David G. Ries is Of Counsel in the Pittsburgh, PA office of Clark Hill PLC, where his practice includes environmental, technology, and data protection law and litigation. For over 15 years, he has increasingly focused on cybersecurity and information governance. He has used computers in his practice since the early 1980s and since then has strongly encouraged attorneys to embrace technology – in appropriate and secure ways. Dave frequently speaks and writes on ethics, legal technology, and technology law issues for legal, academic and professional groups, including ABA TECHSHOW. He is a co-author of Locked Down: Practical Information Security for Lawyers (American Bar Association 2016) and Encryption Made Simple for Lawyers (American Bar Association 2015).