About the Authors

Linda Volonino (PhD, MBA, CISSP, ACFE) entered the field of computer forensics and electronic evidence in 1998 with a PhD and MBA in information systems (IS). She’s been a guest lecturer on computer forensics and eDiscovery at the State University of New York Buffalo School of Law, and to attorneys and state Supreme Court justices as part of Continuing Legal Education (CLE).  She’s a computer forensics investigator and e-discovery consultant with Robson Forensic, Inc. working for plaintiff and defense lawyers in civil and criminal cases.  In addition to standard e-mail and e-document evidence, she’s consulted on cases involving electronically stored information (ESI) from social media sites and handheld devices as part of eDiscovery.

Linda’s coauthored Computer Forensics For Dummies and four textbooks: to on information technology, on on information security, and one on computer forensics.  She’s published in academic, industry, and law journals on e-discovery and the need for electronic records management as part of pre-litigation readiness. She’s a senior editor on Information Systems Management and was Program Chair for the 2009 Conference on Digital Forensics, Security, and Law.  

Ian J. Redpath holds a Bachelor's degree from Hillsdale College, a JD from the University of Detroit, and an LLM from the University of Wisconsin.  He has 34 years of experience in litigation and has been admitted to practice in the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, and New York as well as the Federal and Tax Courts.  Ian is also a former prosecuting attorney.  He has published numerous articles on contemporary issues and topics and coauthored several books.

Ian has taught American Jurisprudence at the University of Clermont-Ferrand School of Law in France and lectures regularly on American Law at prestigious MGIMO in Russia.  He has extensive national and international experience in developing, writing, and presenting continuing education programs.

Currently, Ian is the principle in the Redpath Law Offices with offices in Buffalo and New York City where he specializes in criminal and civil litigation.