TELECONFERENCE
What You Need To Know About E-Discovery In Arbitration
OCTOBER 19, 2010  
12:00 - 1:30 PM Eastern Time

Join Pat Genzler and Brian Donnell for an overview of e-discovery in
arbitration from both the advocate's and the arbitrator's perspective.
E-discovery, like or not, is becoming increasingly prevalent (and
increasingly expensive) in arbitration discovery. With the advent of
"paperless" transactions, the use of electronic data and filing
systems, and the use of email as the primary form of communications,
e-discovery is replacing "paper discovery" as the tool of choice in
arbitration discovery. Ask yourself, how times recently have you heard
about cases where emails are the most important (or most quoted)
evidence?

With e-discovery coming to the fore, arbitration proceedings often have as their most controversial aspect the scope and cost of
e-discovery. On the one hand, advocates believe that e-discovery is a
potential "gold mine" of evidence; on the other hand, arbitrators must
balance wide-ranging discovery requests against the goals of speed and
efficiency in the arbitration process.

In order to guide practitioners and arbitrators in this controversial area, Pat and Brian will cover the following topics:
. E-Discovery background/definitions
. What rules apply to e-discovery in arbitration
. Current practice guidelines and standards
. Costs of e-discovery
. Key case law
. Tips for the advocate on how to effectively and efficiently use e-discovery in arbitration
. Tips for the arbitrator on how to control e-discovery in a fair, but cost effective manner
. Predictions on the future of e-discovery, including the use of social networking tools
. Illustrative examples of e-discovery issues in the context of construction arbitration


Join us for this important chapter to add to your arbitration play book.


Moderators:
Kurt L. Dettman, Esq., Constructive Dispute Resolutions, Hingham, MA


Speakers:
Pat Genzler, Vandeventer Black, Norfolk, VA
Brian Donnell, LeClairRyan, Hartford, CT


Price:
$55 - ABA Section of Dispute Resolution members
$95 - ABA members
$115 - General/Non-members

CLE Information:
1.5 hours of CLE credit in 60-minute states/1.8 hours of CLE credit in
50-minute states have been requested in states accrediting ABA
teleconferences and live audio webcasts. States currently not
accrediting ABA Teleconferences: DE, IN, KS, OH, PA.


REGISTRATION
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Registration Deadline
Friday, October 15, 2010


NOTE: When registering online, if you are not a member of the ABA you will
need to first create a user account on the ABA website and get a user
ID number. If you are an ABA member you will need to have your member
ID handy to register online.

For more information about the Section of Dispute Resolution or our upcoming programs,
please visit http://www.abanet.org/dispute.