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Carolyn has more than 20 years experience as a commercial litigator handling complex matters involving contract disputes patent infringement professional malpractice and energy-related matters. She also has extensive experience in representing clients in matters involving regulatory agencies.
Professional Experience
Prior to joining Huron Carolyn practiced law at one of Houston's largest firms. In the last decade her work focused on electronically stored information. She has extensive experience in developing processes and strategies in the electronic discovery arena including establishing procedures for gathering electronic data searching and culling the data structuring online databases and managing the review and production of electronically stored information.
Representative examples of Carolyn's engagement experience include:
Working with a large pharmaceutical company regarding its electronic discovery processes
Preparation of standard electronic discovery procedures for a multinational oil company
Working with an international corporation in gathering culling reviewing and producing electronic data sought by the SEC and DOJ in a governmental investigation
Education & Certifications
Bachelor of Arts University of Texas 1983
J.D. University of Houston cum laude 1986
Professional Associations
American Bar Association
Houston Bar Association
Sedona Conference Working Group 1
Participant in the Electronic Discovery Reference Model www.edrm.net
Defense Research Institute
Speaking engagements
Texas Association of Business "E-Discovery" July 2007
Thomson "Electronic Discovery After the New Federal Rules" Austin Sept. 2007
Thomson Electronic Discovery Series New York Chicago and San Francisco Fall 2005 and 2006
DRI conference Washington D.C. April 2007
American Bar Association E-Discovery Conference March 2007
University of Houston Law Foundation Advanced Civil Discovery "Electronic Discovery" Dallas Houston and San Antonio March April and December 2005
Publications
Ignorance of IT Minutiae No Excuse for Litigators National Law Journal July 17 2006
Best Practices: E-discovery 'Dream Teams' Digital Discovery and E-Evidence July 2005 (with Jake Frazier)
Reducing the Volume of Electronic Data The E-Discovery Standard Fall 2005
Best Practices: Top Ten Considerations When Negotiating an E-discovery Case Management Order Digital Discovery and E-Evidence October 2005 (with Jake Frazier)
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