Legal Support · Vendor coordination
E-Discovery Support for Tennessee Firms
E-discovery support from DFS fills the gaps around a firm's technology vendor: moving drives and media, keeping hand-offs documented, and organizing what is produced.
The vendor handles data; someone handles everything else
Electronic discovery still involves physical steps. A hard drive has to reach the vendor, a production has to go to opposing counsel, and someone has to track which volume is which.
DFS takes those steps on, working alongside the vendor the firm or client has already chosen.
E-discovery tasks DFS handles
Coordination with your e-discovery vendor, physical media handling and organization of produced materials. No forensic work.
- Vendor coordinationScheduling pickups, drop-offs and hand-offs with the firm's e-discovery vendor.
- Physical media handlingTransport of drives, discs and devices in the condition received, with a hand-off record.
- Production deliveryDelivery of produced media to opposing counsel, co-counsel or the court as instructed.
- Production logA running list of volumes, Bates ranges supplied by the firm, and delivery dates.
- Material organizationSorting and labeling produced materials received in physical form.
Working with your vendor
- Introduce the vendorThe firm names its vendor and the contacts DFS may deal with.
- Agree handling rulesCounsel sets instructions for media, packaging and who may receive it.
- Move and recordDFS completes each hand-off and logs who received what and when.
Technical work stays with specialists
DFS does not perform technical e-discovery services.
- No forensic collection, imaging, extraction or data recovery.
- No proprietary software, hosting or review platform.
- No technical or e-discovery certifications are claimed.
- DFS does not open, alter or access the contents of media unless counsel directs a specific task.
No forensic collection
If a matter requires forensic collection or testimony about how data was collected, the firm should retain a qualified forensic vendor. DFS can coordinate logistics with that vendor.
Questions about e-discovery support
Can DFS image a client's laptop?
No. Imaging and forensic collection require a qualified forensic examiner. DFS can transport the device to that examiner and record the hand-off.
Do you host review databases?
No. DFS does not provide software or hosting; it supports the vendor and platform the firm already uses.
How is delivery of media recorded?
Each hand-off is logged with the date, time, item and recipient, and the log is available to counsel.
Guides on this topic
Longer answers from the DFS Guides & FAQ.
Related services
Next steps and alternatives that often go with this work.
Reviewed October 2026 by Delator Field Services. General information, not legal advice.
Tell DFS what the matter needs
Call, text or email with the task, the county and any deadline. You will get a plain answer on scope and cost before work begins.
Questions first? Call or text (629) 310-8667 or email contact@delatorgroup.com.