Electronic Litigation Brown Bag Seminar
Wednesday, July 27, 2005 - 12:00 noon-1:00 pm
Topic:
Discovery in the Electronic Age of Litigation - Tips & Considerations
Speaker
Valerie Fogel Inforzato, JD Consultant
Pacific Legal Litigation Support Services, Portland, Oregon
Although WSPA has previously offered seminars on related electronic discovery topics, this seminar will cover the latest case law and technology. Valerie is also open to tailoring her talk to the wants of the people attending this seminar, so come with your questions and ideas.
Summary of Presentation: Valerie Inforzato will provide an overview of:
electronic document processes, access and search
electronic discovery related court rules, case decisions and the recently amended ABA Civil Discovery Standards
electronic discovery issues concerning requests for production, defenses to requests, court orders, cost allocation, data preservation, data spoliation and sanctions
metadata, computing environments and electronic data collection, processing and production
An 8-page handout is available for each attendee.
Background of Speaker: Valerie Inforzato has 18 years of experience as an attorney, including 17 years in litigation, and 21 years of experience in document production as a paralegal, legal intern and attorney. Valerie manages electronic discovery projects and assists attorneys with electronic discovery requests, responses, pleadings, briefs and orders. Valerie also writes and gives presentations in the area of electronic discovery throughout the country.
Background of Pacific Legal: Pacific Legal was formed in 1997 and is a litigation support services company based in Portland with production in Portland, Seattle and Boise. Pacific Legal's accounts are nationwide and encompass corporate, law firm and government entities, ranging from small local entities to federal agencies and Fortune 500 companies. Pacific Legal's services include: electronic data processing, pre-image and post-image data searches, computer forensics analysis, JD consulting, web-based document access, Summation, Concordance and other litigation support software training and support, scanning, OCR, coding, copying, electronic and manual labeling, customized programming, data capture, processing of class action, bankruptcy and invoice forms and back-file conversion.
Date:
July 27, 2005
Time:12:00 noon
Cost:
FREE! for WSPA members
$5 for non-members
Location:
Attorney General's Office
24th Floor Training Room
Bank of California Building
900 Fourth Avenue
Seattle WA
Credit:
TBD
RSVP to: Sarah Sawyer
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