INITIATE ENGAGEMENT

Engage a forensic expert
before the evidence moves

Devices get wiped, cloud tenants age out their logs, and custodians keep working. Early engagement preserves the chain of custody and closes off the spoliation argument before it can be made.

SCOPING REQUEST

Tell us about the matter.

Four fields to start. A partner reads every submission, runs the conflicts check, and comes back with a scoping call — not a sales sequence.

EVERY FIELD IS REQUIRED UNLESS MARKED OPTIONAL

Name

Work email

Firm or organisation

What happened

A summary is enough at this stage. Keep it general — nothing privileged or confidential until conflicts clear.

ADD MATTER DETAILCourt or venue, trial date, opposing parties, evidence types. Four optional fields.

Supplying this lets us clear conflicts and scope the work faster — often on the first call rather than the second.

Court or venueOPTIONAL

Trial or deadline dateOPTIONAL

An approximate date is fine. We schedule against the tightest one.

Opposing partiesOPTIONAL

Named parties and their counsel, for the conflicts check. Party names only — no matter facts.

Digital evidence and device typesOPTIONAL

Do not attach or send privileged, confidential, or case-sensitive material through this form. We may already act for a party adverse to yours, and an unsolicited disclosure before conflicts clear can disqualify us from assisting you. Submitting this form does not create an attorney-client relationship or an expert engagement.

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WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

01Conflicts check
Before anything substantive, we check the parties you name against our current and prior engagements. This is why the form asks for opposing parties and why it asks you to hold your documents.
02Scoping call
Twenty to thirty minutes. What the evidence is, where it sits, what the deadline is, and whether the question you need answered is one forensic analysis can actually answer.
03Scope and engagement letter
A written scope with a cost range and a schedule. Work begins when the engagement letter is signed, not before.

DIRECT

If you would rather not use a form, or the matter is moving today:

info@lawandforensics.com 855-529-2466

The same rule applies by phone and by email: hold the documents until conflicts clear.

NOT READY TO ENGAGE

If you are still assembling a shortlist, ask for a CV first. It carries the qualifications, testimony history, and publications a vetting memo needs.

REQUEST A CV

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