Continuing Education Information Sheet

• Explain the role and characteristics of mediation in the eDiscovery process
• Apply best practices for preparing for an eDiscovery mediation
• Determine when to choose mediation to narrow scope and reduce eDiscovery costs

Intended audience: Attorneys seeking a cost-effective alternative to litigation for resolving eDiscovery disputes.

Level: intermediate

Prerequisites: None

• 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.

• Mary DePaolo Haddad, Shareholder, Klinedinst PC

  Klinedinst PC

  Mary DePaolo Haddad is a shareholder in the Seattle office of Klinedinst PC, practicing professional liability defense with an emphasis on legal malpractice, along with employment litigation, general liability claims, wage and hour and discrimination class actions, and discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination and retaliation matters. She works within the firm's legal ethics and law firm risk management practice and has substantial trial and courtroom experience, having first-chaired jury trials and complex arbitrations, and is trained to prepare cases digitally using modern courtroom technology. She earned her J.D. at Gonzaga University School of Law and her B.A. at Seattle University, and has been an active member of the Washington bar since 20 November 2000. At Legal Cyber Academy, Mary DePaolo Haddad teaches on eDiscovery and legal ethics, and on reducing eDiscovery costs through mediation.

• Shirish Gupta, Neutral, JAMS; Editor, Thomson Reuters

  JAMS · Thomson Reuters

  Shirish Gupta is a neutral with JAMS and an editor with Thomson Reuters, and is an award-winning mediator known for handling complex financial and technical disputes, including intellectual property, securities and accounting, and class actions. Sought out by Silicon Valley startups and Fortune 500 companies alike, he was named Best Independent Mediator by The Recorder in 2014 and has resolved matters ranging from Superstorm Sandy insurance claims to global multi-action settlements. He serves as a lecturer at UC Berkeley Law School and an adjunct professor at UC Hastings, and speaks on using mediation to resolve e-discovery disputes.

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