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October 23, 2009                 Chaumette recognized as Extraordinary Minority in Texas Law

Texas Lawyer has recognized in Extraordinary Minorities in Texas Law , a special section that profiled 25 attorneys who have had an impact on firms, government, nonprofits, academia and the corporate world in Texas within the past five years. De la Rosa & Chaumette partner David Chaumette was honored for his committment to community service and his efforts to educate the bar regarding electronic discovery. 

September/October 2009        Chaumette writes on Litigation Holds

"At a high level, a company's document retention policy should retain only e-mails with business record significance, to avoid the dangers associated with disclosing damaging information that might appear in personal communications. Such a system should include "litigation holds" to prevent destruction of documents related to ongoing or anticipated litigation. That general pronouncement is often of little use in real-world cases, as litigants in recent cases have discovered. In fact, the dangers in this area have proven quite significant. One of the more notable decisions of 2009, Phillip Adams v. Dell, 2009 WL 910801 (D. Utah Mar. 30, 2009) focused on one such hot spot—the issue of when the duty to preserve begins."

June 9, 2009                        Chaumette speaks on "The Human Side of Compliance"

"In today’s uncertain economic times, organizations are struggling to meet stringent regulatory demands while containing costs and managing risk around litigation and electronic discovery. Internal controls and critical evidence may be compromised by staff turnover and restructuring, creating a situation ripe for legal risks. This webcast reviews e-discovery compliance scenarios where Legal and IT must unite and work together to understand the human side of legal compliance."

May 29, 2009                        De la Rosa speaks on Managing A Legal Practice