Rule 26(f) "Meet and Confer" Conference

Hello folks and thank your for tuning in to another episode of the E-Discovery for FDCPA Pro Se Litigants Webinar.  I am your host, Anthony Johnson.

In this episode, we will continue our theme of e-discovery for FDCPA litigation.  If you are in the federal courts, you will need to abide by Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.  This rule requires the parties in litigation to "...confer as soon as practicable...[and to] state the parties' views and proposals on...any issues about disclosure or discovery of electronically stored information..."

Proper handling of this "meet and confer" session about ESI and e-discovey in general is crucial to any winning strategy.  Today's webinar will illuminate the "Seven Deadly Sins of the Rule 26(f) Meet and Confer Conference" as punctuated in an article by my mentor and Dean of Bryan University's E-Discovery Project Management Program, William H. Hamilton, a partner at Quarles & Brady and Chairman of the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS).

For more information on how to conduct yourselves at the "Meet and Confer" conference, visit A. Johnson & Associates, LLC at 888-502-0586 or www.ediscoverynow.net.

DISCLAIMER: We are not attorneys.  We are not engaged in rendering legal advice.  We are Electronic Data Discovery Practitioners.  If legal advice is required, the assistance of a competent, qualified legal professional should be obtained.