Litigation & Appeals

PA Specific

4.5

Obtaining Evidence From Electronic Devices in Pennsylvania

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 55 minutes
Michael Nelson
Matthew Jorden
Louis DePaul
Bradley Kitlowski
With Michael M. Nelson from DFDR Consulting LLC + 3 others
Recorded February 26, 2025
Product ID 99718

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Overview

Practical, Step-by-Step Instruction and Real-World Tips

Do you know where to look on social media, smartphones, and other devices to find all case-supporting or damaging evidence? Do you know how to collect relevant data and how to assure that data can be admitted as evidence? In this online seminar, faculty will show you how to gather evidence from electronic devices and get it authenticated when hiring an expert is not feasible. Don't miss this opportunity for practical how-to's - register today!

  • Find out how to detect if electronic evidence has been altered or destroyed.
  • Receive practical tips on collecting evidence from Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, and other social networking sites.
  • Learn how to obtain evidence from PCs, tablets, flash drives, external hard drives, and cloud storage.
  • Discover how to authenticate social media posts, text messages, emails, and more.
  • See how to properly collect evidence on smartphones, wearable tech, GPS, and other devices.
  • Explore where to find metadata, what it shows you, and how to properly scrub, preserve, or produce it.
  • Use subpoenas to get records from social media companies and cell phone carriers.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Rules and Resources You Need to Know
  2. Metadata: Using, Scrubbing, Producing
  3. Subpoenaing Social Media, Phone Records, and More (w/Samples)
  4. Collecting Social Media Account Content
  5. Cameras, Wearable Tech, GPS Devices, and More: Real-World Tips
  6. Obtaining Computer, Email, and Internet Evidence
  7. Retrieving Evidence From Smartphones
  8. Legal Ethics of Social Media and ESI

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Product ID 99718

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
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  1. Rules and Resources You Need to Know

    1. Types of Data, Storage, Production Specifications, and Formats
    2. Privacy, Privilege Laws, and Case Law
    3. Applying the Discovery Rules to ESI
    4. Data Collection Software
    5. Predictive Coding/Technology Assisted Review
    6. When and How to Use Computer Forensics Specialists
    7. Preserving and Protecting Electronic Evidence
    8. Tips for Detecting Alteration or Destruction of ESI

  2. Metadata: Using, Scrubbing, Producing

    1. What Metadata Can Reveal
    2. Avoiding Disclosure of Work Product or Privileged Information
    3. Scrubbing Metadata to Remove it From Documents
    4. Preserving and Producing File Metadata
    5. Using Metadata to Authenticate Documents

  3. Subpoenaing Social Media, Phone Records, and More (w/Samples)

    1. When to Request, What to Request, and What You'll Receive
    2. In-State vs. Out-of-State Subpoenas
    3. Issuing Subpoenas to Websites or Parent Companies
    4. Using Subpoenas for Social Media Records
    5. Subpoenaing Phone Records
    6. Using Subpoenas to Gather Other Records
    7. Managing Nonproduction and Cost Issues

  4. Collecting Social Media Account Content

    1. Social Media Sites You Must Know
    2. What to Look for and Where to Find it
    3. Social Media Discovery
    4. Downloading Social Media Content
    5. Archive Features
    6. What to Do if an Account's Been Deactivated or Deleted
    7. Facebook, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Instagram, and More: Handy How-to's and Screenshots
    8. Authenticating Social Media Postings

  5. Cameras, Wearable Tech, GPS Devices, and More: Real-World Tips

  6. Obtaining Computer, Email, and Internet Evidence

    1. Obtaining Evidence From PCs and Tablets, Flash Drives and External Hard Drives, Cloud Storage
    2. Gathering, Reviewing, and Producing Emails
    3. Cookies and Web History
    4. Go-to Website Resources
    5. Collecting Internet Evidence
    6. Obtaining and Using Deleted Internet Evidence
    7. Citing Online Content Properly
    8. Handy How-to's and Screenshots
    9. Authenticating Emails, Internet Evidence, and More

  7. Retrieving Evidence From Smartphones

    1. What to Look for, Where to Find it
    2. Texts, Instant Messages, and Voice Messages
    3. Collecting Evidence on Apps
    4. Collecting Audio and Video
    5. Geo Tagging
    6. Finding Evidence of a Secret or Hidden Phone
    7. Using Apps to Collect Evidence
    8. Retrieving Deleted Data and Messages
    9. Authenticating Text Messages and Other Smartphone Content

  8. Legal Ethics of Social Media and ESI

    1. Social Media Ethics
    2. Attorney E-Discovery Competency
    3. Data Confidentiality
    4. Spoliation: Ethical Issues
    5. Inadvertent Disclosure of Documents: Sender vs. Receiver

Who Should Attend

This basic-to-intermediate level online seminar is designed for attorneys. Paralegals will also benefit.

