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Own the Data. Earn the Seat

Mastering e-discovery turns data into intelligence and opens real opportunities for your clients and your career, positioning you as the essential voice where strategy is set.

E-discovery professionals analyze and learn the data, email, chat, mobile, and cloud, to answer who did what, and when. When you can surface the right evidence and explain what it means, you become the voice teams rely on across plaintiff and defense, in-house and outside counsel, legal ops, litigation support/eData, and solution providers, driving clarity, defensibility, and results.

The UF Law E-Discovery Conference brings those perspectives together. It provides adaptable references, playbooks, case-law snapshots, mock demos, checklists, and more, to evaluate and tailor to your facts, policies, and jurisdiction. The aim is simple: help you spot openings, fill gaps, and contribute where strategy is set.

 

Choose Your Conference Experience

Join thousands of legal professionals worldwide by registering for the virtual experience of the UF Law E-Discovery Conference, free for anyone working, studying, or practicing in the legal field.

The two-day conference that follows will offer both virtual and in-person participation. All attendees will also receive access to our Pre-Conference Day on February 24th, a virtual-only program featuring leaders from legal service and technology providers sharing solutions, demonstrations, and best practices.

Virtual attendance remains free, and in-person registration will open soon at a low cost to make the program accessible to as many professionals as possible.

Law students, paralegal students, judges, and judicial staff may attend at no cost, whether joining virtually or in person.

 

Details

Start: February 24, 2026
End: February 26, 2026
University of Florida Levin College of Law

Featured Speakers

Join us in celebrating the dynamic leaders who are driving the most crucial discussions in e-discovery! This year, we are thrilled to feature the insightful Dawson Horn as our keynote speaker, seamlessly linking legal strategy with cutting-edge technology. On Day 2, we’ll be honored to have Hon. Paul Grimm (ret.) share his invaluable judicial perspective on data, advocacy, and accountability.

Together with a fantastic roster of judges, practitioners, technologists, and industry innovators, we promise an inspiring two-day event filled with meaningful connections and practical knowledge. Check out our complete speaker lineup and start planning your can't-miss sessions. This is an opportunity you won't want to overlook!

 

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Paul Grimm

Federal District Judge (ret.) and Mediator
Judicial Arbitration and Mediation (JAMS)
Paul Grimm
  • Paul Grimm

    Paul Grimm is a retired United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, where he served for nearly 26 years, first as a Magistrate Judge and then as a District Judge.

    Prior to his judicial service, he was in private practice for 13 years (civll litigation), the Maryland Attorney General's Office, the Baltinore County State's Attorney's Office, and served as a U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps attorney for nearly 25 years of combined active duty and reserve service, having retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.

    Following his retirement from the Federal Court in Maryland, Judge Grimm served for three years on the faculty of Duke Law School as a Professor of the Practice of Law and the Director of the Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke Law School. He is an elected member of the American Law Institute, and previously was an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland and the University of Baltimore Schools of Law, where he taught courses on evidence and civil procedure.

    He has published extensively on areas of admissibility of evidence, civil discovery, and other litigation related topics.

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Dawson Horn

President & CoFounder
Network for Excellence in Tech Law ("NExT")
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  • Dawson Horn

    Dawson is presently president of Network for Excellence in Legal Technology (NExT), "where legal tech innovation meets inclusive excellence." He also sits on the Board of Practicing Law Institute (PLI) and the Advisory Board for ALM's LegalWeek. Dawson was previously Vice President, Associate General Counsel, to the Litigation Department at AIG where he was responsible for specified corporate litigation cases, a range of eDiscovery matters, and antitrust compliance. Before assuming that position he was Senior Litigation Counsel with Tyco International and was responsible for a large toxic tort and insurance recovery docket. Prior to that Dawson served for eight years as Assistant General Counsel at Altria Corporate Services where, among other things, he managed Altria’s defense in the multi-billion-dollar RICO lawsuit by the Department of Justice against the major U.S. cigarette companies. At Scott Paper, he managed the company’s defense in breast implant class action litigation and navigated its related insurance issues. His litigation training began at the Pepper Hamilton firm where he gained first chair trial experience and worked primarily on insurance and antitrust cases. Dawson is a frequent speaker on eDiscovery issues have spoken at LegalWeek, the Sedona Conference and the Electronic Discovery Institute. He is also a guest lecturer on eDiscovery Issues at the Temple Univeristy Law School Course on The Role of In House Counsel.

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