GRAND RAPIDS ? A forum Feb. 5 co hosted by E-Discovery Update for attorneys, compliance professionals, paralegals, and other legal staff to learn

how e-discovery has permanently changed the litigation landscape.

One year after the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were amended, e-discovery is as costly and complex as ever before. In this engaging seminar, we will address the following topics:

When is e-discovery necessary?

Which questions should you be asking your clients?

How much should e-discovery cost?

Preparing your client or organization for e-discovery

Mitigating the costs and risks of e-discovery

Dealing with complex discovery requests

Ensuring rule compliance on the federal and state levels

Presenters:

Daniel Estrada has been working in the technology field for over ten years. He has given presentations on a number of IT topics, both nationally and abroad, including American and European information security regulations, wireless security, and electronic discovery. In addition, Daniel has provided technical recommendations to management groups at large corporations such as IBM and Steelcase.

Daniel is President of D.C. Estrada Information Technology, a consulting firm that offers legal technology intelligence to Michigan law firms and in-house counsel. D.C. Estrada helps attorneys and their clients manage legal technology issues, including electronic discovery, litigation preparedness, and policy implementation. Daniel has traveled extensively throughout Europe and South America and is fluent in three languages.

Faith Heikkila is the Great Lakes Regional Security Services Manager for Pivot Group and currently a Ph.D. Candidate in Information Systems ? Nova Southeastern University specializing in information assurance. She has over 18 years of paralegal and IT Project Management experience with two law firms in Michigan. Her litigation experience included the production of more than 15 million documents in a number of cases.

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