Ms. Griffith's primary area of practice is general civil litigation with special expertise in electronic discovery. Ms. Griffith is a co-leader of the firm's E-discovery Practice Group.
Representative Experience
· Appearances and argument before administrative boards and state and federal courts
· Participate in development of defense strategies and coordination of trial plans
· Coordinate and present comprehensive electronic discovery trainings
· Provide advice on complex electronic discovery issues in state and federal litigation
· Participate in all aspects of civil litigation, including the taking and defending of depositions and the drafting of pleadings, discovery and various pretrial motions
Affiliations
· 7th Circuit Court of Appeals E-Discovery Pilot Program Committee, Liaison to 4th Circuit Court of Appeals
· The Sedona Conference, Working Group 1
· Lawyers for Civil Justice West Virginia Task Force on E-Discovery
· Appalachian Institute on Digital Evidence, Board Member
· Defense Research Institute
· West Virginia Defense Trial Counsel
Presentations
· Discovery & Evidentiary Issues in the Digital Age (Annual Training for Virginia District Court Substitute Judges, 2011)
· Social Media Panel (DuPont Primary Law Firm Meeting, 2011)
· E-Discovery from A-to-Z: The Electronic Discovery Reference Model (Appalachian Institute on Digital Evidence Annual Meeting, 2011)
· The Seventh Circuit E-Discovery Pilot Program: Lessons and Opportunities (Appalachian Institute on Digital Evidence Annual Meeting, 2011)
· Breaching Your Adversary's Stonewall: Combating Abusive Discovery Tactics on Both Sides of the Aisle (West Virginia Association for Justice Annual Convention, 2011)
· Discovery in the Electronic Age: A Workshop for Paralegals (Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia Annual Meeting, 2011)
Awards & Distinctions
· Recognized as a Rising Star in General Litigation by West Virginia Super Lawyers magazine, 2010 and 2011
Other
· Georgetown University Law Center's Institute for Public Representation, 2003