Ethical Issues in E-Discovery • 90-Minute Teleconference and Live Audio Webcast
$$ Tuition discounts for GPSLD members!
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 @ 12:00-1:30PM ET - 11:00AM-12:30PM CT - 10:00 -11:30AM MT - 9:00 - 10:30AM PT
Sponsored by the ABA Section of State and Local Government Law, Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division and Center for Continuing Legal Education

Our panel of experienced practitioners and expert consultants will address ethical issues and applicable lessons with respect to electronic discovery.

Each presenter will discuss hot topics arising from the intersection of ethical issues and electronic discovery, including: Panelists will also focus on best practices for both internal and external counsel in navigating these significant e-discovery issues.

• emerging standards with respect to document and data preservation
• factual investigations by in-house or outside counsel following Qualcomm
• preparing for Rule 26(f) conferences
• relationships with third-party vendors (Sullivan & Cromwell v. EED)
• the implications of producing meta-data and native file productions

The Division is cosponsoring the following ABA Annual Meeting programs:

The 21st Century Judge: Challenges for the Future
Presented by the ABA Judicial Division National Conference of State Trial Judges
Two-part CLE free for ABA Annual Meeting registrants
New York Marriott Marquis, Marquis Ballroom C, 9th Floor
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Part I: Technology: Changing What Happens Inside and Outside the Courtroom (CLE)
8:30-11:45am
Lunch and Learn: Contempt of Court (non-CLE)
12-1:00pm  [Lunch is ticketed. Contact Elizabeth Hurley @ 312-988-6259 or hurleye@staff.abanet.org before July 8, 2008 for info on reserving lunch.]
Part II: Successful Collaborative Courts and How to Develop Them & Collaborative Courts: A Skills Workshop (CLE)
1:15-4:30pm
Click here for the program flyer.

Equalitea Tea/Rally/Reception
Hosted by the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession
Thursday, August 7, 2008
5:30-7:00pm
Hilton New York, West Ballroom, 3rd Floor
For more information on this and other ABA Day of Equality programs, visit the Commission's website at www.abanet.org/women/dayofequality.html.

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Americans with Disabilities Act: Similarities and Differences
Presented by the ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law
Saturday, August 9, 2008
8:30-10:00am
ABA Presidential Center, Hilton New York, Nassau Suite B, 2nd Floor

Military Litigants and Witnesses in Civilian Courts: Challenges for the Bench, Bar and Deployed Military Member
Presented by the ABA Judicial Division National Conference of Specialized Court Judges
Saturday, August 9, 2008
10:30am-12:00pm
CLE free for ABA Annual Meeting registrants
Click here for the program flyer.

The Immigration Crisis, the Courts, and the Rule of Law: Showcase CLE
Presented by the ABA Commission on Immigration and Standing Committee for Federal Judicial Improvements
Sunday, August 10, 2008
10:30am-12:00pm

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