LegalTech® 2010 Live Interviews And Review
Podcast: Play in new window | Download This is a unique ESIBytes show as you can listen to me, Karl Schieneman, Director of Legal Analytics and Review go on the road to New York City and interview random guests at Legal Tech® 2010 for their opinions on the state of Electronic Discovery and the Legal Tech show itself. The sound quality is okay and at times my editting skills have been tested, but if you have never been to Legal Tech®, you will get a sense of the types of people you can...
Go to PodcastHow To Work With E-Mediation and Special Masters in E-Discovery Cases
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to Allison Skinner from the Birmingham, Alabama based law firm Sirote & Permutt, Peter Vogel, head of E-Discovery with the Dallas office of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP and Karl Schieneman, Director of Legal Analytics and Review with JurInnov, discuss e-Mediation and Special Masters in electronic discovery cases. Recorded...
Go to PodcastThe Top 10 E-Discovery Opinions of 2009
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to Karl Schieneman, Director of Legal Analytics and Review with JurInnov, and Ron Hedges, former magistrate judge from New Jersey and well known electronic discovery consultant, recap some of the most significant electronic discovery opinions of 2009. Recorded...
Go to PodcastThe Role of Specialization in E-Discovery
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to Karl Schieneman, Director of Legal Analytics and Review, and Ralph Losey, a widely known E-Discovery blogger and partner at the Florida based Amlaw 100 law firm Akerman Senterfitt where he chairs their E-Discovery practice, discuss the evolving role of specialization in electronic discovery. Several interesting questions are discussed, including: What role do generalists play? When is a specialist required and how can...
Go to PodcastThe Year In Review - ESIBytes Top Shows Revisited and Summarized
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to Karl Schieneman, Director of Legal Analytics and Review with JurInnov, discuss key points raised in shows taped over the course of the year. To try and make the show user friendly, I am going to present the materials in the context of the EDRM model and pull snippets out from many of the shows. Hopefully this show will give listeners a sense of the breadth of material covered in 2009 as well as recognition for many of the judges, lawyers...
Go to PodcastThe Case For Cooperation in Electronic Discovery
Podcast: Play in new window | Download For the last scheduled show in 2009, Karl Schieneman, Director of Legal Analytics and Review with JurInnov will moderate a discussion between three noteworthy advocates for better cooperation in electronic discovery. If you have ever wondered how cooperation fits into the litigation world, this is a show for you to listen to. Each of the participants sits in different roles in the electronic discovery process and we will explore cooperation principles...
Go to PodcastShould We Be Scared Of Back Up Tapes in E-Discovery?
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to Craig Ball, one of the more prolific speakers and writers in E-Discovery, Quin Gregor, the COO of Strategic Data Retention and a pioneer in the field with Back Up Tapes and managing ESI and Jim McGann, a Vice President in Information Discovery with Index Engines and a frequent speaker in the field and Sedona Conference member, tackle the topic of back up tapes as moderated as always by Karl Schieneman, Director of Legal Analytics and Review...
Go to PodcastE-Discovery From The Trenches - What a Contract Attorney Sees
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to a contract attorney discuss what happens on projects, what works, what could be done better. This show is being done to discuss the management of contract attorneys and whether there is room for improvement in this area. Recorded...
Go to PodcastThe Relationship Between Effective Records Management and Legal Holds
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to Carol Choksy, a nationally known records management consultant and a past President of ARMA based in Indianapolis, Indiana; Robert Dibert, an Electronic Discovery lawyer from the national law firm Frost Brown & Todd based in Louisville, Kentucky and member of The Sedona Conference; and moderator Karl Schieneman, Director of Legal Analytics and Review at JurInnov discuss records management and legal holds. On a past ESIBytes podcast on...
Go to PodcastHelpful Tips for ESI Data Mapping to Reduce E-Discovery Costs
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to John Collins, a Data mapping consultant, Kelly Twigger, a lawyer and E-Discovery consultant, and Karl Schieneman, Director of Legal Analytics and Review, give some practical advice on how create a data map to prepare for E-Discovery more efficiently. The first step of the legal hold process is identifying your ESI. Listen to our expert panel describe how to do this effectively and common mistakes that can be made and to avoid. An effective...
Go to PodcastData Mismanagement in E-Discovery
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to E-Discovery pioneer and data recovery expert Quin Gregor talk about some of the biggest risks in data mismanagement and what to do when you have ESI which “might” be inaccessible. We will discuss back up tapes, flaws in how we store data today, how to evaluate what to store, critical issues in storage retrieval, when you know you have a data storage mess on your hands, what to do about obsolete data, when data is inaccessible,...
Go to PodcastProportional E-Discovery
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to the Hon. James Rosenbaum and Jonathan Redgrave from Nixon Peabody talk about how proportionality is affecting the field of E-Discovery. This is a very interesting episode given Jonathan’s depth of experience in the field and Judge Rosenbaum’s perspective from the bench. Recorded...
