Electronic discovery, or electronic evidence is basically the process of securing or producting electronic documents like word processing files, emails, other electronic records, and the like. Electronic evidence and electronic discovery is clearly a topic that will have a major impact on the future practice of law, as standards for obtaining, managing, and using information gathered through this process continue to be established.

This page will contain the most up to date information on the law of electronic discovery, as well as resources to teach and help you protect the interest of your clients in properly preparing to make it a part of your case.

• Here's How to Avoid Nasty Bytes
  (Case Study on use of Electronic Discovery)
• Is Digital Different? Electronic Discovery in Civil Litigation
  (Comprehensive Law review style article by Kenneth Withers on electronic discovery issues)
• Managing Electronic Discovery in Your Litigation System
  (Good historical perspective of electronic discovery)
• Electronic Discovery Here to Stay
  (Short overview of electronic discovery)
• E-Discovery Eases The Paper Chase
  (General article on electronic discovery basics)
• A History of Digital Data Creation
  (For those who don't like coming in in the middle of a story)
• The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: The Impact of Digital Discovery
• The Harvard Law School Library - Digital Discovery
  (Good Source of Historical and Contemporary Articles on Electronic Discovery)
• Gathering Electronic Evidence
  (Article by Dr Henry B Wolfe on Electronic Evidence)
• Electronic Discovery Consultants