MAGISTRATE JUDGE ANDREW PECK
US DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT, NEW YORK
Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck was appointed U.S,
Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of New York in
1995, and served as Chief Magistrate Judge in 2004-2005.
Judge Peck served as a law clerk to Judge Paul Roney of
the Eleventh (then the Fifth) Circuit, during the 1977-78
term. He was an associate and then Counsel at the law
firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, from 1978-
1995. His practice in commercial litigation emphasized
entertainment and intellectual property (copyright and
trademark) litigation as well as arbitration, including service
as an arbitrator for the AAA. Judge Peck is an adjunct
professor at Cardozo Law School, where he teaches a
course in Pretrial Practice. Judge Peck is a frequent lecturer
on issues relating to electronic discovery. Andrew J. Peck is
on the Advisory Board for The Sedona Conference.
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BETH NIEPOKUJ
LITIGATION SUPPORT MANAGER
PLUNKETT COONEY - DETROIT, MICHIGAN
Ms. Niepokuj provides technical assistance to attorneys
and paralegals who are preparing for facilitation, mediation
and trial. Prior to joining Plunkett Cooney, Ms. Niepokuj
worked as the Senior Litigation Consultant and Director of
Training for a leading litigation technology company where
she was responsible for providing litigation consulting
services, including software implementation
recommendations and data analysis, as well as installation
and configuration. She has extensive experience creating
and presenting multimedia presentations for mediations,
facilitations and trials. She is an expert user and trainer of
legal software, including Summation, Trial Director,
LiveNote, and Sanction II among others. Ms. Niepokuj is a
founding member and current president of the Association
of Litigation Support Professional's (ALSP) Michigan
Chapter.
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DAVID GARRETT, ESQ.
STROZ FRIEDBERG - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
David E. Garrett is Managing Director of Stroz Friedberg’s
San Francisco office. He actively manages digital forensics
and electronic discovery projects for major law firms and
corporations involved in civil, criminal, regulatory, and
internal corporate matters which often relate to
unauthorized access, spoliation, and theft of confidential,
proprietary, or trade secret information. Mr. Garrett has
extensive electronic discovery experience and regularly
consults with top executives, in-house counsel, and outside
counsel on electronic discovery cost reduction strategies
and legally defensible approaches to the preservation,
collection, and production of electronic evidence.
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MARCY HERONIMUS, ESQ.
SHERMAN & HOWARD - DENVER, COLORADO
Ms. Heronimus is a partner at the Denver law firm of
Sherman & Howard. She has trial, arbitration and
mediation experience in complex corporate and
commercial cases in the areas of securities and other
financial fraud, corporate governance, shareholder
disputes, breach of contract and business tort litigation.
Additionally, she has extensive experience representing
companies and individuals in connection with
investigations conducted by the SEC, the Colorado
Department of Securities, the FBI, and the United States
Department of Justice. Ms. Heronimus has extensive
knowledge of and consultation of clients in e-Discovery
issues, including document retention policies, the drafting
and implementation of legal holds, the collection and
utilization of electronic documents, and e-Discovery
disputes.
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TIMOTHY GORDON, ESQ.
HOLLAND & HART - DENVER, COLORADO
Tim Gordon, Esq. is a partner at the Denver law firm of
Holland & Hart. Mr. Gordon's practice focuses on the
construction and commercial real estate industries. Mr.
Gordon prepares, defends, and litigates construction
claims. Mr. Gordon's practice also involves representing
clients in complex construction appeals. In addition to his
litigation activities, Mr. Gordon is involved in project
development early on, counseling and representing project
owners, design professionals, and general contractors in
the drafting and negotiating of design and construction
contracts for a variety of project-delivery systems.
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ELLEANOR CHIN, ESQ.
DAVIS WRIGHT & TREMAINE LLP
PORTLAND, OREGON
Elleanor Chin concentrates on litigation and alternative
dispute resolution with a particular emphasis on electronic
discovery. She has extensive experience counseling clients
on e-discovery and managing electronic discovery in
complex litigation, including antitrust matters and class
actions. Elleanor represents clients in a number of
industries, including telecommunications, manufacturing,
health care and insurance, in matters ranging from
distribution disputes to prosecution of noncompetition
agreements.
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