RYLEY CARLOCK & APPLEWHITE DOCUMENT CONTROL GROUP EXPANDS WITH ADDITION OF E-DISCOVERY THOUGHT LEADER, CECIL LYNN III

(Phoenix, Arizona and Denver, Colorado) Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, a leading Southwest law firm with offices in Phoenix and Denver, announced today it has hired Cecil Lynn III as Of Counsel to the firm. Lynn is a recognized thought leader in the area of electronic discovery and speaks and publishes on a wide variety of e-discovery topics including, document review, document retention, data accessibility, and international e-discovery. He is an active member of both The Sedona Conference® and the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) Project.

Lynn is an accomplished trial lawyer having litigated entertainment, intellectual property, and employment cases in Los Angeles prior to relocating to Phoenix. In addition, he previously served as a trial attorney for the Civil Rights Division, Criminal Section of the U.S. Department of Justice and also served as a special prosecutor for the National Church Arson Task Force. Lynn is a former adjunct professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, California and he is currently an instructor for the Electronic Discovery Certification Program at Cal State University, Fullerton.

His education includes a B.A., with University Honors, from New Mexico State University and a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and California, and before the United States Supreme Court.

In addition to his duties as part of the Document Control Group, Lynn will also assist Ryley Carlock & Applewhite clients on matters relating to intellectual property and employment law issues.