It is not uncommon for opportunity to grow out of tragedy. The coronavirus pandemic is no exception. Had Florida’s legal profession not been on lockdown or involuntarily socially distanced for extended periods of time by the courts and other governmental entities, we would likely never have migrated to videoconferencing—and discovered its many benefits along the way.

The pandemic has irrevocably changed the manner in which our profession does business. Five months ago, for most people, the word “Zoom” referred to an action hero. Today, it is an online platform that serves as a lifeline for litigators and their clients to the courts, and it is our profession’s generally accepted default conduit for conducting hearings, depositions, and mediations. “Zoom”—the verb that was once commonly used to describe a sense of speed—now permeates our profession as a noun or adjective through which business is routinely conducted.