Media Contacts
ALSP Orange County Chapter
Steve Britton
Phone: 310 863 9818
Email: sbritton@precisiondiscovery.com
ALSP National Chapter
Jennifer Snider, ALSP Media Coordinator
Phone: 312.673.5927
Email: jsnider@alsponline.org
Los Angeles Becomes Newest Chapter of the Association of Litigation Support Professionals
Los Angeles, CA (March 4,2009) - Los Angeles recently became the host city 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 has formed a Steering Committee comprised of seasoned litigation support professionals to implement ALSP's mission and drive chapter objectives. Committee members include, Steven Britton, Precision Discovery; Greg Chan, Bingham McCutchen LLP; Jonathan Land, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges LLP; Monica L. Moore, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP; and Robert Newcombe, O'Melveny & Myers LLP.
The Los Angeles Chapter of ALSP invites all litigation support professionals to attend the Chapter's Inaugural Meeting and presentation:
"Front Loaded Discovery: A Computer Forensics Master Class," presented by Bruce W. Pixley, Vice President, Computer Forensics, Precision Discovery
Thursday, April 2, 2009
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Bingham McCutchen LLP, 355 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
Lunch is sponsored by Precision Discovery and will be provided to all registered attendees. All litigation support professionals from Los Angeles, members and nonmembers, 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.
" The technologies we use as litigation support professionals are changing constantly and can be difficult to keep up with. I'm looking forward to having a local forum of like-minded professionals to share ideas, methodologies and related information," said Robert Newcombe, Senior Practice Support Coordinator, O'Melveny & Myers LLP.
"I am excited to see an ALSP chapter get off the ground again in Los Angeles," said Monica L. Moore, Litigation Support Coordinator, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP. "It's been a long time since we've had a professional litigation support group here and I look forward to the opportunities for collaboration it will offer across law firms, corporations and vendors."
According to Jonathan Land, Director, Litigation Technology Advisory Services, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges LLP, "Electronic discovery is one of the most exciting and quickly developing areas of law. The Los Angeles Chapter of ALSP will provide opportunities for litigation support professionals to discuss legal and technical developments in our industry and to work together to develop best practices."
About ALSP
For more information about ALSP, visit www.alsponline.org or contact ALSP headquarters at info@alsponline.org or 312.321.5168.