Speakers

Michael M Nelson
Michael M.
Nelson
DFDR Consulting LLC
Matthew B Jorden
Matthew B.
Jorden
Jorden Law Group
Louis A DePaul
Louis A.
DePaul
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
Bradley J Kitlowski
Bradley J.
Kitlowski
Buchanan Ingersol & Rooney PC
Speaker bio
Michael M Nelson

Michael M. Nelson

DFDR Consulting LLC
Michael Nelson

is the founder of DFDR Consulting LLC, and has consulted on and examined data for numerous personal, corporate, criminal, civil and domestic cases. He has testified, been deposed and submitted affidavits as a digital forensics expert on multiple occasions in multiple states. Mr. Nelson was acknowledged in EnCE The Official EnCase Certified Examiner Study Guide (second and third editions) and Mastering Windows Network Forensics and Investigation (second edition). He has also been published in eForensics Magazine for SQL investigation techniques. In addition to authoring, Mr. Nelson has also presented at the Legal Intelligencer's Litigation Summit on eDiscovery Practice Tips, as well as on forensics and eDiscovery tips for Prime Global and Wolters Kluwer CCH. Furthermore he has spoken on obtaining life data, Macintosh forensics and building a flexible eDiscovery process for Appalachian Institute of Digital Evidence. Mr. Nelson served as a panel expert on cybersecurity and compliance for the East Coast Gaming Congress & iGaming Institute. He was also a featured speaker at multiple National Business Institute events in 2019. Mr. Nelson is a member of the International Society of Forensic Computer Examiners (ISFCE), Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2), High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA), Infragard (Federal Bureau of Investigation's Collaborative Infrastructure Protection Society), International Association of Computer Investigation Specialists (IACIS) and the Philadelphia Area Chapter of Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. He was a previous president of the Delaware Valley Chapter of HTCIA. His industry credentials include: AccessData certified examiner (ACE), AccessData mobile examiner (AME), certified computer examiner (CCE), cellebrite certified mobile examiner (CCME), certified data recovery professional (CDRP), crtified ethical hacker v8 (CEHv8), certified forensic computer examiner (CFCE), certified information systems security professional (CISSP), EnCase certified examiner (EnCE), offensive security certified professional (OSCP), offensive security wireless professional (OSWP) and Security+. Additionally, Mr. Nelson holds a B.S. degree, cum laude, in computer science with a specialization in network security and computer forensics from the University of Delaware.

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Matthew B Jorden

Matthew B. Jorden

Jorden Law Group
Matthew Jorden

is founding member at Jorden Law Group, where his practice focuses on plaintiff's personal injury, criminal defense and representation of licensed professionals in administrative proceedings. He has handled complex litigation involving products liability, transportation accidents, and governmental liability. Additionally, Mr. Jorden has defended clients in high profile cases prosecuted by the SEC and has had the opportunity to argue before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, California, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Third Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Jorden earned his B.A. degree from Allegheny College and his J.D. degree from Thomas M. Cooley School of Law, where he graduated cum laude.

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Louis A DePaul

Louis A. DePaul

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
Louis DePaul

is a member of the law firm of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, where he concentrates his practice on business litigation. His practice and experience cover a broad range of business litigation, including complex commercial litigation, class action litigation, products liability litigation, real estate litigation, intellectual property litigation, bankruptcy litigation, and employment disputes. Mr. DePaul has litigated cases in state, federal, bankruptcy, and appellate courts in multiple jurisdictions, and his experience extends to commercial arbitrations and mediation. He is a fellow of the Allegheny County Bar Foundation and a member of the Allegheny County Bar Association. Mr. DePaul earned his B.S. degree, with highest graduating distinction, from Carnegie Mellon University and his J.D. degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

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Bradley J Kitlowski

Bradley J. Kitlowski

Buchanan Ingersol & Rooney PC
Bradley Kitlowski

is an attorney with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, and has litigated a variety of disputes in state and federal courts. He focuses on commercial litigation issues concerning real property disputes, including lease issues, mining and mineral rights, and oil and gas matters. Mr. Kitlowski also focuses on litigation matters pending in Orphans' Court Divisions of Pennsylvania state courts, including estate and trust litigation. He has significant background in representing financial institutions in various litigation matters, including lender liability actions. Additionally, Mr. Kitlowski has experience litigating copyright and trademark infringement issues and products liability matters. He also actively pursues pro bono opportunities, including the representation of prisoners pursuing civil rights claims in federal courts, and the representation of clients before administrative law judges on appeals from denied Social Security claims. Mr. Kitlowski currently serves as the head for the Protection From Abuse pro bono program for the firm's Pittsburgh office, and manages Pittsburgh's Project H.E.L.P. (Homeless Experience Legal Protection). He is a member of the Allegheny County Bar Association and its Elder Law Committee. Mr. Kitlowski earned his B.A. degree from Cornell University and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

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