Advocacy in E-Discovery More Important Than Ever

By Edward J. Jacobs and David Choi on March 23, 2017 Posted in E-Discovery Advocacy and Management

In this day and age, advocacy starts with competence in ESI issues. An effective advocate must be able to assess e-discovery needs and issues, implement appropriate preservation procedures, advise clients on options for storage and preservation, understand the client’s ESI systems and storage, and handle the management, review and production of ESI in litigation. But … Continue Reading

Congratulations! Now what?

By Karin Scholz Jenson on December 1, 2015 Posted in E-Discovery Advocacy and Management, E-Discovery Rules

Twitter is abuzz with messages about today’s effective date for the changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that read more like birth announcements (“It’s finally here!”). But figuring out what to do once you get that baby home is another matter – despite having a long time to prepare. Moreover, while there is … Continue Reading

Day 1: Your First Five Questions (times four): A Practical Guide to the Amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure – Proportionality

By Karin Scholz Jenson, Gary Levin, Robert J. Tucker, James A. Sherer and Jonathan A. Forman on November 20, 2015 Posted in E-Discovery Advocacy and Management, E-Discovery Rules, Your First Five Questions

The current amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure—and, in particular, those that address the practice of civil discovery—are the product of five years of development, debate, and, of course, dialogue. Now that the Rules are set to be implemented on December 1, 2015 – and they apply to pending cases where “just and practicable” — … Continue Reading