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Electronic Discovery
Electronic discovery has changed the practice of law. Lawyers must now have a working knowledge of computer forensics, networks, and the laws governing data storage, retrieval, and retention. We have compiled our best resources on the fundamentals of e-discovery and the rules in this evolving area of litigation practice.
Rules, Reports & Guidelines
- » Civil Discovery
Standards
August 2004 Update - » Report Regarding Changes to Discovery Rules Regarding Electronic Discovery |
Jeffrey J. Greenbaum
Online Audio
Preparation for e-discovery doesn't start when the lawsuit "hits the door." Pressure is there immediately from your own client, your opponent, and the courts. How do you handle the pressure? By being prepared and ready to take action. In this audio program, our panel of experts will take you through the legal principles and practical guidelines you need to know to deal with e-discovery.
Program Materials
- » Help Has Arrived…Sort Of: The New E-Discovery Rules |
2007 Section Annual Conference - » Experts and the E-Discovery Problem |
2007 Section Annual Conference - » The Paper Lawyer’s Guide to Electronic Discovery |
2007 Section Annual Conference
Articles and Analysis
- » Tips from the Ground Floor: Successfully Managing Large Electronic Document Reviews
Elizabeth L. Fine - » Critical Considerations for Dealing with Electronic Data |
James E. Gordon and David P. Stenhouse - » Glossary of e-Discovery Terms |
Jamie B. Schwartz - » Technology Gives Federal Rules a Big Shove
Katherine W. Wittenberg - » Are You Ready for the Rule Changes?
John Barkett - » Meeting the Challenge of E-Discovery on a National Basis |
Thomas Y. Allman - » The Inclusion of “Electronically Stored Information” in the Amendments to Fed. R. Civ. P. 33, 34, and 45 |
Dori Ann Hanswirth - » The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Meet
the 21st Century |
David Kotler - » Sanctions for the Loss of Discoverable Electronically Stored Information:
The New Amendments to Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(f)
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Ken Withers - » Ten Electronic Discovery Cases You Should Know |
Todd Flaming and Steven A. Weiss - » Top Ten Mistakes Clients Make in Electronic Discovery
Gary L. Beaver - » The Top Five Things Every Young Lawyer Should Keep In Mind About e-Discovery
Jennifer Olmedo-Rodriguez - » The
Pre-Litigation Duty to Preserve: Look Out! |
John Barkett - » Do-It-Yourself Electronic Discovery Tools |
George Socha - » Electronic Discovery Rules Are Changing: Are You Ready?
Henry R. Chalmers - » Zubulake
Court Awards Adverse Inference Instruction as Sanction |
Henry R. Chalmers - » Prepare
for E-Discovery in Four Easy Steps: Identify the Who, What, Where, and When
Sean Flynn of LexisNexis Applied Discovery - » How To Sway Litigators To Embrace The Electronic Realm
Robert D. Brownstone - » Don’t Panic, Start Planning: A beginner’s
guide to EDD |
George Socha
Books & CLE Products
A Special Publication of the Section of Litigation
This special publication by the Section brings together articles from experts across five of our committees. Available in print and PDF format, E-Discovery is your go-to source for quick-tips, cases you should know, and what to expect since the recent changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Paul R. Rice
The unique problems posed by e-evidence have received no special attention in the Federal Rules of Evidence. As a result, lawyers and judges must resort to common law principles to devise solutions. This book explores the range of evidentiary problems encountered in e-commerce transactions and electronic communications.
Paul W. Grimm, Charles S. Fax, and Paul Mark Sandler
Lawyers and clients today devote enormous time, effort and expense to discovery. More often than not, discovery, and not trial, is the central battleground of a case. This concise handbook describes the problems that civil litigators encounter most frequently in pretrial discovery and presents suggestions and strategies for solving these problems.
CLE-eligible CD
CLE-eligible audio tape
Committee Newsletters
Download these articles on electronic discovery from our committees' newsletter. All articles are in PDF format ().
- » Future Issues in E-Discovery
David S. Coale & Elizabeth Snyder
Commercial & Business Litigation - » Ethical Implications of Electronic Metadata in Documents
John R. Bielema
Commercial & Business Litigation - » Keeping Trash From Becoming Illicit Treasure: The Fact Act's Data Disposal Rule
Katherine Armstrong
Consumer & Personal Rights Litigation - » How the Civil Rules Advisory Committee Hopes to Fill the E-Discovery Void
John M. Barkett
Corporate Counsel - » In-House Decisions: Lessons on Document Preservation from the Quattrone Decision
Darryl G. McCallum
Corporate Counsel - » Finders Weepers: A Practical Look at the Ethical Obligation of an Attorney Who Receives Inadvertently Produced Privileged Documents
David E. Springer & Su Ji Lee
Ethics & Professionalism - » Authors' note to Finders Weepers: A Practical Look at the Ethical Obligation of an Attorney Who Receives Inadvertently Produced Privileged Documents
David E. Springer & Su Ji Lee
Ethics & Professionalism - » Endnotes: What ethical issues should new litigators keep in mind during discovery?
Compiled by Amy Gardner
Ethics & Professionalism - » Avoiding Inadvertent Production of Privileged Documents: What All Lawyers Should Know to Protect Themselves and Their Clients
Erica Lee Krennerich
Professional Liability Litigation - » Electronic Discovery is Good for Young Lawyers
Geoffrey A. Vance
Business Torts Litigation - » Do Not Delete: Sanctions for Spoliation of Electronic Evidence
Steven A. Weiss
Pretrial Practice & Discovery - » Vehicle Black Boxes
Mary Ellen Moritz
Trial Evidence - » Caution: Electronic Discovery—New ABA Civil Discovery Standards
Don Bivens
Computer & Internet Litigation
