Erik

My name is Erik Schmidt (not to be confused with Google’s Eric Schmidt or New York Times writer Eric Schmitt). I’m a third year (3L) student at the Santa Clara University School of Law, and am one of the editors at Tech LawForum, where I write about Internet law. Before making the jump to law school, I served as an officer in the US Army, ran a web development business, and worked as a humorless bureaucrat in Washington, D.C. (but not all at the same time).

Feel free to check out my personal page, LinkedIn profile, flickr photos, Shelfari page, and del.icio.us bookmarks if you are so inclined. Or you can contact me via email at erik@maclawstudents.com.

Aaron

Aaron Gott is a Fall 2007 graduate of Iowa State University with a B.A. in Political Science. He has three years of experience at the Iowa State Daily, serving as both a columnist and opinion editor while he was a student. Also a Sergeant in the Army Reserve and Iraq veteran, Aaron plans to attend the University of Iowa College of Law or University of Minnesota Law School. He may have watched to much of The Practice when he was a kid, but he still hopes to become private practice criminal defense lawyer.

Brad

Brad Gardner is a 1L at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago. A former hard-core PC user (and Apple hater), he made the big switch 2 years ago and has never looked back. Brad has a MacBook Air laptop and a “Hackintosh” desktop (a PC running OS X 10.5). With an Aviation background, including being a Certified Flight Instructor, Brad hopes to practice in the area of Aviation law.

Brian

Brian is a 2L at the University of Michigan Law School, and he will be spending his summer at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He was originally trained as a scientist, and he is still occasionally surprised that he ended up in law school. A former Linux user as well as a former writer, Brian spends his days trying to bring technological sanity to the practice of law. He is an editor on the Michigan Journal of Law Reform and the Michigan Technology and Telecommunications Law Review, and his legal interests include Internet Law, Criminal Procedure, and the law of Evidence.

Brian enjoys fencing, rock climbing, running, and strong bourbon. He claims to have acquired a large portion of his legal intuition from comic books. His favorite Mac program is Scrivener, his favorite movie is Good Will Hunting, and his favorite book is The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, by Michael Chabon.

Gianpaolo

Gianpaolo Macerola provided his Civil Procedure OmniGraffle diagrams and is a 2L at the South Texas College of Law. His primary interest is in litigation, most likely criminal. You can find out more about Gianpaolo at macerola.com.

Greg

Greg is 2L at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He’s been using Macs since his parents purchased an LCIII in 1993—long before it was cool. He is also the proud owner of a first-generation iPod and is on his third Mac laptop. A former news-editorial major at UNL, he is still interested in the intersections between the law and journalism: specifically mass media and the first amendment, legal reporting, telecommunications law and policy, and cyberlaw.

James

James Miller is finishing his 1L year at Texas Wesleyan University School of Law. He plans to take the patent bar this summer as he is interested in biological patents. James converted to the Mac two years ago with a PPC Mac-mini and hasn’t looked back.

John

John Dollarhide is a 1L at Mississippi College School of Law in Jackson, MS. He has used Apple Macintosh computers since his dad brought home the new Macintosh SE in 1987. He enjoys his attempts to find the end of the Internet and also spending time with his wife, Katherine.

Kaitilin

Kaitilin Lowdon wrote the review of Mori. She attends Monash University, in Melbourne, Australia, where she is studying a double degree, Science and Law. Her favourite subjects are Contract law and anatomy. When she finishes studying she hopes to work as a barrister, specialising in either human rights, environmental, or commercial law. Outside of studying she likes to ski and surf, and has worked as an instructor of both.

Mark

Mark Fisher reviewed TypeIt4Me. Mark is a graduate law student at the University of Sydney, Australia. He has worked as a university tutor in contract law and as a research assistant to a leading police employment law academic. When Mark doesn’t have his head in a law text you will find him doodling on a musical instrument or behind his coffee machine trying to a pull a perfect shot of espresso.

Scott Palmer

Scott wrote the review of Circus Ponies Notebook. He is a third year evening student at the University of Baltimore School of Law. When not attending classes, Scott is the Research and Development director of a small software company. His areas of interest in the law are are the special needs of the elderly and intellectual property. Scott enjoys kayaking and racquetball when it’s time to unwind from all that law and computer work.

Scott Pollock

Scott is a member of the Class of 2010 at the George Washington University Law School. In addition to contributing at Mac Law Students, he writes a blog called Surviving Law School.

Shaw

Shaw Cunningham is a 3L at Baylor Law School in Texas and a self-described Mac fanatic. He has reviewed RSS Menu and iListen for TLF.

Timothy

Timothy Roes is a 1st Master law student at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. His law fascination lies primarily with European and Tech Law, and he’s totally into Moot Courts. Besides that, he often gets tangled up in his interest for too wide a range of subjects, from art to philosophy to quantum physics and Pink Floyd.

Timothy enjoys the view from the Tuscan hills, accompanied with a glass of white wine and some good literature; sailing; and running early in the morning. He totally digs - Mac software. For the moment Timothy is in love with Quicksilver and the speech function on his MacBook.

The Disclaimer

As you might imagine, the views expressed in this site are our own and are not intended to represent the University of Baltimore School of Law, Baylor Law School, the Santa Clara University School of Law, Monash University, the South Texas University School of Law, the University of Sydney, the George Washington University School of Law, Apple Computer, or any other organization mentioned in this site.

Write for Mac Law Students!

If you are interested in writing a Mac product review, telling the world about your Mac law school setup, or becoming involved in some other way, drop me a note at erik@maclawstudents.com.