INTERVIEW: The Status of Zoom In the Courtroom in Pennsylvania

I was recently interviewed by Attorney Matt Doebler of the Pittsburgh, PA law firm of Pribanic & Pribanic on his Youtube Channel known as the Online Litigator. The topic of discussion was "Zoom Court in PA: Where Do We Stand?"

To view the interview in its entirety, please click this LINK.

To the extent you may wish to jump to particular topics that were discussed, I offer up the following more specific Links.

We talked about the types of proceedings that are on the table for Zoom court in Pennsylvania. (To jump straight to this portion of the video, click here.).

We reviewed the current status of efforts to enact a statewide rule on Advanced Communication Technology (ACT) in the courtrooms of Pennsylvania. (To jump straight to this portion of the video, click here.).

We talked about the Lackawanna County local rule concerning Zoom court. (To jump straight to this portion of the video, click here.).

We discussed the fact that, so far, Lackawanna County is the only Pennsylvania jurisdiction to have a local rule on remote court. (To jump straight to this portion of the video, click here.).

We talked about what--exactly--the Lackawanna County local rule says. (To jump straight to this portion of the video, click here.).

We talked about the Lackawanna County local rule serving as a possible model for other jurisdictions to follow in adopting their own local rules. (To jump straight to this portion of the video, click here.).

I discussed the hope that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will still revisit the issue and pass a statewide rule of civil procedure addressing ACT. (To jump straight to this portion of the video, click here.).

Finally, we talked about the positive response to Zoom court from lawyers and judges in Lackawanna County. (To jump straight to this portion of the video, click here.).


I thank Attorney Matt Doebler of the Pittsburgh, PA law firm of Pribanic & Pribanic for the opportunity to discuss this important topic on his Youtube Channel known at the Online Litigator.

Pribanic & Pribanic is a personal injury firm in Pittsburgh that represents injured parties in cases involving medical malpractice, birth injuries, motor vehicle accidents, products liability, slip or trip and falls, as well as involving workers compensation issues.

I encourage Tort Talkers to check out Attorney Doebler's Youtube Channel at this LINK now and in the future for updates and tips on the practice of law through the use of advanced communication technology (ACT), or Zoom and the like.