Arkfeld on Electronic Discovery and Evidence
By Michael R. Arkfeld, Esq.
What Reviewers are
saying …
“Michael Arkfeld’s treatise on e-discovery is peerless among print publications. No other volume offers the encyclopaedic treatment of the topic and its depth and breadth of scholarship. Michael Arkfeld lucidly weaves practical knowledge gleaned from years at the bar with a professorial commitment to case law and best practices. Though books on fast-moving topics are obsolete almost from the moment of publication, the loose-leaf format and ancillary online resources of the Arkfeld work insure that it can continue to deliver the best features of both media. Michael Arkfeld’s book sets the standard by which all its successors are judged, and it has yet to be supplanted as the seminal work in the field. If you buy one book on electronic discovery, this is the one to buy.”
Craig Ball, Attorney and Forensic Technologist; Certified Computer Forensic Examiner
“Many of us have not moved as rapidly into the computer/electronic age as
quickly as have our clients and our litigation adversaries. Electronic
discovery is already more important in today's cases than our old-time paper
discovery. Mr. Arkfeld's book is a magnificent resource that will give
its readers a great pretrial and trial advantage.” Michael C. Manning,
Partner, Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP
Michael Arkfeld’s Electronic Discovery and Evidence serves as a
solid digital discovery reference resource, packed full of detailed information
and replete with case citations. . . . Electronic Discovery and Evidence
is a compendium of information about electronic discovery, from overviews to
minutia, replete with case citations. It makes an excellent reference
resource for attorneys and their support staff. It also is of value to the
forensic service bureaus catering to those attorneys. George Socha, Esq.
Socha Consulting , LLC
"I have sat through maybe 7 or 8 seminars on "E-Discovery" and
they remind me of the info-mercials you see on TV... "You could be doing
E-Discovery!!!" offering all the fluff and the 30,000 foot view, but just
a minimum when it comes to the practicals. Your Treatise is the most in-depth,
step by step approach, containing every variable I could come across. With all
the anxiety of sanctions from not doing things right, it's nice to know I have
an up-to-date resource that has already planned ahead giving me guidelines and
setting me up for success. Thanks again.
Bowe Kurowski, Weston Benshoof
"In this extremely valuable new book . . . [Arkfeld] has succeeded in
creating a work that is both comprehensive and comprehensible to the
noncomputer specialist. This should be a valuable addition to academic and
court law libraries, as well as to firms with a significant litigation
practice." - James Gernert, Electronic Resources Librarian,
University of Baltimore Law Library, MD.
- Legal Information Alert, (Volume 23, Issue #1), Alert Publications, Inc.,
Chicago, IL. (www.alertpub.com).
"As many of you will recall, my column in the November-December 2001 issue
of this magazine was a review of a book “The Digital Practice Of Law, 5th
Edition” by Michael R. Arkfeld. In my article I stated that this book was
“by far the best legal technology resource available on the market for
lawyers… written for the average legal practitioner”. Now Mr.
Arkfeld has published another book “Electronic Discovery and
Evidence” which is equally superb. “Electronic Discovery and
Evidence” provides trial lawyers and business lawyers the essentials they
need to know about electronic records, where they reside and what is needed to
discover them." David Narkiewicz, Chief
Information Officer and Deputy General Counsel in the Pennsylvania's
Governor’s Office of General Counsel.
Click here for the complete review!
"This unassuming one-volume loose-leaf publication packs a powerhouse of
information into eight chapters. . . The main purposes of the book are to first
explain, and then to persuade others about the importance of knowing about
current technology. Arkfeld places this need in the middle of the discovery
process where most attorneys come face-to-face with the issues of electronic
data in the form of e-mail, different versions of documents, etc. In this realm
lie many pitfalls that Mr. Arkfeld addresses astutely and comprehensively. . .
.In these chapters, Arkfeld is wonderful at explaining what questions to ask
the computer consultants so that the right person for the job is hired. . . .
For the many practitioners and litigators with little or much knowledge of
technology, this book can be of tremendous use. It is down to earth. The author
explains technology in laymen's terms. He elucidates the interactions
between the courts and law of discovery and evidence, and new and ever changing
technology. " Elizabeth B. Wood, J.D.,
M.L.S. is the librarian at Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson and
Dahiem, LLP. Click
here for the complete review!
"Electronic Discovery and Evidence is a thorough and pragmatic compendium
of information covering the broad range of subjects a trial lawyer must know to
discover, protect, and produce electronic information in the course of
litigation and counseling clients. The book contains detailed and complete
discussions regarding both the technical and legal aspects of what we have come
to call "electronic evidence." Nonetheless, because it is well
organized and contains helpful chapter and subchapter titles, it is easy to
read and comprehend. Of greatest importance is the fact that all of the
chapters, whether "technical" or "legal," contain extensive
references to recent cases and law review articles. These discussions make this
book an indispensable reference manual for a trial lawyer newly initiated to
the intricacies of electronic discovery. . . I highly recommend this book to
the practicing trial bar." Cassandra G. Sasso is
a partner at Baker & Hostetler LLP, Denver, Colorado, specializing in
commercial and employment. Published in The Colorado Lawyer / June 2004 /
Vol. 33, No. 6.
Click here for the complete review.
"But guess what? All this information is hearsay and will have to fall
under one of the hearsay exceptions in order to be admissible at trial. And
undoubtedly the boss's attorney will challenge the authenticity of the
evidence. Thankfully, Arkfeld thoroughly addresses each issue and includes
cites to reported cases dealing with these issues so that the litigator can get
started on that motion in limine. . . . but if you litigate, you will need
something more thorough - a resource that includes detailed legal and technical
analysis of all the issues - and I certainly recommend Arkfeld's book for this
purpose. It is a logical, thorough, and readable way for an attorney to prepare
for the new world of electronic evidence and discovery."
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