Digital Forensic CLEs

Digital Forensic CLEs

Contact us about speaking at your next CLE event on cutting-edge digital forensics or cybersecurity topics. We perform live cell phone, computer, and online cloud evidence demonstrations to show what proof looks like today and how it can help you achieve results in the courtroom for your client.

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“John Carney has presented Continuing Legal Education classes for us. He speaks with authority, knowledge, and humor. His presentations consistently get high marks on our surveys and we welcome him back at any time. If I had a need for this type of service, John is hands down who I would reach out to first.”

– Karen Westwood, Director, Hennepin County Anne Grande Law Library

Online Digital Forensic Education & CLE Topics for Webinars and In-Person Presentations

  • Proving Distracted Driving Behavior Using Advanced iPhone Forensics
  • The Return of iPhone Forensics: New, Advanced Recovery Breakthroughs Deliver Deeply Probative Evidence
  • Texting While Driving Cases: Case Study and Best Practices
  • How Evolving Everyday Technology is Impacting Civil and Criminal Litigation
  • Cryptocurrency Investigation and Asset Recovery for Trusts and Estates
  • The Art of Retrieving Documents from Messaging Apps
  • Mobile Device Cybersecurity: How to Protect Your Smartphone
  • How to Keep a Network Safe at Little to No Cost
  • How To Keep Your Documents and Network Secure When Working Remotely
  • Cell Phones Are the New DNA: The Emerging Role of Mobile Device Forensics in Wrongful Conviction Exonerations
  • Accessing the Treasure Trove of Social Media Evidence
  • Think Outside the Device: The Forensics of Everything
  • What Digital Evidence Looks Like, and How to Obtain It Professionally: Live Evidence Demonstration
  • Digital Surveillance Forensics:  What Video Evidence Can Be Recovered from DVRs?  Is it Authentic?
  • Wearable Device Forensics:  Activity Tracking, Health Apps, and More from Fitbit, Apple Watch, and Your iPhone
Great Scott! Wearable Tech Exists
John Carney and Marsh Halberg (Halberg Criminal Defense) present on Wearable Technology at Robins Kaplan’s Trial Advocacy Seminar.

Announcing Upcoming Digital Forensic Education & CLEs

February 21, 2024 / 10th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute: “How Evolving Everyday Technology is Impacting Civil and Criminal Litigation” (Online ZOOM Webinar) 11 AM to Noon

On-Demand CLEs

Rob Trousdale, Dakota County Law Library

“Thank you for presenting with the Dakota County Law Library. The CLE was incredibly interesting. Please let me know if you’d ever like to present again with us. We would love to have you.”

– Rob Trousdale, Law Librarian, Dakota County Law Library

Recent Digital Forensic Education & CLEs

2024

  • February 2024 / Ramsey County Law Library: “How Evolving Everyday Technology is Impacting Civil and Criminal Litigation” (Online ZOOM Webinar)
  • January 2024 / Douglas K. Amdahl American Inn of Court: “How Evolving Everyday Technology is Impacting Civil and Criminal Litigation”, Jax Cafe, Minneapolis, MN

