GREGORY J. MAZARES
President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Mazares joined Encore as president and chief executive officer in October 2006.  He has conceived and implemented Encore’s transformation to a knowledge-based provider of electronic discovery and related services.  Under his leadership, Encore has been named a Top Ten provider of eDiscovery and related services according to the 2007 Socha-Gelbmann industry survey.  He has over two decades of general management experience in the legal services sector, in such areas as electronic data discovery, Web hosting services, trial consulting, demonstrative evidence, courtroom presentation technology, legal software development, document management, legal research, deposition services, and legal staffing.  Mr. Mazares also spent nine years in marketing and general management in consumer package goods and retail consumer banking with Nestle USA and First Interstate Bancorp, respectively.  He serves as an expert source to electronic and print media on leading trends and current issues in the legal sector.  He holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from Harvard University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.  

KEITH LIEBERMAN
Chief Financial Officer

Keith Lieberman joined Encore in November, 2005 as CFO. Mr. Lieberman has over 20 years of financial management experience, including mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financing, treasury management and strategic business planning. He most recently served as CFO for EMSI, Inc. a leading provider of medical information.  Prior to that, Mr. Lieberman was a cofounder and CFO for U. S. HealthWorks a provider of clinical and occupational services and CFO for ASB Meditest a provider of medical information.  Mr. Lieberman began his career with Deloitte & Touche and holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Illinois State University and is a CPA.

DENE HALLE
Chief Technology Officer

Dene Halle is responsible for the general management of the Company’s National Operations Center in Phoenix.  He joined Encore as the Chief Technology Officer in February of 2006.  Mr. Halle has over 12 years of consulting experience in enterprise network infrastructure design, network operations, secure network architectural design and implementation. Mr. Halle has worked with Fortune 100 companies in domestic and international capacities throughout his career.  He most recently served as the Managing Consultant for Forensics Consulting Solutions, a Forensics and Litigation Support consulting firm specializing in computer and network forensics, mergers, acquisitions, and complex litigation. Prior to that, he was the Technical Director of Forensics for METASeS, a leading e-business and Internet security solutions and services firm. Mr. Halle began his career with Andersen Consulting (Accenture) and holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University.

WARREN G. KRUSE II
Vice President of Data Forensics and Analytics

Warren Kruse II joined Encore as vice president of data forensics and analytics in May 2007.  He heads up the Encore business unit that assists law firms and corporate legal departments with litigation readiness, data collection, preservation of evidence, computer forensics, incident response and cybercrime prevention.  Prior to joining Encore, Warren was managing director of the IT risk consulting practice at Aon Corporation.  Previously, he was director of the Northeast Region for the data forensics practice at Kroll and operated his own boutique firm, Computer Forensic Services, LLC. Warren also served as investigations manager for cyber investigations and forensics at Lucent Technologies.  He is the coauthor of “Computer Forensics: Incident Response Essentials,” an Addison Wesley textbook, and is a frequent lecturer on the subjects of computer forensics, incident response and cybercrime.  He has extensive experience in computer forensic cases involving some of the largest law firms and corporations in the world and has conducted forensic analyses globally in support of numerous cases, from civil disputes to criminal prosecutions at the federal level.  Warren is an IACIS Certified Forensic Computer Examiner (CFCE) and an ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).  He is also a member of numerous government-sponsored initiatives, including board member of the National Center for Forensic Science’s Digital Evidence Certification Committee.

ANTON M. LITCHFIELD
Director of Data Forensics and Analytics

Anton Litchfield joined Encore as director of data forensics and analytics in May 2008. He assists law firms, corporate legal departments, and federal, state and local governments with litigation readiness, data collection, preservation of evidence, computer forensics, incident response and cybercrime prevention. Prior to joining Encore, Anton was managing director of the data forensic consulting practice at Bridge City Legal. Previously, he was Managing Principal of the data forensics practice at NTI. At NTI Anton also instructed computer forensic training classes that had been attended by US federal law enforcement officers, state and local law enforcement officers, military, foreign government officials, and corporate computer security professionals. Anton formerly was a police officer with Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). The last four years of Anton's law enforcement career were spent as a Detective in the OPP's Child Pornography Unit ("Project P") where he investigated computer crimes related to child pornography and the sexual exploitation of children. Anton has extensive expert witness testimony experience as well as experience as a special master. He has consulted and managed numerous large scale forensic and e-discovery projects including one project where over 4,300 computers worldwide were analyzed for responsive data. He is an EnCase Certified Examiner and holds a professional certificate in computer forensics from Oregon State University.

