Bio

As president of eDI, Rick Weber oversees all business and legal aspects of the corporation. Rick also continues to serve the industry as a practicing attorney and consultant and is frequently invited to speak as an expert in the field of electronic discovery at conferences and CLE seminars sponsored by corporations, law firms, the American Bar Association, and state bar associations.

Prior to joining eDI, Rick served as Vice President of DocuLex. Rick joined DocuLex in February 2003 through the acquisition by DocuLex of Advocate Solutions, a company in which he was the co-founder and acting President. Advocate Solutions was a software development and litigation technology consulting company whose creations and products included Discovery Cracker and CT Summation’s E-Loader. Rick managed all phases of the business as well as its strategic initiatives and was responsible for the developments and negotiations leading to its acquisition.

Prior to founding Advocate Solutions, Rick was a Senior Attorney for the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. At the SEC, Rick investigated and prosecuted violations of the federal securities laws including: violations of the offering provisions of §17, Reg. D, and Reg. S under the ’33 Act; financial fraud, insider trading, and tender offer violations under the ’34 Act; and fraud under the ’40 Act. Rick led several high profile investigations and prosecutions and was selected to provide formal training in testimony techniques to new SEC attorneys.

Prior to serving as a prosecutor for the SEC, Rick was an associate at the law firm of Mayer Brown in Chicago. Rick’s experience included general civil, criminal, and commercial litigation practice in state and federal courts. In addition, while at Mayer Brown, Rick served as the Assistant General Counsel to the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives during the 1996 Spring Term. Rick was also selected to serve as a Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Illinois in the “motor voter” case – opposite the then state senator Barack Obama.

Rick holds a B.A. from Michigan State University with honors, and a J.D. from the Vanderbilt University School of Law, having served as an Associate Editor of the Law Review.