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Deploy Computer Forensics Early to Find the Smoking Gun (PDF 30kb)
From New York Law Journal, March 31, 2003. Explains why it is wise to retain forensics experts early in the case process, and how forensics can be used to manage e-discovery efforts.

Raging Debate: Who Should Pay for Digital Discovery (PDF 31kb)
From New York Law Journal, January 27, 2003. Explores the current debate concerning exploding electronic discovery costs.

Unlocking E-Evidence Know How to Discover Computerized Information (PDF 17kb)
From Los Angeles Daily Journal, August 13, 2002. Outlines proven 30 (b)(6) deposition methods to gain discovery access to electronic information.

Rethinking Retention Policies (PDF 82kb)
From National Law Journal, April 8, 2002. Looks at the downsides of not implementing a digital document retention policy, and makes suggestions for putting such a system in place.

Scrub, Scrub, Scrub (PDF 15kb)
From LawNet White paper, "Security", December 2001. Details the importance of truly cleansing hard drives/media before retiring older computers.

Smoking Microchip Tells It All (PDF 24kb)
From National Law Journal, December 3, 2001. Provides an excellent overview of how computer forensics can be used to locate unknown evidence.

Using Computer Forensics To Manage E-Discovery (PDF 19kb)
Explores applications for computer forensics in the management of electronic discovery. This article was first published in the May 2003 issue of Peer to Peer, the quarterly newsletter of LawNet, Inc., and is reprinted here with permission. For more information about LawNet, visit their website at www.peertopeer.org.