Foundation in the Digital Age: Getting experts, business records, social media, and other ESI into evidence

Nicholas Schneider | Eckert Seamans

Nicholas Schneider is a trial attorney with the national law firm Eckert Seamans. Mr. Schneider focuses his practice on complex commercial disputes involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, business torts, employment disputes, misappropriation of trade secrets, copyright infringement, unfair competition, real estate disputes, and class actions. He has experience representing clients of all sizes, from individuals to Fortune 500 companies, in state and federal trial and appellate courts, arbitrations, and mediations. In a recent three-week trial in Massachusetts superior court, Mr. Schneider obtained a million-dollar judgment for his client, including attorney’s fees, which was recently upheld on appeal. He earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, from Northeastern University and his J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center.

I. Foundation: The Basics | 2:00pm – 2:30pm

II. The Rule(s) Against Hearsay | 2:30pm – 3:00pm

Break | 3:00pm – 3:10pm

III. Laying Foundation for Business Records, Social Media, and Other ESI | 3:10pm – 3:40pm

IV. Getting Experts In (or Keeping Them Out) | 3:40pm – 4:10pm