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Law Review Symposium Explores E-Discovery
Symposium panelists answer questions from practitioners and students
Symposium panelists answer questions from practitioners and students

Feb 28, 2009 - Law Review Symposium Explores E-Discovery

The Northern Kentucky Law Review hosted its Spring Symposium, E-Discovery: Navigating the Changing Ethical and Practical Expectations, on Saturday, February 28, 2009 at the RiverCenter Marriott in Covington from 8:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.

Roland Bernier, an attorney and e-discovery consultant with Forensic Consulting Solutions, LLC provided an overview of the e-discovery challenges faced by practitioners. Mr. Bernier has played integral parts in the development of document review applications and electronic discovery processing platforms.

The symposium then hosted a panel discussion on ethical issues in e-discovery featuring Professor Debra Lyn Bassett; Hon. John Carroll; and Gregory Harrison, Esq. Professor Bassett is a Professor of Law and Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr., Scholar at the University of Alabama School of Law. She has written extensively on procedural issues in the federal courts. Judge Carroll is a former United States Magistrate Judge and current Dean of Cumberland Law School at Samford University. Judge Carroll is a frequent lecturer and panel participant on the issue of electronically stored information and discovery. Gregory Harrison is a partner at Dinsmore & Shohl LLP in Cincinnati. He has extensive litigation and electronic discovery experience, and has served as counsel for, among others, the Microsoft Corporation. The panel was moderated by Jennifer Anglim Kreder, Associate Professor of Law at Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law.

The symposium concluded with a panel discussion of best practices in e-discovery featuring Thomas Allman, Esq.; Steven Bennett, Esq; Professor Steven Gensler; and Hon. Robert Wier. Thomas Allman is an attorney and consultant. He was an early advocate of the need for e-discovery amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and currently co-chairs the Steering Committee of the Sedona Conference Working Group on Electronic Discovery and Document Production. Steven Bennett is a partner at Jones Day in New York. He chairs the firm's E-Discovery Committee and is a founding member of the Sedona Conference Working Group on International E-Discovery. Steven Gensler is a Presidential Professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Law. He has served as a member of the Advisory Committee for the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Judge Robert Wier is a Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky. In that capacity, he has dealt extensively with e-discovery issues. The panel was moderated by Richard Bales, Associate Dean and Professor of Law at Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law.

The Law Review Spring Symposium Editor was Bryce Rhoades. The program was approved for 2.5 hours of CLE credit for Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana, including 1 hour of ethics credit.