Attorneys, litigation support professionals and IT teams have to keep up-to-date with trends and changes in the discovery realm to effectively and efficiently manage ESI for their clients and organizations. Listen to this special report and hear about Electronic Evidence and Discovery: What Every Lawyer Should Know Now co-authored by Attorneys Michele Lange and Kristin Nimsger from Kroll Ontrack. The book, on the American Bar Association’s best seller list,  is everything law firms and corporate practitioners need to know for a successful discovery effort. Rick Anderson moderates the discussion with Michele Lange and Patrick Oot.  Click here to order the second edition of the book.

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What kind of impact has a weakened economy had on jury profiling and juror deliberations? In this edition of the ESI Report, host Michele Lange, Attorney and Director of Legal Technologies at Kroll Ontrack welcomes Dr. Laurie Kuslansky, Senior Jury Consultant for TrialGraphix/Kroll Ontrack and Fred Whitmer, partner at Kilpatrick Stockton, to discuss current juror trends, altered expectations and changing priorities in light of the recent economic downturn. In the Bits & Bytes segment, Kroll Ontrack Legal Correspondent, Meridith Socha, takes a look at the facts surrounding the recent discovery order issued in Stengart v. Loving Care Agency.

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On this edition of The ESI Report, host Michele Lange, Attorney and Director of Legal Technologies at Kroll Ontrack, starts off the show by getting the Buzz from William Hamilton, a partner at Holland and Knight and adjunct professor at the University of Florida. Professor Hamilton is joined by students, Matt Detzel and Adam Losey, as they talk about benefits of teaching E-Discovery. In the Bits & Bytes legal analysis segment, Kelly Kubacki, Kroll Ontrack’s Legal Correspondent, gives us the ins and outs of the White House E-Mail Scandal. And do you want to know more about trial consulting? Our Spotlight segment focuses on the life of a trial consultant, as Dan Wolfe discusses his experiences as Senior Trial Consultant and Director of Trial Consulting for TrialGraphix.

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Lawyers who want a primer on e-discovery will want to hear this edition of The ESI Report as host Michele Lange, Attorney and Director of Legal Technologies at Kroll Ontrack, gets the Buzz from attorney Ralph Losey. Mr. Losey wrote one of the first legal blooks, titled E-Discovery: Current Trends and Cases, published by the American Bar Association. In the Bits & Bytes legal analysis segment, Joni Heikes, staff attorney at Kroll Ontrack, analyzes the discovery misconduct arising out of a recent patent litigation between Qualcomm and Broadcom. And want to know more about case extranet and intranet tools used to centralize workflow and reduce litigation costs? Our Spotlight segment focuses on these tools with Kevin TeGantvoort, Kroll Ontrack Systems Engineer.

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In this edition of the ESI Report, host and attorney Michele Lange, from Kroll Ontrack explores electronic evidence issues from preservation through trial presentation. Data downgrading is the focus of a Spotlight segment with very special guest, U.S. Magistrate Judge James Francis. In our Bits and Bytes Legal Analysis Michele explores the discovery sanctions issued in an insurance liability case arising out of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks with Kroll Ontrack staff attorney, Amanda Karls. And the Buzz is all about Kroll Ontrack’s recent acquisition of TrialGraphix. Tune in to learn more about that company’s trial consulting and courtroom presentation services and hear Erica Holborn, President of TrialGraphix, discuss this exciting integration.

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Trying to tackle the complexities of managing electronically stored information and preparing for litigation? Join ESI Report host and Attorney Michele Lange with special guest, Jeff Joyce, VP of Ontrack Consulting for a Spotlight discussion of important ESI issues facing today’s corporations. You’ll also hear Kroll Ontrack Legal Correspondent Kelly Kubacki report on a recent discovery order issued in Williams v. Taser International. And don’t miss Tom Allman, Attorney and noted ESI expert, for an update on the state and uniform rules relating to e-discovery.

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Welcome to the first edition of The ESI Report with host Michele Lange, Attorney and Director, Legal Technologies at Kroll Ontrack. In this show, The Spotlight is on advanced e-discovery search technologies with guest Dave Chaplin, VP of Engenium Search. Ken Withers, Director, Judicial Education and Content at The Sedona Conference joins Michele for The Buzz, including news about the recently revised “Sedona Principles.” And Joni Heikes, Staff Attorney at Kroll Ontrack provides a Bits & Bytes Legal Analysis of Columbia Pictures Industries v. Bunnell—better known as the RAM case. Don’t miss this information-packed program.

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Most recently, some major companies have found themselves being investigated by authorities and many of them are discovering that they are losing the battle on how they handle their emails and important corporate documents. In this show, we will be discussing the recent issues plaguing companies and firms, the power of e-discovery, the world of limitless legal technology and the revised FRCP. Co-hosts and Law.com bloggers, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi welcome e-discovery experts, Attorney Thomas I. Barnett, Special Counsel for Sullivan & Cromwell, Michele C.S. Lange, staff attorney in the Electronic Evidence Services group at KrollOntrack Inc. and Attorney Craig Ball, writer for the Law Technology News’ column, “Ball in your Court.” Don’t miss it.

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On December 1, 2006, new amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will take effect and change how civil cases will be tried forever. In this Coast to Coast we discuss the e-discovery changes, what the impact will be for corporate America and how companies can prepare themselves before the new rules take effect. Join Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J.Craig Willams and Robert Ambrogi as they get insight into the world of e-discovery from the experts, Michele C.S. Lange, Esq., staff attorney in the Electronic Evidence Services group at Kroll Ontrack Inc. and Dennis Kennedy, well-known lawyer and legal technology consultant based in St. Louis, Missouri. Don’t miss this program!

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