e-Discovery Insights

e-Discovery California: Wow - I Coulda had a VLO!!!

Happy Holidays, everyone.  I'm about 2/3 of the way through my book-writing and with any luck, I hope to submit most of my remaining contribution before New Years (that is, if I don't succumb to the most wonderful time of the year - Bowl Season!).  Hopefully, then, I can get back to posting here more often.

In the meantime, I have some homework for you.  The California State Bar Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct (COPRAC) has posted, "Proposed Formal Opinion Interim No. 10-0003 (Virtual Law Office)" for public comment [Warning; link opens a 7-page PDF].

I'm currently working on an in-depth analysis of the proposal and hope to post it next week, but when I first scanned the opinion, my mind wandered to the law of unintended consequences.  I'll reserve commenting further until I've completed my analysis, however, I encourage you to familiarize yourselves with the opinion - whether you personally make use of a VLO or not.  After all, (and it pains me to say this), it isn't all about you; the attorneys at the other end of your communications may make use of a VLO.

The public comment period remains open until March 23rd, 2012.  Hope to see you before the ball drops, but if not, please be safe and have a great holiday!

eDiscovery California: CA State Bar Ann'l Mtg

Trial is over...verdict came in yesterday.  I got my life back - for about 3 minutes...

Next on the docket?  If you're attending the California State Bar Annual Meeting in Monterey at the end of the week, yours truly is on a panel presenting CLE (continuing legal education) program #54, entitled "e-Discovery Translating -- Lawyers from Mars; Techies from Venus: Beginning e-Discovery" from 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon Friday, September 24th.

You may recognize the title.  It comes from an article I featured this past May, written by my good friend and colleague on the LPMT Executive Committee, Robert Brownstone, for California Lawyer magazine, who will moderate the panel.  Another colleague from the Committee, Cynthia Mascio, is joining us as well.  It's going to be a lot of fun - and educational for you, we hope.

See you there!

California Lawyer: Protective Orders

Here's my latest article in California Lawyer magazine.

CA Lawyer: IT from Mars, Lawyers from Venus

Folks, I'm going to trial Monday so forgive the sparse posts.  I wanted to point you to this article in CA Lawyer magazine from my colleague, Robert Brownstone.  He and I are both on the CA State Bar's Law Practice Management & Technology executive committee.  We were amused to discover that his article would be published this month, and my next article (on the intersection of e-discovery and privacy) is scheduled for July's issue.

We're also presenting a CLE seminar along with a third colleague (for you non-lawyers, that's "continuing legal education") at the CA State Bar annual meeting in September.

In the same issue is this blurb about e-discovery coming back in-house.  It's funny because I recently observed that more corporations are attempting to handle e-discovery internally to save costs and that lately all of my new clients are law firms.

California Lawyer: Not Without a Trace

Third time lucky?  Here's my latest article in California Lawyer magazine.  By mutual agreement, I'm not going to be doing these monthly anymore (time simply does not permit) so I think you might see one from me every few months.  We'll see how the schedule goes next year.

California Lawyer: The Cost of ESI

I sincerely apologize, folks.  I've been working night & day.  I'm quickly coming up for air and 'cheating' a little bit by linking you to my brand new article for the October 09 issue of California Lawyer magazine.

You'll have to make it last - there won't be anything from me in the November 09 issue.

California Lawyer: Flagship Article

For better or worse, here it is; my first article for California Lawyer magazine.  If you've been reading the blog for a while, this will probably be a "back to the future" moment, but I get to spread my wings in future columns.  Still, it's an honor to be published...