March 25, 2011
Six From Quarles & Brady Earn “Certified E-Discovery Specialists” Designation
Firm has the Largest Number of CEDS in the World
MILWAUKEE, WIS. — Quarles & Brady LLP announced that six members of the Firm’s Records Retention and Electronic Discovery group earned the designation of Certified E-Discovery Specialist (“CEDS”) from the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (“ACEDS”). These six are part of the inaugural class of professionals who took the ACEDS’s independent certification examination.
“E-discovery is a critical emerging skill essential to managing e-data and controlling costs for clients,” says William Hamilton, partner and head of the Records Retention and Electronic Discovery group. “We are excited to have more professionals certified in e-discovery than any other company or law firm.”
The Quarles & Brady Certified E-Discovery Specialists include:
William “Bill” Hamilton (Partner, Tampa)
Steven Hunter (Partner, Chicago)
Wendy Akbar (Associate, Phoenix)
Daniel Kemper (Litigation Technology Specialist, Chicago)
Raechael Marshall (Litigation Technology Specialist, Milwaukee)
Kevin Mical (Litigation Technology Specialist, Milwaukee)
The rigorous examination was developed by a team of 40 e-discovery experts convened by the ACEDS. With more than 560 secure ACEDS-Kryterion Testing Centers around the world, the examination tests a candidate’s knowledge in areas from cost controls, litigation and preservation holds, budgeting and ethics to project management, technology, data culling, document reviews and cross-border discovery. ACEDS is holding its Annual E-Discovery Conference in Hollywood, Florida March 23-25, where Hamilton will serve as one of the expert speakers on e-discovery.
Quarles & Brady LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 450 attorneys practicing from offices in Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Chicago, Ill.; Naples and Tampa, Fla.; Milwaukee and Madison, Wis.; and Shanghai, China. The Firm offers an array of legal services to corporate and individual clients that range from small entrepreneurial businesses to Fortune 100 companies. Additional information about the Firm may be found at
www.quarles.com.