The following is a list of our white papers. The most recent are at the top.

Collecting Client E-mails:
Avoid the E-mail Forwarding Trap

Electronic Evidence White Paper Series #5, December 2005

Author: Robert W. Keenan, JD, Director of Electronic Evidence Programs, D-M Information Systems, Inc.

Synopsis: Harvesting e-mail through the seemingly innocuous practice of e-mail forwarding can result in spoliation of both text and metadata, and defeat processes used by EE vendors to sort and organize e-mail collections. Is there is a better, easier, and safer way to collect emails? The answer is a qualified yes.

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Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Regarding Electronically Stored Information
(Proposed Amendments come into effect December 1, 2005)

Electronic Evidence White Paper Series #4, October 2005

Author: James E. Berry, JD, Staff Counsel, D-M Information Systems, Inc.

Synopsis: Intended to codify the treatment and production of electronically stored information during discovery, proposed amendments to the FRCP acknowledge that circumstances may limit or prevent the ability of parties to produce such information. Moreover, a claim of privilege may survive even after the inadvertent production of privileged electronically stored information.

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Defensible Filtering of Electronic Evidence

Electronic Evidence White Paper Series #3, revised March 2006

Author: Linda J. Thorpe, MS, President, D-M Information Systems, Inc.

Synopsis: Developing defensible filtering techniques can allow you to dramatically reduce the volume of electronically stored information that must be reviewed prior to production, greatly enhancing the efficiency of the discovery process.

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Reviewing Email and Attachments in Outlook:
Brilliant Stroke or Bad Idea?

Electronic Evidence White Paper Series #2, August 2005

Author: Robert W. Keenan, JD, Director of Electronic Evidence Programs, D-M Information Systems, Inc

Synopsis: Explore the challenges of using Microsoft’s Outlook as a tool for reviewing and producing emails and attachments, and learn about some of the advantages obtained by properly processing electronically stored information prior to attorney review and production.

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Practical Steps to Preserving Electronic Evidence: A Lawyer’s Duty

Electronic Evidence White Paper Series #1, May 2005

Author: Robert W. Keenan, JD, Director of Electronic Evidence Programs, D-M Information Systems, Inc.

Synopsis: Courts have put the responsibility of preserving electronic evidence on both attorney and client. Learn how to fulfill that responsibility and avoid sanctions by using a practical approach to preserve potentially relevant electronically stored information.

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