eDiscovery After Hours: Recent Episodes
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eDiscovery After Hours is a show dedicated to getting to know the people of the global eDiscovery community. The guest chooses the beverage, the host chooses the questions. There are plenty of resources to learn about case law, legaltech, or service offerings; this show is about growing up, family life, and the twists and turns of careers.
Jim Sullivan is the founder and CEO of eDiscovery AI. In this episode, we talk about his entrepreneurial journey starting multiple companies, how he thinks about building out his teams, and how we ended up bungee jumping off of a dam in Switzerland. Mix up a rum and Coke and listen in!
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Adam Wehler is the Director of Practice Support at Robinson Bradshaw. In this episode, we discuss astronomy and astrophysics, the best stations on SiriusXM, and his work with the National Council on Mental Wellbeing. Mix up an Old Fashioned and listen in!
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Chris Bojar is the Director of eDiscovery & Litigation Support at Barack Ferrazzano. Find out how many times he's seen Phish in concert, how he met Tom Hanks and Condoleeza Rice, and which NYT professor's podcast he listens to. Pour a gin and soda and listen in!
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Ray Biederman is the CEO and Co-Founder of Proteus Discovery Group. In this episode, we talk about why his first concert was Yo-Yo Ma, how he got into the legal industry during his undergraduate years, and whether to be skeptical or enthusiastic about Generative AI in eDiscovery. Mix up an Old Fashioned and listen in!
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Lynn Tubalinal is the Director of Litigation Support at Dykema. In this episode, we discuss her path to law school, intentionally moving toward eDiscovery, and Taylor Swift’s Eras tour. Grab a White Claw and listen in!
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In this episode we talk about how David met Adam Sandler, his experience running the New York City Marathon, and how he gains the trust of attorneys when communicating the value of legal tech. Grab a Bud Light and listen in!
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Nicole Tineo from Quinn Emanuel is this week’s guest! In this episode, we discuss maintaining mindfulness and balance while working in a demanding industry. Nicole shares how she overcomes barriers to build trust as a non-attorney in the legal space and much more! Nicole is a bundle of positivity and was a pleasure to have on as a guest! Cheers!
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Susan Estes is a discovery attorney at Perkins Coie and an Indiana University graduate. In this episode, we discuss how discovery has developed over the course of her career as well as the impact generative AI will have on the industry. Pour a glass of your favorite bourbon and enjoy the episode!
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Chris Chapman, the Director of Litigation Support At Dickinson Wright, joins Ryan in this episode to discuss mobile device collection, generative AI, how Chris met Terry Bradshaw all while enjoying a "Father's Favorite Chair."
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Chris Izsak is a Manager of Strategic Partnerships at Relativity and the son of Romanian immigrants. On this episode we do a “get to know you” lightning round and dig into his journey and background in criminal justice. Grand some Tuica and listen in!
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Emily Bartkowicz is a Litigation Support Manager at Akerman who got her start in the legal industry as a runner at a law firm during undergrad. Learn about her nearly 20-year journey with one firm, building an eDiscovery profit center, and car breakdowns before cell phones – mix up a gin and tonic and listen in!
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Amy McGuigan is a Senior Paralegal at Swanson & McNamara – but she used to be a 911 dispatcher and member of a SWAT team. To hear about it, pour a glass of California Sparkling wine and listen in!
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Matt Rasmussen is the Founder and CEO of ModeOne Technologies. I turned this episode into a miniature version of “How I Build This” so we could learn about how Matt transitioned from 20 years in lit support (working for both law firm and vendors) into being a software CEO focused on forensic collections. Pour a glass of DuMol Pinot Noir and listen in!
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Austin Hagen is the Vice President of Operations at Proteus Discovery Group. In this episode, we discuss balancing golfing and family life, growing up in small town Iowa, the hobby farm he and his family are building in rural Wisconsin, and his advice for young professionals in eDiscovery. Mix up a Jameson and Ginger Ale Zero and listen in!
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Josh Rosenberg is the CEO of ILS. In this episode, we discuss his high school essay that reached the International Olympic Committee, his idea during his undergraduate years for an art hedge fund, and his new role leading ILS, the largest plaintiff-focused eDiscovery provider in the United States. Grab a Shiner beer and listen in!
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Christine Payne is a Shareholder at Gunster. In this episode, we discussed growing up in Colorado, her major in art history, and the new initiative she’s involved with: the Mind Budget Connection dealing with mental health in the eDiscovery industry. Make a cup of tea and listen in!
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David Meadows is a Senior Managing Director at FTI. In the episode, we talked about how he went from growing up in small town Iowa to splitting time between Chicago and Toronto for the past 15 years, how he picked up cycling during COVID and his 100-mile bike rides, and some of the technology that differentiates FTIs discovery practice. Mix up an Old Fashioned and listen in!
