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Speaking Engagements and CLEs
We welcome the opportunity to speak on computer forensic and electronic discovery issues. Please contact us at 412-325-4033 to discuss possible topics and programs.
June 11, 2013
How Technology Can Get You Into Trouble
From lost equipment to information posted on social media, the internet and disaster recovery, this program will highlight the myriad of ways technology can get you into trouble. In the event that such a catastrophe does occur, the program covers how to resolve these problems, and address proper destruction of equipment, safeguarding client information, securing devices and relevant ethical issues.
Course Planner: David G. Ries, Esq
Faculty: Karen Schuler, CFE
Tues., June 11, 2013, 12:30-4:45 pm
PBI Professional Development Conference Center, Heinz 57 Center, 339 Sixth Ave., 7th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA
For more information or to register to please go to www.pbi.org
April 26, 2013
2013 eDiscovery Symposium Co-sponsored by PBI and the Allegheny County Bar Association
Join a distinguished panel of local practitioners and judicial faculty including:
Honorable Joy Flowers Conti
Honorable Nora Barry Fischer
Honorable Mark R. Hornak
Honorable Arthur J. Schwab
Honorable Christine A. Ward
Topics Include: "Simplifying" E-Discovery in Patent and Complex Cases in Federal Court, Criminal Prosecutions and Governmental Investigations, Discovery and the Use of Social Media Evidence at Trial and more.
Friday, April 26, 2013 8:00 AM-1:00 PM
PBI Professional Development Conference Center
Heinz 57 Center, 7th Floor
To register, click the "read more" link below.
April 18, 2013
ACBA Young Lawyers Division Practicing Green Initiative and Cloud Computing
Topic: Cloud Computing and the Discovery Process
Panelists: Tim Weeks and Susan A. Ardisson, Esq.
Moderator: Jaclyn Belczyk, Esq.
12:00 to 1:00 PM
9th Floor City and County Building
Pittsburgh
In conjunction with the CLE program, there will be an electronics recycling for donation of old equipment. For more information, please contact Jaclyn Belczyk at jbelczyk@gmail.com or by phone at 412-648-1386 for more information.
March 19, 2013
Matrimonial Inns of Court Meeting
Panelists: M. Farley Schlass, Esq. and Susan A. Ardisson, Esq.
Topics: Electronic Evidence in Family Law Matters and Social Media Evidence
Judge McDaniels’ Courtroom, 5:15 p.m.
3rd Floor, City and County Building
Pittsburgh
March 7, 2013
Carnegie Mellon University- Information Networking Insititute's CyFIR Program
Karen Schuler, CFE, Guest Lecturer
Topic: Conducting a Cyber Investigation from Incident to Litigation
Time: 3-4:30 PM
Pittsburgh
January 18, 2013
Digital Detective: A Computer Forensics Update
Forensic Fridays
The Wecht Institute
Duquesne University
Africa Room: 1:00 – 4:30
Panelists: David G. Ries, Esq. and Karen Schuler
December 6, 2012
Georgetown Law: The 9th Annual Advanced e-discovery Institute: Process, Paradigms and Pragmatism
Using and Challenging Digital Forensic Evidence
Topics Include: Examining the World of Digital Forensics, Exploring Defensible Cost-Effective Techniques to Preserve Evidence, Confusing Slack and Unallocated Space, Cross-Examination of Computer Forensic Examiners, Understanding Fashion Sensible Protocols.
Panelists: Karen A. Schuler, Craig D. Ball, Ovie Carroll, Carmen Oveissi Field
Ritz Carlton Hotel, Tysons Corner, McLean, VA
December 5, 2012
Westmoreland County Bar Association CLE
Discovery of ESI: Current Issues
Panelists: John K. Greiner, Charles W. Jelley, Lawrence D. Kerr, Susan Ardisson
November 29, 2012
ILTA Program
Forensic Collection of ESI: A Defensible Process
12 Noon
Reed Smith
225 5th Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Susan Ardisson, Esq.
W. Scott Ardisson, CCE
November 15, 2012
Pennsylvania Business Technology Conference
Managing the Risks of Cloud Computing
Donald Maue, Professor Duquesne University
Susan Ardisson, Esq.
Joseph Decker, Esq.
Duquesne University SBDC
Power Center
600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15282
November 1, 2012
Women’s Bar Association
Predictive Coding – A Granular Level
Joseph Decker, Esq. (w/Jay Leib from Relativity / kCura) and other vendors, including Recommind, Autonomy and OrcaTec
Noon to 2:00 p.m.
U.S. Courthouse Jury Room (3rd Floor, Room 3300)
Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA
September 4, 2012
Electronic Discovery Seminar
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Prof. Rhonda Wasserman
Topics include: Preservation of ESI, Discovery Planning, Production Issues, Spoliation and Sanctions, and Review Tools
Guest Presenters:
Scott Ardisson, CCE
Susan Ardisson, Esq.
Joseph Decker, Esq.
Dan Vogel
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
September 4, 18, 25
October 2, 23
June 27, 2012
Understanding Electronic Discovery and Electronic Evidence
Presented to the Summer Law Clerk and Intern Program United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
5th Floor, Hon. Nora Barry Fischer's Courtroom 5B
Presented by Susan Ardisson, Esq. and Scott Ardisson, CCE
April 27, 2012
eDiscovery Symposium
Co-sponsored by PBI and the Allegheney County Bar Association
Judicial faculty include:
Honorable Joy Flowers Conti
Honorable Nora Barry Fischer
Honorable Maureen P. Kelly
Honorable Arthur J. Schwab
Honorable Christine A. Ward
Heinz 57 Center, 339 Sixth Ave., 7th Floor
To register, click the "read more" link below.
March 26, 2012
Computer Forensics and e-Discovery in Patent Litigation
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
6:00pm -7:00pm
January 10, 2012
Preserving Electronic Evidence
ISSA Monthly Meeting
Scott Ardisson, CCE
Regional Enterprise Tower
425 Sixth Ave 23rd floor
Pittsburgh, PA
11:00am - 12:00pm
December 13, 2011
Strategic Use and Benefits of Forensic Experts In Trade Secret Litigation
Reed Smith
Jeffrey J. Bresch, Esq.
Jayme L. Butcher, Esq.
Susan Ardisson, Esq.
Scott Ardisson, CCE
Pittsburgh, PA
December 9, 2011
23rd Annual Federal Practice Program
Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County Electronic Discovery Panel
Honorable Joy Flowers Conti
Scott Ardisson, CCE
Joseph Decker, Esq.
Victor H. Pribanic, Esq., Moderator
OMNI William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh
October 26, 2011
E-Discovery: Current Issues and Solutions
Continuing Legal Education Program
Office of Attorney General for the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Susan Ardisson, Esq.
Scott Ardisson, CCE
Joseph Decker, Esq.
October 25, 2011
Electronic Discovery Seminar
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Topics include: Preservation of ESI, Discovery Planning, Meet and Confer, Search Methods, Production and Review Tools
Guest Presenters:
Scott Ardisson, Esq.
Susan Ardisson, CCE
Joseph Decker, Esq.
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
September 6, 20, 27, 2011
October 4, 25, 2011
