The Fifth IASTED International Conference on
Law and Technology
LawTech 2007
September 24 – 26, 2007
Berkeley, California, USA
INVITED SPEAKERS
Pre-Trial Technology: E-Discovery
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Background Knowledge Expected of the Participants
Biographies of the Invited Speakers
Timothy Piganelli is recognized as one of the country's top trial consultants in the areas of trial strategies, trial presentation, courtroom technology, discovery consulting, legal software training and computerized litigation support. He has been consulting to legal professionals and their clients since 1988. Mr. Piganelli's experience helps him advise clients on how to use technology for trial and discovery in litigating cases. He has been taking technology to court since 1993, assisting clients with developing effective presentations for all facets of trial.
Mr. Piganelli began his professional career as a consulting engineer in accident reconstruction in 1988. In 1993 he transitioned to consulting and training in all aspects of litigation support. He founded Legal Technology Consulting in 1995. His case management expertise, ranging from discovery evidence management to trial and jury consulting and trial presentation, demonstrative graphics and courtroom technology make him a one-of-kind expert consultant. Mr. Piganelli is a nationally recognized speaker and author on the topic of computerized litigation, and an adjunct professor of law at McGeorge Law School, Sturm College of Law at Denver University and Southwestern University School of Law.
Professor Fred Galves is one of the nation's leading academic authorities on litigation technology and the use of computer-generated exhibits in the courtroom. Professor Galves teaches Civil Procedure, Evidence and Computer-Assisted Litigation. He was a teaching fellow at Harvard University, an adjunct professor at Colorado College, and has taught law at U.C. Davis, Fordham University, Denver University and Southwestern University. He is currently a full time professor at University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. Before teaching, Professor Galves was a litigation associate at Holland & Hart, handling litigation matters. He earned his J.D. from Harvard University and BA from Colorado College.
Mr. Gilliland conducts seminars on the new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, e-Discovery, and other growing trends in litigation. His seminar content links the new challenges in the law to the solutions offered by CT Summation products and services. He has been an invited speaker at bar association events and trade shows, in addition to serving as a guest lecturer on e-Discovery at several law schools. Mr. Gilliland effectively uses his real-world knowledge to show lawyers how they can increase their efficiency and master factual issues using CT Summation software.
Before joining the CT Summation team, Mr. Gilliland practiced construction defect litigation at Roger, Scott & Helmer. He worked as a contract attorney and consultant on complex civil cases and a Federal Habeas appeal in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he gained experience in using both CT Summation and Trial Director, having used the fomer in complex business cases and criminal apellate matters. He received his J.D. from the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific in 2001 and holds an A.B. in Political Science from University of California at Davis. He also ties a mean bowtie.
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