Go to PodcastE-Discovery of Databases - Plaintiff’s and Defendant’s Perspectives
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to an all-star panel of lawyers and technologists moderated by Karl Schieneman, Director of Legal Analytics and Review with JurInnov. On this show we have Karin Roberts from Hall Render a defense oriented law firm in Indianapolis, Indiana, Keith Altman from Finkelstein & Partners, a national plaintiff law firm based in Newburgh NY and Conrad Jacoby, a founder of efficientEDD and a former outside lawyer based in Washington, DC joining us on...
Go to PodcastLegal Malpractice and Other Risks with E-Discovery
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to former New Jersey Magistrate Judge and E-Discovery consultant Ron Hedges and David Kramer, Vice President and Practice Leader for Lawyers Professional Liability with Oswald Companies, a, large, national insurance brokerage firm based in Cleveland, Ohio discuss legal malpractice and other risks with E-Discovery. The panel will start by discussing what is legal malpractice then discuss different types of fact patterns which have...
Go to PodcastThe State of E-Discovery by George Socha
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to the well known E-Discovery Consultant George Socha and co-author of the influential Socha-Gelbmann E-Discovery Survey discuss what their survey is indicating and where George thinks the industry is heading. This is a great opportunity to learn from someone who has a good perspective on the industry. For 5 years, George has been co-author of the leading survey on Electronic Discovery and Market, the Socha-Gelbmann Electronic Discovery...
Go to PodcastE-Discovery and Antitrust Law
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to Jeane Thomas, Chair of Washington, D.C. based Crowell & Moring’s E-Discovery and Information Management Group and a partner in Crowell & Moring’s Antitrust Group along with moderator Karl Schieneman, Director of Legal Analytics and Review with JurInnov discuss how Electronic Discovery and Antitrust law are often synonymous. In her role with the E-Discovery practice, Ms. Thomas has managed many types of E-Discovery matters...
Go to PodcastE-Discovery and Family Law
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to Pittsburgh based family law attorney David Pollock and Cleveland based forensic expert Barry Gummow from JurInnov, discuss how E-Discovery can impact a family law case. David has given live presentations with me in the past on electronic discovery and I look forward to bringing him onto ESIBytes to share his insights with a national audience into how Electronic Discovery impacts family law cases. David Pollock is a founding member of the...
Go to PodcastRule 502: Are We There Yet?
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Today we tackle the vexing world of waiving privilege with ESI with two outstanding panelists and moderated by Karl Schieneman, Director of Legal Analytics and Review at JurInnov. Privilege waiver and the challenges faced with ESI have been tackled in a number of high profile cases by one of our panelists Judge Grimm and written about by Tom Allman. Judge Paul Grimm serves as a full time Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for...
Go to PodcastQuestions a Company Should Know About Records Management
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to K & L Gates partner Tom Smith and Karl Schieneman, Legal Analytics Director at JurInnov, discuss questions every company should know the answers to about their records management practices. Tom Smith has practiced at K&L Gates since 1987 and is a partner in the firm’s Pittsburgh office. He is a contributing author in a PBI Press book called eDiscovery published in September, 2008. He concentrates his practice in the area of...
Go to PodcastHow to Shop for Electronic Discovery Services
Podcast: Play in new window | Download This show might be more accurately described as how not to shop for electronic discovery services. Listen to Brett Burney, a leading electronic discovery and legal IT consultant, provide a framework for this important issue which law firms and company’s both face. What should you look for? When is price the most important issue? How do you perform a reference check? When can comparing price can turn into an apples and oranges comparison? These...
Go to PodcastTips and Info. about the ESIBytes Website
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to Karl Schieneman, the moderator and creator of ESIBytes.com address the fact that late August seems to be the hardest time to schedule guests for Electronic Discovery Podcasts. Consequently, I thought I would do a show and talk about how I use the website in my own electronic discovery practice, why we changed the look and feel of the website, and to call out to listeners to propose topics and guests on the show. This should be a...
Go to PodcastWhat Auditors and CPAs Can Teach Electronic Discovery Attorneys
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to former FASB Board member Gary Schieneman, Sisterson & Company CPA, Robert Overbaugh, and moderator Karl Schieneman, Director of Legal Analytics and Review with JurInnov, discuss how auditors use tools such as audit programs, statistical sampling and other tools to provide reasonable assurances that financial statements are not materially misstated. Some of these techniques might be applicable to electronic discovery. We will discuss...
Go to PodcastTop 10 Electronic Discovery Opinions
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to the former United States Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, and well know electronic discovery speaker Ron Hedges identify his top 10 electronic discovery opinions of all time (to date). Ron is an active member of The Sedona Conference® and was the conference Co-Chair on the Planning Committee of Georgetown University Law Center’s Advanced E-Discovery Institute in November 2007. He was...
Go to PodcastEffectively Interviewing Custodians To Find ESI
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to Sherry Harris, from the law firm Hunton Williams based in Richmond, Virginia discuss the process of effectively interviewing a custodian to identify and collect only the meaningful, targeted folders of Electronically Stored Information (ESI). In this podcast, Sherry Harris will closely parallel the e-collection process to the paper collection process used by many for a long time. Sherry Harris is an E-Discovery Advisor with over 30 year of...
