Why Attend?
- Learn the basics of acquiring, preserving, and analyzing digital evidence
- Understand metadata, Internet history, communication artifacts, multimedia, and more
- Get expert advice on how to counsel your client regarding electronic evidence prior to litigation
- Find out how to get your electronic evidence before the trier of facts
- Explore the various capabilities of digital forensics in areas of e-mail, Internet usage, cell phones, and electronic documents metadata
Attorneys must be able to properly advise their clients regarding the importance of electronic evidence prior to litigation, including the ways of obtaining needed electronic evidence for litigation and laying the proper foundation for its identification and introduction into evidence.
Presented by an attorney and a digital forensic examiner, this program will explain how to use various aspects of social media, cell phone, and electronic evidence and how to effectively use electronic evidence. A skilled digital forensics examiner who has qualified as an expert witness in state and federal courts will teach you how to acquire this essential data. Digital forensics in the areas of e-mail, Internet usage, and electronic documents metadata and the proper methods of searching for, obtaining, and preserving these forms of electronic evidence will also be explored.
Topics to be covered include:
- Digital forensics and its sub-disciplines
- Collecting, preserving, and protecting digital evidence for court
- Forensics experts vs. computer experts
- How to effectively use electronic evidence
- How to challenge digital evidence using real case examples
- How to advise your client regarding electronic evidence prior to litigation
- Advice on how to successfully present digital evidence in court
COVID-19 POLICY FOR LIVE-ON-SITE ATTENDANCE
By attending a live-on-site Virginia CLE® seminar, you acknowledge the health risks associated with COVID-19 and that you MUST follow all Virginia CLE® COVID-19 policies. You may NOT attend a live-on-site program if you have tested positive for COVID-19, if you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, or if you are under any self-quarantine orders per CDC guidelines.
Registration Deadlines: |
Webcast: |
10 minutes prior to seminar. If you register for a webcast the day of the seminar, your e-mail receipt will include a link to launch the seminar and download the materials. |
Telephone: |
Online registration ends at 11:59 p.m. the day preceding the seminar Call (800) 979-8253 to register up to one hour prior to the seminar |
Live on Site: |
Online registration ends at 11:59 p.m. the day preceding the seminar Walk-in registration is permitted on a space-available basis |
Cancellation Policy: Cancellation/transfer requests will be honored until 5:00 p.m. the day preceding the seminar. You will, however, be charged $40 if you cancel or transfer your registration to a different seminar after the link to the materials has been e-mailed by Virginia CLE.
Full refunds or transfers are available up to two days after a webcast in the unlikely event that you experience technical difficulties.
MCLE Credit Caveat: The MCLE Board measures credits by the time you spend in attendance. If you enter a seminar late or leave it early, or both, you must reflect those adjustments accurately in the credits you report on your credit reporting form. A code will be given at the end of the seminar, which must be written on your MCLE form.
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