Ceglia's New Lawyer Derides Facebook's iPad-Less Legal Team

I posted some time back about lawyers and iPads ("What is the 'iPad for Lawyers' Crowd Smoking?"). At Simple Justice I see that the debate continues, and Scott mentions some back and forth that took place on Twitter. ("The 7 "P's" and the iPad").  (See the kind of stuff you miss out on if you aren't on Twitter?)

I'm over this debate. If you are a lawyer or other professional and you're extolling the virtues of having an iPad I can chalk it up to you pushing your pet issue. Maybe you don't like carrying briefcases? Maybe you're one of those people who likes their toys. Who knows? If you are a consultant of some sort, this is more problematic, and borders on negligent.

Anyway, I noticed that someone else chimed in on the whole debate, and it happened to be Paul Ceglia's latest lawyer! Ceglia, who is suing Mark Zuckerberg and claiming a significant ownership interest in Facebook, has been through several lawyers. ("Facebook Claimant Paul Ceglia Gets New Lawyer.") Ceglia's latest lawyer has posted a bunch about the Facebook dispute, but here is one post of his that caught my attention: "Tech Behemoth Facebook's Un-Techy Legal Team."  
Another day another expedited discovery hearing in Ceglia v. Facebook. An amazing sight, which I am sure that Mr. Zuckerberg does not know. Let me paint the scene. I walked in to the courtroom and took my seat with Paul Argentieri, local counsel, and setup my iPad. No pen, no paper, just an iPad2 and some great apps like Goodreader and Evernote. In walks Facebook’s Dream Team. Three lawyers at the table and four other lawyers sitting on the bench behind the three. Seven lawyers and take a guess how many laptops? iPads? Think small. Think zero. An amazing irony today that between a huge law firm and a small town lawyer, the most tech savvy lawyer was NOT the one paid millions by one of the largest tech companies in the world.
I have no idea how Ceglia's lawsuit will turn out. Like most people, I'm skeptical. Also, you raise the skepticism meter as a litigant about a thousand notches when you go through a bunch of lawyers. I did think it was strange that his lawyer knocked Facebook's allegedly untechy legal team, and did so in a post that highlighted the virtues of the iPad! For what it's worth, I wasn't particularly sold on his post (really, he could find documents faster?), but as I said earlier I'm over the debate.
Posted by Venkat at 11/16/2011 7:55 AM
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  • 11/16/2011 10:50 AM shg wrote:
    It's unfair for thought leaders to point out that others are laggards. After all, if it wasn't for followers, how could you be a leader?
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