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Presented by:

Dave Deppe is the E-Discovery & Computer Forensics Coordinator for Litigation Services & Technologies’ offices in Las Vegas and Reno and a Founding Partner of Focus Legal Solutions, a national E-Discovery solutions software developer and litigation service provider. Dave oversees one of the current largest Nevada commercial cases, serves as a court-appointed E-Discovery coordinator in multiple jurisdictions, and manages global data collections for Fortune 500 companies, governmental agencies, and both small, mid-size, and top-50 law firms. He

specializes in devising automated strategies to select the relevant data from massive collections.

Electronic Discovery:

Definitions and Uses

• Key Terminology You Should Know

• Who Pays for E-Discovery?

• Advantages & Disadvantages to E-Discovery

• Negotiating with the Other Side

Where Can You Find

Computer Related Evidence?

• Individual PCs and Laptops

• Mining File Servers and E-Mail Servers

• Company Firewall, Router, Phones

• What You Can Use from PDAs and Mobile Phones

• Selecting relevant e-mails from a huge e-mail server

What Evidence is Obtained

Through Computer Forensics?

• Understanding Normal Files and their “Meta-Data”

• Internet History, Cookies and Instant Message Logs

• Deleted Data, Temporary Files, Hidden Files

• If It’s Discoverable, Does that Mean It’s Admissible? 

Effectively Preserving Evidence

• Avoiding Spoliation of Evidence

• Preservation of Evidence Letter

• Preserving the Chain of Custody

• Your Client’s Preservation Responsibilities

Efficient Strategies

for Disclosure & and Discovery

• Using Interrogatories and Requests

• Developing Effective Search Plans

• The Role of Depositions and Witness Examination

• Deposing the Opposition’s IT Experts

Other Considerations in E-Discovery

• Ethical Responsibilities and Conflicts of Interest

• The Computer Forensic Industry

• Choosing and Working with Third Party Experts

• Software and Compatibility Issues