Program Details
2026-09-16 13:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-09-16 13:00:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ESTThis session examines the ethical framework governing attorneys who research witnesses, opposing parties, and jurors using online and social media sources. Attorneys will learn where the bright lines fall under Model Rules 1.1, 3.5, 4.2, 4.3, and 8.4, how jurisdictions diverge on platform-generated notifications and AI-assisted research, and what practical steps prevent sanctions, disqualification, and verdict reversal. Attendees will leave with a jurisdiction-sensitive protocol for online investigation from jury selection through trial.
Christopher G. Campbell
Sarah Carrier 2:10 pm - 3:10 pm ESTThis session covers the evidentiary and procedural framework for preserving, authenticating, and admitting social media and internet evidence at trial. Attorneys will work through FRE 901 authentication standards and the jurisdictional split in their application, the self-authentication mechanism under FRE 902(14), spoliation duties and sanctions exposure, forensic capture best practices, and the emerging deepfake challenge. Attendees leave with a practical workflow for moving social media evidence from collection through courtroom admission—and with the tools to anticipate and defeat opposing challenges.
Christopher G. CampbellSarah CarrierChristopher G. Campbell is a partner at DLA Piper, where he chairs the firm’s Product Liability and Mass Torts group and co-chairs its Product Liability, Mass Torts & Class Actions group. Drawing on 25 years of experience across every phase of mass tort, class action, and complex product liability litigation, he serves as global, national, and trial counsel for major companies in the pharmaceutical, medical device, automotive, industrial equipment, healthcare, consumer goods, and safety equipment industries, and advises on regulatory, communications, and other strategic matters affecting clients’ business interests and reputations. He writes and speaks regularly on digital evidence, expert witnesses, the attorney-client privilege, trial tactics, and class action trends.
Sarah Carrier is an associate at DLA Piper in Atlanta, where she practices product liability, mass tort, and commercial litigation with a focus on pharmaceutical and consumer products. She represents companies in global, national, and transnational matters, advising clients at all stages of litigation and in government enforcement actions, regularly serves on trial work-up teams for product manufacturer clients, and has argued before state, federal, and bankruptcy courts. Before joining DLA Piper, Sarah was in-house counsel for a large retail corporation, managing lawsuits throughout the Northeast United States; she began her legal career at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C.
Christopher G. Campbell is a partner at DLA Piper, where he chairs the firm’s Product Liability and Mass Torts group and co-chairs its Product Liability, Mass Torts & Class Actions group. Drawing on 25 years of experience across every phase of mass tort, class action, and complex product liability litigation, he serves as global, national, and trial counsel for major companies in the pharmaceutical, medical device, automotive, industrial equipment, healthcare, consumer goods, and safety equipment industries, and advises on regulatory, communications, and other strategic matters affecting clients’ business interests and reputations. He writes and speaks regularly on digital evidence, expert witnesses, the attorney-client privilege, trial tactics, and class action trends.
Sarah Carrier is an associate at DLA Piper in Atlanta, where she practices product liability, mass tort, and commercial litigation with a focus on pharmaceutical and consumer products. She represents companies in global, national, and transnational matters, advising clients at all stages of litigation and in government enforcement actions, regularly serves on trial work-up teams for product manufacturer clients, and has argued before state, federal, and bankruptcy courts. Before joining DLA Piper, Sarah was in-house counsel for a large retail corporation, managing lawsuits throughout the Northeast United States; she began her legal career at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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