Question 1

What does your e-discovery service include?

Accepted Answer

Forensic collection and preservation (the front end of EDRM): identify relevant custodians and data sources, collect from devices and cloud accounts (Microsoft 365 mailbox/OneDrive/Teams, Google Workspace, Slack, file shares, mobile devices), preserve with hash verification, and produce processed data ready for review platforms. We do not host the document review platform itself — we partner with firms that do, typically Relativity, Reveal, Everlaw, or your in-house tool. The engagement focuses on the forensic-integrity portion that affects admissibility.

Question 2

How is this different from a large e-discovery vendor?

Accepted Answer

Large vendors price for high-volume reactive matters and staff with project-coordinator-level engagement. We're sized for boutique-mid matters where forensic integrity decisions need to be made by a senior practitioner who has testified — and where those decisions might be challenged in a Daubert motion or spoliation hearing. Output meets the same evidentiary standards; the engagement is tighter and the senior practitioner is on the call.

Question 3

What size of matter do you handle?

Accepted Answer

Single-custodian, single-data-source collections (1-50 GB processed): typically $3,500-$15,000. Multi-custodian, multi-source matters (50 GB - 2 TB processed): $15,000-$80,000. Larger or recurring matters are scoped per engagement. We're not the right fit for class-action-scale data lift (TB+, 50+ custodians); for those we'll refer you to a vendor sized for the volume.

Question 4

Do you integrate with Relativity, Reveal, Everlaw, or other review platforms?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Output is delivered in standard load-file formats (DAT/OPT for Relativity, Concordance, native + metadata exports for direct ingestion into Everlaw / Reveal / DISCO / Logikcull). We coordinate field mapping with your review team or vendor up front so the load is clean. Where the firm wants production directly to opposing counsel under FRCP 34, we deliver Bates-stamped production-ready output with privilege/confidentiality designations applied.

Question 5

Who at the firm typically retains you?

Accepted Answer

The litigation partner or senior associate running the matter, sometimes the firm's e-discovery counsel or chief technology officer where the firm has a dedicated role. The engagement letter is between your firm and the practice; the matter is identified separately. We can run intake calls with the responsible partner, the e-discovery team, and the directly-affected client (with conflict checks).

Question 6

How do you handle spoliation issues?

Accepted Answer

Forensic analysis of deletion timing, anti-forensic tool usage, mass-deletion patterns, and overwrite events — written to the standard required for sanctions motions and adverse-inference jury instructions. Where we identify spoliation events, we document the technical findings in a report that supports the legal argument; we do not characterize legal intent. Counsel argues intent based on the technical record we produce.

E-Discovery and Digital Evidence Support

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