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December 31, 2009
Sensei Principals Interviewed by ABA Journal for Future Article on iPhone Security
Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. and John W. Simek, Sensei's President and Vice President, were recently interviewed by the ABA Journal for an upcoming article about the lack of security on Apple's iPhone. An article in the ABA's Law Practice Magazine, written by Nelson and Simek, prompted one mid-sized law firm to ban the use of iPhones and force lawyers to use BlackBerrys instead.
December 29, 2009
Sensei Interview About Hacker "Spear Phishing" Posted on Iron Mountain Website
An article in the December 7, 2009 issue of Virginia Lawyers Weekly with quotes from Sensei’s President Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. was recently re-posted on the website of Iron Mountain, the world leader in information management services. Iron Mountain assists more than 140,000 organizations with storing, protecting and managing their information. The article details how American law firms are frequently targets of financial and business espionage (as a recent FBI report indicated). To read the article, click here.
December 24, 2009
ABA's The Digital Edge Selected as A Runner-Up for Best Legal Podcast
As part of Dennis Kennedy's 2009 Law-related Blogging Awards (The Blawggies), The Digital Edge Legal Podcast, hosted by Sensei’s President Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. and Jim Calloway, Practice Management Advisor of the Oklahoma Bar, was named as one of the runners-up in the Best Legal Podcast category.
December 22, 2009
Sensei President Interviewed About Hacker "Spear Phishing" by Virginia Lawyers Weekly
The December 7, 2009 issue of Virginia Lawyers Weekly features an article about how American law firms are frequently targets of financial and business espionage (as a recent FBI report indicated), with quotes from Sensei’s President Sharon D. Nelson, Esq.
December 15, 2009
Sensei Principals To Speak at Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Conference
Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. and John W. Simek, Sensei’s President and Vice President, will present a seminar entitled Computer Forensics: Getting Expert Evidence In and Keeping It Out to a meeting of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association on January 22, 2010 in Williamsburg, Virginia.
December 10, 2009
ABA Journal Cites iPhone Security Article by Sensei’s Principals
The December 9, 2009 issue of ABA Journal online cites an article by Sensei’s principals, Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. and John W. Simek about the lack of security on Apple's iPhone, and how one mid-sized law firm has banned the iPhone from its network, requiring attorneys to use BlackBerrys instead. To read the ABA story, click here. To read the iPhone Security article, which was published in the November/December 2009 edition of Law Practice Magazine, click here.
December 8, 2009
Sensei Participates in the FBA's Holiday Gift Drive for the Troops
Sensei Enterprises recently donated a box of holiday gifts as part of the Fairfax Bar Association's "Operation: Care and Comfort" drive to support troops overseas. To learn more about the program, click here.
December 2, 2009
Michigan Bar Journal Publishes Mobile Security Article by Sensei’s Principals
The November issue of The Michigan Bar Journal features an article by Sensei’s principals, Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. and John W. Simek. The article, “Hit the Road Jack: Secure Mobile Computing” may be found here.
November 30, 2009
Sensei Designs Fairfax Law Foundation Annual Report
Sensei is pleased to announce that the Fairfax Law Foundation has issued its first annual report. Sensei donated the services of its talented Marketing Director, Charles Wagner, to do the graphic design for the report. To learn more about the important philanthropic work of the Foundation, please visit http://fairfaxlawfoundation.org
November 23, 2009
Sensei Vice President Quoted in LAW.com Computer Forensics Article
John W. Simek, Vice President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc. was quoted in an article in Law.com’s Legal Technology News entitled EDD Tale: Caught in the Middle. The article describes some of the legal issues that complicate the work of computer forensics examiners when gathering electronic evidence. Click here to view the complete article.
November 19, 2009
Sensei President Posts Digital Edge Podcast Exploring Tech Toys for the Holidays
Sensei Enterprises President Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. has posted another in the series of Digital Edge podcasts she co-hosts with Jim Calloway, Director of Management Programs at the Oklahoma Bar Association. This month's topic is finding the perfect high tech toy for your loved ones for the holidays. Click here to listen to the podcast in MP3 format.
November 17, 2009
Sensei Article About iPhone Security Featured in the ABA's Law Practice Magazine
The November/December 2009 edition of Law Practice Magazine features the article “Parting the Curtains on the iPhone's Security Problems” co-authored by Sharon Nelson and John Simek. Click
here to view the complete article.