Go to PodcastElectronic Discovery Advice for Small Law Firms
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to free advice on electronic discovery from the Hon. John Facciola and a solo practitioner from Colorado, Tom French. This show is intended to explore why there is a gap in knowledge in this field between large law firms and smaller practitioners. What tensions this gap in knowledge can place on the legal system as well as on clients of small law firms when electronically stored information is an issue in a case. Lastly, we will attempt to...
Go to PodcastE-Discovery Trends and Forensic Tips
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to LTN Electronic Discovery writer and editor Craig Ball give an update of what he sees happening in the field of Electronic Discovery as well as an overview of how forensics fit into many electronic discovery cases. One of the more widely quoted experts in the field, Craig Ball is a true pioneer in electronic discovery and one of the most visible experts in the country having delivered over 500 presentations and papers on electronic discovery....
Go to PodcastTop 10 Electronic Discovery Issues for Corporate Counsel
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to Leigh Webber, a former in-house attorney at a Fortune 500 company and legal technology consultant for over 20 years, describe 10 E-Discovery Concerns in-house lawyers should think about to be prepared for electronic discovery. Leigh is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This top 10 list for companies proactively seeking to manage their ESI is a good overview of the process a company goes through when confronting electronic evidence in an...
Go to PodcastTop 10 Electronic Discovery List for Plaintiff Lawyers
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Ariana J. Tadler has been a partner at Milberg LLP since January 2001. She has extensive experience litigating complex securities class actions, including high profile, fast-paced cases. She is also widely recognized as a specialist in electronic discovery. In this podcast, Ariana Tadler will be discussing under the umbrella of Rule 26(f), the Meet and Confer rule, how to deal with issues pertaining to preservation from the plaintiff or requesting...
Go to PodcastBeyond Key Word Searching in Electronic Discovery
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to Jason R. Baron, the National Archives Director of Litigation give his personal views on better search and retrieval methods. Jason will point out the flaws in key word searching. Jason has been an active member of the Sedona Conference and he is a frequent speaker and writer on this topic. Professionally, Jason Baron has served as the National Archives’ Director of Litigation since May, 2000. In this position he is responsible for...
Go to PodcastSeven Steps for an Effective Litigation Hold
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to attorney John J. Jablonski, a partner at the law firm Goldberg Segalla, LLP based in Buffalo, New York, discuss the Steps for an Effective Litigation Hold with ESI. John concentrates his practice on commercial and business litigation, construction litigation, product liability litigation, and railroad litigation. He has extensive experience defending large class one railroads in hundreds of FELA claims involving occupational exposure and...
Go to PodcastSearch and Retrieval Tips from the Bench
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to Magistrate Judge Paul Grimm and Tim Opsitnick from JurInnov discuss some of the current trends in evolving electronic search and retrieval beyond key word searches. This trend appears to be getting support from the bench. Judge Grimm is the author of many of the most widely recognized electronic discovery opinions including, Hopson v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore, 232 F.R.D. 228 (D. Md. 2005) - guidance on privilege waiver;...
Go to PodcastInnovative Ways to Approach Privilege Logs
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to the Honorable John Facciola and Meghan O’Donnell, an associate at the Am Law 100 law firm Hunton & Williams LLP and the author of Alternative Privilege Log Techniques in an E-Discovery World tackle the sink hole of time called the Privilege Log. The Honorable John Facciola is a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia. He is well known in the field and his opinions are some of the most widely...
Go to PodcastElectronic Discovery and Law School Curriculums
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to the Hon. Shira A. Scheindlin, United States District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York and Attorney and Electronic Discovery Blogger Ralph Losey discuss why it is important to teach law students electronic discovery principles. Judge Scheindlin has had a prominent career on the bench and is famous in the electronic discovery world for imposing sanctions on UBS Warburg in Zubulake v. UBS Warburg. This case has been seen as...
Go to PodcastElectronic Discovery in Everyday Cases
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to Sharon Nelson and John Simek, the corporate officers of Virginia based Sensei Enterprises, discuss the practical side of electronic discovery. This podcast could be seen as the nuts and bolts accompaniment podcast to the first podcast we did with Judge Facciola and Tom French which tried to explain why solo practitioners who litigate need to learn about electronic discovery. Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. and John W. Simek, are the founders of...
Go to PodcastCan You Project Manage Electronic Discovery?
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to Cleveland, Ohio based E-Discovery consultant Brett Burney from Burney Consultants and Pittsburgh, Pennsylania based Karl Schieneman from JurInnov discuss project managing electronic discovery and cover material from a chapter in a book I wrote for PBI on “Project Managing E-Discovery?” It will be nice to step out from behind the desk a little bit on a podcast and Brett and I will be co-hosting this show or having a 2 way...
Go to PodcastEvaluating Search and Retrieval Tools in Electronic Discovery
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Listen to Karl Schieneman, Director of Legal Analytics at JurInnov moderate a discussion on the differences between search engines and search and retrieval strategy. Participants include Michael McGuire, E-Discovery Counsel at Am Law 100 law firm Littler Mendelson based in Minneapolis, MN and Adam Cohen, Sr. Managing Director - Technology in the New York office of FTI’s Technology Consulting practice. Listen to these two experts as they...
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