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Free at Last: Ditching TurboTax for FreeTaxUSA
By Craig Ball
I’ve been a contented TurboTax user for years — one of those “if it ain’t broke” loyalists who never questioned …Continue reading →
A Dog and Its Tail: Don’t Let Version Uncertainty Cloud Linked Attachment Production
By Craig Ball
Two years ago, I wrote a pair of posts (3/29/24 and 4/8/24) about linked attachments—what Microsoft calls “Cloud Attachments”—arguing that …Continue reading →
The EDRM Isn’t Broken; It’s Misunderstood.
By Craig Ball
Disclaimer: I serve as General Counsel of EDRM, but this message is mine alone: Nothing that follows speaks for EDRM …Continue reading →
Detecting Deep Fakes
By Craig Ball
This morning, I was approached to present in Texas on deep fake evidence and what litigators need to know to …Continue reading →
A Fun Way to Build AI Fluency
By Craig Ball
For the last decade, I’ve had the pleasure of speaking at the Texas Bar’s Advanced Trial Strategies program in New …Continue reading →
Electronic Evidence Workbook 2026
By Craig Ball
Today marks the end of Carnival season in New Orleans. The tourists depart, the city exhales, and we pack away …Continue reading →
The Most Important Thing I’ve Read This Year
By Craig Ball
Lawyers and judges need to stop snickering at the sad sacks who file briefs citing hallucinated authorities and treating those …Continue reading →
2026 Guide to AI and LLMs in Trial Practice
By Craig Ball
It’s been one year today since I published my introductory primer called Practical Uses for AI and LLMs in Trial …Continue reading →
A Master Table of Truth
By Craig Ball
Lawyers using AI keep turning up in the news for all the wrong reasons—usually because they filed a brief brimming …Continue reading →
Kaylee Walstad, 1962-2025
By Craig Ball
Writing through tears, I am heartbroken to share that Kaylee Walstad has died suddenly and unexpectedly. Kaylee was the loving, …Continue reading →
Native or Not? Rethinking Public E-Mail Corpora for E-Discovery (Redux, 2013→2025)
By Craig Ball
Yesterday, I found myself in a spirited exchange with a colleague about whether the e-discovery community has suitable replacements for …Continue reading →
Still on Dial-Up: Why It’s Time to Retire the Enron Email Corpus
By Craig Ball
Late in the last century, when I was gaining a reputation as a trial lawyer who understood e-discovery and digital …Continue reading →
Chambers Guidance: Using AI Large Language Models (LLMs) Wisely and Ethically
By Craig Ball
Tomorrow, I will present with Lynne Liberato at the Texas Second Court of Appeals on using LLMs in appellate practice. We advocate for ethical and effective guidelines for AI application, emphasizing human oversight, confidentiality, and verification. Our goal is to enhance efficiency while maintaining public trust and judicial independence.Continue reading →
Tailor FRE 502(d) Orders to the Case
By Craig Ball
Having taught Federal Rule of Evidence 502 (FRE 502) in my law classes for over a decade, I felt I …Continue reading →
Leery Lawyer’s Guide to AI
By Craig Ball
A practical guide for trial lawyers who want to try out AI LLMs (ChatGPT-4) in their practice and including simple-to-follow instructions and prompt examples.Continue reading →