Ronald J. Hedges, J.D., is a Senior Counsel with Dentons US LLP. He served as a United States Magistrate Judge in the District of New Jersey from 1986 to 2007.
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Electronic information is a common feature of the practice of law. Attorneys use electronic information to communicate, advertise, and engage in litigation. That use must comply with applicable rules of professional conduct. This presentation will focus on various ethics rules and suggest steps attorneys can take to comply with those rules when they use electric information.
Key topics to be discussed:
Date: December 13, 2022
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Ronald J. Hedges | Dentons US LLP
Ronald J. Hedges, J.D., is a Senior Counsel with Dentons US LLP. He served as a United States Magistrate Judge in the District of New Jersey from 1986 to 2007. Mr. Hedges is a frequent writer and speaker on various topics related to, among other things, electronic information and is the lead author of Managing Discovery of Electronic Information: A Pocket Guide for Judges, Third Edition (Federal Judicial Center: 2017),
https://www.fjc.gov/content/323370/managing-discovery-electronic-information-third-edition.
He is also the Co-Senior Editor of The Sedona Conference Cooperation Proclamation: Resources for the Judiciary, Third Edition:
Editor of Electronic Evidence in Criminal Investigations and Actions: Representative Court Decisions and Supplementary Materials, hosted by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office at Understanding electronic information in criminal investigations and actions | Mass.gov.
I. How to be competent when using electronic information | 2:00pm – 2:15pm
II. What should be done to maintain confidentiality | 2:15pm – 2:30pm
III. How might nonlawyers be supervised when using electronic information | 2:30pm – 2:45pm
IV. What might be the benefits and risks of social media | 2:45pm – 3:00pm