Biographical Information
James D. Shook, Esq.,
Director, eDiscovery and Compliance Practice
EMC Corporation
James D. Shook, Esq., CIPP, is director of EMC’s Special eDiscovery Best Practice Attorney team which assists Fortune 1000 companies in applying best practices and technology to solve e-discovery and compliance challenges. Shook is an active member of The Sedona Conference, a frequently published author and well-known speaker on e-discovery issues.
Articles by James D. Shook, Esq.,
Roadblock Ahead!
23 Jan 2012
If in-house e-discovery is so great, why are some people still talking about it instead of just doing it? Bringing more of the e-discovery process in-house truly is not for everyone-but probably not for the reasons that you think. Let's review some of the most common objections so that we can better understand them and determine whether those roadblocks are real or artificial. . . .
Elephants, Clouds and Tablets: A Real-World Problem
16 Aug 2011
We have all heard the parable of a group of blind men being introduced for the first time to an elephant. Each man discovers a different part of the elephant-trunk, leg, tusks, tail—and because none of them can "see" the whole creature, they each have wildly different perspectives on exactly what constitutes an "elephant." The parable has been used to describe many of our challenges in information governance. . . .
Don't Be An E-Discovery Ostrich
12 Jan 2010
A favorite analogy in legal circles is based upon the ostrich's habit of sticking its head in the sand when it is threatened—pretending to be blissfully unaware, with the hope that the threat will go away...