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Andreas Mueller is the founder and CEO of Downstreem. In this episode, we discuss the multiple degrees he earned by age 20 – including one in the culinary arts – moving from Germany to the United States, fatherhood, and why Downstreem chose to stay narrowly focused on mobile device forensics in a “one-stop-shop” world. Pour a glass of sauvignon blanc and listen in!
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Joey Seeber is the Co-Founder and CEO of Level Legal. In this episode, we discuss his journey from practicing law to purchasing a business he knew nothing about to public service as the Mayor of Tyler, TX to entrepreneurship, and how he thinks about differentiation in a crowded market. Pour a glass of Basil Hayden and listen in!
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Kassi Burns is a Senior Attorney at King & Spaulding. In this episode, we discuss road trips (domestically and on the other side of the globe), processing 9/11 from other side of the globe, living in New Orleans during Katrina, and the eDiscoverist, her content to evangelize eDiscovery outside of the industry. Grab a Topo Chico and listen in!
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Gabe Landau is Vice President of Business Development at Haystack. In this episode, we discussed drums and being drummers, his 15 years producing reality and competition TV shows, and his road through addiction and recovery. Grab a seltzer water and listen in!
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Helen Geib is Of Counsel at Hoover Hull Turner. In this episode, we discuss how she became an amateur mixologist, her favorite movies and the phases she goes through, and compare and contrast her experiences in Big Law, small law, and a decade on the vendor side. Pour a glass of Reisling and listen in!
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Kelly Twigger is the founder of ESI Attorneys and eDiscovery Assistant. In this episode, we talk about prioritizing date nights with your spouse, the entrepreneurship gene in her family, and her ongoing battle against cancer. Grab some grape seltzer water and listen in!
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Stephanie Clerkin is the Director of Litigation Support at Korein Tillery. In this episode, we discuss travel hacks for parents of young children, true crime and her own real-life experience as a teenager, and how she selects organizations in her community and industry to get involved with. Mix up a strawberry margarita and listen in!
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Drew Goletz is the National Sales Director at Avalon. In this episode, we discussed being suckers for craft brewery marketing, the music scenes in New Orleans, and how working at a record store after college led to a two-decade career in eDiscovery. Grab a milk porter and listen in!
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Ari Mandel is the Vice President of Discovery Services at Gulfstream Legal. In this episode, we discuss how we and his four siblings all came to learn separate languages, working on TV sets and studying media production, his habit of accumulating single malt whiskey during consulting engagements in different countries, and how Gulfstream works to understand the “why” behind the “what” during client engagements. Pour a glass of single malt whiskey and listen in!
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Andrew Kent is the COO of Page One Legal. In this episode, we discuss moving around the country, how Nashville has changed in his decade there, and how he prioritizes and keeps meetings productive without devolving into undue vent sessions. Grab a Miller Genuine Draft and listen in!
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Dave Lewis is the Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Redgrave Data. In this episode, we discuss how we became an enthusiast for home-made chai tea, obtaining his PhD in computer science at Michigan State, and his 16 years as an independent consultant, including developing a pipeline of projects when that’s never been part of your professional responsibilities. Make a cup of chai tea and listen in!
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Gina O’Neill is a Senior Manager, eDiscovery and Legal Technology at Herbert Smith Freehills. In this episode, we discuss her travels to the Champagne region of France, DIY home improvements, globe-trotting vacations for horse races, and her LinkedIn posts describing 30 years in eDiscovery. Pour a glass of champagne and listen in!
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Matt Mahon is an Executive Director at Trustpoint. In this episode, we discuss what it’s like to have 4 kids, the unexpected connection between Peloton and craft beer, emojis, and more. Grab an IPA and listen in!
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Michael Lalande is the Senior Director of eDiscovery and Managed Review at FTI Canada. In this episode, we kick things off talking about his honeymoon in Italy, and transition to his career path from a first responder and aspiring law enforcement official to how he ended up in the UK for law school and living in the basement of the small firm where he began his legal career. Pour a glass of Valpolicella Ripasso and listen in!
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Ellen Blanchard is the Director of Discovery and Information Governance at T-Mobile. In this episode, we discuss studying abroad in Japan, her time as a credentialed photographer for professional sports teams, and compare and contrast her experiences as a BigLaw associate, eDiscovery vendor, working at a massive corporate entity. Mix up a bramble and listen in!
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Alicia Hawley is an experienced litigator who has helped build and lead eDiscovery practices at multiple AmLaw firms. In this episode, we discuss her artwork and ballet experience, whether it’s true that you’ll never work a day in your life if you do something you love, her tattoos, and why she doesn’t drink anymore. Grab a club soda or a gin and tonic and listen in!
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Steven McCann is the Regional Director, Managed Review, Europe with Lineal. In this episode, we talk about his fandom with Arsenal and how it led to him helping longtime manager Arsene Wenger prepare his autobiography, the charity work and non-profits he’s involved in, and how he proposed to his fiancé. Grab a ginger beer with lime and listen in!
