Thursday, February 21, 2008

E-Discovery Ensures Evidence Can't Hide

This article should talk to lawyers directly, here it is for everybody's enjoyment
clipped from money.cnn.com

If you think you can hide evidence in the deep recesses of your computer system, you might want to talk to Jim Hennenhoefer.

The San Diego area family law attorney is one of many in his field turning to "e-discovery," an emerging discipline that helps investigators locate just about anything tucked away in electronic files -- text, images, appointments, databases, Web sites and more.

In a divorce Hennenhoefer recently handled, e-discovery efforts led to evidence of pricey commercial real estate one spouse carefully had kept off the other's radar. Electronic sleuthing uncovered a trail of shell companies that led to the husband's ownership of a $9 million building in Los Angeles.

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