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About Sharon D. Nelson and John W. Simek

Sharon D. Nelson, Esq. is the President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc., a digital forensics, cybersecurity and information technology firm in Fairfax, Virginia. Ms. Nelson is the author of the noted electronic evidence blog, Ride the Lightning and is a co-host of the Legal Talk Network podcast series called “The Digital Edge: Lawyers and Technology” as well as “Digital Detectives.” She is a frequent author (eighteen books published by the ABA and hundreds of articles) and speaker on legal technology, cybersecurity and electronic evidence topics. She was the President of the Virginia State Bar June 2013 – June 2014 and a past President of the Fairfax Law Foundation, and the Fairfax Bar Association.

John W. Simek is the Vice President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc., an information technology, digital forensics and cybersecurity firm located in Fairfax, VA. Mr. Simek has a national reputation as a digital forensics technologist and has testified as an expert witness throughout the United States. He holds a degree in engineering and an MBA in finance. Mr. Simek holds the prestigious CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) and the CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) certifications. He is a past chair of ABA TECHSHOW and is a frequent author and speaker on legal technology, cybersecurity and electronic evidence.

Posts by Sharon D. Nelson and John W. Simek

Metadata in Digital Photos – Should You Care?

The Perils of Social Media for Judges

Securely Deleting Data From Mobile Devices

Text Message Preservation

What’s Hot in E-Discovery?

Is It Possible to Secure Law Firm Data?

Data Dumps: The Bane of E-Discovery

Smartphones Proliferate in Computer Forensics

The Virtual Lawyer Stampede