KRIS TAYLOR
Senior Vice President

Kris Taylor is the Senior Vice President for Encore Legal Solutions National Operations Center in Phoenix, AZ.  As Senior Vice President, Kris is responsible for the development of existing and future client relationships, and is heavily involved in the management of large projects.  He has over ten years of sales, production, and management experience, coupled with extensive knowledge of the legal industry and litigation support software. He has presented at numerous speaking engagements on the subject of automated litigation technology and electronic discovery.

GREG SPICER
Vice President

Greg Spicer joined Encore Legal Solutions as Vice President in the fall of 2006.  As Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Mr. Spicer serves as Encore’s sales and marketing leader managing Encore’s National Accounts Management Team as well as overseeing Encore’s overall sales function, including sales training, sales recruitment, measurement of sales performance, and implementation of sales rewards and recognition programs.  He is also responsible for development of effective marketing and communications programs to precede and support global sales activities and help increase Encore brand recognition.  Prior to joining Encore, Mr. Spicer served as Vice President of Professional Services for Whitmont Legal Technologies where his responsibilities included supervising the company's Professional Services Group - Whitmont's national sales and consulting offering.  Before being named Vice President of Professional Services he served as Vice President of Sales overseeing all sales personnel and the training and development of all account executives. Mr. Spicer earned a Bachelor of Science degree in economics, with a minor in international trade and development, from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Mr. Spicer serves on the 2007 Metrics Advisory Committee for the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM).  

HEMANTH SALEM
Vice President of Professional Services

Hemanth Salem joined Encore Legal Solutions as Vice President of Professional Services in January 2007. Mr. Salem’s responsibilities include building and leading a team of professional consultants and project managers to serve the growing electronic discovery and Web Repository needs of Encore’s clients.  Mr. Salem has more than 15 years of experience as a systems analyst, software engineer and litigation consultant. Most recently, Mr. Salem was Vice President of Technology Operations at Esquire Litigation Solutions, and previously served as an Engineering manager at Merrill Corp and Trion Technologies Inc. Mr. Salem earned his undergraduate degree from the International Institute of Technology in India and a Master of Science degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.

JAMES RAMSEY
Vice President, eDiscovery Solutions

In leading the global electronic discovery practice for Encore Litigation Solutions, Ramsey works with corporate legal departments and their outside counsel to develop and implement Litigation Readiness Plans and coordinate and facilitate large, complex, evidence-intensive cases. For the past 28 years, Ramsey has been involved in virtually every aspect of the litigation process and has worked with a broad array of legal technologies designed to support complex litigation. Most recently, he was national accounts manager for the electronic discovery and litigation solution practice at Esquire Litigation Solutions, where he worked with Fortune 500 corporate law departments and AmLaw 100 law firms. Prior to Esquire, he served as vice president of national sales for SealedMedia, a digital rights management solution provider, chief executive officer of Evoke, an interactive legal continuing education publisher, senior vice president of electronic publishing for Research Institute of America (a Thomson West company), and worked for Matthew Bender Company in releasing the first CD-ROM legal research products to the industry. Ramsey lectures frequently on best practices in electronic discovery, as well as the use of technology to leverage successful litigation outcomes. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley and attended UC Berkeley for post-graduate studies in English Literature. In recent years, he has attended strategic leadership and business programs at Columbia and Harvard universities.

MICHAEL PURCELL
Senior Discovery Consultant

Michael joined Encore in January of 2007.  He is responsible for discovery management and complex litigation consulting with law firms and corporations. Michael comes to Encore with 14 years industry experience.   His background includes 5 years at Whitmont Legal Technologies, where Michael’s primary responsibility was to consult with customers on approaches to ediscovery review and processing. Michael’s background also includes five years at the law firm of Skjerven, Morrill, MacPherson, Franklin and Friel in San Jose where he was an Automated Litigation Support Specialist. His duties included supervision of document scanning and coding projects, managing personnel, conducting electronic data discovery, and setting up and supporting technical requirements for off-site trials. While at SMMFF as well as later on as a Sr. Project Manager, Michael was responsible for coordinating and directing the production of large-scale litigation projects. These projects include electronic data conversion, special processing for proprietary files, document scanning, and document coding. Michael graduated from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor’s of Art in Political Science.

STEVEN R. MOORE
Vice President, Web Hosting

Steve Moore is Vice President of Encore’s Web Hosting Services unit. He has over 15 years of large-project litigation support services experience, which includes expertise in project management, database review and design consulting.  Steve contributes particular expertise and experience in data management, databases, document imaging, and trial consulting.  His overall knowledge of a broad array of litigation software programs, discovery workflow, and imaging production gives him unique skills to manage and solve complex technical productions.