Blake Klinkner

• Civil Procedure

• Law & Technology

• Cybersecurity Law

• Law Practice Management 

• International Law 

• Bachelor of Arts in German Language & Culture, University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Certificate in European Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Master of Arts in Political Science, Northern Illinois University

• Juris Doctor, University of Utah (S.J. Quinney College of Law)

• Anaerobic Digestion As A Renewable Energy Source and Waste Management Technology: What Must Be Done For This Technology to Realize Success in the United States?, 9 University of Massachusetts Law Review 68 (January 2014)
• Metadata: What Is It? How Can It Get Me Into Trouble? What Can I Do About It?, The Wyoming Lawyer (April 2014)
• Metadata Redux: Now You’re Telling Me I Need to Provide Metadata to the Opposing Side?, The Wyoming Lawyer (June 2014)
• Protecting Your Law Office Against Data Breaches and Other Cyber Threats, The Wyoming Lawyer (February 2015)
• Digital Evidence and the Fourth Amendment: United States v. Ganias and Judicial Recognition of the “Right to Deletion”, The Wyoming Lawyer (April 2015)
• Data Breach Lawsuits and Article III Standing: Will the United States Supreme Court Make It Easier for Identity Theft Victims to Have Their Day in Court?, The Wyoming Lawyer (June 2015)
• Social Media and the Rules of Professional Conduct – When Is an Attorney’s Social Media Account Subject to the Advertising and Solicitation Rules?, The Wyoming Lawyer (August 2015)
• Electronic Discovery and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: What You Should Know About Upcoming Amendments to the Rules, The Wyoming Lawyer (October 2015)
• Text Messages and Spoliation: A Couple Lessons from Recent Case Law, The Wyoming Lawyer (December 2015)
• Yet Another Example of Why You Should Always Lock Your Phone (and Start Asking Interlocutors to Do the Same), The Wyoming Lawyer (February 2016)
• Will Online Law Degrees Be the Future of Legal Education?, The Wyoming Lawyer (April 2016)
• Using Social Media to Effectuate Service of Process, The Wyoming Lawyer (June 2016)
• Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins: Plaintiffs and Defendants Both Claim Victory in a Case Addressing Article III Standing to Sue Over Technology-Related Claims, The Wyoming Lawyer (August 2016)
• Don’t Let Your Rental Car Steal Your Data, The Wyoming Lawyer (October 2016)
• Keep Your Data Safe This Holiday Shopping Season, The Wyoming Lawyer (December 2016)
• Artificial Intelligence & Virtual Law Offices Expected to Be Top Technological Trends Impacting the Legal Profession in 2017, The Wyoming Lawyer (February 2017)
• Do You Have a First Amendment Right to Social Media?, The Wyoming Lawyer (April 2017)
• Technological Savvy & the Attorney’s Ethical Duty of Competency, The Wyoming Lawyer (June 2017)
• Yes, You Do Have a First Amendment Right to Social Media, The Wyoming Lawyer (August 2017)
• What Does the Equifax Data Breach Mean for You?, The Wyoming Lawyer (October 2017)
• United States v. Microsoft: Are Emails Stored on Foreign Computer Servers Off-Limits to Warrants Issued by American Judges?, The Wyoming Lawyer (December 2017)
• Virtual Offices, Technology, and Ethical Considerations, The Wyoming Lawyer (February 2018)
• Avoid Social Media Oversharing & Other Tips for a Safer Social Media Presence, The Wyoming Lawyer (February 2018)
• The 2018 Legislative Session Proved that Wyoming is a National Leader in Advancing with Technology, The Wyoming Lawyer (April 2018)
• An Impatient Congress Passes the CLOUD Act to Clarify the Extraterritorialty of Warrant Applications for Emails and Other Digital Records Stored Abroad, The Wyoming Lawyer (June 2018)
• In Ruling that Cell Phone Tracking Information is Subject to 4th Amendment Warrant Requirements, the U.S. Supreme Court Hopes Not to “Embarrass the Future,” The Wyoming Lawyer (August 2018)
• Inviting the Spy Into Your Office? Ethical Concerns Involving Attorney Use of Digital Assistants, The Wyoming Lawyer (October 2018)
• Artificial Intelligence and the Future of the Legal Profession, The Wyoming Lawyer (December 2018)
• How and When Should Attorneys Respond to Negative Online Reviews?, The Wyoming Lawyer (December 2018)
• Understanding the Changing Landscape of Data Protection Laws, The Wyoming Lawyer (February 2019)
• When Can Being Facebook “Friends” with the Judge Lead to Judicial Disqualification?, The Wyoming Lawyer (June 2019)
• Facial Recognition Technology, Biometric Identifiers, and Standing to Litigate Invasions of Digital Privacy, The Wyoming Lawyer (October 2019)
• Law Firm Automation, The Wyoming Lawyer (February 2020)
• Tips for Professional and Secure Zoom Meetings, The Wyoming Lawyer (June 2020)
• Don’t Allow Yourself to Become a Victim of “Vishing,” The Wyoming Lawyer (October 2020)
• Social Media, Jury Trials and the Threat to the Rule of Law, The Wyoming Lawyer (February 2021) (Reprinted in Advocacy: The Art of Pleading a Cause, 3d (Trial Practice Series), West Legal Publishing, Thomson Reuters, 2021-2022 Supplement)
• Best Tips for Healthy & Happy Videoconferencing, The Wyoming Lawyer (February 2021)
• The Devil in the Details: Privacy Policies of Cell Phone Providers and Popular Apps, The Wyoming Lawyer (April 2021)
• Working Remotely During the Pandemic (and Beyond): How Remote Technologies Can Implicate Your Ethical Duties, The Wyoming Lawyer (June 2021)
• Avoid These “Bad Practices” to Help Minimize Organizational Risk for Data Breaches, Unauthorized Access and Cyberattacks, The Wyoming Lawyer (October 2021)
• Should Still Photos Derived from a Video Be Automatically Admissible Along with the Video Itself?, The Wyoming Lawyer (February 2022)
• When Do Technical Issues in Remote Proceedings Amount to Violations of the Right to Due Process?, The Wyoming Lawyer (June 2022)
• Can Room Scans Prior to Remote Examination Constitute a Violation of the Fourth Amendment?, The Wyoming Lawyer (October 2022)
• Could Recent Legislation Require Businesses to Verify the Age (and Identities) of All Online Users?, The Wyoming Lawyer (February 2023)
• Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Law Office Data Practices, The Wyoming Lawyer (April 2023)
• What Attorneys Should Know About Deepfakes, The Wyoming Lawyer (June 2023)

