Discovery of Electronically Stored Information
A NorthLegal Webinar
Recorded April 19, 2007

Program Description
"Electronically stored information."  "Discovery."  Sound boring?

The fact is that new federal Rules of Civil Procedure, combined with an evolution of the law over the past few years, makes this a subject every credit union professional who handles subpoenas from third parties, or who works with attorneys to defend the credit union in litigation must understand.  When the problem arrives on your credit union's doorstep, there will be steps the credit union must be immediately prepared to take.  If you haven't prepared, you won't be ready to comply.

The short version is that developments in the law in recent years make it increasingly likely the credit union will be required to produce information stored in its computers, backup drives, Blackberries and other PDAs, cell phones, and even stored answering machine messages in response to discovery requests -- and that the production will be required in electronic format.  Further, the credit union must be prepared to take affirmative steps to prevent destruction of any of this information on very short notice -- and that means you must understand where the information is!  Failure to preserve and produce information can result in severe penalties.

Lawyers wrote these rules, so the details are, of course, more complex.

On April 19, credit union attorney Eric North will tell credit unions exactly what they need to know in order to deal with electronic discovery issues.  Among other things, Eric and program participants will discuss:

• What duty your credit union has to preserve electronically stored information before and after you learn a suit may be filed against you or that a subpoena may be served on  you.
• Steps your credit union can take now that will lessen the burden when a subpoena for electronically stored information arrives.
• Risks your credit union should consider and deal with before a discovery request arrives, including the risk that important, confidential credit union information may be inadvertently disclosed.
• How to prepare policies and procedures now that will help your credit union later.
• and much more!

Be sure to join credit union professionals from around the country for this important look at a topic that will catch many credit unions by surprise!

NOTE: This program is intended for employees of credit unions. If you are not a credit union employee, please contact NorthLegal Training and Publications to obtain approval before registering.

Cost/Registration
The registration fee for this program is $125.00 per telephone/Internet connection if paid by credit card (online or by telephone), $135.00 if paid by check. (Checks must be received at The North Law Firm prior to the beginning of the program. Sorry, but we cannot invoice for this event.) For that single price, you may have as many participants as you wish listen (over a single telephone line and Internet connection) in a conference room or office! To register, click here or telephone NorthLegal Training and Publications at 408.279.8800.

Regions Affected
This program is not state-specific, and will be important to credit unions from around the country.

Co-Hosts
Although credit unions from any state may attend, this program is jointly hosted by NorthLegal Training and Publications, by the law firm of Moore, Brewer, Jones, Tyler & North, and by the following credit union leagues and associations:.

The Arizona Credit Union System
The California Credit Union League
The Colorado Credit Union League
The Delaware Credit Union League
The Hawaii Credit Union League
The Iowa Credit Union League
The Kentucky Credit Union League
The Louisiana Credit Union League
The Massachussetts Credit Union League
The Mid America Credit Union Association
The Mississippi Credit Union League
The Montana Credit Union League
The New Hampshire Credit Union League
The Nevada Credit Union League
The Northwest Credit Union Collectors Council
The Credit Union Association of Oregon
The Pennsylvania Credit Union Association
The Rhode Island Credit Union League
The Utah League of Credit Unions
The Washington Credit Union League
The West Virginia Credit Union League

(Credit unions do not have to be members of any of those leagues or associations in order to attend.)

How to Attend an Archived NorthLegal Webinar
To attend this program you will need access to an Internet connection and a PC with a sound card.  Both the audo portion and the video display are provided over the Internet. Here are the steps:

1.  Enroll online, by clicking the "Enroll / Attend" link at the top of this page.  You will need a credit card or a "coupon code" from NorthLegal.  After you enroll, an Access Code will be sent to the email address you provide.  (If you were provided with an Access Code by NorthLegal, you may go directly to Step 2.)

2.  After receiving an Access Code, click the "Program Materials" link at the top of this page to download the materials in PDF format. Contact NorthLegal to obtain the password needed to open the PDF file.

3.  After downloading the program materials, return to the "Enroll/Attend" link at the top of this page, scroll to the bottom, enter that Access Code," and click "Playback."

Contact NorthLegal Training and Publications if you have any questions or suggestions for improvement.

NorthLegal Training and Publications
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Telephone: 623.537.7150
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