Divorce and separation may be one of the most challenging times in your clients’ lives. Let us un-complicate the discovery process. See answers to some of our most frequently asked questions below.
Family Law FAQs
Typically, the best source of email evidence is the email server. While emails may be found in multiple locations such as on a phone, tablet, or computer, those locations tend to hold fewer emails than the server. For example, many phone users have their emails synced for only 30 days, and maybe only six months on their computer. Whereas the email server may have three years or more worth of email. Therefore, frequently the email server is the preferred source of evidence.
No. We are lawyers with deep technological backgrounds whose main goal is to help clients with eDiscovery. However, if you need a forensic accountant or a certified public accountant to review financial data, we can recommend them to you.
We have sophisticated software and technological devices that allow us to transfer information from cell phones to computers. We then search through the data for the specific information required for your case, and present it in a manner that is easy to review and analyze.
Preserving relevant data or evidence is crucial when you prepare for a trial. This is done through forensic imaging, where we create an identical copy (forensic image) of the original hard drive. We always make two forensic copies: one copy is safely stored for evidence and the other copy is used for review purposes. The pristine copy will not be subject to any changes, but the review copy will be constantly updated and examined.
No, we work for law firms as expert witnesses and aim to help you find the necessary digital evidence to strengthen your case.
We are not private investigators but can recommend them for you. However, we can produce all electronic data on cell phones and computers, which often helps your lawyer discover these types of hidden assets and accounts.
Generally, that would create a conflict of interest. However, if the parties agree, we can be appointed as a joint neutral expert.
We do not limit our work to any specific type of client. In the past, we’ve represented husbands, wives and domestic partners with equal vigor.
We are lawyers with a deep technical backgrounds. We can extract financial files (e.g. accounting files like Quicken and QuickBooks), and financial data in databases. If you need a detailed financial review for your legal case, we can recommend a forensic accountant or CPA.
Mobile and computer forensics cost is flat-fee based per device. For example, a phone starts at $875, Computer $1,275, and Email Account $875. You can see all our eDiscovery flat-fees here. The flat-fee services are all-inclusive. Therefore, we don’t charge for phone calls, emails, meetings, or hard drives to store the data.
As an expert witness, we only work with one party in the litigation, because of conflict of interest rules. However, if both sides agree, we can work as a Neutral Third-Party Expert. We help the parties establish a protocol, and then we collect the evidence for both sides, cull out any attorney-client privileged communications, and exchange the data between the parties. The parties negotiate who pays our fees, and is often 50/50.
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