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Three books on litigation practice and two decades of legal scholarship — from copyright and digital-property law to AI, the practice of law, and access to justice.
The books grew directly out of the courtroom work on Lawyer — practical, battle-tested guides for litigators. The articles trace a longer through-line: copyright and digital-property law in the 2000s, then the rise of AI in legal practice and its stakes for access to justice.
Three West Academic books on litigation practice — each with an AI-interactive QR-code layer.
12th ed.
7th ed. · American Casebook Series
Two decades of legal scholarship — in law reviews, legal journals, and legal publications — all discussing how technology is transforming the law (and society).
Beyond the Chatbot: Meet the Agentic Law Firm ↗
Bench & Bar of Minn. (May/June 2026)
AI, UPL, and the Justice Gap: A Profession at the Crossroads ↗
81 Bench & Bar of Minn. No. 3, at 18 (2024)
AI + MSBA: Building Minnesota's Legal Future ↗
81-Oct. Bench & Bar of Minn. 26 (2024)Open access
Cited by the U.S. District Court in Kohls v. Ellison, Case No. 24-cv-3754 (LMP/DLM) (D. Minn. Jan. 10, 2025). Winner, MSBA Elmer H. Wiblishauser Author's Award.
AI, Originality, and Creativity: Copyrighting All the Melodies to Avoid Accidental Infringement ↗
27 Chap. L. Rev. 289 (2024)Open access
Evolution of the Data-Driven Lawyer ↗
20 U. St. Thomas L.J. 368 (2024)Open access
Bench & Bar of Minn. (May 2023)
Standardizing Legal Data to Extract Insights ↗
AALL Spectrum, May/June 2023 (Vol. 27, No. 5)
Car Minus Driver: Autonomous Vehicles Driving Regulation, Liability, and Policy ↗
Bench & Bar of Minn. (2016); 73 J. Mo. B. 264 (2017) (Parts I & II); The Computer & Internet Lawyer (2018)
Published in three journals
Writing Briefs for Judges Who Read on Screens ↗
JD Supra (Mar. 9, 2016)
You Can't Judge an ECF Notice by its Cover ↗
Robins Kaplan "Briefly" / Minn. Law.
Screen Writing for Screen Reading ↗
Minnesota Lawyer (Apr. 17, 2014) · Robins Kaplan "Briefly"
Sensors, Wearables, and Liability: The Brave New World of IoT
Minnesota Lawyer (print)Print only
Is "Buying" Digital Content Just "Renting" for Life? Contemplating a Digital First-Sale Doctrine ↗
40 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 783 (2014)Open access
68 U. Miami L. Rev. 385 (2014)Open access
Forensic Collection of Electronic Evidence from Infrastructure-as-a-Service Cloud Computing ↗
19 Rich. J.L. & Tech. 1 (2012)Open access
27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1761 (2001)Open access
Student note — Damien was Executive Editor of the William Mitchell Law Review.
Coverage and interviews about Damien — not authored by him.
Breaking the Ice: Lawyer Sees AI Boosting Productivity, Pro Bono ↗
Todd Nelson · Minn. Law. (Oct. 16, 2025)
Profile of Damien.
The Moving Target
Bench & Bar of Minn. (2025)
Interview/feature about Damien as AI Committee chair