2023

  • October 2023 / Minnesota State Law Library: “How Evolving Everyday Technology is Impacting Civil and Criminal Litigation” (Online ZOOM Webinar)
  • October 2023 / Minnesota State Bar Association – Legal Tech Month: “Forensics on the Blockchain – Crypto Investigation and Asset Recovery” (Online ZOOM Webinar)
  • September 2023 / Minnesota State Bar Association – District #19: “The Return of iPhone Forensics: New, Advanced Recovery Breakthroughs Deliver Deeply Probative Evidence” (Online ZOOM Webinar)
  • September 2023 / Hennepin County Law Library: “How Evolving Everyday Technology is Impacting Civil and Criminal Litigation” (Online ZOOM Webinar)
  • September 2023 / Minnesota State Bar Association – Tech Law Section: “Forensics on the Blockchain – Crypto Investigation and Asset Recovery”, MSBA Headquarters, City Center, Minneapolis, MN
  • August 2023 / Minnesota CLE 2023 Criminal Justice Institute: “The Dirty Dozen – AI and the Practice of Law“, Minnesota CLE Conference Center, City Center, Minneapolis, MN
  • June 2023 / Minnesota CLE 2023 Probate & Trust Law Section Conference: “Crypto Investigation and Asset Recovery for Minnesota Estates”, St. Paul River Centre, St. Paul, MN
  • May 2023 / Minnesota Paralegal Association: “Cell Phones Are the New DNA: The Emerging Role of Mobile Device Forensics in Wrongful Conviction Exonerations”, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN
  • May 2023 / Dakota County Law Library: “How Evolving Everyday Technology is Impacting Civil and Criminal Litigation” (Online ZOOM Webinar)
  • May 2023 / Excel Engineering, Inc. Annual Technical Conference: “How Evolving Everyday Technology is Impacting Civil and Criminal Litigation”, Shoreview, MN
  • April 2023 / Minnesota State Bar Association – 3rd Judicial District: “How Evolving Everyday Technology is Impacting Civil and Criminal Litigation”, Rochester, MN
  • March 2023 / Magnet Virtual Summit 2023: “Proving Distracted Driving Behavior Using Advanced iPhone Forensics” (Online Zoom Webinar)
  • February 2023 / American Academy of Forensic Sciences 75th Annual Scientific Conference: “Proving Distracted Driving Behavior Using Advanced iPhone Forensics”, Orlando, FL
  • January 2023 / Minnesota State Bar Association – 6th Judicial District: “How Evolving Everyday Technology is Impacting Civil and Criminal Litigation”, Duluth, MN

2022

  • October 25, 2022 / Minnesota CLE 2022 Technology Law Institute: “A Device May Be the Star Witness in Your Next Case: How to Discover and Recover Electronic Evidence”
  • September 14, 2022 / Minnesota State Bar Association (Tri-County): “Cell Phones Are the New DNA: The Emerging Role of Mobile Device Forensics in Wrongful Conviction Exonerations” (Online ZOOM Webinar)
  • August 16, 2022 / Minnesota State Law Library: “Cell Phones Are the New DNA: The Emerging Role of Mobile Device Forensics in Wrongful Conviction Exonerations”, St. Paul, Minnesota and Online ZOOM Webinar
  • April 2022 / Minnesota State Bar Association, District #19: “Cell Phones Are the New DNA: The Emerging Role of Mobile Device Forensics in Wrongful Conviction Exonerations” (Online ZOOM Webinar) 12 to 1 pm
  • March 2022 / Hennepin County Law Library: “Cell Phones Are the New DNA: The Emerging Role of Mobile Device Forensics in Wrongful Conviction Exonerations” (Online ZOOM Webinar)
  • February 2022 / American Academy of Forensic Sciences 74th Annual Scientific Conference: “The Art of Retrieving Documents from Messaging Apps”, Seattle, Washington (also Online Zoom Webinar)
  • February 2022 / Minnesota State Bar Association: Technology Law Section: “Cell Phones Are the New DNA: The Emerging Role of Mobile Device Forensics in Wrongful Conviction Exonerations” (Online ZOOM Webinar)

