NYC & DC

This post is only a month late but pics are still as cute. My friend Alisa and her oldest son Greyson flew to Virginia and we drove the whole crew to New York City & Washington DC. The drive was pretty good except that we hit DC during morning traffic and it added a couple hours to our adventure. We stayed on Staten Island to save money and the kids loved it because twice a day we rode the ferry across to Manhattan and back again.

Here they are waiting to go over the first time


First subway ride

How many Arkansas kiddos does it take to look through the view finder?

Caroline didn't even make it until dinner. The restaurant was really loud but she just snored through it all.

Riding the ferris wheel in Toys R Us

Subway Cuties

Museum of Natural History was really cool and the kids loved the huge, life like exhibits

T-Rex terror :)

Central Park

M&M store fun

Time Square

View from Liberty Island, see the new World Trade Center under construction

Then it was on to Washington, DC. I love this city and was excited to share all the history with the girls. The liked the open spaces to run the most after spending three days in NYC and being told to hold our hands the whole time.

Looking at the Vietnam memorial, Alyssa Kate was very interested in the amount of names and those that were making rubbings.

So what happens when Wes is left alone with the kids? They use the marble slabs on the side of the Lincoln Memorial as a slide.

Proud of those who fought in WWII from Arkansas!

The cherry blossoms were in full bloom that weekend and added such a beautiful backdrop to this great city!

What's the best thing to do in front the nations capital? RACE :)

Introduction

THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE.

I am a third year law student with an extensive IT background thoroughly enjoying the study of this area of the law. My goal is to discuss this rapidly changing law and its effects on business and litigation. Upon graduation I wish to practice in this exciting, growing, changing area of law!

I want my information technology background to join forces with my law degree to become a highly effective, modern counsel. Who better to explain to a judge or client how the law applies to a situation than someone who can follow the information every step of the way!

Let’s face it; the bottom line is always the bottom line! What will cost less? That is why this practice is growing as fast as the information it governs. It can save thousands and sometimes millions! Typical counsel may not even know where to begin when reviewing or submitting this amount of information. We need lawyers who are not afraid of electronic discovery and speak “geek”! We need counsel who are knowledgeable enough of the process to recognize unreasonable request and “object”. On the flip side, we need counsel knowledgeable enough to recognize parties that have not governed their information according to law and expose those vulnerabilities!

Discovery no longer only includes file cabinets and banker boxes! Think of where you store information: blackberry, iphone, laptop, voice mail, usb drives, servers, and commercial web pages like this one! Even if you could print off all the potentially relevant information it likely would not fit in your office, maybe not your building. Not to mention the massive amounts of duplication. I want to devote this blog to discuss the following question: How can businesses and their attorneys prepare for this journey? That’s right, prepare! The BEST way to deal with this enormous issue is to start way before litigation.

Businesses need to know how to protect themselves. Who wants to settle a law suit just because the discovery bill would be too high? It is the organized, sophisticated, prepared business that will be able to deal with discovery request easily but most importantly, efficiently!

But, what if the business is not prepared and is hit with a complicated e-discovery request? This is dangerous, but with the use of an attorney knowledgeable in both IT and law the cost may be greatly decreased! Someone who understands the process and can find the requested materials without giving up unnecessary privileged information is priceless. Undoubtedly the process will be far more expensive for a business that is not prepared; the use of the right e-counsel will still decrease cost.

Let’s start on this adventure! I will write about exciting things that I am researching and you read and respond if you like. And if no one reads, I still gain the advantage of placing “hard to deal with” legal concepts in my own words.

THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE.