G. Grant Dixon III is the founder of the Dixon Law Office with offices in LaGrange, Chicago, and Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. The firm represents plaintiffs in serious personal injury, wrongful death and workers' compensation cases. He has obtained multiple million-dollar verdicts, as well as several record verdicts and settlements for his clients. He has been recognized nationally for his representation of injured victims including six-time Super Lawyer, multiyear Leading Lawyer, and 40 Under 40 lawyer. Mr. Dixon has been the author or co-author of 32 legal articles and 93 presentations on a wide variety of legal topics around the country. Mr. Dixon earned his B.S. degree from Indiana University and his J.D. degree from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois.
Daniel B Garrie is the co-founder of Law & Forensics LLC, where he leads the computer forensics and e-discovery practice teams. He has been a dominant voice in e-discovery for more than 20 years. Mr. Garrie is an arbitrator, forensic neutral, and e-discovery special master at JAMS. Since co-founding Law & Forensics LLC, in 2008, Mr. Garrie has built it into one of the leading e-discovery engineering firms in the industry. In addition to his law degree, he holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science, allowing him to speak as comfortably with engineers and developers as he does with lawyers and judges. Mr. Garrie combines his technical and legal expertise to resolve e-discovery disputes, consult on e-discovery matters, and serve as an expert witness on e-discovery issues. He is also the co-inventor of Forensic Scan, a patented method of scanning forensic images of a computer system using multiple malicious code detection engines simultaneously from a master control point, (US 20140181975 A1),
Small v. University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, 2014 WL 4079507 (D. Nev. 2014
); United Central Bank v. Kanan Fashions, N. D. Ill., Case No. 10-CV-331. (2011);
Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company v. Enmex Corp., et al., 2015 WL 1529247 (W.D. Tex. 2015);
C.D.S. Inc. v. Zelter and Amazon Web Services, Inc., (S.D.N.Y. 2016);
Jawbone, Inc. v. Fitbit Inc. et al (Super. Cal., S.F. County 2018). Mr. Garrie’s expert reports and findings have been instrumental in facilitating positive, cost and time-saving outcomes for his clients in multi-billion-dollar disputes. He is the co-author of six books including
Understanding Software, the Internet, Mobile Computing, and The Cloud: A Guide for Judges, and his scholarship is cited by
Black’s Law Dictionary 10th Ed. in defining the terms “software,” “internet,” and “algorithm.” He has been recognized by several United States Supreme Court justices for his legal scholarship and cited in more than 500+ articles and opinions. Separately, Mr. Garrie enjoys teaching in both an academic and courtroom setting. He is an adjunct professor of law at Rutgers Law School. Mr. Garrie has given hundreds of seminars to thousands of students, lawyers, judges, and CISOs across the globe. In addition to his classroom experience at Rutgers, Mr. Garrie has also lectured at Harvard Law School, UCLA, Columbia University, Cardozo Law School, and Brandeis University on numerous topics, including e-discovery.
Yoav M Griver is a partner with Zeichner Ellman & Krause in the firm’s litigation group where he focuses on representing clients in complex commercial matters. Mr. Griver is a member of the New York State and American bar associations. He earned his B.B.A. degree, with honors, from the University of Texas and his J.D. degree, with honors, from University of Texas School of Law.
John M Lynch is an attorney at The Law Offices of John M. Lynch, where his practice includes federal criminal defense, DUI/DWI defense, drug possession defense, white-collar crime defense, personal injury, gun law, and general trial litigation. Mr. Lynch is a member of The Missouri Bar, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, American Bar Association, American Association for Justice, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, International Homicide Investigators Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, and the National Association of Distinguished Counsel, as well as a member of the board of directors for the Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Mr. Lynch has a strong law enforcement background with a decade of experience as a police investigator and federal drug task force agent. He earned his B.S. degree from Columbia College and his J.D. degree from Saint Louis University School of Law.
Ralph R Smith III is a shareholder and co-chair of the Labor & Employment Group of Capehart & Scatchard, P.A. Mr. Smith focuses his practice in employment litigation and preventative employment practices, including counseling employers on the creation of employment policies, non-compete and trade secret agreements, and training employers to avoid employment-related litigation. He represents both companies and individuals in related complex commercial litigation before federal states courts and administrative agencies in labor and employment cases including race, gender, age, national origin, disability and workplace harassment and discrimination matters, wage-and-hour disputes, restrictive covenants, grievances, arbitrations, drug testing, and employment-related contract issues. Mr. Smith earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Temple University and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Temple University School of Law.
