Former US Magistrate Judge Ron Hedges to Present @ Legal Learning Series 2015 5th Annual eDiscovery

MIAMI - Sept. 30, 2015 - PRLog -- Legal Learning Series, a leader in legal education, networking and events, announced today that Ronald J. Hedges is the principal of Ronald J. Hedges LLC, will present at the 2015 5^th Annual Legal Learning Series eDiscovery Leadership Conference, a full day educational conference for professionals working in technology within law firms and legal departments. He has extensive experience in e-discovery and in the management of complex litigation and has served as a special master, arbitrator and mediator. He also consults on management and discovery of electronically stored information (“ESI”).

Mr. Hedges was a United States Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey from 1986 to 2007. While a magistrate judge, he was the Compliance Judge for the Court Mediation Program, a member of the Lawyers Advisory Committee, and both a member of, and reporter for, the Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Committee. From 2001 to 2005 he was a member of the Advisory Group of Magistrate Judges.

The conference will take place all day on Thursday, October 29^th, at The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL. Mr. Hedges, will also be on hand to meet with LLS eDiscovery Conference attendees in the Networking Lounge.

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Robert Friedman, Co-founder and Executive Director of Legal Learning Series: "Legal Learning Series is delighted to welcome Ron Hedges, and have his expertise and guidance for the day as we look to educate the Florida legal community.  The support we receive from respected experts like Mr. Hedges, and from our existing partners, allows us to provide the absolute best is quality programming and events for the legal community."

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About Legal Learning Series

Legal Learning Series was created to help promote the common business interest of the legal community, educate the legal professionals on what is relevant or topical, and serve as a resource for the entire legal industry. The Legal Learning Series is dedicated to providing higher continuing legal education programs and offering legal experts, consultants, service and technology providers the opportunity to educate the community. We offer comprehensive half day seminars, full day seminars, conferences, lunch and learns, professional development courses to be hosted within law firms, legal networking opportunities, and training for litigation support, eDiscovery, forensic data recovery and trial presentation. Attendees of the Legal Learning Series include top level professionals: lawyers, judges, administrators, paralegals, legal assistants, case managers, litigation support managers, legal consultants, and others. Join your colleagues in an exciting journey towards setting higher standards in the legal community. Participate in making a difference.

About Ron Hedges

Mr. Hedges was an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University School, where he taught mediation skills.  He was an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center and remains an adjunct professor at Rutgers School of Law—Newark. He taught courses on electronic discovery and evidence at both these schools. He was a Fellow at the Center for Information Technology of Princeton University for 2010-11 and 2011-12. Mr. Hedges is also a member of the College of the State Bar of Texas.

Mr. Hedges is admitted to the bars of the District of Columbia, New Jersey, New York and Texas. He is also admitted to the bars of various federal courts.

Mr. Hedges’ many publications include “Competence with Electronically Stored Information: What Does It Mean in the Context of Litigation and How Can Attorneys Achieve it,” 15 DDEE 135 (2015) (co-author), International Extradition: A Guide for Judges (Federal Judicial Center: 2014), The Sedona Conference® Cooperation Proclamation: Resources for the Judiciary (The Sedona Conference®: 2014, 2012 & 2011) (co-senior editor), Managing Discovery of Electronic Information: A Pocket Guide for Judges (Federal Judicial Center: 2012 & 2007) (co-author), Discovery of Electronically Stored Information: Surveying the Legal Landscape (BNA: 2007), The Sedona Guidelines: Best Practices Addressing Protective Orders, Confidentiality & Public Access in Civil Cases (The Sedona Conference®: 2007) (editing team member), “Case Management and E-Discovery: Perfect Together,” 9 DDEE 220 (2009), “Rule 26(f): The Most Important E-Discovery Rule,” New Jersey L. J. (May 18, 2009), and “A View from the Bench and the Trenches: A Critical Appraisal of Some Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,” 227 F.R.D. 123 (2005).

Mr. Hedges is also the editor of Representative Federal and State Court Decisions and Other Materials Involving ESI in Criminal Actions (The Sedona Conference®: Feb. 2014) and of Representative Federal and State Judicial Decisions and Other Materials Involving Protective Orders, Confidentiality and Public Access in Civil and Criminal Actions (Feb. 2014) and the supplements thereto.

Among other things, Mr. Hedges is a member of the American Law Institute, the American Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association. He is a member of the Historical Society and the Lawyers Advisory Committee of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Mr. Hedges is a member of The Sedona Conference Judicial Advisory Board, The Sedona Conference Working Group on Protective Orders, Confidentiality, and Public Access, and The Sedona Conference Working Group on Best Practices for Electronic Document Retention & Production. He is also a member of the advisory board of the Advanced E-Discovery Institute of Georgetown University Law Center.

To attend the conference please visit the Legal Learning Series website.