Spencer Fane attorney Jacob Hollars authored an article, You Were Warned: Colorado Court of Appeals Outlines Potential Sanctions for Misuse of Generative AI, on a Colorado Court of Appeals case, Al-Hamim v. Star Hearthstone, LLC, that warns lawyers and unrepresented litigants that Colorado state courts may sanction them for the misuse of generative AI in Law Week Colorado. The article originated as a firm blog.
In his article, Jacob outlined how the Court of Appeals examined under which circumstances lawyers and unrepresented litigants may be sanctioned for the misuse of generative AI in Colorado state court proceedings. The case also revealed why attorneys could use AI to check an opposing party’s citations.
Jacob concludes, “Al-Hamim thus teaches lawyers that they should regularly be using these powerful time-and-cost saving tools to their advantage. Doing so will not only be to the benefit of them and their clients, but judges, law clerks, and court staff will also likely appreciate being notified of hallucinated citations as they will not need to expend the time, effort, and resources to do so themselves.”
At the firm, Jacob is a trial and appellate lawyer specializing in employment issues, real estate, special district, and commercial matters. He represents clients through all phases of litigation on a wide variety of matters in both state and federal courts.
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