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Jeff Salling is the Global Director of eDiscovery at Novartis. In this episode, we talk about moving his young family from Switzerland to Chicago, how he interacts with eDiscovery salespeople, and whether eDiscovery is the practice of law. Grab an old fashioned and listen in!
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Parkash Khatri Parkash Khatri is the Founder and CEO of Intrepid Managed Discovery. In this episode, we talk about intermittent fasting, losing his father at a young age, and becoming a father himself – two weeks after quitting his job to launch Intrepid. Make a cup of green tea and listen in!
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Cheryl Young Cheryl Young is an Information Governance and eDiscovery Specialist at Ricoh. In this episode, we talk about growing up in Hawaii, the culture shock of moving to the mainland, her love of sports, and what surprised her about transitioning from being a litigator to being a service provider. Grab a Kona lager and listen in!
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Jonathan Moody Jonathan Moody is a Senior eDiscovery Consultant at Page One Legal. In this episode, we talk about Grapico, what it is, and why we’re drinking it, the time he got a 16% on an exam as an undergrad, and how TAR reticence among attorneys is leading to CAL. Grap a Grapico and listen in!
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Shannon Bales Shannon is the Manager of Litigation Support at Munger, Tolles, and Olson. In this episode, we talked about Oklahoma football, the cultural differences between his Midwestern affect and Ukrainian wife, how he got into writing and teaching, and more. Mix up a whiskey sour and listen in!
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Sheila Grela: Sheila Grela is a Litigation Paralegal at Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch. In this episode, we talk about how she became an accidental eDiscovery media mogul during COVID, her love of classic movies and Cary Grant, and marrying her high school sweetheart. Grab a Rockstar energy drink and listen in!
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Maureen Holland: Maureen Holland is the eDiscovery Senior Service Manager at AstraZeneca. In this episode, we talked a lot about her travels: living in 17 cities, traveling to all 50 states, summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro, and more. Grab a Heineken and listen in!
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Nikolai Pozdniakov: Nikolai Pozdniakov is the Production Manager at vDiscovery. In this episode, we talk about Guinness, guitar, and his creative and production process for his LinkedIn videos we’ve all come to know and love. Pour a pint of Guinness and listen in!
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Crystal O’Donnell: Crystal O’Donnell is the founder of Heuristica Discovery Counsel. In this episode, we discussed ice wine, art, travel, combining those three, and whether Canadians or Americans are the ones with accents. Pour a glass of ice wine and listen in!
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Lenor Marquis Segal: Lenor Marquis Segal is the Senior Counsel for Global Litigation at Hitachi ABB. In this episode, we discussed what’s holding her back from being fully vegan, parenting and the differences between her sons and daughter, and whether LinkedIn is becoming the next Facebook. Pour a glass of almond milk and listen in!
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Christine Porras: Christine Porras is the Director of Technology Solutions at Oasis Discovery. In this episode, we talked about having daughters named Ellie, being bi-lingual, her “Know Your Value” initiative for women in eDiscovery, and much more. Pour a glass of rosé and listen in!
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Andy Hunniford: Andy Hunniford is a co-founder of Orbital, a global eDiscovery consulting firm. In this episode, we talk about how he came to spend COVID in Uzbekistan, his globe-trotting career, growing up on a rural farm, and our experiences catching COVID-19. Grab a Tom Collins and listen in!
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Rich Robinson: Rich Robinson is the Director of Legal Operations and Litigation Support at Toyota North America. In this episode, we talk about sharing family roots in Ireland, large families, restricted diets, and the importance of mentorship. Mix a Jack and Coke and listen in!
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Cristin Traylor: Cristin Traylor is the Senior Product Strategy Manager at Relativity. In this episode, we talk about FBI agents that solve cold cases, career pivots, house renovations, and more. Grab a Moscow Mule and listen in!
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Shree Sharma: Shree Sharma (ssharma@haystackid.com) is the VP of Business Development at HaystackID. She was also the brave soul who volunteered to be the first episode we recorded for this series and she has a great taste in whisky.
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Irasema Jeffers: Irasema Jeffers is the founder of OnCall Discovery. She is also a daughter, wife, mother, Marine, and podcast host. In this episode, we hear about working for a little startup company called amazon and what it’s like to launch a company from Idaho during a pandemic.
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Rachel McAdams: Rachel McAdams is the Legal Technology and eDiscovery Senior Manager for A&L Goodbody. She also has a PhD in Plasma Physics. In this episode, we find out what that means, and learn a “secret” Rachel shares with me about her personality and hobbies.
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Pavan Kotha: Pavan Kotha is the FTS Manager at Clayton Utz. We talk about his globe-traveling career (India, UAE, Australia), adjusting to a new culture and continent during COVID, fatherhood, marriage, and more.
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Kaylee Walstad is the Chief Strategy Officer of EDRM – but her career started by dropping out of school to work with her dad in the tile and stone business. In this episode, we talk about how she ended up in the eDiscovery space and a charitable cause close to her heart.
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