Highlights from the 82nd Annual Meeting of the State Bar of South Dakota

Last week, Law Library Director Darla Jackson attended the Annual Meeting of the South Dakota State Bar.  Director Jackson attended sessions on Electronic Filing in South Dakota State Court, Law Practice Management, eDiscovery, and legal research using the Fastcase platform.  She also participated in the meeting of the South Dakota Indian Country Bar.  For more information about the Annual Meeting and CLE programs, see information available on the State Bar's website here. The Law Library will have additional materials from the CLE sessions available in the near future.


Left: Phil Rosenthal of Fastcase demonstrates using the platform for legal research.  Fastcase is available to members of the South Dakota State Bar.

Right: The South Dakota Unified Judicial System provided an update and training regarding the Odyssey File and Serve system.










Left: Brendan Johnson, United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota and J.R. LaPlante, Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Tribal Relations were among the honored guest at the South Dakota Indian Country Bar Association Meeting.





Right: The session on eDiscovery featured technical and practical tips from Colleen Zea of Computer Forensic Resources, Inc., (Sioux Falls) and Bob Trzynka of Cutler & Donahoe (Sioux Falls).  Panel discussions featured the Honorable Karen E. Schreier, United States District Judge, District of South Dakota, Southern Division (Sioux Falls) and the Honorable Craig A. Pfeifle, Seventh Circuit Judge (Rapid City).