by Steve Burgess | Jan 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Cyberbullying Our culture and probably most others have historically felt that bullies are bad news, but that being bullied is also a rite of passage. We often think that bullying tends to end with grammar school. Nothing is further from the truth. As a culture, we...
by Steve Burgess | Jan 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
To listen to, read, or watch the news, it is clear that there is broad misunderstanding about the right to free speech. It is not the freedom to say anything to anyone anywhere, but rather a prohibition to keep the government from denying us the right to express...
by Steve Burgess | Jan 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
The field of electronic discovery and digital forensics is rapidly evolving. In the early years of this millennium, discovery rules dealt primarily with paper, but with the advent of the computer age, documents are drafted electronically and important rules regarding...
by Steve Burgess | Jan 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
Suppose you’re pulled over because your left taillight is out, because your license plate tag is a bit out of date, or because one of your passengers just threw a cigarette butt out the window. And suppose the officer notices that you have a cell phone in your...
by Steve Burgess | Dec 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
Nearly all documents start on a computer and discovery for litigation necessarily requires accessing electronically stored information (ESI). Rules regarding ESI in discovery – whether opponents are allowed access to it and who pays – are fast-evolving and...
by Steve Burgess | Dec 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
iPhones are little, pocket-sized supercomputers. With power and capabilities unimaginable just a few years ago, they can be seen everywhere and with every kind of person’s face buried in one. They hold music and videos, photographs and games, communications and...