Practical and Cost Efficient Electronic Evidence Discovery

I. Background Information

1. The Importance of Electronic Documents Explained
   1. Common Types of Electronic Documents
   2. Federal and State Court rules regarding electronic evidence
      
      
2. Practical handling of Electronic Document Discovery
   1. Advantages of obtaining native file format
   2. Envelop the information regardless of source media type
   3. Perform critical review with Summation to make an intelligent decision and support your position.

II. Introductory Workflow Hypothetical

1. Hypo 1: Finding out what your client has . . . (i.e. Loading)
2. Hypo 2: Why you can't handle electronic evidence in a vacuum (i.e. Searching)
3. Hypo 3: Document production request comes in for all emails, eDocs, letters, memos (paper), etc. mentioning, referring to or relating to XXX. (i.e. Packaging)
4. Hypo 4: Sharing electronic evidence with your expert witness, client, or peripheral litigation team members via the Browser Briefcase

III. Other Considerations

1. Electronic evidence in its native file format vs conversion to image format
2. Preserving the Evidence
3. Authentication Issues

IV. Conclusion

1. Benefits of using Summation to receive, manage, and package Electronic Evidence.
2. Sources for keeping up with electronic evidence