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Thoughts on ClioCon 2025
November 19th, 2025
A few weeks ago, I attended ClioCon 2025 in Boston as a channel partner and one thing was made abundantly clear: AI is here, there, and everywhere. From Clio’s own product innovations, to the vendor halls, to the educational tracks, AI is having...
Money and Time Saving Tech Tips and Business Practices for Family Law Attorneys
May 5th, 2017
Modern Firm president Brendan Chard has been invited to speak at the Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s 16th annual Family Law Institute. Addressing topics close to his heart that we talk with clients about all the time at The...
Maximize Your Law Firm Website - ICLE Webcast Seminar
April 10th, 2015
Today our owner, Brendan Chard, was part of a panel discussion on creating law firm websites and the pros/cons of working with a professional versus do-it-yourself services. The moderator was Detroit business attorney Tifani Sadek and Elizabeth...
Blogging - A Power Marketing Tool For Lawyers - ICLE Webcast
February 10th, 2015
Today our owner, Brendan, moderated an online seminar on blogging for lawyers. The guests were Michigan small business attorney Jason Shinn of Shinn Legal and Clarkston, MI Attorney Tim Flynn. Both are prolific bloggers, cater different audiences...
Marketing Your Law Practice in 2014 - ICLE Webcast Seminar
April 25th, 2014
Our owner, Brendan Chard, moderated a discussion today on marketing your law practice in 2014. The two person panel featured Jason Shinn a Michigan small business attorney and Terrence Quinn, an Ann Arbor estate planning attorney. The discuss...
Shooting Web Videos over at Michigan's ICLE
October 20th, 2009
I spent some time the last couple Monday’s being filmed for ICLE’s new web video series “Top Tips in Ten Minutes.” Available to ICLE’s online partnership subscribers the two videos I shot were on Top Tips for an...
ACLEA NYC Here I Come
October 1st, 2009
Thank you to Peter Berge over at Minnesota CLE for thinking of me when it came time for him to help select speakers at ACLEA’s conference next summer in New York City. I’ll be presenting on what CLE directors and their IT/Website...
Speaking at Michigan Solo Small Firm Event
September 23rd, 2009
I had a blast speaking last Friday at the combined Michigan ICLE‘s Solo Small Firm and State Bar of Michigan annual meeting. Originally I was to present on the essential elements of a solid law firm website. However, over the last few...
Brendan Chard Speaks @ MinnCLE Webcast
April 18th, 2008
Brendan Chard, owner of The Modern Firm, LLC spoke today at a Minnesota CLE webcast on using the internet for better client communications. The discussion covered a wide range of internet technology including law firm websites, blogging and...
Brendan Chard Invited to Speak at Ohio State Bar Solo and Small Firm Convention
June 27th, 2007
Brendan Chard, president of The Modern Firm, has been invited to speak at the first annual Ohio State Bar Solo and Small Firm Conference in Columbus, OH on December 14th. This marks the 3rd state in which Brendan has done continuing legal education...



