CHICAGO, Jan. 13, 2017 —The practice of discovery of writings, recordings, photographs and other non-testimonial evidence in state and federal court civil cases has rapidly transformed from a manual method to one that is almost entirely dependent on digital or computer-generated information. Now, a new book from the American Bar Association makes this revolutionary change easy to master for all lawyers.
January 13, 2017
New ABA book makes e-discovery accessible for all legal professions
“e-Discovery for Everyone” provides an introduction to e-discovery that is easy to navigate, informative and comprehensive without being overwhelming. The book makes e-discovery accessible for the newly minted to seasoned legal professionals, no matter past experience with technology and the law. The book covers the most important e-discovery topics of the day — new methods of search and review, a discussion of the 2015 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, practical advice on litigation holds, how to evaluate the reasonableness of e-discovery vendor bills, the advantages of transparency in selecting how to design a search for digital information, why cooperation during the e-discovery process is essential to success, ethical issues associated with e-discovery and how to confront and control e-discovery abuses.
Author Ralph C. Losey, a principal in the Orlando, Fla., office of Jackson Lewis PC, heads the firm's national electronic discovery practice group. Losey has been involved with electronic discovery since the 1990s, and is an active member of The Sedona Conference and other e-discovery specialty groups. He regularly lectures on e-discovery subjects in Continuing Legal Education sessions and webinars around the country. A pioneer on the Internet with his website, www.FloridaLawFirm.com, Losey received his B.A. from Vanderbilt University, his J.D. from the University of Florida School of Law, and was certified by The Florida Bar as a mediator of computer law disputes in 1989.
Title: “e-Discovery for Everyone”
Publisher: ABA Publishing
Pages: 240
Product Code: 1620732
ISBN: 978-1-63425-667-4
Size: 6 x 9
Price: $99.95
Orders: Please call 800-285-2221 or www.shopaba.org
What others are saying about “e-Discovery for Everyone”
“Attorneys can no longer claim to be confused by e-discovery! This book is a tremendous resource that makes e-discovery accessible for any legal professional, no matter past experiences with technology and the law. This is a “must-have” for any professional in the e-discovery industry, or trying to learn the industry. — Mark R. Williams, CEO and President of Kroll Ontrack, Inc.
“Losey is a master at making e-discovery accessible and even fun.” — John Tredennick–Founder, CEO of Catalyst Repository Systems
“Ralph Losey has done it again: He is the Thomas Paine of e-discovery, with another excellent set of essays making the case that lawyers should follow ‘commonsense’ principles when dealing with the brave new world of electronically stored information … There is no better ‘explainer-in-chief’ of e-discovery writing today!” — Jason R. Baron, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, former director of Litigation at the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Editor’s note: Author interviews and review copies of this book are available by emailing Dean Pappas at Dean.Pappas@americanbar.org. If you publish a review of this book, please send tear sheets or a copy for our files to Dean Pappas, ABA Book Publishing, 321 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60654.
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