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Cybersecurity for Lawyers Workshop

Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Time: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Location: WesBanco Arena, Club Room
2 14th Street, Wheeling, WV 26003

The Cybersecurity for Lawyers Workshop brings together legal, cybersecurity and law enforcement perspectives to examine the real-world cyber risks affecting legal practice.

Workshop Agenda

Time Topic Speaker

8:00 – 8:30 a.m.

Registration

8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

Welcome/ Pre-Training Knowledge Assessment

Proctor: Ralph E. McKinney, Jr., DBA

8:45 – 9:35 a.m.

Speaker Session | Phishing and Fake Emails, MFA and Passwords

James Lanham, DCS, Marshall University Institute for Cyber Security

9:35 – 9:45 a.m.

Break

9:45 – 10:35 a.m.

Speaker Session | AI and Risk

Amy Cyphert, J.D., West Virginia University College of Law

10:35 – 10:45 a.m.

Break

10:45 – 11:35 a.m.

Speaker Session | Protecting Client Information / Cloud Computing

Kevin Levine, J.D., M.B.A., Marshall University Lewis College of Business

11:35 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.

Lunch

12:35 – 1:25 p.m.

Panel Discussion | Wire Fraud and Compromised Email Accounts: What to Do if the Firm Is Hacked

Casey W. Baker, J.D. | Moderator, Marshall University Lewis College of Business
Evan Schlessinger | Federal Bureau of Investigation
Casey Jordan | Encova

1:25 – 1:35 p.m.

Break

1:35 – 2:25 p.m.

Hands-On Cyber Exercise 1

2:25 – 2:35 p.m.

Break

2:35 – 3:25 p.m.

Hands-On Cyber Exercise 2

3:25 – 3:40 p.m.

Post-Training Knowledge Assessment

Proctor: Ralph E. McKinney, Jr., DBA

3:40 – 3:50 p.m.

Break

3:50 – 4 p.m.

Closing Remarks