Cecil Lynn is a member of the Document Control Group at Ryley, Carlock & Applewhite. Cecil 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. Mr. Lynn is an active member of the Sedona Conference® and serves as an instructor for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) where he teaches courses in electronic discovery, deposition skills, and trial advocacy. Cecil enjoys a very diverse practice area which includes representing clients on issues related to intellectual property, labor, sports, and entertainment law.
Prior to joining RCA, he was the Director of Industry Relations at LexisNexis® Discovery Services. In this role, Cecil worked with law firms, corporations, government organizations and industry experts to educate the legal community on the continually evolving law and technology of electronic discovery.
He 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. He is a former adjunct professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, California and he is currently an instructor at Cal State University, Fullerton.
Cecil's 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.
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