[blindlaw] Attorney Trials and Tribulations At Trial

[Dan Beitz]

Ouch!  There isn't an easy answer to that. I do find that business laptops, as opposed to the lower-priced consumer models, tend to be more reliable. Also, I expect but do not know for sure, that SSD hard drives are less likely to fail than the normal spinning platter type.  One option is to have a backup laptop that your assistant carries.  Luckily, this is not likely to happen often. I have been practicing for 25 years, and it has never happened to me.  Computers are like anything else. When they get old, they become less reliable.


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From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw
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Subject: [blindlaw] Attorney Trials and Tribulations At Trial

Hi, all. I represented a client at an administrative hearing today and my hard drive failed. I was unable to access anything on my computer. I am glad that I thought ahead to put all of my questions onto my Braille display and that I had prepared extensively, as I was unable to bring up any of my exhibits on my Braille display. I knew them very well, and I had my legal assistant with whom I could confer briefly from time to time. I had all of my materials on a flash drive for easy access, as well as on the computer itself. However, the exhibits were too voluminous to open with my Braille display. I do not have access to a Braille embosser, and the huge binder of print exhibits would have been too large to reproduce and carry in hard copy Braille.

Other than having a Braille display and using a legal assistant, what are other techniques for handling such terrifying situations?



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