The Technology Advantage

Gardner & Kewley’s clients benefit from the application of advanced computer technology to their legal matters.  By optimizing the efficiency provided by automation, Gardner & Kewley can perform more thorough work in less time, resulting in lower overall cost to the client.

Most of Gardner & Kewley’s assignments consist of highly complex matters that involve a substantial number of documents.  Gardner & Kewley pioneered the use of scanners, optical character recognition and database tools for use in litigation management.  Once Gardner & Kewley has scanned, recognized and entered a client’s documents into a database, Gardner & Kewley can search and analyze all of the documents anytime.  Gardner & Kewley’s automation system saves, not only the text of the document, but a virtual image of the original document as well.  Gardner & Kewley then imprints these databases on fixed media allowing a client’s entire file to be shared with experts.  Additionally, a client’s file can be transported in a notebook computer as opposed to several file cabinets. 

Gardner & Kewley’s clients benefit from this database management approach in several ways.  The benefit to Gardner & Kewley’s clients is not just the cost efficiency of proprietary database management, but in the thoroughness of the result as well.  When a new witness or issue arises during a case, a lawyer does not have to reread every document.  Gardner & Kewley’s system requires only a new electronic search, and Gardner & Kewley’s attorneys can retrieve the responsive information in seconds.

All of Gardner & Kewley’s employees are computer proficient.  Gardner & Kewley’s attorneys use notebook computers with links to the clients’ databases.  Gardner & Kewley can also connect with client on-line databases, where applicable, allowing for a further reduction in overall administrative costs.