2021

  • October 2021 / Washington County Law Library: “How To Keep Your Documents and Network Secure When Working Remotely” (Online ZOOM Webinar)
  • August 2021 / MinnCLE 2021 Criminal Justice Institute: “Cell Phones Are the New DNA: The Emerging Role of Mobile Device Forensics in Wrongful Conviction Exonerations” (Online ZOOM Webinar)
  • June 2021 / MinnCLE 2021 Probate and Trust Law Section Conference: “How To Keep Your Documents and Network Secure When Working Remotely” (Online ZOOM Webinar)
  • March 2021 / Hennepin County Law Library:  “How to Keep Your Network Safe at Little to No Cost” (Online ZOOM Webinar)
  • March 2021 / Scandia Economic Development Authority:  “How to Keep Your Network Safe at Little to No Cost  (Online ZOOM Webinar)
  • March 2021 / MinnCLE 2021 Family Law Institute: “The Art of Retrieving Documents from Messaging Apps” (Online ZOOM Webinar)
  • February 2021 / American Academy of Forensic Sciences: “Cell Phones Are the New DNA: The Emerging Role of Mobile Device Forensics in Wrongful Conviction Exonerations” (Online ZOOM Webinar)

2020

  • October 2020 / Minnesota State Bar Association – District #19: “How to Keep a Law Office Network Safe at Little to No Cost” (Online ZOOM Webinar)
  • September 2020 / Dakota County Law Library: “Accessing the Treasure Trove of Social Media Evidence” (Online ZOOM Webinar)
  • June 2020 / Washington County Law Library: “What Digital Evidence Looks Like, and How to Obtain it Professionally” (Online ZOOM Webinar)
  • May 2020 / Minnesota State Law Library: “Accessing the Treasure Trove of Social Media Evidence” (Online Goto Meeting Webinar)
  • May 2020 / Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice: “Accessing the Treasure Trove of Social Media Evidence” (Online ZOOM Webinar)
  • February 2020 / Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association: “Cell Phone Forensics: Best Practices for Preservation and Presentation” (Online ZOOM Webinar)
  • February 2020 / Twin Cities Claims Association: “Investigation of Mobile Devices for Distracted Driving Cases: Case Study and Best Practices”
  • January 2020 / Minnesota State Bar Association – Technology Law Section: “Accessing the Treasure Trove of Social Media Evidence”

 2019

  • November 2019 / Minnesota CLE School Law Conference: “Think Outside the Device: The Forensics of Preserving and Collecting Digital Evidence”
  • November 2019 / Minnesota CLE Technology Law Institute: “How to Keep a Law Office Network Safe at Little to No Cost”
  • October 2019 / St. Paul City Attorney’s Office: “Mobile Device Cybersecurity: How to Protect Your Smart Phone”
  • October 2019 / Mitchell Hamline School of Law: “Accessing the Treasure Trove of Social Media Evidence”
  • October 2019 / Robins Kapan LLP – Back To Justice: Panel | “Great Scott! Wearable Technology Exists”
  • September 2019 / Hennepin County Law Library CLE Series: “Social Media Evidence: She Put What on Facebook?! Or, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube?”
  • July 2019 / Minnesota CLE Live Webcast: “How to Keep a Law Office Network Safe at Little to No Cost”
  • July 2019 / Minnesota CLE Succeeding At E-Discovery: E-Discovery 101: “Think Outside the Device: Demoing the Latest Digital Evidence Available to Produce in Litigation”
  • May 2019 / Minnesota Association of Private Investigators (MAPI): “Think Outside the Device: The Forensics of Everything in Investigations”
  • March 2019 / Minnesota State Bar Association – 5th Judicial District: “Accessing the Treasure Trove of Social Media Evidence: She Put What on Facebook?! Or, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube?”
  • February 2019 / Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice (MSCJ): “Think Outside the Device: The Forensics of Everything in Criminal Defense”
  • January 2019 / Minnesota CLE: Litigating Smartly: Mediation, Practice and Technology Strategies: “Think Outside the Device: The Forensics of Everything in Civil Litigation”

