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Keith Chval is truly one of the
pioneers in digital law. He was the first-ever Chief of the High
Tech and Computer Crime Unit in the Illinois Attorney General’s
Office, designing and implementing one of the very first units of
its kind in the country. Under Keith’s seven years as Chief, the
Unit boasted a 100 percent conviction rate.
Keith is also co-founder of
Protek International, Inc., a rapidly growing firm offering
world-class electronic data discovery, computer forensic,
investigative and consulting services. A past president of the
Midwest Chapter of the High Technology Crime Investigation
Association, Keith is an adjunct professor of law at The John
Marshall Law School, where he has taught a number of courses,
including “eDiscovery, Digital Evidence and Computer Forensics.”
Keith has been asked to share his expertise in collaborative
efforts with associations at the forefront of digital evidence and
law including the Secret Service’s Electronic Crimes Task Force,
the International Association of Computer Investigative
Specialists, and working groups under the auspices of the National
Institute of Justice, the National White Collar Crimes Institute,
and the American Prosecutors Research Institute charged with
developing and promoting standards for the examination and
courtroom presentation of digital evidence. He has written and
presented dozens of times on subjects ranging from authenticating
on-line communications to protecting businesses from computer
crime to “the CSI effect” on computer forensics and computer
investigations.
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