In a recent decision, the court was incredulous that plaintiff failed to “google” the missing defendant as part of his due diligence process and upheld the defendant’s claim of insufficient service of process. Effective Internet searching may now need to become part of every lawyer’s due diligence routine.

Whether you’ve had limited experience – or success – in using the Internet as a search tool or you are a more experienced user, nationally recognized Internet trainers and ABA authors, Carole Levitt and Mark Rosch, will help you develop super search engine strategies that will assist you in meeting your research obligations. Learn practical and effective search engine strategies and skills to conduct time-efficient Internet searching.

LEARN THE BEST RESEARCH STRATEGIES (INCLUDING ADVANCED SEARCH FEATURES AT GOOGLE AND OTHER SEARCH ENGINES):

• Find Out How the Internet Really Works
• Identify and Use the Best Search Engines
• Key into Google's® “Advanced Search” Menu
• Learn About the “Visible” and “Invisible” Web
• Learn How to Pierce the “Invisible” Web
• Tools to Search “Smarter Not Harder”
• Uncover Ways to Find Deleted Web Pages

GUEST FACULTY:
CAROLE LEVITT, J.D., MLS and MARK ROSCH, Carole Levitt, J.D., M.L.S. and Mark Rosch are nationally recognized authors and speakers on the subject of using the Internet for free legal, business, and investigative research. They are co-authors of The Lawyer’s Guide to Fact Finding on the Internet (ABA LPM Section) and The Cybersleuth’s Guide to the Internet. They also co-edit the Internet Fact Finding for Lawyers newsletter (ALI-ABA). Carole has over 20 years of extensive experience in the legal field as a Law Librarian, Legal Research Professor (Pepperdine University School of Law), Attorney, and Internet Trainer. Mark Rosch is the developer and manager of Internet For Lawyers’ website and its online education component. In addition to writing internet research books and articles, Mr. Rosch writes computer technology articles for numerous legal publications.

Received on or before APR 25: 
$149 NBA member; 
$175 non-member

Received after APR 25: 
$169 NBA member; 
$195 non-member

Register for Both Sessions and Save $:

Received on or before APR 25: 
$293 NBA member; 
$345 non-member

Received after APR 25: 
$335 NBA member; 
$385 non-member

REGISTRATION CANCELLATION AND “NO SHOW”:
Registration received by MAY 5 guarantees seating and written material. Registration received after MAY 5 and at the door are limited to available seating.

PLEASE PRE-REGISTER!

Sorry, financial commitments do not allow us to refund or apply credit for cancellations or “no show” received by the NBA after MAY 5; however, a substitute may attend for a registered participant.

REGISTER EARLY & SAVE!

COURSE MATERIALS: All attendees will receive a copy of Carole Levitt’s and Mark Rosch’s 330-page book The Cybersleuth’s Guide to the Internet – a $59.95 value. (One copy per attendee)

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AFTERNOON SESSION:
THE CYBERSLEUTH'S GUIDE TO INVESTIGATIVE RESEARCH
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1:00 p.m. - Registration
1:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Seminar
(includes a 15-minute break)
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LOCATION:  Tennessee State University
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CREDIT: 3.0 CLE HOURS - GENERAL
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Featuring:
CAROLE LEVITTE, J.D., MLS & MARK ROSCH
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Learn to be a “Cybersleuth.” Instead of first turning to experts, consultants, skip tracers, and private investigators, learn about free and low cost Web sites where you can conduct your own background and investigative research on the Internet. Find out why Social Networking sites (e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Myspace) can be the newest and best investigative tool and how the sites are being used by legal professionals to their advantage. Learn about Web sites that will help you use the Internet to unearth information FREE (or at low cost!).

LEARN HOW TO SEARCH LIKE A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR:

• Find Out How to Dig Up “Dirt” about the Opposition
  
• Uncover Information to Attack a Witness’ Credibility
  
• Mining Social Networking Sites to Seek out the Smoking Gun
  
• Scour the Web for Missing People
  
• Discover Addresses (Home and Email) and Phone Numbers (Even Cellular)
  
• Locate Someone’s Aliases, Employer’s Name, Political Persuasion
  
• Glean Private or Personal Information From Usenet Postings
  
• Access Expensive Fee-Based Databases for FREE
  

DISCOVER QUICK AND EASY METHODS TO ACCESS PUBLIC RECORDS:

• Birth & Death Records
  
• Social Security Numbers
  
• Bankruptcies and Dockets
  
• Real Property Information
  
• Criminal Backgrounds
  
  

Received on or before APR 25: 
$149 NBA member; 
$175 non-member

Received after APR 25: 
$169 NBA member; 
$195 non-member

Register for Both Sessions and Save $:

Received on or before APR 25: 
$293 NBA member; 
$345 non-member

Received after APR 25: 
$335 NBA member; 
$385 non-member

REGISTRATION CANCELLATION AND “NO SHOW”:
Registration received by MAY 5 guarantees seating and written material. Registration received after MAY 5 and at the door are limited to available seating.

PLEASE PRE-REGISTER!

Sorry, financial commitments do not allow us to refund or apply credit for cancellations or “no show” received by the NBA after MAY 5; however, a substitute may attend for a registered participant.

REGISTER EARLY & SAVE!

COURSE MATERIALS: All attendees will receive a copy of Carole Levitt’s and Mark Rosch’s 330-page book The Cybersleuth’s Guide to the Internet – a $59.95 value. (One copy per attendee)

LOCATION:
TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY,

Downtown, Avon Williams Campus,

Room 353, 330 10th Avenue, North, Nashville, TN 963-7006.

From Downtown Nashville: take Charlotte Ave. west (past the capitol), turn left on 10th Avenue North.

From I-65: Exit 209 (Charlotte Ave.), turn east towards downtown Nashville, turn right on 10th Avenue North.

PARKING: Free parking available next to the building at the reserved spaces on McLemore Street (between Charlotte Ave. and Church St.) next to the TSU building. Additional parking located in the TSU parking lot (enter from 10th Avenue) – park only in the white lined parking spaces. DISPLAY PARKING
PASS. Provide e-mail address when you pre-register to receive
pass before the seminar.

REGISTER FOR THIS SEMINAR