Service Areas
- Business
- Electronic Discovery + Records Management
- Litigation + Trial
- Electronic Discovery + Records Management
- Litigation + Trial Practice Overview
- Governments + Nonprofits
- Electronic Discovery + Records Management
Education
- University of Arkansas School of Law, J.D.
- Purdue University, M.S., B.S.
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Michigan
Court Admissions
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals
- Tenth Circuit
U.S. District Courts
- Northern District of Oklahoma
- Western District of Oklahoma
- Eastern District of Oklahoma
Kenneth J. Treece handles a variety of litigation matters in both state and federal courts in Michigan and across the United States. He has represented clients in cases involving claims for computer fraud, health care fraud, patent infringement, civil rights violations, antitrust violations, unfair trade practices, labor and employment discrimination, breach of contract, wrongful death and claims against directors and officers. Ken has also been involved in several pre-merger antitrust reviews.
Discovery is generally the most lengthy, burdensome and expensive stage of litigation. This is especially true when one of the parties is a corporation or entity faced with a high exposure lawsuit or where it is under attack from multiple lawsuits in different jurisdictions.
As member of the Electronic Discovery + Records Management team, Ken manages projects with a design toward minimizing costs and maximizing the efficiency and quality of the review process. This emphasis on efficiency and quality keeps the client's costs down and guards against inadvertent production of privileged information.
“As the volume of electronically stored information within corporations explodes, the importance of discovery management has never been greater.”
Kenneth J. Treece
Experience
Prior to joining Miller Canfield, Ken was a trial attorney for 10 years in Oklahoma representing oil and gas clients in federal and state courts. He also has five years of experience serving as a human resources manager for multinational corporations in Indiana and New Hampshire. In 2007, he received an e-discovery certification from Kroll OnTrak.
Participated in development of search terms and search strategy for large-scale document review involving over 13 million documents.
Assisted national bank in establishing business case for in-house e-discovery process.
Assisted national bank in role of Interim Discovery Manager by working with General Counsel and Corporate Records Director to develop litigation discovery plans.
Supervised and participated in large-scale document review projects for clients in the banking, pharmaceutical and automotive industries, and for state agencies
Managed document review project in class action litigation for state insurer of last-resort.
Conducted review of documents for responsiveness and privilege in numerous governmental investigations, including pre-merger Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission Second Requests under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.
Professional Activities
- American Bar Association
- State Bar of Michigan
- District of Columbia Bar Association
- Grand Rapids Bar Association
Honors + Awards
- University of Arkansas School of Law, with honors; Articles Editor, Arkansas Law Review; President, Moot Court Board
- E-Discovery Certification, Kroll Ontrack, September 2007
Publications
"Advise Your Client on Preservation of Electronic Evidence," (Co-Author), Institute for Continuing Legal Education, June 2010
Speeches
"E-Discovery 2012 Case Updates + Best Practices," Kalamazoo County Bar Association, March 14, 2012, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Seminars + Events
- Webinar: The Duty to Preserve Evidence: In-House Counsel At Risk
- Webinar: The Duty to Preserve Evidence: Government In-House Counsel At Risk
- Webinar: Predicting E-Discovery Trends in Michigan
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