Christopher M. Schultz Executive Vice President and General Counsel Level 2 Legal Solutions 1755 North Collins Boulevard, Suite 400 Richardson, Texas 75080-3600 O: 972.234.9501 C: 214.263.5612 cschultz@level2legal.com www.level2legal.com Christopher M. Schultz serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Level 2 Legal Solutions. In addition to serving as the chief legal officer, Mr. Schultz helps coordinate all aspects of the company s managed review and corporate compliance projects. He also leads engagement teams assisting clients with a full range of electronic discovery and litigation readiness projects. In addition, Mr. Schultz is available to provide clients with expert testimony and special discovery master services. A dynamic speaker with more than five years of collegelevel teaching experience, Mr. Schultz is a frequent presenter of continuing legal education and other seminars concerning ediscovery. Education University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, Order of the Coif, 1999 University of Arizona, M.A., 1997 University of Oklahoma, B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1994
Bar & Court Admissions Texas Arizona U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona Professional Recognition Named by D Magazine as one of the Best Lawyers in Dallas Digital Information Law, 2014 Professional Leadership The Sedona Conference Working Group on Electronic Document Retention and Production (WG1), Member The Sedona Conference Institute, Faculty Member The Sedona Conference WG1 Speakers Bureau, Member National ediscovery Services & Strategy Practice, Co-Chair (Prior Firm) Memberships Christopher M. Schultz 2
American Bar Association State Bar of Texas State Bar of Arizona Dallas Bar Association Community Involvement Highland Park ISD Dads Club, Member Boy Scouts of America Troop 518, Troop, Committee Member Children s Chorus of Greater Dallas, Parents Association Loyal Supporter of Dallas Area Arts & Educational Organizations Selected Publications Oct. 2009 "Hanging by a Thread: Save Your Litigation Budget and Privilege" ACC Docket (Association of Corporate Counsel, Washington, DC), Volume 27, Number 8 (Oct. 2009): 86-96. Fall 2009 "The Case for Cooperation" The Sedona Conference Working Group on Electronic Document Retention and Production (WG1), 10 Sedona Conference Journal 339 (2009 Supp.). June 2007 "Electronic Discovery: Producing Electronic Data Under the New Rules" National Business Institute Seminar, Phoenix, AZ. Spring 2007 "Increasing Deposition Efficiency Through Technology" Pretrial Practice & Discovery (American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Pretrial Practice & Discovery Committee, Chicago, IL). Selected Presentations February 2017 The Sedona Conference Institute ediscovery Negotiation Training Program: Practical Cooperative Strategies (Miami) November 2016 Today s General Counsel Institute The Exchange Forum: Data Privacy & Cybersecurity (Washington, DC) Christopher M. Schultz 3
September 2016 Today s General Counsel Institute The Exchange Forum: ediscovery (Houston) July 2016 Today s General Counsel Institute The Exchange Forum: ediscovery (New York) March 2016 The Sedona Conference Institute ediscovery Negotiation Training Program: Practical Cooperative Strategies (Washington, DC) March 2015 The Sedona Conference Institute ediscovery Negotiation Training: Practical Cooperative Strategies (Atlanta) Feb. 2015 ediscovery Process & Procedure: Selected Considerations Tarrant County Bar Association Keynote Speaker June 2014 Preserving the Attorney-Client Privilege: Challenges & Practical Guidance Feb. 2014 The Sedona Conference Institute Cooperation Training Program (Chicago) Professional Development Seminar Organizer & Faculty Member Dec. 2012 Litigation Readiness & ediscovery: Selected Considerations Sept. 2012 ediscovery Boot Camp Training Course Professional Development Seminar Organizer & Faculty Member Oct. 2010 What to Tell In-House Counsel About Preserving Privilege & Managing ediscovery Sept. 2010 Texas Lawyer's Annual ediscovery Roundtable Event Dallas Bar Association Co-Presenter May 2010 ediscovery, Metadata & Public Records: The Lake v. City of Phoenix Case State Bar of Arizona Keynote Speaker April 2010 Strategy First: Avoiding ediscovery Nightmares Tips from the Trenches Christopher M. Schultz 4
Sept. 2009 A Day in the Life of a Document May 2009 Avoiding ediscovery Pitfalls: Five Considerations After Amendment of Alaska Civil Rules Alaska Bar Association, Tort Section Keynote Speaker May 2009 The Case for Cooperation: A Panel Discussion The Sedona Conference WG1 Mid-Year Meeting Panelist May 2009 Legal Hold Notices: Initiating & Managing the Process March 2009 The Nuts & Bolts of ediscovery: New Considerations Related Employment Perkins Coie LLP, Dallas & Phoenix, 2004-2015 Brown & Bain P.A., Phoenix, 1999-2004 (Merged with Perkins Coie) McAfee & Taft P.C., Oklahoma City, 1998 (Summer Associate) Brown & Bain P.A., Phoenix, 1997 & 1998 (Summer Associate) Christopher M. Schultz 5