ABA TECHSHOW 2026 drew 2,200+ attendees to Chicago’s McCormick Place during March 25–28. The conference’s superhero theme, designed by ABA Marketing Director Joshua Eaton and adopted across the expo floor, was a playful nod to Chicago’s Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo happening down the hall.
The superhero theme coincidentally landed at a moment when legal tech tools are actually starting to feel that powerful. Nearly 70% of legal professionals now use general-purpose AI tools for work, more than double the figure from a year ago, according to 8am’s 2026 Legal Industry Report, and the profession is still assessing the impact on legal workflows and roles.
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