Ethical Issues that Arise in Preservation and Collection of Discoverable Evidence
Explore the ethical dilemmas constantly facing attorneys and paralegals when counseling clients on the proper preservation of discoverable evidence. The introduction of electronic data has made it increasingly complex to identify and produce relevant evidence to requesting parties. Learn best practices to deal with this new threat along with proper application using realistic hypotheticals.
Topics that will be covered:
- How to better instruct the client when there is a “duty to preserve”
- How to ensure that you are disclosing and receiving all reasonably relevant discovery
- Best practices for clients to be more proactive at the start of a litigation
- How to manage a client that refuses to follow attorney instructions
- Techniques to limit costs and liability
When: 28 October 2015 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (PDT)
Location: US Legal, 575 Anton Blvd., Suite 400, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Presented by: Trent Walton, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of U.S. Legal Support
Prior to U.S. Legal Support, Trent served as President of both Electronic Legal, LLC, a computer forensics and electronic discovery case management firm, and Cumulus Data, Inc., a Cloud-based provider of revolutionary remote forensics collection technology. He is a leading expert in complicated discovery matters - such as cloud computing, computer forensics, electronic data discovery, internal investigations and hosted document review - and has provided consulting services for U.S. and international law firms, corporations and service bureaus. In his role at U.S. Legal Support, Trent advises corporations and law firms regarding projects ranging from complicated large-scale data preservation and internal investigations to customized technological solutions. He has a wealth of experience in executing projects involving data collection, processing and analysis of massive amounts of data and managing large attorney review teams. With knowledge of 13 programming languages, Trent has also developed and written legal software including computer forensics analysis software and document review software. He created E.L. Native Review™ for Concordance, which is still used by law firms internationally.
Prior to founding his first company, Electronic Legal, LLC, in January 2006, Trent initiated the litigation support division of the Information Resource Department within Hogan & Hartson, LLP, (now known as Hogan & Lovells, LLP) for the company’s Denver, Boulder and Colorado Springs, CO offices. Trent also implemented the litigation support department for Whitaker, Chalk, Swindle and Sawyer in Fort Worth, TX.
OCPA is a State Bar of California Approved MCLE provider and certifies that this seminar qualifies for MCLE CREDIT 1.0 (Ethics).
Event Fee: $10.00 for OCPA members, $20.00 for non-members
Thank you to US Legal Support for hosting this meeting. Snacks and beverages will be provided by US Legal Support.
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*Cancellation Policy - If you need to cancel your reservation, please e-mail the Ethics Section Co-Chair Vicky La Celle at vicky.ocpa@outlook.com or Kathy Miller at khmiller@cox.net. No refunds will be issued. Credit for a future meeting will be held in your OCPA account which may be applied to future meetings if your cancellation is received no less than 48 hours prior to the event.
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