Jackson Kelly attorney Jill McIntyre is at the forefront of a movement to amend the rules that govern civil procedure in United States district courts. On January 9, 2014, McIntyre testified at a public hearing in Phoenix, Arizona, before an Advisory Committee on Civil Rules regarding proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
The proposed amendments are designed to reduce the costs and burdens of civil discovery, including a modification to Rule 26(b)(1) that would clarify the limited scope of discovery and changes to Rule 37(e), which regulates sanctions for failure to preserve discoverable information. During the hearing, McIntyre advocated for limiting the scope of discovery and for clarity and uniformity in preservation and spoliation standards. Hearings during the six-month public comment period are being held in Washington, DC, Phoenix, Arizona and Dallas, Texas.
McIntyre leads the Firm’s Electronic Discovery Team and closely follows the development of electronic discovery law and principals, along with emerging technologies implicated in the discovery process. She regularly advises clients and colleagues about digital technologies; retaining and discarding electronically stored information; preserving, locating, collecting and producing data involved in litigation and/or government investigations; and engaging in proportional, cost-effective discovery.
