Martin Clearwater & Bell LLP

MCB understands the importance of the expanding landscape of electronically stored information (ESI) and the evolving requirements and burdens faced by its clients. The Firm has experience with the preservation of potentially relevant documents and assisting clients in the most cost-effective way to manage discovery from preservation through production.

The Firm’s experience ranges from the problems of a small physician office to those of an entire health care system. MCB is well versed in the federal and state rules regarding e-discovery and intently follows the developments in thisarea of the law. The team works proactively, counseling clients on records retention policies, e-mail policies and other methods to better position them in the event of litigation.

The Firm is able to effectively manage custodian interviews to best assess the scope of ESI, and then assist clients, if the case warrants, in choosing the most appropriate vendor and methods of forensically sound preservation.

MCB has experience in drafting litigation hold documentation and offers guidance on how to effectively monitor such programs. We are skilled in electronic document review and utilize the most cost-effective personnel and technology at each step. By developing sound reservation methods, MCB is in the best position to aggressively pursue plaintiff’s electronic discovery thereby minimizing damages and liability claims.

MCB’s goal is to guide its clients to avoid the pitfalls that can result in harsh sanctions and undue cost, allowing the clients to evaluate and resolve their disputes on the merits without the distractions which attend ineffective document management.