Dear EDRM Community,
The phrase of the week is full contact.
Rolling blackouts due to wildfires and energy shortages due to pipelines being closed have households measuring electric use granularly. (HT @EllenAMilligan). A special master will be appointed to review the Mar-a-Lago documents. Barbara Ehrenreich, giving voice to those who struggle economically, passed this week and we offer Studs Terkel’s interview with her.
In legal tech this week, as high season opens, Exterro announced E-Discovery Day will be December 1. Once again, EDRM is a proud sponsor. Chris Dale covered our trusted partner, Relativity’s acquisition of Heretik. Microsoft uses a scream test for IG to retire old servers. After a public campaign to stop online threats against a Twitch streamer, Cloudflare dropped Kiwi Farms. Brian Krebs explored the IRL tactics of Violence as a Service. And ILTA released its Technology survey.
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 also announced that we will make our Ripped from the Headlines: Flash Webinar Series a recurring event.
Gayle O’Connor Spirit Award Nominations are now open. The Gayle O’Connor (GO) Spirit Award celebrates members of the e-discovery and legal technology communities whose singular energy, enthusiasm and verve echo the spirit of the late Gayle O’Connor (1956-2020). The GO Spirit Award is given to an individual in the legal profession who best exemplifies Gayle O’Connor’s spirit and work ethic by serving as an example for other individuals in the profession through attitude, collegiality, energy and accomplishments thereby serving as a positive example for not just those in the legal industry but all people.
Wednesday, September 7, we’ll be discussing the Mar-a-Lago documents issues 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.
Thursday, September 8, Craig Ball and Mary Mack will be “Ripped From the Headlines: Alex Jones Driving Blind” to talk about the consequences 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.
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.
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. The Text Message Metadata Primer Project has a call out for participation to add a government perspective.
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 128th 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. Tall Poppy has some resources specifically for those experiencing online harassment, with some great sources of general mental health resources.
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