• So, You Want to Be a Law Professor? Advice for Entering the Legal Academy, American Bar Association Western States Conference (April 2023)
• Social Media, Jury Trials, and the Right to a Fair Trial, American Bar Association Western States Conference (April 2023)
• The Changing Landscape of eDiscovery, Legal Assistants of Wyoming Annual Conference (April 2023)
• Exposing the Boogeyman of “Unreliable” Electronically Stored Information: A Call for a Return to 20-Year-Old Ancient Documents as an Exception to the Rule Against Hearsay, The Central States Law Schools Association 2022 Annual Scholarship Conference (September 2022)
• Is Discovery Becoming More Proportional? A Quantitative Assessment of Discovery Orders Following the 2015 Proportionality Amendment to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26, The Central States Law Schools Association 2021 Annual Scholarship Conference (September 2021)
• Social Media, Jury Trials, and the Right to a Fair Trial, Washburn University School of Law Annual CLE Program (June 2021)
• Law, Technology, & Ethics, Washburn University School of Law Annual CLE Excursion (July 2020)
• Cybersecurity & Attorney Ethics, Topeka Bar Association 2020 Board Blast CLE (June 2020)
• Ethical Considerations in the Use of Technology, Washburn Annual CLE Program (June 2020)
• Electronic Discovery and Digital Evidence, Washburn Annual CLE Program (June 2020)
• Cybersecurity & Attorney Ethics, Wyoming State Bar Continuing Legal Education (June 2017)
• Don’t Click That: Know the Risks to Your Data, Center for American and International Law – Institute for Energy Law National Young Energy Professionals Conference (March 2017)
• Law, Technology, & Ethics, American Bar Association Regional Summit (April 2016)
• Law, Technology, and 2015: The Year in Review, Wyoming State Bar CLE Webinar (December 2015)
• Electronic Discovery & Digital Evidence, Wyoming State Bar Annual Meeting (September 2015)
• Law, Technology, & Ethics, Laramie County Bar Association (May 2015)
• Technology & Ethics, Wyoming Public Defenders Annual Conference (October 2014)
• The Future of Law, University of Wyoming College of Law – Law Week (October 2014)
• Everything You Wanted to Know About Microsoft Office But Were Afraid (or Didn’t Know) to Ask, Wyoming State Bar Annual Meeting (September 2014)
• Practice of Law in the Digital Era, Wyoming State Bar Annual Meeting (September 2014)

• State and Federal Courts of Colorado (2016)
• United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2015)
• State and Federal Courts of Wyoming (2013)
• State and Federal Courts of Utah (2012)
• American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Presidential Appointment – Liaison to the Law Student Division (2018-2020)
• American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Presidential Appointment – Vice-Director for Affiliates Assistance (2018-2019)
• American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Presidential Appointment – Selection Committee for the National Outstanding Young Lawyer Award (2018-2019)
• American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Presidential Appointment – Public Service Team (2016-2017)
• American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division District Representative for Colorado & Wyoming (2015-2017)
• Vice-Chair of the Wyoming State Bar Energy & Natural Resources Section (2016-2017)
• President of the Wyoming State Bar Young Lawyers Section (2014-2015)

• 2022/2023 Professor of the Year (Washburn University School of Law)