Practical guides, case law summaries, and downloadable tools for legal professionals managing digital evidence.
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A step-by-step checklist for implementing evidence preservation under FRCP 37(e).
Covers litigation hold, collection, ongoing management, and pre-trial steps.
Download PDFA fillable template for self-authenticating electronic records under Federal Rules of Evidence 902(13) and 902(14).
Includes instructions on who qualifies, notice requirements, and SHA-256 hash commands.
Download PDFCase law consequences and cost comparisons for evidence integrity failures.
Covers Zubulake, Allied Concrete, Guarisco, Victor Stanley, and Lorraine v. Markel.
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Step-by-step guide covering account creation, uploading files, SHA-256 verification, share links, access logs, and FRE 902(13) certificate generation.
Start here if you are new to Attested.
Download PDFWhat each section of the provenance certificate means, how to present it in court, and the legal basis under FRE 902(13) and 28 U.S.C. § 1746.
Includes verification commands for opposing counsel.
Download PDFPractical guidance on temporary access vs. preserved evidence, expiration settings, litigation hold, organizing evidence by matter, and viewer identity watermarking.
Covers batch sharing, naming conventions, and preservation obligations.
Download PDFOne-page reference card covering FRE 901, 902(13), 902(14), FRCP 37(e), SHA-256, chain of custody, litigation hold, and more in plain English.
Keep on your desk or share with your team.
Download PDFA practical guide to self-authenticating digital evidence through written certification. Learn the SHA-256 workflow, certification requirements, and common pitfalls.
Real cases, real sanctions. From Zubulake's $29.3M verdict to Allied Concrete's $542K penalty, see what evidence spoliation actually costs — and the preservation strategies that prevent it.
Defense attorneys receive body cam footage with no chain of custody. Here's how to maintain evidence integrity from download to trial using hash verification and access logging.
Answers to the 12 most common questions about digital evidence authentication, chain of custody, FRE 902(13), and spoliation prevention.
All digital evidence excluded because neither party authenticated it. 101-page opinion became the roadmap for digital evidence authentication.
Failure to preserve emails resulted in a $29.3M verdict with adverse inference instructions. Established the foundational duty to preserve.
Attorney directed client to delete Facebook evidence. Result: $542K sanctions, $180K fees, and license suspension.
Digitally altered photograph in discovery triggered sanctions. SHA-256 hashing proves integrity and prevents this scenario.
Authentication gaps and a flawed forensic tool undermined the prosecution's digital evidence case. Chain of custody documentation is the defense.
Attested generates self-authenticating evidence certificates automatically — SHA-256 hash verification, access audit trail logs, and 28 U.S.C. § 1746 certification in a single document.
