2007 - YEAR IN REVIEW

January 2007

COALSM monthly "Lunch & Learn" presentation by CaseLogistix.

March 2007

COALSM sponsored a full day educational seminar, "The eDiscovery Summit" on March 2, 2007.  
COALSM's "eDiscovery Summit" was very well attended and provided members with an in-depth
discussion of topics relating to the Federal Rule Changes concerning electronic discovery and
evidence.  A fabulous panel of speakers shared their wide range of knowledge on varying topics
relating to the changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.   
Click here to view a list of the
speakers who graciously provided their time and effort to help COALSM make this such a wonderful
event!  Also view our "Vendor Sponsors" page to view a list of the vendors who helped make the
event such an overwhelming success!

April 2007

COALSM monthly "Lunch & Learn" presentation by Josh Sacks, Director Legal Services, The
Glenmont Group.  Mr. Sacks provided a very insightful presentation concerning Hiring Trends in
Litigation Support.  Thanks to co-sponsors Rossi Legal Staffing and The Paralegal Resource Center!
CLICK HERE to view a photograph from this event!

May 2007

COALSM monthly "Lunch & Learn" presentation by Jeffrey C. Johnson, Executive Vice President,
Cypher Services, Inc. .  Mr. Johnson gave a very informative session concerning the services and
capabilities of Cypher Services, Inc.

June 2007

Elections were concluded for COALSM's new Board of Directors for 2007-2008.  See the "COALSM
Board" page for voting results.  Mr. Tom O'Connor from the
Legal Electronic Document Institute
traveled to Denver for COALSM's annual Open Membership meeting sponsored by Caselogistix.  Mr.
O'Connor discussed Strategies for Courtroom Technology
.

July 2007

COALSM monthly "Lunch & Learn" presentation by David Vanderport from eTrial Communications.  
Mr. Vanderport explained the functionality and ease of use with regard to Brief-Lynx® and provided a
demonstration of the capabilities of Brief-Lynx®.

August 2007

COALSM hosted well attended CaseMap paralegal and support certification classes.  The classes
took place over a two day period.  Thanks to Holme, Roberts & Owen, LLP for providing the training
facilities for this invaluable opportunity, and to
LexisNexis for their sponsorship!  CLICK HERE to view
a photograph of this event!

September 2007

Verdical, a new product being offered by Verdict Systems, the makers of Sanction, was
demonstrated to COALSM members at the September Lunch & Learn.  Mike Hahn, CIO of Verdict
Systems, provided a fascinating demonstration of Verdical and its single point user interface
functionality.  Thanks to Verdict Systems for sponsorship of this event.

October 2007

Jeremy Wunsch, of LuciData presented a very informative Lunch & Learn regarding their computer
forensic investigative services and solutions for the legal community.  Thanks for LuciData for
sponsorship of this event.  
CLICK HERE to view a photo from this event!

November 2007

Erika Boggs, Client Success Manager at exterro traveled to Denver to present a demonstration of
exterro's web-based discovery management and workflow software, Fusion.  Thanks to COALSM for
sponsoring this event!