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- E-Discovery counsel for one of Georgia’s co-equal branches of government, handling all phases of electronic discovery for litigated matters large and small, including high-profile redistricting class actions
- Created the strategy for and supervised the implementation of e-Discovery for the State of Mississippi in multiple complex litigation matters arising from Hurricane Katrina
- Created the strategy for and supervised the implementation of e-Discovery for a large government contractor involved in class action litigation involving military housing
- Conducted internal investigation for a large regulated entity involving environmental issues
- Managed subpoena responses, from litigation hold to document production, in response to subpoenas from the DOJ and the OIG
- Created the strategy for and supervised the implementation of e-Discovery for the State of Mississippi in complex litigation arising from the Deep Water Horizon oil spill
- Planned and managed all aspects of e-Discovery in defense of multiple class action cases against a large regional bank
- Created the strategy for and supervised the implementation of e-discovery for multiple litigated matters for a large Alabama university
- Planned and managed all aspects of e-Discovery in trade secret litigation between large video software companies
- Planned and implemented an e-Discovery response plan for a Florida-based construction company involved in a deadly construction accident at a prominent hotel in New Orleans, LA
- Developed information governance/document retention programs for manufacturing companies, banks, an electric membership corporation, and a consolidated asset management services company
- Audited litigation hold process for Fortune 500 corporation
- Consulted with a large Alabama university on establishing litigation hold protocols
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Credentials
- Mercer University School of Law, J.D., 2003, cum laude, Brainerd Currie Society, Senior Managing Editor, Mercer Law Review
- Georgia College & State University, B.S., 1994
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- Georgia Court of Appeals
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
- Georgia, 2003
- Alabama, 2019
- Sedona Conference Working Group on Electronic Document Retention and Production (WG 1)
- Sedona Conference Working Group on Data Security and Privacy LIability (WG 11)
- Association of Certified e-Discovery Specialists
- State Bar of Georgia, Business Litigation Section, E-Discovery and the Use of Technology Section
- Lawyers Club of Atlanta
- Defense Research Institute (DRI)
- Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2009 - 2011
- United States Tennis Association, Georgia, General Counsel
- Georgia Barbecue Association, Board Member Emeritus