The ABA's Legal Technology Resource Center is the starting point for attorneys seeking information about implementing and understanding technology and has been providing practice technology services to ABA members since 1985. The LTRC provides resources including publications, electronic discussion forums, surveys, comparative studies, and more. The Center also offers services such as consulting, outreach, and research. LTRC staff develop resources and provide guidance on wide-ranging issues such as XML standards development, universal citation, and the emergence of new top level Internet domains.

LTRC researchers can provide helpful information on topics that are of special importance to your law office. The Center's staff includes librarians who understand your information needs and can provide you with answers. In addition to the website resources, LTRC staff are available via a helpline (312) 988-5465 or via e-mail ltrc@abanet.org.

LTRC staff provide guidance on Association technology decisions and policy through their work for the Standing Committee on Technology and Information Systems (SCOTIS), whose members are selected by the ABA President and who meet quarterly to provide guidance on both external and internal technology issues.  SCOTIS was created in 1997 as a successor to the Coordinating Commission on Legal Technology (CCOLT).

LTRC General Contact Information:

• E-mail: ltrc@abanet.org
• Phone: (312) 988-5465

LTRC Staff

The Center is staffed by information professionals with experience in a variety of law-related fields, including law firm practice and law libraries. Our staff give presentations and provide consulting services around the country to professional conferences, law schools, and law firms. Feel free to contact us for information or to answer questions you have about using technology or for any other practice technology needs you may have.

• Catherine Sanders Reach, M.L.I.S.
  Director
  E-mail: sandersc@staff.abanet.org
  Catherine has provided practice technology assistance for lawyers for over seven years with the LTRC. Prior to her work at the ABA she worked in library and information science environments for a number of years. Professional activities include articles published in periodicals such as Law Practice Magazine, Law Technology News and GPSolo Magazine, and her continuing research on the digital library appeared in the AALL Law Library Journal. She has given presentations on the use of technology in law practice around North America for state, local, national and specialty bar associations, as well as for law firms and other legal professional organizations.
• Tonya L. Johnson
  Research Specialist
  E-mail: johnsoto@staff.abanet.org • Phone:  (312) 988-5028
  After completing an Economics degree at Florida A&M University, Tonya taught personal computing classes.  She spent 16 years in Information Technology in various roles from helpdesk to consultant, developing technology solutions for private and public industry.  She recently completed her paralegal certificate at Roosevelt University while working in the Corporate Law division of a midsized law firm.  Her hands' on experience with information technology training and her understanding of the inner workings of a law firm will help Tonya assist ABA members both practically and tactically. Tonya's interests include real estate and franchise law, disaster recovery, and legal technology.
• Joshua Poje, J.D.
  Research Specialist
  E-mail: pojej@staff.abanet.org • Phone:  (312) 988-5930
  Joshua attended the DePaul University College of Law and was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 2006. Prior to joining the Legal Technology Resource Center, he worked as a research attorney for the Uniform Law Commission and as a web developer for Augustana College. In addition to his legal background, Joshua brings a practical knowledge of legal technology and new media that will allow him to serve ABA members efficiently and effectively. Joshua's interests include state and local government law, family law, new media, and technology.
• Stephen Stine, J.D., M.S.I.
  Research Specialist
  E-mail: stines@staff.abanet.org • Phone:  (312) 988-5026
  Stephen joins the LTRC having recently earned graduate degrees in law and information science. Stephen gained experience working in a university law library and student legal services office, as well as through working on school information technology projects. This experience will inform his assistance of ABA members with legal technology issues. Stephen has a list of interests which includes law librarianship, legal technology, intellectual property law, and economics.

LTRC History

The Center was created in the mid 1980s to begin to address the needs of legal practitioners in using technology.  The Center has been involved in a number of different projects and outreach for lawyers, including:

• The ABA Technology Council  [1990-2000]
  
• The Annual Legal Technology Survey  [1990 - present]
  (originally in conjunction with the Chicago-Kent School of Law)
• ABA Network Web Site support [1995 - 1999]
• The Lawtech Center [1990 - 1997]
• ABA/Net Communication Network

Services available from the LTRC staff.