Greetings Lawyers and Mediators! Every year, I tune into Google I/O to see the latest technological advancements in Mountain View. After my morning court hearing today, I got a chance to watch this year’s major announcements during Google’s opening keynote address. I’ve visited Google’s campus in the past and hope one day I can attend […]
Highlights & My Impressions From the 25th International Forum on Online Dispute Resolution in London
As a common practice now when I attend law or mediation conferences, I pack my vlogging gear and take the LMIPodcast on the road. This was no different when attending the 25th International Forum on Online Dispute Resolution (ODR 2025) this week, held at the historic Old Royal Naval College in London. Documenting my educational […]
EP309 Maximizing Gmail for Lawyers with Ivan Alexandrovich of VANA
In Episode 309, I interviewed Ivan Alexandrovich about Vana (Vanas.Space), a powerful tool designed to enhance Gmail for legal professionals. Ivan, a law student and tech innovator, created Vana to solve his mother’s need for a streamlined communication and document management system within Gmail. He explained that Vana integrates SMS texting, phone calls, Google Drive […]
EP308 The Benefits of Good Law Practice Management Platforms with Vikram Kamra
Vikram Kamra of LawAccounting.com joined the LMIPodcast to follow up after showcasing LawAccounting at the ABATechShow 2025 in Chicago. Vikram shares his journey from a tech developer to creating specialized accounting software for law firms. Starting with Salesforce consulting, he noticed a gap in the legal market. LawAccounting.com emerged to bridge the divide between legal […]
AI Law Office Timesaver – Using AI to Copy and Paste Text From Difficult PDFs
I like to share different ways I use AI in my law and mediation office. Here’s one. I have to draft a family law custody modification order based on a mediated settlement agreement (MSA). The MSA says to use some specific kids’ passport and travel language contained in a prior year’s divorce decree. Unfortunately I […]
DUBBING INTO SPANISH USING AI (Doblar un episodio de podcast sobre derecho o mediación al español utilizando ElevenLabs.io AI)
Daniel Rainey recently joined me to publish episode 301 in English over on the LMIPodcast.com. Here is the dubbed version in Spanish retaining (somewhat) our voices. Steps to dub audio or video using your voice through AI. Some Takeaways Note, dubbing is not realtime. This is post edit-work after you’ve done your recording. For realtime […]
EP305 My Impressions of 2025 ABA TECHSHOW (EXPO)
After learning about the annual ABA TECHSHOW years ago during law school, I finally took the opportunity to head out to Chicago and attend the annual legal technology conference. I went on behalf of InstantMediators.com, part of this LMI.Network. Held in Chicago’s Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, the ABA TECHSHOW showcased the forefront of legal technology […]
EP304 Introducing the Global Legal Platform Toolkit.Law, With Founder Tom King
Tom King (tomking.com) launches his Toolkit.Law April 2025, and the LMIPodcast got a front row seat on its many features built for the legal and mediation professional.
Intro to a Synthesia.io Avatar Use Case for Lawyers & Mediators
As discussed on Episode 303 of LMIPodcast.com, Lawyer-Mediator Patrick Russell of Meaningful-Mediation.com discusses his use of the AI video generator tool Synthesia.io. Full episode here. AI produced video is below using Patrick’s image, voice, studio, and content. All produced by Patrick but featuring his avatar. Can you spot the difference? How would you use it […]
EP303 Tech Tips for Lawyers & Mediators in the Age of AI, With Patrick Russell of Meaningful-Mediation.com
Patrick Russell, of Meaningful-Mediation.com, a Supreme Court of Florida certified mediator in Florida, discusses the use of technology in his legal and mediation practice. He highlights the use of AI-powered tools like Dall-E for creating marketing images and Synthesia.io for generating personalized video content (similar to Pipio.ai, which Mac uses on InstantMediators.com). Patrick explains how […]








