Category: Digital Evidence

News, events and advice when it comes to trends and hot topics in digital evidence in e-Discovery in family law cases from the pros at The NGH Group.

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NGH Advises Family Lawyers on Illegally Obtained Evidence

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When plaintiffs and defendants in family law cases use emails, texts, and other electronic communications to bolster their cases, they may be crossing an ethical or legal line. That’s the message in a recent article by NGH Group CEO Nicholas G. Himonidis in the spring issue of Family Advocate magazine, a national publication of the American Bar Association.

Himonidis, a legal, forensic, and cryptocurrency expert with multiple certifications, outlined what evidence is and isn’t admissible in matrimonial and custody cases. His in-depth article highlights when conduct can result in civil and criminal penalties, and what legal and ethical issues attorneys should consider before obtaining or using evidence. 

Read the full ABA article.

 

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NGH Group Shares Digital Insights at Prestigious Legal & Business Valuation Conference

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NGH Group CEO Nicholas G. Himonidis was a featured speaker at the 2022 Divorce Conference sponsored by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) and Business Valuation Resources (BVR). The annual event focuses on the most pressing issues facing the divorce valuation discipline.

Himonidis, a legal, forensic, and cryptocurrency expert with multiple certifications, will advise attorneys on how to collect and use digital evidence in family law cases without exposing themselves to liability. As an attorney and licensed private investigator, he also educates attorneys on how and where divorcing spouses can hide digital assets.

The three-day conference will take place September 18-20, 2022, in Las Vegas.

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Recent trends and hot topics in digital evidence

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On October 28, 2021, NGH Group CEO and President Nicholas G. Himonidis, J.D., CFE, CCFS, CCFI, will address the members of the Northern Kentucky Bar Association on what they need to know when counseling clients and conducting e-discovery in family law cases.

Attendees will learn about new technology and legal issues in cryptocurrency, cloud computing, digital espionage (and how to prevent it), encrypted data, and other issues.

As an attorney and computer forensics expert, Nick will educate attendees on both the legal and technical issues in conducting e-discovery in non-commercial litigation. He will also discuss the many forms of evidence that only exist in digital form and must be preserved quickly—before they disappear forever.

To request Mr. Himonidis as a speaker on this or other topics, call (516) 621-6500 or send an email.

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NGH to speak about trends in digital evidence at ABA conference

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NGH Group CEO and President Nicholas G. Himonidis, J.D., CFE, CCFS, CCFI, will speak on “New Trends in Digital Evidence and Their Effect on Matrimonial Litigation” at the American Bar Association Family Law Section Spring conference on June 17, 2021.

A leading expert on both technical and legal issues surrounding digital evidence, Nick will cover what practitioners need to know to effectively counsel clients and conduct e-discovery in family law cases, including:

  • Cloud computing
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Digital espionage (and how to prevent it)
  • Encrypted data
  • Home-based cloud video devices and services

Emerging trends in technology present new legal and technical challenges for gathering and preserving digital evidence. This presentation will highlight those challenges and offer effective solutions for dealing with them.

For more information or to register for the conference, visit the ABA website.

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Nick Himonidis at MATLAW 2020

Nick Himonidis will be a featured guest lecturer for the MATLAW 2020 Courtroom Evidence Programs!  Matlaw (and Tim Tippins) are among the most respected providers of CLE programs for matrimonial and family law attorneys in New York.

Nick has been invited to join this exciting program and present on a wide range of hot topics and current trends in digital evidence affecting matrimonial and family law including: email and text message evidence, social media evidence, geolocation & digital ‘footprints’,  encryption roadblocks in e-discovery, cloud recording systems, cryptocurrency and digital espionage in matrimonial cases.

Dates for the Matlaw 2020 Courtroom Evidence Program are as follows:

May 5 Rochester

May 6 Syracuse

May 7 Albany

May 18 Long Island

May 19 Manhattan

May 20 White Plains

For more information, or to register for one of the programs please visit MATLAW’s website:

https://matlaw.com/spring-2019/

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Nick Himonidis featured as guest on Scope of Success Podcast

Nick Himonidis was the featured guest on the December 19 episode of the popular Scope of Success podcast with Brian & James. The podcast focuses on Business Life Lessons – Career Advice & Professional Development. Check out the Scope of Success podcast website / listen to the interview with Nick Himonidis on e-DIscovery and HBO’s The Wire here on Scope of Success.

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Nick Himonidis presenting a program on investigating Bitcoin and cryptocurrency transactions

On January 18, 2017 Nick Himonidis lectured on advanced digital evidence issues including the investigation of bitcoin and other cryptocurrency transactions at the Westbury Manor in Westbury Long Island. This program is jointly sponsored by the New York State Society of CPAs and the Long Island Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

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Nick Himonidis is featured speaker at American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Fall CLE Program “CRIMES & MISDEMEANORS”

Nick Himonidis was the featured speaker at American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Fall 2017 CLE Program “Crimes & Misdemeanors” – presenting a CLE program entitled “Spousal espionage – Drawing the line between legitimate, lawful self-help in gathering digital evidence and unlawful / criminal conduct.”

Program summary

The collection and use of digital evidence (ESI) has become a key component in all forms of modern litigation – including matrimonial and custody litigation. Email, text messages, social media and other forms of ESI can be critically important with respect to the location and value of marital assets, claims of marital waste, and custody issues. There is clearly an emerging trend of clients who insist on engaging in ‘self-help’ to collect what they perceive to be important digital evidence – outside the scope of formal discovery (perhaps before the case is even commenced). Some of this conduct may be lawful, and may result in valuable and potentially admissible evidence, but some of it is clearly unlawful and may violate multiple New York state and federal criminal statutes, and if so, other statues may render such evidence inadmissible.

This program will cover the legal (and ethical) boundaries between lawful collection of ESI on the one hand, and the unlawful methods of doing so, which appear to be have become an all too common reality.