If you are one of the 1,317 people (as of 11/1/13) coming to the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law 7th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference that starts in New Orleans today, welcome to New Orleans! The Crescent City has a lot to offer visitors, including some of the best restaurants in the world, amazing live music, unique architecture, a colorful history, and a lot of friendly folks. Plus, many say that the cocktail was invented in New Orleans, and while I've seen some vigorous debates over which city served the first one in the early 1800s, suffice it to say that you will have no trouble finding an excellent drink in this city. My personal favorite is the Old Fashioned, and they make a great version at the Old Absinthe House on Bourbon St.
But of course, you are coming to New Orleans to attend conference sessions, not just sip a Sazerac while you spin around the Carousel Bar in the French Quarter, so I hope to see you at the Apps for Labor and Employment Lawyers session at 2:15 on Thursday, Nov. 7 in Grand Salons 3/6 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside. I'm teaming up with my friends Oklahoma lawyer Jeff Taylor of The Droid Lawyer and Natalie Kelly of the State Bar of Georgia to discuss the best apps, on a panel led by Jim McKenna, the Director of Infrastructure and Administrative Systems at Morrison & Foerster in San Francisco.
I also see that there is a session on Friday called Trial by iPad, presented by Detroit lawyer Adam Forman and San Francisco attorney Todd Schneider, and a session on Saturday called Do Lawyers Have an Ethical Duty to Learn About and Understand Technology? (Spoiler alert: I bet that the answer is yes.)
For those in town, have a great time in New Orleans. And for those not attending, the Big Easy is open year-round, so find yourself an excuse to get down here at some point. It's a fun city.
