Elizabeth Cohee Esq.
Telephone: (510)
587-0747; Facsimile: (510) 580-9424
www.linkedin.com/in/ElizabethCohee
cohee@coheelaw.com
California State Bar Number 202973
OBJECTIVE:
To combine
my knowledge of and interest in electronic document management with my skills
in using enterprise tools and personal expertise in meeting client needs as an
Information Governance and Litigation Team Professional.
SUMMARY:
Experienced and published Legal and eDiscovery
Consultant with previous sales and corporate experience. Possesses in-depth
EDRM knowledge with a specialization in potential legal pitfalls arising in
cases involving ESI. Executed jury and bench trials. Developed and presented
CLEs. Experienced in personnel management. Recognized for sales successes in
the financial and business sectors.
Notably:
- Over 10
years of experience in electronic document management, both in
marshalling data for my own litigation assignments, as a manager of teams
in the litigation process and as a participant the litigation support process
- Managed
litigation support activities, monitoring review quality and ensuring
production consistency
- Guided teams
with the focus on systematically monitoring our progress toward achieving
a common goal
- Consistently
exceeded client satisfaction production goals
- Met
employer’s aims while staying within budgetary parameters
- Conducted
and assisted in jury and bench and jury trials, acquiring first-hand
knowledge of the importance of the contribution of litigation support
- Published
author in the realm of electronic discovery matters
ENTERPRISE TOOLS:
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Relativity
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Summation
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Concordance
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IConect
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Kroll Ontrack
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Applied Discovery Leverage Review
·
Quantum Viewpoint
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Daegis Edge
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AlphaLit
e-Direct
·
Ringtail
·
Liquid Lit
Management
LAW FIRM EXPERIENCE:
Law Office of Elizabeth Cohee, Oakland,
CA
Attorney
2005 to 2011
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Admitted to
practice before the Superior Courts of the State of California and the United
States District Court in the Northern District of California in 1999 and the
Eastern District in 2003.
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Practice
focus: Business Consultation and
Litigation activities..
·
Experience
includes taking and defending depositions, arbitration and mediation and law
and motion practice, including related writing and research.
·
Executed
bench trials and jury trials in both state and federal courts.
Law Office of Roni Deutch, North Highlands, CA
Attorney
2011
·
Assisted
individuals and businesses with the resolution of delinquent tax payment
matters. Stategized with clients as to
alternative courses of action. Assisted
with the preparation of required information submissions. Negotiated with various departments of the
Internal Revenue Service.
Law Office of George Holland, Oakland,
CA
Attorney
2001 to 2004
·
Acted as
plaintiff’s and defense counsel.
·
Handled
cases from intake to resolution.
·
Tasks
included case settlement negotiations and discovery management.
·
Represented
clients in bench and jury trials.
Weisberg and Miller, San
Francisco, CA
Attorney
2000-2001
·
Acted as
plaintiff’s and defense counsel.
·
Handled cases
from intake to resolution.
·
Tasks
included case settlement negotiations and discovery management.
·
Represented
clients in bench trials.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Union Bank of California,
Assistant Vice President, San Francisco,
CA
1984 to 1996
·
Commercial
lending for asset acquisitions, working capital and commercial property
financing.
·
Other duties
included business development, product cross-sales, operations assistance and
staff supervision.
·
Consistently
exceeded sales goals
·
Received
Bank’s Business Development Award for exceeding production target by over 200%
·
Received
Bank’s Community Service Award for communications and delivery of services
EDUCATION:
Golden Gate University School of
Law, San Francisco, CA Doctor
of Jurisprudence
Achievements: Dean’s List
Golden Gate University, San
Francisco, CA Master
of Science - Finance
University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA Bachelor
of Arts – Sociology
ACTIVITIES:
LECTURER, Continuing Legal
Education
Lecture
subjects include: Ethics in Ediscovery
and Ethics in Internet Advertising
SPEAKER, Rotary Club.
Employees and Social Media
PUBLICATIONS:
Employee email - neither private
nor privileged-Unfiltered Orange, December 19, 2012
Using the same eDiscovery vendor
as your opponent - Unfiltered Orange, November 14, 2012
No Privacy in Social Media- The Recorder, July 26, 2012
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Women in
Ediscovery – Silicon Valley and San Francisco chapters
Silicon
Valley chapter, Chapter Secretary 2015 to 2016
EDRM
Model Code of Conduct Subscriber since 2014
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
The Exchange
– San Francisco
Legal Tech –
Silicon Valley
Masters
Conference for Legal Professionals – San Francisco
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS:
Berkeley
Humane Society
Loved Twice
BlinkNow
