I am an experienced digital forensics examiner with expertise in corporate fraud, labor disputes, domestic relations, child pornography, the Adam Walsh Act, electronic discovery, the work product doctrine, and the attorney client privilege. I have been involved in legal field for the last 12 years and information technology —namely, software engineering, regulatory compliance, and information security— for the last 16 years.  I have been certified since 2006 on the LexisNexis CaseMap suite.  Although I am not an attorney, I am a jurisdoctorate candidate, and have been retained to conduct legal research and draft appellate briefs by practicing attorneys.  I am available to serve not only as a digital forensics examiner, but also as an expert witness and court-appointed third-party neutral.  I have extensive experience in litigation, including electronic discovery, the Rules of Evidence, the Rules of Civil Procedure, motions practice, pre-trial practice, and appellate practice.^[1] 

I first moved to Minnesota in 2003 to accept a position as a software and information security analyst with a large financial institution. Since 2005, I have been the proprietor of Attorney Client Privilege, LLC, a digital forensics and information security firm in the Twin Cities area.   I have authored scores of articles and presented several CLEs on the topics of digital forensics technology & e-discovery best practices, information security, and legal IT, and am the most prolific blog contributor to the MSBA’s Computer & Technology Law Section (http://mntech.typepad.com).   In January, 2011, I was elected as an officer to the board of the Minnesota chapter of the HTCIA. I am a contributing blog author for ForensicFocus.com.

Although I do not perform computer helpdesk services (e.g., network troubleshooting and installation, virus removal, etc.), I offer information security services to law firms and corporations, including incident response, data breach prevention, network intrusion penetration testing, and security audits.

I maintain professional credentials and certifications in the areas of digital forensics (CHFI No. ECC930566), information security (CISSP No. 335034), regulatory compliance (CSOXP No. 00185), and network engineering MCSE, MCP+i, No. 977426), and have the experience necessary to help my lawyer clients meet the dynamic challenges of digital forensics, electronic discovery, data breaches, and child pornography cases.

Education

• Ongoing CLEs, technical courses and seminars, and BCA-sponsored criminal justice training & education
• William Howard Taft University, Witkin School of Law (Santa Ana, CA):  2008 – present, GPA 3.04  (2010-11 academic year)        
• Century College (White Bear Lake, MN):  2008-10 / computer forensics occupational certificate, GPA 4.0
• Bethel University (St. Paul, MN):  2007-08 / general studies, GPA 4.0
• William Mitchell College of Law (via MetroState University, St. Paul, MN):  summer 2008, GPA 3.8
• Texas A&M University, College Station, TX  1988-89 / Member of the Corps of Cadets, Army ROTC. Attended by way of Sul Ross full scholarship, three semesters of general studies coursework.

Professional Organizations

• Council member, Minnesota State Bar Association, Computer & Technology Law Section
• 2d Vice President, High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA)*
• Computer Forensics Advisory Committee, Century College (Minnesota)
• Investigative Sciences for Law Enforcement Technology (ISLET) Advisory Committee
• California Bar Association (law student)
• Colorado Bar Association (associate member, law student)
• Wisconsin State Bar Association, (associate member, law student)

 * withdrew from this position in 2011 pursuant to bylaws upon making services available for criminal defendants

Presentations

· The Legal and Financial Consequences of Releasing Vulnerable Software (Minneapolis Fortify User Group Conference, September, 2011)

· Digital Forensics Goes Mobile: Evidence You Need to Win in 2011 (MinnCLE & CLE West, spring 2011)

· "The 'End of Digital Forensics' or a Just a New Chapter?" (MSBA Computer & Technology Law Section CLE, spring 2011)

· Computer Forensics Goes Mobile (Ramsey County Bar Association CLE, December, 2010)

· Regulatory Compliance in the Software Development Lifecycle (Twin Cities Rational Users Group Conference, winter 2010)

· Computer Forensics for the Litigator (Hamline Law School, spring 2010)

· LexisNexis® CaseMap® Case Intake for Paralegals (Hamline Law School, spring 2010)

· panelist, Consumer Perspectives on Alternative Legal Services, hosted by HALT (fall 2009)

Please send email inquiries to sHarrington@attyClientPriv.com or call 508-361-2018.