Business Publications International. More than 700 publications competed in this international competition, and it's the second year in a row that Ball snared the top prize for best regular column. Congrats, Craig! Here's his most recent column.

Our EDD Showcase (October, with the anchor reported article, "An Undercurrent of Fear" ) took Bronze in the  "Special Section" category.

Re: Ball in Your Court, the judges said: "Excellent layout. The writing is a departure from unnecessary legalese, with a nice explanation to the myth of evidence (page equivalency)."

Re: EDD Showcase: "Well balanced editorial, appropriate and applicable for the market it serves; articles well researched to give different opinions. Layout draws reader into topics, lives up to initial promise of magazine."

Here's the 411: http://www.tabpi.org/2008/2008e.htm

Congrats to our LTN team!

TOM O'CONNOR HONORED

Tom O'Connor, a long-time member of LTN's Editorial Advisory Board, and director of the Electronic Documents Institute, was among those honored for his tireless work on behalf of the Gulf Coast legal community, at the International Litigation Support Leaders Conference, May 15-16, sponsored by Litigation Support Today magazine. The awards, named for the late Betsy Reynolds (also a member of LTN's board), spotlighted excellence in lit support.

O'Connor took the "industry consultant," honors. Other winners included Beth Kellermann, lit e-discovery manager at Apple Inc.; Florinda Baldridge, director of practice support at Fulbright & Jaworski; and Carl Kikuchi, branch chief, office of lit support, U.S. DOJ-Civil.

Congrats to all, and Betsy, we all think of you often.