November 12, 2009
Sensei Completes Pro Bono Website Redesign for Langley Residential Support Services
Sensei Enterprises has completed a pro bono redesign and relaunch of the website for Langley Residential Support Services, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit providing support to people with intellectual disabilities in Fairfax County, Virginia. Click here to see the new site and learn more about the organization and its work.
November 10, 2009
Sensei Enterprises Becomes a Member of the Virginia Holocaust Museum
Sensei Enterprises is proud to announce that it has become a member of The Virginia Holocaust Museum in Richmond, Virginia. The museum, which opened in 2008, not only teaches the public and many school groups about the Holocaust, it is devoted to “tolerance through education” and brings that message into today’s racially and religiously diverse world so that the Holocaust can be seen as a reminder of the evils caused by intolerance.
November 5, 2009
Sensei Founders and Principals Contribute to This Year's FLF Capital Campaign
Sensei’s principals Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. and John Simek contributed $3000 to the Fairfax Law Foundation’s Capital Campaign. The Foundation supports local programs to improve the community’s access to justice and promote education regarding the legal system. Click here to learn more about the organization and its work.
November 3, 2009
Sensei Principals Speak at PBI E-Discovery Conference
Sensei President and Vice President Sharon D. Nelson and John Simek will be presenting at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's review of the changing E-Discovery environment three years after new federal regulations were implemented. The program will be held Tuesday, December 8, from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the CLE Conference Center located in the Wanamaker Building in Central Philadelphia.
October 30, 2009
Virginia State Bar Posts Article by Sensei Principals
As part of its Reflections series of essays written by or about Virginia lawyers, the Virginia State Bar recently posted an essay by Sensei's President and Vice President, Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. and John W. Simek, entitled Get Unwired or Come Unglued. Click here to read the essay.
October 27, 2009
Sensei Enterprises Acquires the Assets of JBC Networks, Inc.
On October 26, 2009, Sensei Enterprises, Inc. acquired the assets of JBC Networks, Inc., an IT solutions provider specializing in LAN/WAN design, integration, and security. Jeff Fox, the highly certified CEO of JBC, will become a Senior Consultant to Sensei’s IT team..
October 22, 2009
Sensei Donates $1,000 To Bring Middle School Students to Court Tours Program
Sensei's President and Vice President Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. and John W. Simek recently donated $1,000 to the Fairfax Law Foundation to pay for transportation costs for Thoreau Middle School students to attend the Foundation's Court Tours program. The program provides an inside view of the Fairfax court system, including a three-hour tour, viewing actual trials, and meeting and interacting with judges and court personnel.
October 20, 2009
Nebraska State Bar Publication Prints Sensei Article in October Issue
The October issue of the Nebraska State Bar Association's The Nebraska Lawyer features the article “To SaaS or Not to SaaS”, co-authored by Sharon Nelson and John Simek, Sensei's President and Vice President. Click here to read the article.
October 15, 2009
Sensei Principals Presenting at West Virginia 2009
Solo and Small Firms Conference
On November 6-7, 2009, Sensei's President and Vice President Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. and John W. Simek will be presenting 7 seminars at the 2009 Solo and Small Firms Conference in Morgantown, West Virginia. Many of the seminar titles are linked to the conference theme, How Good Lawyers Survive Bad Times, including The View from 10,000 Feet and a series that focus on Management, Finance, and Technology. Also included are Stop the Bleeding: How Small Firms Contain Electronic Discovery Costs in Today's Economy; Fasten Your Seat Belts: 60 Law Practice Management Tips in 60 Minutes; and Taming The Paper Tiger: Taking Your Law Firm Paperless.
October 13, 2009
ABA to Publish 2010 Legal
Technology Guide for Solos and Small Firms
The American Bar Association (ABA) will publish the next version of the successful Legal Technology Guide for Solos and Small Firms in January of 2010.The books are co-authored by Sensei's President and Vice President Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. and John W. Simek, as well as Michael Maschke, Sensei's Director of Computer Forensics.
October 8, 2009
Sensei Principals To Present Records
Management Seminar to ARMA in Detroit
On October 21, 2009, Sensei's President and Vice President Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. and John W. Simek will be presenting a seminar entitled Legal Implications of Social Networking: A Records Manager's Nightmare to ARMA in Detroit, Michigan.
