USDC, COLORADO, MAGISTRATE JUDGE HEGARTY
Magistrate Judge Michael Hegarty, took the bench on February 15, 2006. He
enjoys meeting the attorneys who appear before him, helping people to solve
their disputes through the settlement conference process, and getting to know
the court family from the “inside.” Judge Hegarty served for 14 years as an
Assistant U.S. Attorney with the Civil Division of U.S. Attorney’s Office in Denver,
including six months as Deputy Chief and over three years as Chief of the Civil
Division. Judge Hegarty graduated with honors from Kansas State University,
and then studied in West Germany. He received his law degree in 1986 from
the University of Kansas, where he served as Technical Editor of the law review
and graduated Order of the Coif.
(Photo provided by Monica Bay)
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WILLIAM "BILL" HAMILTON, ESQ.
PARTNER, QUARLES & BRADY, LLP
TAMPA, FLORIDA
William Hamilton is board certified in business litigation and intellectual
property by The Florida Bar. His work includes complex business litigation in
the areas of contract, software and technology disputes, intellectual property
(copyright, trademark, patent and trade secrets law), e-commerce, data security,
telecommunications, trade regulation and unfair trade practices, and
commercial real estate.
Mr. Hamilton currently teaches Electronic Discovery and Digital Evidence as an
adjunct professor at the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law. Mr.
Hamilton is a featured speaker and writer on business litigation, electronic
discovery and evidence. Mr. Hamilton is also a neutral, arbitrator and mediator
for the World Intellectual Property Organization, the International Trademark
Association and the American Arbitration Association. He is the chair of the
advisory board of the Association of E-Discovery Certified Specialists.
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CHERLY J. PROCTOR, DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES
BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
Cheryl Proctor is the Director of Client Services at Baker, Donelson, Bearman,
Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, one of the 100 largest law firms in the country, with
more than 560 attorneys and public policy advisors located in offices in
Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Washington, D.C.
The Client Services Group leads Baker Donelson's technology initiatives to
bring added resources and value to their clients. Using cutting-edge technology
to streamline the practice of law allows attorneys to provide the most efficient
and cost-effective service. Client Services is comprised of Litigation Support,
Practice Support and Video Services, which provide firm-wide technical services
relating to practice specific technology. Cheryl is a member of the firm’s ESI
Task Force which helps the firm with education and best practices in handling
eDiscovery.
Cheryl is currently serving a two year elected term on the Board of Directors for
ILTA (International Legal Technology Association). Prior to that, she served in
three consecutive two year elected terms as the Southeast Regional Vice
President. She was the first Volunteer City Representative for Nashville. A Peer
to Peer contributor, Cheryl has also served on ILTA task forces and committees.
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PATRICK O'ROURKE, ESQ.
OFFICE OF THE UNIVERSITY COUNSEL
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
Patrick O’Rourke is the head litigation attorney in the Office of University
Counsel for the University of Colorado. He is responsible for the defense of all
litigation brought against the University of Colorado. Before joining the Office of
University Counsel, Patrick was a director of Montgomery Little & McGrew, P.C.
and represented clients in a broad range of civil litigation. Patrick graduated
from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1995 and is regularly invited to
speak on a wide range of legal issues, including medical malpractice litigation,
civil rights litigation, and appellate practice.
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MONICA BAY
EDITOR IN CHIEF, LAW TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Monica Bay is editor-in-chief of ALM's Law Technology News. She is the author
of The Common Scold, host of the Law Technology Now podcast, and co-
manager of the EDD Update blog. Ms. Bay has won journalism awards from
American Business Media, the Trade Association Business Publications
International, the American Society of Business Publications Editors, the
American Bar Association, the Associated Press, and Sigma Delta Chi, and
Technolawyer.
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