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Ga<strong>the</strong>r<strong>in</strong>g Information<br />

� This area is ripe with all k<strong>in</strong>ds <strong>of</strong> crim<strong>in</strong>al,<br />

malpractice, <strong>and</strong> ethical issues<br />

� Th<strong>in</strong>k about applicable ethical rules<br />

�The duty <strong>of</strong> competence (Rule 1.1)<br />

�“Commentators generally accept that <strong>the</strong> duty <strong>of</strong><br />

competence applies to e-discovery issues<br />

because . . . ‘[a] vital component <strong>of</strong> competency<br />

is reasonable diligence <strong>in</strong> fulfill<strong>in</strong>g an attorney's<br />

duties <strong>in</strong> a case, whatever <strong>the</strong>y may be.”’<br />

(Alex<strong>and</strong>er, <strong>in</strong>fra, at 45)

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