October 6, 2009
Sensei Sponsors a Table at Time to Fly Foundation's 8th Annual Fallfest Gala
Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. and John W. Simek, Sensei's President and Vice President, have sponsored a 10-person table at the Time to Fly Foundations's 8th Annual Fallfest Gala, held Friday, October 23, 2009. Time To Fly Foundation (TTF) is a grass roots faith-based, public-supported 501c3 non-profit organization, devoted to helping formerly abused women and their children.
October 2, 2009
Sensei Sponsors a Table at Award Ceremony in Virginia Holocaust Museum
On October 18, 2009, Sensei's President and Vice President Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. and John W. Simek, will be sponsoring a table and attending the Neilson J. November Award Dinner at the Virginia Holocaust Museum in Richmond, Virginia. This award was established to
honor one or more persons who have shown exceptional qualities of leadership and dedication to advance the Museum's mission of Tolerance Through Education.
September 30, 2009
Sensei Principals Presenting at the FBA's Annual Law & Technology CLE
On October 20, 2009, Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. and John W. Simek, Sensei's President and Vice President, will present three seminars at the Fairfax Bar Association's Annual Law & Technology CLE: It's a Small World After All: The Legal Implications of Social Networking; Better, Faster, Cheaper: Saving Money and Time with Legal Technology; and Taming the Paper Tiger: Taking Your Law Firm Paperless.
September 24, 2009
Sensei Principals To Speak at the
University of Virginia Law School
Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. and John W. Simek, Sensei's President and Vice President, will be presenting
Sherlock Holmes Goes Digital: Computer Forensics for Lawyers on October 14, 2009 at the University of Virginia Law School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
September 22, 2009
Article by Sensei Principals Featured in the ABA's Law Practice Magazine
The September/October 2009 edition of edition of Law Practice Magazine features the article “Hit the Road, Jack: Secure Mobile Computing” co-authored by Sharon Nelson and John Simek. Click here to view the article.
September 18, 2009
Sensei Principals To Speak at 2009 Pacific Legal Technology Conference
Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. and John W. Simek, Sensei's President and Vice President, will be presenting four seminars at the 2009 Pacific Legal Technology Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia. Topics include Indispensable Legal Technology (for Tough Economic Times), 60 Tips in 60 Minutes, The Latest on E-Discovery and E-Preparation of Litigation Files, and Privacy, Security and Professional Responsibility in the Online World.
September 14, 2009
Article by Sensei Principals Featured in the New York State Bar Association Journal
The September 2009 edition of New York State Bar Association Journal features the article “Keeping Your Practice Afloat: Legal Marketing in Turbulent Times” co-authored by Sharon Nelson and John Simek. Click here to read a copy of the article.
September 8, 2009
Sensei Director and Assistant Director of Computer Forensics to Speak at DC Bar
Michael Maschke and Jesse M. Lindmar, Director and Assistant Director of Computer Forensics for Sensei Enterprises, will speak to the DC Bar on September 17, 2009. The topic of their presentation will be "Navigating the Metadata Minefield: Tales from The Files of Digital Detectives."
September 3, 2009
Sensei Principals Present FRCP Seminar to Whiteford, Taylor and Preston
Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. and John W. Simek, President and Vice President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc., will present a seminar to Whiteford, Taylor and Preston, a large law firm headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The seminar, entitled "Carrying Water And Cutting Wood: The Practical E-Discovery Implications of the FRCP Changes For Paralegals", will take place on September 17, 2009 at the firm's offices.
September 1, 2009
New Book Co-Authored by Sensei President
Now Available from the ABA
A new book entitled How Good Lawyers Survive Bad Times, co-authored by Sensei President Sharon Nelson, is now available from the American Bar Association. Click here to read a brief description.
August 28, 2009
Charles K. Speer Promoted to Assistant Director of Information Technology
Charles K. Speer, formerly a Senior Consultant at Sensei Enterprises, Inc., has been promoted to Assistant Director of Information Technology. To read Charles’s bio, click here.
August 25, 2009
Sensei Principals Presenting to
North Carolina State Bar
Sensei President and Vice President Sharon Nelson and John Simek will be presenting “Electronic Evidence in Everyday Cases” to the North Carolina State Bar in Cary, North Carolina on September 2nd. They will also take part in a panel discussion entitled “Managing Your Caseload in the Cloud.”
August 20, 2009
Talented Videographer Joins Sensei
Mark B. Samaan, Founder and Creative Director of Bright Light Multimedia, has agreed to work with Sensei Enterprises as an independent contractor to provide video development, production, and media conversion to law firms and business in the Washington D.C. Region. To read Mark’s bio, click here.
