On December 1, 2006,
The New E-Discovery Amendments to the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure went into effect. The impact of these new rules is vast, and every lawyer who represents a business client will be required to know the elements of the law, as well as how to prepare and protect their clients in the age of computers and the Internet.
Renowned teachers, lecturers and litigation attorneys
Larry G. Johnson,
Electronic Data Evidence, and
Tom Howe,
Legal Technology Group, Inc., will examine what will be required of attorneys and business professionals with the advent of these new rules. They will discuss inventorying, “reasonable accessibility” of data sources, “litigation holds”, safe harbor provisions of Rule 37(f), e-discovery communications and response protocols, IT’s role and its limitations in e-discovery, data collection techniques, how to choose e-discovery vendors, incorporating digital data in trial presentations, preparing your client
before the suit, and current case studies that outline examples of trends in these areas.
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Electronic Discovery Technologies written by the speakers at 50% off the regular price. See advertisement below for more information.
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Who Should Attend:
Attorneys
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In-House Counsel
IT Personnel
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Thursday, Mar. 22, 2007
| 9:00 | Introduction and Overview |
Electronic Data Evidence
| 9:05 | The New Federal Rules: Practice Tips |
Overview of the major changes in the Federal Rules and how lawyers must now deal early with electronically stored information in every federal case, including: inventorying client data sources and determining which are reasonably “accessible” and which are not; what constitutes a defensible “litigation hold” of computer-generated data; opportunities and pitfalls in the Rule 37(f) “safe harbor” for large enterprises, and how that affects document retention policies and risk prevention
Electronic Data Evidence
| 10:45 | Electronically Stored Information ~ A Brave New World and How to Respond to It |
Overview of electronically stored information including computer files, emails, websites and other data types. Practical considerations in defining the data universe, and utilizing proven (and defensible) data collection techniques. Special tips will be provided for how to request, respond to and produce electronically stored information
Legal Technology Group, Inc.
| 1:00 | What We Have Here Is a Failure to Communicate |
New duties imposed by emerging case law upon attorneys to create and supervise accountable communications and response protocols and policies to assure complete electronic discovery responses and to avoid spoliation sanctions, e.g. Zuhulake, Metropolitan Opera, Morgan Stanley, Phillip Morris, Samsung Electronics and other recent cases; questions lawyers need to ask their clients about their IT infrastructure and the extent of its technical capabilities; how and when to hire specialized electronic discovery experts; criteria to use in making your selection rather than relying on your client’s IT staff; working pro-actively to create a Litigation Preparedness Plan
Electronic Data Evidence
| 1:45 | Electronically Stored Information Requiring Special Consideration when Conducting E-Discovery Under the New Rules |
This session will cover special tips, techniques and strategies for how to deal with electronically stored information posing the most difficult challenges for litigators, such as spreadsheets, databases, voicemail, instant messages and other data types. Learn how to request, analyze and produce these problematic data types and how to effectively use this information to win your case
Legal Technology Group, Inc.
| 2:45 | When and How to Choose an E-Discovery Vendor |
Learn when and how to choose the best litigation support vendor for your case. Attendees will receive detailed checklists and questions to ask electronic discovery vendors in areas of security, technology, pricing, quality, performance, business stability and more
Legal Technology Group, Inc.
| 3:15 | Making the Most of ESI Gathered Through E-Discovery ~ Now That You Have the Data, What Do You Do With It? |
Creative opportunities: using spreadsheets and databases for Evidence Rule 1006 summaries; how you can make animations to tell your client’s story; trial presentation software that takes advantage of ESI (electronically stored information) for audiovisual persuasion purposes
Electronic Data Evidence
| 4:00 | Ethical Considerations |
How do the “claw-back” provisions in the new federal rules regarding e-discovery affect attorneys’ ethical obligations to preserve privilege and guard clients’ secrets and confidential information? Is more than a rudimentary knowledge about computers, storage devices, computer file metadata and corporate IT structures now required of lawyers in order to meet the ethical standards regarding their knowledge and competence to effectively represent their clients?
Electronic Data Evidence
| 5:00 | Questions and Answers |
Larry G. Johnson, Program Chair, is President of Electronic Data Evidence. He is a lawyer technologist with extensive experience as a litigator and expert in both the legal and technical aspects of electronic discovery analysis of computergenerated evidence. He is co-author with Tom Howe of the Electronic Discovery Technologies book.
Following 25 years of civil litigation practice in Seattle he worked as Project Manager for Computer Forensics, Inc. from 1998 - 1999. From 2000-2002 he served as the Director of Electronic Discovery Services for Fios, Inc. in Portland, Oregon. Then, from 2002 to 2006 he was the president of Legal Technology Group, Inc. a digital data and electronic discovery consulting firm with offices in Washington and Oregon.
In 1999 and 2000, he was the Chairman of the Technology and Law Section of the King County Bar Association and has written extensively on electronic discovery issues in the ABA Journal and several other publications.
Tom Howe is co-founder and President of Legal Technology Group, Inc. which provides electronic discovery legal and technical services to law firms, corporate legal departments, and state attorney offices throughout the United States. He is a trial lawyer with 20 years experience and has deep technical experience, especially in the area of electronic discovery.
This seminar is approved for the following credits
Washington State Bar Association
5.5 General & 1.0 Ethics CLE Credits (for Attending & Live Webcast)
The State Bar of California
5.5 General & 1.0 Ethics CLE Credits (for Attending & Live Webcast)
National Federation of Paralegal Associations
Pending for 5.75 General & 1.0
Ethics Credits - The Seminar Group is an approved provider
If this seminar has not been approved for the credits you require, let us know and we will look into it for you.
Information on Continuing Education Credits
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$525.00 |
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$500.00 |
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| Government Employee |
$455.00 |
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| New Associate |
$390.00 |
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| Printed Course Materials |
$100.00 |
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| DVD Homestudy |
$535.00 |
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| CD Homestudy |
$535.00 |
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Cancellation Policy
We will refund your tuition less a $50 cancellation charge if we receive your cancellation by 3/16/2007.
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