 2018

 2017

 2016

  • November 2016 / MSBA Computer & Tech Law Section: “What Can You Do to Protect Your Smart Phone?”
  • October 2016 / MSBA Board Certified Civil Trial Specialists Seminar: “Smart Phones and Important Admissible Evidence”
  • October 2016 / MinnCLE Business Law Boost! Series: “What Can You Do to Protect Your Smart Phone?”
  • October 2016 / Wisconsin Association of Computer Crime Investigation: “Think Outside the Device: Leveraging Computers and the Cloud in Mobile Device Forensics”
  • August 2016 / Robins, Kaplan LLP: “Live Demo of an iPhone Mobile Device Forensic Examination”
  • July 2016 / Robins, Kaplan LLP: “Mobile Device Security:  What Can You Do To Protect Your Smart Phone?”
  • June 2016 / MIT Club of Minnesota: “Mobile Phone Security: What Can You Do To Protect Your Smart Phone?”
  • April 2016 / International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium: “Mobile Phone Security”
  • February 2016 / Information Systems Security Association: “Mobile Phone Security”

 2015

  • October 2015 / Minnesota State Bar Association: Computer & Technology Law Section: “You Can Run, But You Can’t Hide: Mobile Phone Evidence Collection in Civil Litigation”
  • September 2015 / Ramsey County Bar Association: “You Can Run, But You Can’t Hide: The Use of Mobile Phone Evidence in Litigation”
  • May 2015 / Secure360 Conference: “Mobile App Evidence, Security and Privacy”
  • April 2015 / Stearns Benton Bar Association: “You Can Run, But You Can’t Hide: The Use of Mobile Phone Evidence in Civil Litigation”
  • March 2015 / Washington County Bar Association: “You Can Run, But You Can’t Hide: The Use of Mobile Phone Evidence in Civil and Criminal Litigation”

2014

  • November 2014 / William Mitchell College of Law: “Digital Forensics Goes Mobile: Deleted Texts and Other Smoking Guns”
  • November 2014 / Hamline University School of Law: “Digital Forensics Goes Mobile: Deleted Texts and Other Smoking Guns”
  • June, 2014 / Mobile Forensics World: “Trends in Mobile Forensics: Midyear Review” and  “Case Study in Mobile App Forensics Plug-In Development” co-presented with Don Huettl
  • April, 2014 / MSBA Criminal Law Trial School: “Digital Forensics Goes Mobile: Deleted Texts and Other Smoking Guns for Trial”

2013

  • October, 2013 / E-Discovery Conference, William Mitchell College of Law: “You Love it, You Hate it. Now You Have to Live With it: E-Discovery”
  • October, 2013 / The Wisconsin Association of Computer Crime Investigators (WACCI): “There’s an App for That: Digital Forensic Realities for Mobile App Evidence”. Co-Presented with Don Huettl “Mobile App Decoding and Forensic Plug-in Development and Testing with Demonstration”
  • October, 2013 / John E. Simonett Inns of Court: “Today’s Cell Phone Evidence Realities: Deleted Texts and Other Smoking Guns”
  • August, 2013 / Minnesota CLE Criminal Justice Institute: “Recoverable Social Media–What Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys Should Know”
  • June, 2013 / WayPoint, Inc.: “Today’s Cell Phone Evidence Realities: Deleted Texts and Other Smoking Guns”
  • June, 2013 / Mobile Forensics World: “There’s an App for That: Digital Forensic Realities for Mobile App Evidence” and “Trends in Mobile Forensics: Midyear Review by Panel Discussion”
  • April, 2013 / Cousineau McGuire: “Today’s Cell Phone Evidence Realities: Deleted Texts and Other Smoking Guns”
  • March, 2013 / Hennepin County Bar Association – Family Law and Criminal Section: “Today’s Cell Phone Evidence Realities: Deleted Texts and Other Smoking Guns”
  • February, 2013 / American Academy of Forensic Sciences: “Visualization of Mobile Evidence: Timelines, Maps, and Social Graphs”. Co-Presented with James Austad, Trial Team, Minnesota Public Defender
  • January, 2013 / Hennepin County Bar Association – Criminal Law Section : “Today’s Cell Phone Evidence Realities: Deleted Texts and Other Smoking Guns”

