Cohee Information Governance and Litigation Team Professional CV

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:

·         Relativity

·         Summation

·         Concordance

·         IConect

·         Kroll Ontrack

·         Applied Discovery Leverage Review

·         Quantum Viewpoint

·         Daegis Edge

·         AlphaLit e-Direct

·         Ringtail

·         Liquid Lit Management

  

LAW FIRM EXPERIENCE:

Law Office of Elizabeth Cohee, Oakland, CA

Attorney

2005 to 2011                                                                                                                                     

·         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. 

·         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

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