This 100+ page ATTORNEY GUIDE is newly updated for 2010 with cases and examples, and added information on email, IM, Microsoft SharePoint e-records and more. It covers the ins and outs of e-discovery project planning and uniquely reviews the top EDD software packages on the market and provides rich technical detail in plain, understandable language. The publication begins with e-Discovery procedures and processes and then focuses on Email - the leading piece of evidence requested at civil trials today. Email as evidence is a particularly challenging area of e-Discovery, and attorneys purchasing this publication will be well-prepared for litigation and the e-discovery process within the new December 2006 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Co-authored by e-Discovery expert Amy Girst, J.D. and Robert Smallwood, email policy and technology expert at IMERGE Consulting. This book is a valuable resource for all attorneys, most especially litigators and in-house counsel.