The Legal Technology Guidebook (PDF)

John M. Facciola was appointed a United States Magistrate Judge in the District of Columbia in 1997. Prior to being appointed to the bench, he served as an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan from 1969-1973, and was in private practice in the District of Columbia from 1974-1982. Judge Facciola joined the U.S. Attorney's Office in 1982 and served as Chief of the Special Proceedings section from 1989 until his appointment as Magistrate Judge. A frequent lecturer and speaker on the topic of electronic discovery, Judge Facciola is a member of the Georgetown Advanced E-Discovery Institute Advisory Board and a recipient of the Sedona Conference Lifetime Achievement Award. Kimberly Williams is the founder and CEO of RedShift Legal, Inc. She is a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt, and pioneered the application of Six Sigma processes to legal service delivery domestically and abroad (in India, where she spent nearly two years). She has consulted extensively with both in-house and law firm clients on the application of these processes in various contexts requiring the optimal use of legal technology, including eDiscovery, contracts management, alternative fee arrangements, and other legal projects. Kimberly received her A.B. from Harvard University, and her J.D. from Columbia Law School, and practiced as a commercial litigation associate at Carter, Ledyard & Milburn and Loeb & Loeb. She is currently an adjunct professor of Legal Technology and Legal Project Management at New York Law School. Vincent M. Catanzaro is a member of Counsel with the law firm Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, where he works with clients to develop best practices and untangle issues related to data preservation, litigation management and international and cross-border collection. Before joining Shook, he served as Senior Counsel, Global Discovery Manager for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, where he was responsible for counseling the company on how best to comply with evolving legal standards