E-Discovery Consultant & Law Firm

Matthew J. Ahearn, Esq. E-Discvovry Consultant

Areas of Concentration: New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law (MLUL) and Appeals. Internet Law. Litigation involving technology used in e-commerce transactions, Internet law, and electronic discovery rules or forensic computing issues. State and Local Government Relations. Election Law.

Bar Admissions: 1991, New Jersey State and Federal Courts

Education: JD, Hofstra University School of Law, Hempstead, New York, 1991; BA, Political Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, (Distinguished Military Graduate, Class of 1981).

E-Commerce and Technology Experience: Independent Legal Technology Consulting and Litigation Support Services for 9 years. Former affiliated companies include Tomson-West Publishing, Integrated Support Systems inc. and CaseSoft. Experienced in report writting and testifying as a legal and technical expert in telecommunication matters concerning personal wireless services network design, radio frequency management issues, e-mail and domain name fraud matters.

Former Employment: Senior Technology Consultant for Computer Horizons Corp.’s E-Business Solutions Group and ICM (Integrated Computer Management); Telecommunications and Data Systems Analyst for the Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute (IITRI) and the Department of Defense Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis Center; DOD Computer Security Manager; Telecommunications and Electronic Warfare Officer in the US Army 82nd Airborne Division.

Previous Legal Employment: Hartman & Winnicki, PC, Paramus NJ; Burns & Schaffer, Florham Park, NJ; Ravin, Sarasohn, Cook, Baumgarten, Fisch and Baime, PC, Roseland NJ; Agent, Essex County Prosecutor's Office, Newark, NJ; Legal Intern, Community Legal Assistance Corp., Constitutional Law Clinic, Hempstead, New York; Adjunct Professor - Business Law and office technology courses, Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ; Instructor, Computer Assisted Legal Research, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company, New York, New York.

Previous Appointments and Offices: New Jersey State Assemblyman, 210th Legislative Session, (Vice Chairman, Military and Veterans' Affairs and member, Regulated Professions and Independent Authorities Committees); Former Deputy Mayor and Council Member, Borough of Fair Lawn, New Jersey; Special Counsel to the Planning Boards of Harrison, Lincoln Park, Morris Township, and Mountain Lakes; Special Counsel to the Borough Council of Demarest, New Jersey, for Telecommunications Tower Hearings and Ordinance; Member, Fair Lawn Planning Board and Americans with Disabilities Act Council Advisory Committee; Trustee and Legal Counsel, Fair Lawn Amateur Radio Club; Secretary of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, Capitol Area Chapter; and US Military Academy Selection Board member for Senator Jon Corzine.

Military Service: Captain, Regular Army, Signal Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1981 - 1985. National Guard and Reserve service through 1992.

Experienced in evaluation, installation and training of legal vertical market technology products and related hardware sold from 1991 to 2007 including without limitation; WORLDOX, SoftSolutions, iManage, PC DOCS, Concordance, ConQuest, Summation, EnCase forensic products, inData TrialDirector, Litigator’s Notebook, Juris, Timeslips, Time Matters, Billing Matters, HotDocs, CaseMap, TimeMap, IPRO, and custom developed solutions for corporate counsel use. IT Systems turn key Project Management and troubleshooting experience with Microsoft NT, Windows 2000, and XP servers (SQL and Exchange) and desktops in environments with up to 600 users.