August 19, 2009
Sensei President Answers 30 Questions From Busy Lawyers About Technology
On David Bilinsky's blog, Thoughtful Legal Management, Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. answers 30 questions about herself, her practice, Sensei, and the use of technology in a modern law office. Click here to read the blog.
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August 17, 2009
Sensei President Quoted in Reuters Article
Sharon D. Nelson, President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc., was quoted in a Reuters article posted on Forbes.com last week. To read the article, entitled “U.S. Office Landlords Share Lawyers' Pains,” click here.
August 13, 2009
Sensei's Assistant Director of Computer Forensics Receives Virginia PI License
Earlier this month, Jesse M. Lindmar, Assistant Director of Computer Forensics for Sensei Enterprises, Inc., received his Private Investigator's license from the state of Virginia. Click here to view Mr. Lindmar's bio and here to view his CV.
August 10, 2009
Sensei Principals Co-Author Article on IT Management
The July/August 2009 edition of Law Practice Magazine features the article “Blunders in Managing Information Technology” co-authored by Sharon Nelson and John Simek. Click here to view the article.
August 6, 2009
Sensei's President Quoted in Cape Cod Times
Earlier this week, in a story dealing with the discovery of pornography on the computers of the Barnstable police, Sensei President Sharon Nelson was extensively quoted by the Cape Cod Times on the pervasiveness of pornography in the workplace. Click here to view the article.
August 3, 2009
Sensei’s President Receives Appointment from Fairfax Bar Association
Sharon D. Nelson, Esq., Sensei’s President, has been appointed as the Co-Chair of the Law Practice Management Section of the Fairfax Bar Association for the 2009-2010 year.
July 24, 2009
Sensei Principals Quoted Extensively in E-Discovery Blog
In the July 15th entry of the popular E-Discovery Bytes blog, Sharon D. Nelosn, Esq. and John W. Simek, Sensei's President and Vice President, were quoted extensively about how Collaborative E-Discovery can help lower costs for lawyers, especially in Smaller Cases) Click here to read the blog entry, and here to listen to the podcast that inspired it.
July 23, 2009
Sensei Article Published in the
ABA’s Technology for the Litigator Newsletter
The article Decoding Computer Investigation Vendors: How to Avoid Mistakes, written by Sharon Nelson, John Simek and Michael Maschke of Sensei Enterprises, appears in the Summer 2009 edition of the ABA’s Technology for the Litigator newsletter. Click here to read a PDF of the article.
July 20, 2009
The Latest Edition of Law Practice Magazine's Digital Edge Podcast Now Available Online
Jim Calloway and Sharon Nelson, Sensei's President, welcome guest Ross Kodner to discuss the economic downturn and its effect on lawyers as a prelude to the release of Jim, Sharon, and Ross's new book, How Good Lawyers Survive Bad Times. Click here to listen to the podcast.
July 17, 2009
Sensei Speakers Present Three Seminars to the Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. and John Simek, the President and Vice President of Sensei Enterprises, will be presenting three seminars to the Pennsylvania Bar Institute in Philadelphia on July 21, 2009 — The Men in Black Speak: Leading Electronic Evidence Cases, Smoke and Mirrors: The Fabrication and Alteration of Electronic Evidence, and Fasten Your Seat Belt: 60 Law Practice Management Tips in 60 Minutes.
July 13, 2009
Texas and Nebraska State Bar Publications Print Sensei Articles in July Issues
The Nebraska State Bar Association's The Nebraska Lawyer features the article “Capturing Quicksilver: Records Management for Blogs, Twittering, and Social Networks”, and the Texas Bar Association's Texas Bar Journal features the article “To SaaS or Not to SaaS?” Both articles were co-authored by Sharon Nelson and John Simek, Sensei's President and Vice President. Click here to read the article in The Nebraska Lawyer, and here to read the article in the Texas Bar Journal.
July 8, 2009
New Hampshire Bar Association Recommends Sensei Article as Suggested Reading
In the July 8th issue of the NHBA e-Bulletin, the article To SaaS or Not to SaaS was listed as Suggested Reading. Written by Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. and John Simek, the President and Vice President of Sensei Enterprises, the article explores the advantages and disadvantages of using online software alternatives. To read the article, click here.
