The National Litigation Support Team is your consultant, your resource center, and your sounding board for all litigation support aspects of your case from beginning to end. We are here to support both federal defender offices and CJA panel attorneys throughout the country. Whether you are considering what data to request, how to manage the discovery you have received, or what type of presentation you would like to use in the courtroom, we can provide assistance and guidance based on our own experiences, industry standards, and general guidelines and principles we have developed that focus not only on document management but overall case management.
The National Litigation Support Team consists of:
Sean Broderick
National Litigation Support Administrator
Sean oversees the National Litigation Support Team, which is a resource for the federal judiciary, federal defender offices, and Criminal Justice Act (CJA) panel attorneys regarding issues involving electronic discovery and litigation support technology. He is the co-chair of the Joint Working Group on Electronic Technology in the Criminal Justice System (JETWG), a joint Department of Justice and Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts national working group which examines the use of technology in the federal criminal justice system and provides suggested practices for the efficient and cost-effective management of electronic discovery. Sean is also a co-author of “Criminal e-Discovery, A Pocket Guide for Judges,” Federal Judicial Center (November 2015), which serves as a supplement to the federal judiciary’s bench book.
Kelly Scribner
Assistant National Litigation Support Administrator
Kelly specializes in case management, workflow design and vendor relations. Prior to working with us, Kelly was the Director of Litigation Support Services for Loxodrome Solutions, Inc., a litigation support vendor which works with civil law firms in the United States on document management and discovery needs. Prior to this position, Kelly was a senior litigation paralegal for Affymetrix, Inc., a biotech company, and at Pillsbury Winthrop LLP in San Francisco. She has ten years of litigation support and legal experience relevant to our national needs, including project management of multi-national civil cases, overseeing onsite document collection, the assessment and selection of technology vendors, training end-users on litigation support software, and the supervision of large teams of attorneys conducting the review of legal documents.
Alex Roberts
National Litigation Support Paralegal
Alex focuses on the technical areas of litigation support and can assist with identifying what technology to use and when to use it. Alex has more than 20 years of experience in the field of litigation support. Prior to joining us, Alex was a litigation support technical analyst and workflow coordinator for Foster Pepper, PLLC, a law firm in Seattle, Washington where he supervised and coordinated electronic discovery workflow, litigation software training, provided advanced legal database support and gave trial presentation consulting. Of particular note, Alex has worked in the past with CJA panel attorneys in the Western District of Washington, consulting and participating in a number of complex CJA matters.
Joe Wanzala
National Litigation Support Paralegal
Joe’s experience has included a focus on leveraging e-discovery solutions for complex litigation and identifying best practices. Prior to joining the NLST, Joe was a trial paralegal with the Federal Public Defender in Oakland, California. Before that he worked at several law firms including Shartsis Friese LLP, Orrick, and Morrison & Foerster; developing specializations in regulatory enforcement and white-collar defense. He also worked as an investigator on death penalty cases for the California Appellate Project and was a policy analyst for the California Public Utilities Commission, Public Advocates Office.
Carl Adams
National Litigation Support Paralegal
Carl joined the National Litigation Support Team in early 2022. Previously he was the Litigation Support Specialist in the Iowa Federal Defender Office for three years. At the FPD he assisted with discovery management, forensics including Cellebrite extractions, audio and video editing, and exhibit creation. Carl enjoys trying to solve problems using cheap and open-source tools. Prior to joining the FPD, Carl clerked for state and federal judges, and briefly dabbled in a private bankruptcy and state criminal law practice.
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