Ten Things That Trouble Judges about E-Discovery and How To Avoid Them
Why Attend?
This is an opportunity that no litigator should miss. Two federal magistrate judges who are actually making the law in this area and an experienced special master who knows litigation as well as all the “ins and outs” of electronic discovery analyze issues that are of recurring concern to the federal bench. This is a team of true experts in the increasingly important field of e-discovery that will offer advice you are unable to obtain elsewhere. How the practicing bar can avoid these e-discovery problems is a critical discussion for all to hear. Acutely cognizant that e-discovery costs continue to escalate, our faculty will also emphasize techniques to control costs. Questions may be e-mailed to the panel throughout the program.
What You Will Learn
• Cooperation among counsel
• Technical competency demanded of counsel and how to acquire it
• E-discovery mistakes leading to sanction
• Preservation: beyond the boilerplate
• Avoiding common preservation errors
• Privilege reviews after Rule 502: practical approaches to cutting costs
• Proportionality between the importance of the issues or value of a claim and the cost of e-discovery
• Iterative and tiered e-discovery
• The role of statistical sampling
• Involving the court early to manage e-discovery
• Beyond keyword searches: where is the technology headed?
Planning Chair
Moderator:
Robert B. Fitzpatrick, Robert B. Fitzpatrick, PLLC, Washington, D.C.
Faculty
Craig D. Ball, Law Offices of Craig D. Ball, P.C., Austin, Texas
John M. Facciola, U.S. Magistrate Judge, District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.
Paul W. Grimm, Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge, District of Maryland, Baltimore
Program Schedule
12:30 p.m. Ten Things That Trouble Judges about E-Discovery and How To Avoid Them
2:00 p.m. Adjournment
All times Eastern Standard Time
Total 60-minute hours of instruction: 1.5; Total 50-minute hours of instruction 1.8.
Suggested Prerequisite: Limited experience in subject matter
Educational Objective: Acquisition of knowledge and skills to develop proficiency as a practitioner; maintenance of professional competence as a practitioner; provision of information on recent legal developments
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Times
Eastern 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Central 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Mountain 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Pacific 9:30 am – 11:00 am
Alaska 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Hawaii 7:30 am – 9:00 am
