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Houston ALA Education Session & Luncheon: AI with Accountability: Data Governance Every Law Firm Needs presented by Doug Ford with All Covered

02-12-2026

February 12, 2026
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
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Hunton
600 Travis Street, Suite 4200
Houston, TX 77002
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Please join us for a session on 

AI with Accountability: Data Governance Every Law Firm Needs

presented by Doug Ford with All Covered 

 

Session Description
Artificial Intelligence is transforming the legal industry, streamlining research, automating routine tasks, and enhancing decision-making. With these advancements comes a critical responsibility: ensuring robust data governance. This session explores how law firms can leverage AI while maintaining compliance and protecting sensitive client information. Learn how proper governance frameworks not only mitigate risk but also unlock the full potential of AI-driven innovation in legal practice.

Learning Objectives
• Identify key risks associated with using AI in legal practice, particularly around data privacy, confidentiality, model accuracy, and ethical use.
• Evaluate how proper data governance supports ethical, compliant, and secure AI adoption within legal environments.
• Apply best practices for protecting sensitive client information when integrating AI tools into legal processes.
• Recognize how strong data governance enhances the value of AI systems, enabling greater efficiency, reliability, and organizational trust.
• Develop actionable next steps for implementing or strengthening AI governance policies within their own legal teams or firms.

Speaker Bio
Doug Ford, Vice President of Solution Portfolio at All Covered, brings over two decades of expertise in Managed IT services, having founded and led his own successful IT business and establishing national centers of excellence. With a proven track record of supporting businesses across the US and Canada, Doug is uniquely positioned to share insights on the evolving landscape of Managed IT services, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence.



CLM® Application Credit: 1.0 hr. of Information Technology (IT)
CLM® Functional Specialist Credit: 1.0 hr. of Operations Management (OM) towards the additional hours required of some Functional Specialists to fulfill the CLM application
CLM® Recertification Credit:  1.0 hr. in the subject area of Operations Management (OM)

PARKING: The building is accessible from the tunnel and parking is available and will be validated for those that park in the 601 Travis garage. 
There is access to Hunton’s building on the street level or tunnel level via the escalator in the lobby of the garage.

  

**If you register to attend and do not attend, or cancel within 24 hours, there will be a $25 cancellation fee.** 


Please RSVP by Monday, February 9, 2025

 

 
Thank you to our 2026 Platinum Business Partners for helping to sponsor this meeting.

               

                       

Tickets

$0.00 Member Registration

$40.00 Guest of a Current Member Registration