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Encore Discovery Solutions Named Sponsor of American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section

Encore Discovery Solutions, a knowledge-based provider of electronic discovery and related services, will become a patron sponsor for the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association, providing TIPS members with electronic discovery-related services.

"TIPS brings together lawyers from all sides to pool knowledge and provide leadership on trial practice and critical issues of justice that involve tort and insurance law," said Greg Mazares, president and CEO of Encore. "Electronically stored information is an increasingly challenging part of trial practice, and we are pleased to be able to help TIPS members better understand and navigate through the complexities and nuances of electronic discovery."

Encore will be working with TIPS to present educational programs on e-Discovery at TIPS meetings over the next year beginning in August at the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago.

"We appreciate Encore's support and our members look forward to their help in improving their trial practices," said Timothy Bouch, Charleston, S.C., section chair.

TIPS strives to keep its 32,000 members on the forefront of emerging issues and technologies. "TIPS members are an elite group of legal professionals and we look forward to serving them," said Mark Hosford, Regional Vice President at Encore.

About The American Bar Association

With more than 400,000 members, the American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional membership organization in the world. As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law.

About the ABA Section of Tort Trial & Insurance Practice

The ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section unites plaintiff, defense, insurance and corporate counsel to advance the civil justice system. TIPS is a national source of expertise in tort, trial and insurance practice and brings lawyers together to share information and speak out on issues of importance. The section, with over 32,000 members, has 34 general committees that focus on substantive and procedural matters in areas across the broad spectrum of civil law and practice. For more information about the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section visit the TIPS Web site, www.abanet.org/tips.

About Encore Discovery Solutions

Through a combination of knowledge and innovation, and with a focus on helping clients achieve favorable results, Encore Discovery Solutions provides a broad range of discovery solutions to major law firms and corporate legal departments across the U.S. According to independent surveys in 2006, 2007 and 2008, Encore is ranked as one of the leading providers of electronic data discovery and related services, including Web hosting, data forensics and collections, imaging, coding and reprographics. For more information, please visit www.encorediscovery.com.