Don’t misunderstand me; I love Zoom. This technology has given us back our most precious resource: time. We no longer need to factor in hours of driving back and forth to different courts. Not having to hunt for parking feels, “oh, so good.” Courthouse lines are a thing of the past, and I hear no one complain, “I really miss metal detectors.” And yes, needy clients don’t have the luxury of holding attorneys hostage in courthouse hallways to repeat their story ad nauseam.

The ability to appear in multiple courts (miles apart) within minutes is straight out of Star Trek. Until now, an attorney could never have appeared in Bergen County at 9 a.m. and make it to Ocean County by 9:15. Previously an attorney could never appear in half a dozen municipal courts in under an hour. Indeed, today’s Zoom link is the modern version of Captain Kirk’s famous 1970s catchphrase, “Beam me up, Scotty.”