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JUST RELEASED! Electronic Discovery and Evidence Treatise: 2004-2005 Edition

Electronic Discovery and Evidence Treatise: 2004-2005 Edition

PHOENIX, AZ – Law Partner Publishing today announced the publication of the 2004-2005 edition to the acclaimed Electronic Discovery and Evidence treatise. The major revision written by the well-known speaker and author Michael R. Arkfeld, Esq., brings the latest case-law updates and in-depth legal information to professionals involved in the discovery and admission of electronic information.

In commenting upon the new edition the author stated, "[t]he consequences of failing to properly advise your client as to duties relating to electronic information can be severe. Besides the significant ethical issues involved, the courts on a daily basis are issuing decisions imposing sanctions and other spoliation remedies for failure to preserve and disclose electronic evidence.”

The Electronic Discovery and Evidence treatise has been referenced recently by the Honorable Shira A. Scheindlin in Zubulake v. UBS Warburg LLC, No. CIV.02C1243, 2004 WL 1620866, at * 49 (S.D. N.Y. July 20, 2004).

This expanded 600+ page edition provides the latest developments in electronic discovery and evidence, with particular emphasis on scope and duty of preservation of electronic information, e-mail, backups, databases, voicemail, searching electronic information, and electronic data formats.

The treatise provides:

• Clear explanations of technology and legal concepts
• Authoritative discussion of court rules and case law
• Evidentiary analysis
• Thorough and pragmatic compendium of information
• Forms, checklists and practical pointers

The book is available at the Law Partner Publishing, LLC web site (www.lawpartnerpublishing.com) or through Amazon.com. It can also be obtained by writing to Law Partner Publishing, LLC at 9602 North 35th Place, Phoenix, AZ 85028 or by contacing the company by phone at 602-993-1937. The book is 1 volume, loose-leaf, (with annual supplementation), 611 pages and sells for $149.95 plus $8.00 for shipping and handling. The 2004-2005 edition, without the binder, sells for $129.99 plus $8.00 for shipping and handling.

New Book Review - Electronic Discovery and Evidence

January, 2004

"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).

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Book Release - Electronic Discovery and Evidence

A New Era: Electronic Discovery and Evidence

With the release of Electronic Discovery and Evidence published by Law Partner Publishing, attorneys, paralegals and other legal professionals now have an authoritative and comprehensive resource available to them. Authored by the well-known writer and speaker, Michael R. Arkfeld, Esq., this book provides legal and technical analysis on the discovery, production and admission of electronic evidence.

Electronic Discovery and Evidence

Michael Arkfeld's Electronic Discovery and Evidence is a comprehensive book for discovering and admitting electronic evidence. The book addresses every aspect of this process including electronic information storage, outside expert assistance, the inherent benefits of electronic formats, as well as the laws and procedures for admitting evidence in your case. These concepts are essential in today's rapidly changing information age. Learn more about Electronic Discovery and Evidence.

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The Digital Pratice of Law

Michael Arkfeld's (5th Edition)... The book takes a comprehensive approach to using technology in the law office. The goal of this book is to approach the technology implementation from a "total" approach. All aspects of a case - case management, billing, interrogatories, documents, transcripts, graphics, Internet applications, in-court presentation and so on are discussed in this book to provide an understating of how the pieces fit together

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