When an AI Citation Sanction Follows You
A $1,000 fine in Wyoming just cost a Florida lawyer his shot at appearing in a high-profile Massachusetts case against Harvard. If you were previously sanctioned for using hallucinated citations because of AI or are still not verifying your citations, this case should be of interest to you. The Background In February 2025, Judge Kelly […]
The AI Mistakes That Are Harder to Catch
I have had my website since 2011. Recently I decided to go through it, delete posts that no longer serve a purpose, and update posts that are out of date. With hundreds of posts, deletion is easy. Updating takes time. I have been using Claude to help. For posts to delete, Claude reviews and offers […]
Bad Review, Bad Response, Bad Idea: Updating My PowerPoint with AI
For about 10 years, I have been presenting a CLE on what lawyers should and should not do when responding to negative online reviews. The ethics opinions and case law in this area keep moving, so the webinar needs regular updates. This week I rebuilt my presentation with Claude, and the workflow is worth sharing. […]
Why I Rarely Dictate to AI: The Hidden Risks of Voice-Based Hallucinations
Sometimes I like using voice-based AI to communicate with the various AI tools, but I never do so with anything that is high-risk. This means I rarely dictate to AI, as convenient as it might be. Why? Because voice-based AI hallucinates more often than text-based AI. The cause of the increase in hallucinations is due […]
When AI Cites AI: The Misinformation Loop
Pennsylvania does not require lawyers to disclose AI use in court filings. (https://perma.cc/EP4V-U2CC) There is currently no statewide mandatory disclosure rule. Some individual judges have standing orders requiring disclosure. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has a rule covering court personnel. The Pennsylvania Bar Association and Philadelphia Bar Association issued Joint Formal Opinion 2024-200, which is advisory, […]
What Happened When I Tested Five AI Tools on Real Legal Tasks
In February 2026, I tested five AI tools on identical legal tasks. On May 3, Law Practice Magazine published that article. Keep in mind that during the past month or so, many of the tools have had advances. Claude came out with a new model and a legal plugin, for example. I still believe that […]
ADA’s Use of Fabrications Leads Court to Vacate Denial of New Trial in High Profile Payne Case
On May 6th, I spoke with reporter Robert Egelko of the San Francisco Chronicle about AI. One of the issues we discussed was how AI is impacting the perception of lawyers by the public. I explained to Bob that I felt that the numerous cases of lawyers using fabricated case law is not good for that perception. […]
Microsoft’s New Legal Agent for Word: What You Need to Know
On April 30, Microsoft announced its Legal Agent, a new AI tool built into Word that is aimed specifically at legal work. Unlike general-purpose Copilot, the Legal Agent was designed for contract review and redlining. It can analyze legal documents, draft tracked-change edits, work inside documents that already contain tracked changes from other authors, and […]