2012

  • December, 2012 / Fredrikson and Byron, P.A.: “Everything Lawyers Should Know About Recoverable Evidence from Facebook and Other Social Networking Sites”
  • November, 2012 / Twin Cities Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners : “Today’s Cell Phone Evidence Realities: Deleted Texts and Other Smoking Guns”
  • November, 2012 / Paraben’s Forensic Innovations Conference (PFIC): “Visualization of Digital Forensics” and “Social Media Evidence: A Legal Prospective”
  • October, 2012 / Minnesota State Bar Association: Computer & Technology Law Institute: Co-Presented with Stacy Schultz, Senior Associate General Counsel, Technology & Intellectual Property at UnitedHealth Group: “Mobile Apps Are Where It’s At – A Forensic Apps Demo and A 50,000 Foot Look at Legal Issues for Developers and Customers”, “There’s an App for That – Digital Forensic Realities for Mobile App Evidence, Security and Privacy”
  • October, 2012 / Minnesota State Bar Association: Civil Litigation Section : “Preserving Electronically Stored Data…and How the Heck Am I Supposed to Preserve All That Social Media/Smart phone Evidence?”
  • September, 2012 / The Ramsey County Bar Association- Family Law Section : “Today’s Cell Phone Evidence Realities: Deleted Texts and Other Smoking Guns”
  • September, 2012 / The Dakota County Law Library and the 1st Judicial District Bar Association : “How Using Mobile Phone Forensics Helps Lawyers Find the Evidence They Need”
  • September, 2012 / Hennepin County Bar Association – Business and Security Section : “What Lawyers Should Know About Recoverable Evidence from Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Pinterest”
  • August, 2012 / Minnesota CLE – 2012 Criminal Justice Institute : “Today’s Cell Phone Evidence Realities: Deleted Texts and Other Smoking Guns”
  • August, 2012 / Twin Cities Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners : “Mobile Device Forensics: What Every CFE Should Know About Recoverable Evidence From iPhones, iPads, Droids and BlackBerries”
  • July 2012 / The Washington County Law Library and Washington County Bar Association : “Digital Forensics Goes Mobile: Evidence You Need to win in 2012”
  • June 2012 / Minnesota Paralegal Association – Litigation Sectional : “What Paralegals Should Know About Recoverable Evidence from Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Pinterest”
  • May 2012 / Minnesota Paralegal Association 2012 Annual Convention : “Mobile Device Forensics: What Every Paralegal Should Know About Recoverable Evidence From iPhones, iPads, Droids and BlackBerries”
  • May 2012 / The Dakota County Law Library and the 1st Judicial District Bar Association : “How Using Mobile Phone Forensics Helps Lawyers Find the Evidence They Need”
  • May 2012 / The Minnesota State Bar Association – Civil Litigation Section : “Phones, Tablets and Social Media Review and Production”
  • April 2012 / Conflict Resolution Minnesota : “Arbitrate Successfully Using Text Message and Facebook Evidence”
  • April 2012 / La Crosse County Bar Association: “Digital Forensics Goes Mobile: Evidence You Need to win in 2012”
  • April 2012 / Dakota County Family Law Bar: “You Can Run, But You Can’t Hide: The Use Of Digital Evidence In Family Law Cases”
  • March 2012 / Minnesota Paralegal Association – Litigation Sectional: “Digital Device Forensics: Evidence From Mobile Phones and GPS Units May Surprise You”
  • March 2012 / Moss & Barnett: “Digital Device Forensics: Evidence From Mobile Phones and GPS Units May Surprise You”
  • March 2012 / CPA Global: “Digital Device Forensics: Evidence From Mobile Phones and GPS Units May Surprise You”
  • February 2012 / Family Law League: Lunch and Learn: “Digital Forensics: How Producing Facebook, MySpace and Twitter can Assist with a Family Law Defense”
  • January 2012 / Minnesota State Bar Association – Criminal Law Section: “Digital Device Forensics: Evidence From Mobile Phones and GPS Units May Surprise You”
  • January 2012 / Hennepin County Bar Association – Business and Security Section: “Digital Forensics Goes Mobile: Evidence You Need to win in 2012”
  • January 2012 / Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice: “Digital Forensics: How Producing Facebook, MySpace and Twitter can Assist with an Aggressive Criminal Defense”

