Social Media Evidence in Divorce

Agenda / Content Covered

1. Insightful Case Law on Social Media Evidence
   2:00 - 2:30, Richard J. Eisen
2. Finding Evidence in Social Media
   2:30 - 3:00, Corinne N. Ryan
   1. Sources of Data
   2. What to Look for
   3. Tips and Tactics
   4. The Ethical Risks of Using Friending to Obtain Personal Information
   5. Pros and Cons of Using Outside Investigators
3. How to Request Evidence from Facebook and Other Social Media Companies
   3:00 - 3:30, Tifanne E. Wolter
   1. How Long is Personal Digital Data Kept on Servers?
   2. Subpoenaing Facebook and Other Companies for Relevant Records
   3. What Can be Done if the Account's Been Closed
4. Instagram, Snapchat, and Other Photo- and Video-Sharing Apps
   3:45 - 4:15, Ajla Alunovic
   1. Evidence Spoliation: Can You Retrieve Deleted Content?
   2. Getting the Data Admitted into Evidence
5. Authenticating Social Media Data
   4:15 - 4:45, Tifanne E. Wolter
6. Disputing Social Media Discovery
   4:45 - 5:15, Corinne N. Ryan
   1. Contesting the Veracity of the Online Information
   2. Contesting the Process of Obtaining the Information

Accreditation Details:

Ajla Alunovic is an attorney with The Schechter Law Firm, P.C., in Clayton, Missouri. Ms. Alunovic specializes in complex family law matters. She is a member of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, St Louis County Bar Association, The Missouri Bar, and American Bar Association. Ms. Alunovic earned her B.A. degree from Saint Louis University and her J.D. degree form Valparaiso University School of Law.

Richard J. Eisen is a partner at the St. Louis law firm of Growe Eisen Karlen Eilerts LLC. He concentrates his practice in the area of family/domestic law, including dissolution of marriage, legal separation, paternity, maintenance, child support, child custody, modification matters, enforcement, and pre/post-nuptial agreements. Mr. Eisen has tried and settled numerous complex family law cases. He frequently lectures and publishes articles in the area of family law. Mr. Eisen is a certified divorce mediator and has been appointed by the court as a guardian ad litem for children in custody disputes. He is a member of The Missouri Bar (past-chair, Legislative Subcommittee of the Family Law Section), the St. Louis County Bar Association (past-president and Executive Board member), the Illinois State Bar Association, and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. Mr. Eisen earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Washington University; and his J.D. degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law.

Corinne N. Ryan is a partner in the law firm of Kokensparger + Ryan Legal Group. She and Mr. Kokensparger are a wife and husband legal team that limit their practice to the fields of family law, adoptions, and appeals. Ms. Ryan is a frequent lecturer on family law and adoption issues. She has 20 years of concentrated experience in the field of family law. Ms. Ryan is admitted to practice in Ohio and is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association. She earned her B.A. degree from John Carroll University and her J.D. degree from Capital University Law School.

Tifanne E. Wolter is an attorney with Henningson & Snoxell Ltd. She has practiced family law exclusively for more than a decade. Ms. Wolter has assisted a wide array of clients with divorce, custody, paternity, child support, third party custody, parenting time, and domestic abuse matters. She is trained in collaborative divorce and mediation, and upon graduating from law school, she obtained a certificate in dispute resolution from Hamline University School of Law. After earning her Juris Doctorate degree, Ms. Wolter worked for Legal Aid and helped victims of domestic abuse, and low-income clients with family law issues. She is the past chairperson and representative to the assembly for the Minnesota State Bar Association (Family Law Section). Ms. Wolter has been involved with the Family Law Section for many years. Previously, she was the vice chairperson and chairperson of publications. She earned her B.A. degree from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota; and her J.D. degree from Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota.