Electronic Data Records Law | How to Win E-Discovery

"The presentation by Mr. Wright, sponsored by Messaging Architects, was engaging and provocative. He delivered insights that challenged some of our views on retaining e-mail, and definitely shattered others." - Terry Mergele, CRM, Program Chair, San Antonio ARMA.

Attorney Benjamin Wright is the author of technology law books, including The Law of Electronic Commerce (Aspen Publishers) and Business Law and Computer Security (SANS). A featured speaker at industry conferences and professional meetings, Wright teaches e-discovery, data security and cyber investigations law at the SANS Institute. Mr. Wright advises clients on digital law and forensic investigations. He is a pioneer in the promotion of public relations to address Internet legal issues and crises. His telephone is 1.214.403.6642. Wright's e-mail is ben_wright at compuserve dot com (put "BLOG" in subject line to distinguish yourself from spam). Mr. Wright graduated from Georgetown University Law Center 1984.

"The best professional trainer in the country on these issues is Ben Wright." --Stephen H. Chapman, Principal and CEO, Security Advisers, LLC, and student in Mr. Wright's SANS legal training

No public statement by Mr. Wright (blog, comment, book, article, video, speech, tweet) is legal advice for any particular situation. If you need legal advice, you should consult your lawyer.

The purpose of this blog -- and the purpose of all of Mr. Wright's public statements -- are public discussion, and not the delivery of legal, technical or other professional advice. If you need advice or complete information, this blog is not the place to get it. Mr. Wright's public statements are offered as-is, with no warranty of accuracy or reliability. Mr. Wright sometimes revises his published ideas. If you use the ideas, you do so at your own risk.

Mr. Wright's public statements on blogs and the like are not intended to advertise or solicit legal services.

Mr. Wright's public contributions to blogs and the like constitute the online update service for the book The Law of Electronic Commerce. Originally released 1991, and revised continually since then, the book is a reference for lawyers, published by Wolters Kluwer Law and Business.

The only person responsible for Mr. Wright's words is Mr. Wright.

Mr. Wright often earns money from organizations he mentions or links on blogs, such as Messaging Architects, SANS Institute, Credant Technologies, state CPA societies, and others.

Mr. Wright strives to comply with all applicable laws. He does not have and never has had intention to infringe the rights of anyone. If any person has any information, suspicion or belief that Mr. Wright has done anything illegal or unethical, he asks that person promptly to notify him at 1.214.403.6642, Dallas, TX. Promptness helps mitigate damage.

Any person accessing this blog agrees not to use data from it (or from any other public activity or statement by Mr. Wright) in a way that is adverse to Mr. Wright's interests.

Mr. Wright does not have an attorney-client relationship with any person unless and until he and that person explicitly so agree. Interaction with Mr. Wright through public media does not create an attorney-client relationship. Exchanging private messages with Mr. Wright does not, by itself, form an attorney-client relationship.

Privacy/Security Vision: Some people provide Mr. Wright private information. Mr. Wright strives to treat such information reasonably according to the circumstances. People should have no more than reasonable expectations about information security. It is unreasonable to expect that the offices, services, computers, cell phones, brief cases or filing cabinets used by Mr. Wright are very secure.

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