For Immediate Release

ALSP Orange County Chapter, Steering Committee Head
Contact: Steve Britton
Phone: (310 )863-9818
E-mail: sbritton@precisiondiscovery.com

Orange County Becomes Newest Chapter of the Association of Litigation Support Professionals

February 19, 2009 (Orange County, CA) - Orange County recently became the host area for the newest regional chapter of the Association of Litigation Support Professionals (ALSP). ALSP’s mission is to establish global standards for the litigation support profession through collaboration, education and certification. The organization also focuses on further advancing the profession and contributing to the career development of professionals from around the world. Members of ALSP help attorneys, general counsel and government officials navigate the increasingly complex world of technology and law.

The newly established Chapter’s has formed a Steering Committee comprised of seasoned litigation support professionals to implement ALSP’s mission and drive chapter objectives. Committee members include: Steve Britton, Precision Discovery; Greg Chan, Bingham McCutchen LLP; and Nola Wood, Jones Day.

The Orange County Chapter of ALSP invites all litigation support professionals to attend the Chapter’s Inaugural Meeting and Presentation:

“2009: The Top 10 Tips For Successful eDiscovery,”
presented by Tom Avery, Vice President, eDiscovery, Precision Discovery
Friday, March 20, 2009
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Precision Discovery, 320 Commerce, Suite 150, Irvine, CA

Lunch is sponsored by Precision Discovery and will be provided to all registered attendees. All litigation support professionals from Orange County are welcome. Interested professionals will be given the opportunity to join ALSP at this meeting. To register, contact Jean Gilliard at 909-646-0606 or jgilliard@precisiondiscovery.com.

“With the shift of discovery to electronic data acquisition and review, and industry best practices playing a more crucial role, the knowledge and skills of litigation support professionals becomes critical to the success of law firms and corporate legal departments. As a long supporter of standards in our profession, I am excited to launch the Orange County Chapter and provide a forum for discussion, education and networking,” said Steve Britton, Managing Director, Precision Discovery.

"I am proud to be a part of the Steering Committee of the newly formed ALSP, Orange County Chapter. We are entering exciting times in the eDiscovery industry and I am looking forward to networking with my colleagues and counterparts in the area at upcoming ALSP meetings," said Greg Chan, Senior Litigation Technology Manager, Bingham McCutchen, LLP.

“As a long time litigation paralegal, I am very excited to have this opportunity to participate in regular presentations and dialog on state of the art options, legal issues involved in litigation support, and to expand my knowledge of the technology behind it all. I look forward to getting to know more litigation support professionals and picking their brains,” said Nola Wood, Jones Day.

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