Basics of Digital Discovery Considerations

1. The Digital Era Discovery in the New world John C. Hopkins Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

2. Discovery Dishonesty The Case: Perelman v. Morgan Stanley The Damage: $1.45 billion in compensatory and punitive damages The Lesson: E-discovery is not to be taken lightly. Inside Counsel, 2005

3. Document Management Knowledge Management

4. Document Management

5. Knowledge Gather data Interviewing Electronic fact-gathering Manage data Case planning Document handling Using Information Drafting Pleadings Courtroom technology & Presentation

6. Knowledge Management Gather data Interviewing Electronic fact-gathering Manage data Case planning Knowledge handling Using Information Drafting Pleadings Courtroom Technology & Presentation

10. Over 100 Data Entries in Less Than 2 /3 of a “Short” Work Day!!! At Least 18 Instances of Metadata

12. The Data Flow

16. Metadata

25. Digital discovery is not for the neophyte computer user, for the faint hearted or those lacking the courage to learn new and complex things. On the other hand, will it be more of an adventure to learn to navigate in the digital world only when the courts, your clients, or someone else pushes it upon you? Learning to navigate the digital world is a task more efficiently learned slowly than to be forced to learn in a “trial by fire”.

27. Do You Want To Be This…

28. Or This…?