July 2, 2009
Sharon Nelson E-evidence Blog Referenced in Law.com’s Legal Blog Watch
As part of a blog entry about lawyers in Tennessee being sued for attempting to use illegally obtained e-mails as evidence, Law.com’s Legal Blog Watch credited Sharon Nelson’s Ride the Lightning e-evidence blog as the source that brought the case to their attention. Click here to read the Law.com blog entry, and here to read the Ride the Lightning item to which the blog referred.
July 1, 2009
Sensei "Adopts" Middle School with Fairfax Law Foundation Contribution
Sensei has “adopted” Thoreau Middle School in Vienna, VA. by contributing $1000 to The Fairfax Law Foundation. These monies will allow eighth graders at Thoreau to receive tours of the Fairfax Courts and learn about the American judicial system. To learn more about this program or to make a donation, click here.
June 23, 2009
Sensei President and Vice President Interviewed for an ESIBytes™ Podcast
Sensei President Sharon Nelson and Vice President John W. Simek were interviewed by ESIBytes™ for a podcast posted today about the need for computer forensics and e-discovery in everyday cases. Click here to listen to an MP3 of the podcast.
June 18, 2009
Sensei President Confirmed as a Member of the Virginia State Bar's Executive Committee
Sensei President Sharon Nelson was officially appointed to the Executive Committee of the Virginia State Bar by the Bar's governing Council.
June 10, 2009
Sensei Presenting to Virginia State Bar at Annual Meeting
Sensei President and Vice President Sharon Nelson and John Simek will be presenting “The Authentication and Admissibility of Electronic Evidence” to the Virginia State Bar at its annual meeting in Virginia Beach on June 19th.
May 29, 2009
Sensei President Appointed to Chair Virginia State Bar Committee
Sensei President Sharon Nelson has been appointed as Chair of the Virginia State Bar’s Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee by incoming VSB President Jon Huddleston. The appointment will be effective after the State Bar’s annual meeting in June.
May 27, 2009
Sensei Contracted to Write Law Review Article
Sensei’s principals have signed a contract with Regent University to write a law review article entitled “The Legal Implications of Social Networking” which will be published in the fall.
May 6, 2009
ABA Legal Technology Resource Center Reviews Legal Tech Guide
Reviewer Calls The Book "An Essential Reference Tool."
In a review posted in the ABA's Legal Technology Resource Center, Tonya L Johnson writes that the 2009 Legal Technology Guide for Small Firms and Solo Practitioners "will help lawyers use technology more efficiently in the practice of law." Click here to learn more.
March 11, 2009
American Bar Association Releases 2009 Legal Technology Guide
Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. and John W. Simek, President and Vice President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc., a computer forensics and information technology firm in Fairfax, Virginia, have recently released The 2009 Solo and Small Firm Legal Technology Guide: Critical Decisions Made Simple.
Published by the American Bar Association and written in collaboration with Michael Maschke, Sensei's Director of Computer Forensics, the second edition of this annual guide offers the latest information and recommendations on computers, servers, networking equipment, legal software, printers, security products, smart phones, and anything a single lawyer or a small law office might need. Click here to learn more.
March 1, 2009
Sensei Enterprises Acquires VADER
Effective March 1, 2009, Sensei Enterprises, Inc., a computer forensics and information technology firm in Fairfax, Virginia, has acquired VADER, the Virginia Attorneys' Divorce Evidence Resource. VADER is the premier software resource for family law attorneys in Virginia.
The original developers of VADER, Dick and Nancy Byrd, will continue to assist Sensei in the development of the product, with the assistance of noted family law practitioner Dan Gray of Cooper Ginsberg Gray and Sensei’s programmers. A 2009 version of VADER is expected sometime this summer. Click here to learn more.
January 12, 2009
Oregon State Bar Bulletin Publishes Article About Legal Marketing by Sensei’s Principals
The January 2010 issue of The Oregon State Bar Bulletin features an article by Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. and John W. Simek, Sensei’s President and Vice President. The article, “Legal Marketing in Turbulent Times: Keeping Your Practice Afloat” may be found here.
January 7, 2009
Sensei Vice President Quoted in E-Discovery Article by Award Winning Columnist Craig Ball
John W. Simek, Vice President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc. was quoted in an article by award-winning columnist and certified trial lawyer Craig Ball, entitled E-Discovery for Everybody: the EDna Challenge. The article offers the readers an informative survey of the desktop discovery tools available, best practices to employ, and practical advice to follow if one decides to head in that direction. To read the article, click here.
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