Digital Forensics and Forensic Neutrals: Attorney Guide

Overview of Digital Forensics and Forensic Neutrals: Attorney Guide

Digital forensics increasingly plays a critical role in modern legal proceedings, and forensic neutrals are unbiased third-party experts who help resolve disputes objectively. This seminar gives a comprehensive overview of digital forensics, explains how it differs from eDiscovery and the technical and procedural elements attorneys should understand, discusses the role of the forensic neutral versus the special master, and provides key insights on when and how to choose a forensic neutral.

What you’ll learn in Digital Forensics and Forensic Neutrals: Attorney Guide

• Distinguish digital forensics from eDiscovery
• Explain the role of a forensic neutral and how it differs from a special master
• Determine when to use a forensic neutral in a dispute
• Identify key factors in selecting and communicating with a forensic neutral

Curriculum

1. 1. Digital Forensics and Forensic Neutrals: Attorney Guide

   In this seminar, our expert panelists begin by giving a comprehensive overview of digital forensics, providing an analysis of how it differs from eDiscovery as well as the critical technical and procedural elements attorneys should understand. Our speakers then discuss the role of forensic neutral, and how they differ from special master. The presentation concludes with key insights on when to use a forensic neutral and the key elements to consider when choosing a forensic neutral. Topics covered in this webinar: The Difference between eDiscovery and Digital Forensics Who is a Forensic Neutral? When to Use a Forensic Neutral Key Takeaways

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Your instructors

Daniel B. Garrie

Founder, Law & Forensics; Neutral at JAMS; Faculty at Harvard

Law & Forensics LLC · JAMS · Harvard · Rutgers Law School · Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare

Daniel B. Garrie is the founder and executive managing partner of Law & Forensics LLC, a boutique cybersecurity and forensic engineering firm he co-founded in 2008. He serves as a neutral, arbitrator, and forensic special master at JAMS, focusing on cybersecurity, cryptocurrency, and complex technology disputes, and holds faculty appointments at Harvard and Rutgers Law School. A patented software inventor and prolific author, he is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare and a widely cited authority on computer forensics, eDiscovery, and cyber litigation.

Michael Wampold

Attorney, Peterson Wampold Rosato Feldman Luna

Peterson Wampold Rosato Feldman Luna

Michael S. Wampold is an attorney at Peterson Wampold Rosato Feldman Luna in Seattle. His practice covers medical malpractice, civil rights, construction accidents, insurance bad faith, personal injury and appellate work, and he was lead counsel on the largest verdict in Washington State history to date. He holds a B.A. magna cum laude from Yale University and a J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law, and has been named Washington State Association for Justice Trial Lawyer of the Year. He has been a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers since 2014, is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and is chairman of the board of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. At Legal Cyber Academy he teaches on digital forensics and the use of forensic neutrals.