Martin Felsky, Ph.D., J.D.
Consultant
Well-versed in the law and strategy of electronic discovery and electronic production of documents, Martin advises major law firm and government clients in Canada, the United States and overseas on the effective use of automated litigation support and strategic electronic discovery.
Prior to launching Felsky Consulting (www.felsky.com), Martin was the Chief Executive Officer of Commonwealth Legal from 2000-2009. Before joining Commonwealth Legal, Martin was the Director of Canada's leading legal technology consulting firm where he worked with more than 60 law firms and law departments to provide advice and support on strategic technology planning, information systems implementation and training. Prior to that, Martin was Legal Technology Counsel and a research lawyer at McCarthy Tétrault for seven years with responsibility for implementing technology for lawyers.
Martin obtained two doctorates from the University of Toronto (English and Law) and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1985. For three years he taught a course in Business Law and Ethics in the MBA program at Concordia University. Martin is a member of the Judges Technology Advisory Committee of the Canadian Judicial Council and chairs its subcommittee on Evidence Standards.
Martin has spoken at dozens of conferences throughout North America, in Europe and New Zealand, including the ABA TechShow in Chicago, and Legal Tech in Toronto, New York and Los Angeles. He is often cited in the press and has written extensively on legal technology matters. He is also a Summation Certified Trainer and an experienced trainer of several other legal software packages.
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