The proper management of case discovery can play a key role in obtaining a favorable outcome for your client.

The attorney that is successful in litigation is the one that is the most prepared. Following are some of the items that should be addressed by your discovery management process whether you do it in your office or outsource to a Forensic Accountant as some attorneys do.

The following questions should be able to be answered if your discovery management function is operating properly:

  1. What have you requested from the other side, when was that request served and when is a response due back.
  2. When the response is received along with the requested documents did they properly respond? What was the date of their response?  Did they address all of the items requested?  Did they actually provide all of the documents that they said they provided in their response? Have you prepared an exhibit detailing documents not provided and issues of inadequate response?
  3. Scanning of documents received and provided and a proper labeling and organization is critical if you hope to be able to retrieve and review information in an efficient manner.
  4. What documents do you have in inventory? Which party provided those documents and when were they provided?
  5. What documents have you requested but not yet received and what was the name and date of service of the Request for Production when they were requested?
  6. Specifically what documents were provided to the other side in response to their requests for production?
  7. Are your documents scanned and arranged in a manner in which they are easily located when needed and can they easily be shared if needed.
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