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Free Live Webinar CLE – Social Media and Open-Source Data in Litigation
Zoom
Thu, July 30, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
Presented by the Allegheny County Bar Association
Essential Intelligence: Integrating Social Media and Open-Source Data into Litigation
Social media is everywhere and can be crucial discovery in your case.
During this session – which is free for ACBA members – attendees will learn when to bring social media evidence into discovery and how research is conducted on social media platforms to identify, collect and preserve relevant information. Key regulatory and ethics issues will be reviewed, as well as the minimum competency required for this research and data collection.
The program is geared toward attorneys who work in various areas of civil litigation, including employment maters, commercial litigation, personal injury cases, product liability, class action suits and MDL. Panelists will share real-life examples of evidence collected to demonstrate the value attributed to findings from social media.
This CLE is free for ACBA members, but capacity is limited. Those interested in attending for free should register ASAP.
Speakers:
- Paige Hansen
SMI Aware - Josh Janow
SMI Aware
*This will be a Distance Learning CLE.
Please note: This is a live interactive Zoom webinar that can be viewed by participants on their own computers remotely. Participants will receive 1 hour of Live CLE credit for the webinar. You will receive the link to join and the materials 24 hours in advance of the program.
*This program has been approved for 1 hour of Substantive CLE credit and also qualifies for 1.2 hours of credit under the West Virginia Rules for Mandatory Continuing Legal Education.
Last day to Pre-register: Tuesday, July 28, 2026, 11:59 p.m.
Register by mail: Print and return the hard copy registration form available here.
*Please note: The Pa. CLE Board can take up to 45 days to post credits.
CLE and Events Registration Policy: Members and Non-members can register for ACBA programs online or by paper mail-in registration, up to two days prior to a program start date. Some programs are restricted to ACBA or Section members only.
Interested in this program but have a conflict and can’t attend? The vast majority of our webinar CLEs programs are recorded and available for CLE credit online within 72 hours. Click here to see all available ACBA online CLEs.
If cancelling your registration, you must notify the Allegheny County Bar Association by email CLEcancel@acba.org no later than 2 business days prior to the CLE course presentation date in order to receive a 100% refund; 1 business day or less, you will receive a full refund minus a $25 administrative fee.
The Allegheny County Bar Association welcomes the transferring of a CLE registration to a substitute course date and time. If you do not attend the CLE course and did not notify Allegheny County Bar Association in the appropriate advanced notice, you waive eligibility for a refund. Also, cancellation received after the day of the program will not be refunded.
The Allegheny County Bar Association reserves the right to modify or cancel a program if circumstances warrant. If the ACBA cancels a program, the cost of that program will be refunded.
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