Tess Blair Tara Lawler

December 02, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

In this article, we address some practical considerations that every eData attorney should consider when handling mobile devices during discovery.

By Tess Blair, Tara Lawler, William Childress and Leonard Impagliazzo

12 minute read

March 21, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Gaining a full understanding of company data and developing a comprehensive discovery playbook that is built on that knowledge are key parts of the preparation process.

By Tess Blair, Tara Lawler and William Childress

8 minute read

December 28, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

We turn now to one of the most practical and rational ways an organization can impose reasonableness on the discovery process—Information Governance. Information Governance is a broad practice that determines the manner and means of organizing and managing an organization's information in the ordinary course of business.

By Tess Blair, Tara Lawler and William Childress

9 minute read

October 14, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

In this article, we focus on the basics of the preservation and collection of records, the central principle of proportionality, and the importance of cooperation during discovery.

By Tess Blair, Tara Lawler and William Childress

10 minute read

June 22, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Data privacy obligates us as attorneys to think about the proper handling of personal data in virtually every aspect of the legal work we do.

By Tess Blair, Tara Lawler and William Childress

9 minute read

October 14, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

In this installment, we focus on the ways an e-data lawyer uses technology and process engineering to optimize client service across the law firm ecosystem.

By Tess Blair, Tara Lawler and Charles Imohiosen

7 minute read

June 24, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

By understanding and using client data seamlessly, the e-data lawyer bridges the gap between a mature e-discovery practice and emerging data challenges in other areas of the law.

By Tess Blair, Tara Lawler and William Childress

6 minute read

February 01, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

The EDRM is a useful visualization that walks through each step of the discovery process, and it is also a useful tool for analyzing discovery-related processes to identify needed enhancements and potential problems.

By Tess Blair, Tara Lawler and Josh Rosenzweig

6 minute read

July 02, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Most organizations have exploding volumes of data scattered throughout the company in various data sources: email, hard drives, shared drives, SharePoint, structured databases, wikis and the cloud.

By Tess Blair, Tara Lawler and Laura Kibbe

4 minute read