“What can you do to protect personal information when you collect data from a phone?” This is one of the most frequently asked questions of our forensics practice group.

Analytics tools for e-discovery are powerful, proven and readily available. They serve a number of critical strategic purposes. These include improved review efficiency, minimizing human review to cut costs and more effective review for substantive issues in the case.

The four root causes of eDiscovery misconduct are: 1) a general lack of technical sophistication; 2) over-zealous advocacy; 3) neglecting client communication and other professional duties in the case; and 4) legal incompetence. The most egregious offenses usually fall under causes two through four. Sadly the more typical eDiscovery failures that make up most misconduct stem from lawyers’ technological incompetence.

We have such an exciting year ahead for our section, and we don’t want you to miss out! I’d like to highlight a few events and member benefits you can look forward to as a section member this year.