Dear EDRM Community,
The word of the week is swamped.
Over a thousand souls have perished and tens of millions of Pakistani have been displaced by extreme flooding of biblical proportions with Mississippi preparing its residents to evacuate. As we go back to school and the office, the US is sunsetting free COVID tests via mail on Friday.
Breaking news as we draft, EDRM Trusted Partner, Relativity, brought contract review company, Heretik, back into the fold in a surprise acquisition.
In other legal tech news this week, EDRM published its “Using Special Masters and Discovery Mediators to Resolve eDiscovery Disputes: A Bench Book for Judges and Attorneys 2022 Edition, Public Comment Version.” Comments are accepted through September 29, 2022. EDRM is proud to welcome our latest trusted partner, Lockhaven Solutions, LLC. EDRM also announced that we will make our Ripped from the Headlines: Flash Webinar Series a recurring event. Ralph Losey published The Right to Privacy in Modern Discovery: a review of another great law review article – Part 1, scheduled for September 12 for the “Ripped from the Headlines” treatment.
We’ll be discussing Mar-a-Lago in “Ripped From the Headlines: Mystery of the Mar-a-Lago Docs & the Special Master” a flash webinar in a fireside chat format with the Hon. Magistrate Judge Kristen L. Mix (D. Colorado) in conversation with Dr. Maura R. Grossman, and moderated by EDRM’s CEO and chief technology officer, Mary Mack, CISSP. [Thank you to EDRM Global Advisory Council Leader, Ralph Losey, for posting the unsealed redacted affidavit from the Mar-a-Lago Search warrant on his e-Discovery Team blog.]
Other EDRM Ripped from the Headlines Flash Webinars include and are available 24/7 on demand:
Ripped From Headlines: Intimate Pics, Health Records & Inadvertent Productions
Mary Mack, CEO & Chief Legal Technologist, EDRM & Debbie Reynolds, Debbie Reynolds Consulting, LLC
Flash: Deleted Text Messages from Secret Service, DOD & DHS & Other Scandals
James Dever & Jack Dever, Lockhaven Solutions, Jason R. Baron, Former NARA Dir. of Litigation & Mary Mack, EDRM
Take my whole cell phone, please [said no one ever except Alex Jones].
Craig Ball, TX Trial Attorney, Forensics Expert, Special Master & Mary Mack, CISSP CEO, EDRM. [ Craig Ball dove deeper into the Alex Jones Discovery Debacle after reading a Law.com article bylined by Emily Cousins, where he saw mention of Jones’ counsel passing around a “white hard drive” bearing no label or markings, nothing whatsoever advising the drive held privileged attorney-client records and court-protected documents.]
Have a great idea for a Ripped from the Headlines Flash Webinar? Reach out to info@edrm.net to discuss!
Kaylee & Mary hosted Monica Enand, CEO of our wonderful trusted partner, Zapproved, in a video short interview about the importance of the keynote at PREX. The keynote focuses on the need for corporations to adopt a reproductive bill of rights. EDRM is proud to sponsor PREX, live and in person, at its ten year anniversary gathering. EDRM22 at checkout will score a 50% discount.
EDRM projects are open to new contributors, please reach out to info@edrm.net to let us know your interest, and we will introduce you to the appropriate Project Trustee. You can check out EDRM’s project listings here.
Our Syndicated EDRM Global Podcast Network is available via iTunes, Spotify, Google Play and your favorite podcast app, so you can listen at your leisure. Kaylee and Mary have our own podcast, the Illumination Zone, joining TAR Talk and Ryan Short’s eDiscovery After Hours podcasts. Reach out to info@edrm.net to suggest guests, including your own fabulous self.
Every Tuesday at 6PM Eastern, community members gather via Zoom to offer or request support as we navigate our work and personal challenges. Email us at info@edrm.net to be included on the group invitation for the 127th support call. Remember, you are not alone, and you are welcome at our events, or to reach out for help. If you are having a mental health emergency, please consider these resources for professional help.
We welcome your participation in our projects, webinars, support gatherings, and our EDRM Hub, our job board/event/directory website. There is no charge for these EDRM offerings, thanks to our very generous partners.
Fully engaged,
Mary & Kaylee