2011

  • November 2011 / Hamline University School of Law – Pretrial Skills: “Digital Forensics – Mobile Forensics and Social Media Evidence”
  • November 2011 / Ramsey County Bar Association Webinar: “Digital Forensics – Producing Facebook, MySpace & Twitter Can Help Investigations & e-Discovery”
  • November 2011 / Family Law League Lunch and Learn: “Digital Forensics & Social Media in Family Law Cases”
  • November – December 2011 / State Of Minnesota Public Defenders Traveling Road Shows: “Digital Forensics – How Producing Facebook, MySpace and Twitter Can Assist with an Aggressive Criminal Defense”
  • October 2011 / Minnesota State Bar Association – Criminal Law Section: “Digital Forensics – How Producing Facebook, MySpace and Twitter Can Assist with an Aggressive Criminal Defense”
  • October 2011 / Volunteer Attorney Program: “Digital Forensics – How Producing Text Messages, Facebook, and Twitter Can Assist with Investigations and e-Discovery”
  • October 2011 / Metro State University – Introduction to Computer Forensics: “Digital Forensics Goes Mobile: Evidence You Need to Win in 2011”
  • September 2011 / Minnesota Association of Private Investigators Fall Conference: “Small Scale Digital Device Forensics – Evidence from Mobile Phones & GPS Units May Surprise You!”
  • September 2011 / Ramsey County Bar Association Webinar: “Digital Forensics Goes Mobile: Evidence You Need to Win in 2011”
  • September 2011 / Century College Student Success Day: “Mobile Forensics for Lawyers and Private Investigators”
  • August 2011 / Criminal Justice Institute – Minnesota CLE: “The Dirty Dozen – Cell Phone Data Recovery”
  • May 2011 / Minnesota CLE Webcast: “Digital Forensics Goes Mobile: Evidence You Need to Win in 2011” as presented by Sean Harrington and John J. Carney, Esq.
  • May 2011 / Innocence Project of Minnesota – Forensics 411: “Digital Forensics: How Producing Text Messages and Facebook Can Assist with an Aggressive Criminal Defense”
  • April 2011 / Office of the Public Defender – Third Judicial District: “Small Scale Digital Device Forensics – Evidence from Mobile Phones & GPS Units May Surprise You!”
  • April 2011 / Minnesota High Technology Crime Investigation Association’s Spring Conference: “Smartphone Forensics: The Future of Digital Evidence”
  • March 2011 / Family Law Institute / Minnesota CLE: “Digital Forensics: How Producing Text Messages and Facebook Can Assist with OFPs, Restraining Orders, and Discovery in Divorce Cases”
  • February 2011 / Dorsey & Whitney LLP: “Digital Forensics: Investigating Theft of Proprietary Data and Confidential Information”
  • February 2011 / Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice: “Small Scale Digital Device Forensics – Evidence from Mobile Phones & GPS Units May Surprise You!”
  • February 2011 / Heartland Investigative Group: “Small Scale Digital Device Forensics – Evidence from Mobile Phones & GPS Units May Surprise You!”
  • January 2011 / Defense Cyber Crime Conference, Atlanta, GA: “Visualization of Mobile Forensics Data: Techniques and Case Studies” as presented by Timothy Leschke and John J. Carney, Esq.
  • January 2011 / Minnesota High Technology Crime Investigation Association: Visualization of Mobile Forensics Data: Timelines, Techniques and Tools 

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