E-discovery solutions for litigation support in the electronic age

The Harris Beach e-info^sm Electronic Information Counseling & Management Practice Group has been involved in complex litigation for decades. As a result, we have developed a proprietary approach to large case management and have extensive experience in all phases of e-discovery. We offer integrated solutions ranging from technical assistance associated with back end document and electronic information collection and processing, to service as separate document counsel where our attorneys and IT consultants collaborate to provide a complete solution to your electronic and paper document needs. In any scenario, Harris Beach e-info team attorneys and IT consultants deliver cost-effective counseling and management.

There are a number of unique advantages to working with the Harris Beach law firm for e-discovery. First and foremost, our e-info team is led by attorneys and IT professionals who understand the legal and technological issues associated with electronic document preservation, collection, and production. Moreover, we understand that admissibility of evidence is your ultimate goal, and we know how to leverage technology to that end. With our law firm roots, we know what the legal requirements are, and work closely with you to meet your specific needs. Our experience working with many of the nation’s leading law firms ensures that we bring the most current "best practices" for preserving, reviewing, and producing documents to your organization. We will help guide you around the pitfalls of electronic discovery to that last and most important step – getting the document into evidence.

Working with the e-info attorneys and litigation support personnel at Harris Beach to handle e-discovery issues can provide the following benefits:

• Implementation of a cost-effective and legally sufficient litigation hold tailored to alleviate risk of spoliation and infrastructure burden
• Counseling or representation at Rule 26 conferences to formalize the sufficiency of the litigation hold and production responsibilities
• Consistent form and scope of document sweeps for Electronically Stored Information (ESI)
• Development of workflow criteria for the review and production of ESI
• Development of protocols for programmatically identifying privileged documents
• Consistent document productions for each of your proceedings
• Sanction avoidance through best practices and utilizing the safe harbor exception of Rule 37
• Preparing custodial and IT witnesses for Federal Rule 30(b)(6) depositions
• Attorney-client privilege maintained throughout the process
• Less internal staff pressure to coordinate disclosure and discovery obligations

For more information on e-discovery solutions, click here for our brochure and contact Alan Winchester at 1-800-685-1429 x 5403 or awinchester@harrisbeach.com.

Electronic records management solutions for risk management and operational efficiency
We have witnessed an exponential growth of Electronically Stored Information (ESI) over the past several decades. ESI, such as e-mails, electronic document and image files, spreadsheets, and other virtual computer-based data, has given rise to new legal challenges and liabilities in both non-litigation and litigation situations. Consequently, electronic records retention and management is more important than ever before.

The Harris Beach e-infosm team provides electronic information counseling and management to help your organization save money and reduce risk by:

• Improving the efficiency of your records management operations
• Developing "best practices" management and retention policies that include ESI
• Reducing the amount of extraneous or redundant ESI
• Retaining only business records required by law or operation
• Safeguarding important business transactions
• Preparing you for a potential regulatory or legal action

Our e-info team is led by attorneys and professionals who understand the legal and IT issues associated with electronic records management systems. Their extensive experience in records management coupled with decades of litigation experience can provide unique insights into efficient and cost-effective records management solutions.

For more information on electronic records management solutions, click here for our brochure and contact Alan Winchester at 1-800-685-1429 x 5403 or awinchester@harrisbeach.com.