1. A look into the relationship between divorce and digital evidence, family law basics and computer forensic issues:  2 hour presentation

Discusses how computer forensics investigations can play a critical role in divorce and other family law related cases.  This class begins with two divorce litigation related fact scenarios that involve computer evidence. These case studies are followed by understanding the tools and procedures of a forensic examination of computer media.

·         A divorcing wife alleges her husband has sexually abused the couple’s two children and has been a closet pedophile for years. She absconds with the two children and files for divorce seeking sole custody, support and alimony from his substantial estate.  As evidence to support her allegations the wife offers up her husband’s computer claiming she has discovered child pornography on it.

·         A husband in a divorce proceeding provides a financial statement with supporting accounting documents for his stated worth.  His wife feels that the financial statement is not accurate and that her husband has assets he may have secretly transferred.

1. Basic Computer Forensic Issues for the Business Litigation Specialist: 2hour presentation

Discusses how computer forensics can help the business litigator, including proper responses for the preservation of evidence, what is involved in a forensic examination of computer media, how computers store information and more. This class will begin with 3 real life business litigation related fact scenarios that involve potential computer evidence and move to the understanding of how it applies to computer forensics:

·         A key employee leaves to competitor company, competitor company releases a new product made with the same design as a new product the original company was developing. Did the exiting employee take proprietary information to the competitor?

·         Pornographic images are found on an employee’s computer…but is the employee really responsible and how can you tell?

·         An employee is seriously injured in an accident in the warehouse, he states safety complaints were filed but warehouse management denies they received such statements. Who is telling the truth?

 2.  Computer Forensics for Employment Law and Human Resource Specialists: 2 hour presentation

This class is a four part program that shows just how crucial computer forensic evidence can be to your employment law case.  

·         Part 1: Begins with four employment law-related fact scenarios that involve potential computer evidence.

·         Part 2: Discusses the proper responses for the preservation of digital evidence in the business context.

·         Part 3: Covers exactly what is involved in a forensic examination of computer media including how computers store information and how forensics tools find it.

·         Part 4: Applies the newly learned knowledge of the computer forensics process and reaches conclusions about the four fact scenarios discussed at the beginning of the class. 

3. Computer Forensics for Criminal Litigation Specialists Class I: 2 hour presentation

Computer forensic fundamentals.  Learn about computer crime case types as well as how and when digital information can be important in a case even when the computer is not the central issue.  Learn how computers store information and how forensics tools recover it.  Class I will provide an understanding of the vast array of digital media sources, Internet applications, computer forensics tools and common discovery issues.

4.  Computer Forensics for Criminal Litigation Specialists class II: 2hr presentation

Continues from Course I with case strategies for differing case types.  The documenting and presenting of exculpatory findings.  Trial strategies, including jury selection, cross examination of government witnesses, direct examination of your own forensic expert and sentencing issues.   

5.  Computer Forensics VS E-Discovery: 1hr presentation

What are the Difference between E-Discovery and Computer Forensics?

This class explains the very fundamental differences between what E-Discovery is (and is not) as well as what the field of computer forensics is (and is not).  Both are critically important to any litigation involving computer evidence and this class takes a common sense, non technical approach to helping the litigator understand both disciplines and how each can make the difference between winning and losing their cases.