Florida E-Discovery – Current Trends and Tools

General Credits:

$129.00

Course Description

The field of e-discovery has undergone, and continues to undergo, rapid transformation, driven by advancements in technology, stricter data regulations, and the changing nature of digital evidence. Legal teams must stay ahead of these changes to manage their mandates effectively. This panel discussion will cover the federal regulations that govern Florida e-discovery and will include consequences of e-discovery failures, standards of care in e-discovery, professionalism, process and technology concerns. 

Principles

  • Consequences of e-discovery failures
  • Standards of care in e-discovery
  • Professionalism concerns
  • Process concerns
  • Technological concerns

Syllabus

  1. Consequences of e-discovery failures
  2. Standards of care in e-discovery
    • General standards
    • Metadata and special preservation concerns
    • Phones in e-Discovery
  3. Professionalism concerns
    • Client communication regarding preservation
    • Opposing party communication
    • Non-party preservation concerns
  4. Process concerns
    • Identify sources and locations of evidence
      • Emails
      • Phones
      • Computers
      • The cloud
    • Gather and Preserve the evidence
    • Updates to evidence
    • Turning over e-discovery
    • Mining your own evidence
  5. Technological concerns
    • Overview of tools for emails
    • Overview of tools for phones
    • Overview of hard drive tools
    • Preserving the cloud
    • What’s next: AI 

Credit Details

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Course Instructor

Chris Korta, Jonathan Hayes, Esq., Matthew Dufek

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General Credits

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Chris Korta
Chris Korta
Chris Korta is a certified eDiscovery specialist through ACEDS and a Cellebrite Certified Operator who oversees strategic operations and client case management at Harvest Discovery. He brings 30 years of experience in custom software development and has served as Executive Vice President at Kikoda, a firm specializing in custom software development, data analytics, and cloud programming and management.
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Jonathan Hayes, Esq.
Jonathan Hayes, Esq.
Jonathan Hayes, Esq. is a shareholder at Ausley McMullen and the firm's lead attorney in AI policy and compliance, with experience spanning litigation, trust and estate matters, and data protection issues. Before attending law school, he started, ran, and sold several businesses, providing him with practical insight into the legal challenges business decision-makers face.
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Matthew Dufek
Matthew Dufek
Matthew Dufek is the Managing Director of Harvest Discovery and President & CEO of Kikoda, a Tallahassee-based software development firm specializing in custom solutions, data analytics, and cloud management. He brings over 25 years of IT industry experience and expertise in ESI forensic diagnostics and eDiscovery matters.
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