HOUSTON - November 1, 2010 - Houston-based eDirect Impact (eDI), a leader in litigation data hosting and support services, announced that Stites & Harbison, PLLC, and AmLaw 250 firm with offices in multiple Southeastern states, has chosen eDI to store all of its litigation data.

After a proper analysis of all of the costs involved with building and supporting a litigation application and data storage environment within a law firm, many firms find that it is significantly more expensive than assumed and that it greatly reduces the firm’s profitability.  For this reason, many firms are now turning to the “Cloud” or SaaS based approach for storing litigation applications and client data.

However, most “clouds” are not suitable for the unique needs of law firm and litigation data.  eDI’s SaaS offering is specifically designed for law firms and litigation data.  Designed in collaboration with industry leading attorneys, CIO’s, and IT professionals, eDI's SaaS offering is designed to reduce the financial and personnel burdens associated with conventional litigation IT and software licensing deployments. With a customized eDI SaaS solution, corporations gain more IT functionality and control, make litigation software applications accessible over the Internet, and gain the flexibility to quickly increase or decrease data storage capacities with no upfront costs.

Stite’s decision to select eDI came down to many differentiating factors including eDI’s broad based expertise with litigation data, the technology, and eDI’s project management solutions. 

“Being responsible for the identification, selection, procurement, installation, and ongoing support of technology solutions in a law firm can be very interesting, if not challenging.”  Stated Tab Barton, Stite’s IT Director.  “Legal specific applications have traditionally lagged other industries.  Discovering an excellent company, with an exceptional product is a rare treat.  This year I feel I have hit gold with eDI.  eDI offers a number of solutions relating to electronic evidence and discovery.  Their product rivals any I have seen or used.  Their people are responsive and friendly.  eDI’s expertise is beyond compare.  We use their hosting, value add search capabilities for our lit support package, reports for case management, and workflow management.  They truly have the best of three worlds; great product, great price, great people!  If you need more from your lit support, need hosting, or want to improve your firm’s electronic practice, I highly recommend you contact eDI”.

About Stites & Harbison

Stites & Harbison, PLLC, is a regional business and litigation firm with attorneys in Nashville and Franklin, Tenn.; Alexandria, Va.; Atlanta; Jeffersonville, Ind.; and Louisville, Frankfort and Lexington, Ky.  Tracing its origins to 1832, Stites & Harbison is one of the oldest law practices in the nation and among the largest law firms in the Southeast.  Our attorneys are consistently recognized by their peers in the following leading legal directories: Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory®, The Best Lawyers in America®, Chambers USA and Super Lawyers magazine.  Recent firm honors include: named among America’s Top 25 Law Firms in First Tier Ratings by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, one of the Best Employers in Tennessee, two attorneys listed in Best of the Bar (Nashville Business Journal), one of the 50 Best Overall Law Firms in America (Global Research), one of the Leading Law Firms in America (The American Lawyer), a Go-To Law Firm® (Corporate Counsel), one of the Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity (MultiCultural Law Magazine) and a Top 10 Growth Firm (National Law Journal).  

About eDirect Impact:

eDI is a leading innovator for law firms and corporate legal departments and sets a new standard for best practices in the data hosting and electronic discovery industry. With the expertise of a big firm, but with the cost-control and customer service of an in-house department, eDI delivers the experience and technology needed to navigate the electronic data minefield.  Managed by a team of nationally recognized leaders and innovators, eDI ensures successful strategies required to manage and store electronic evidence efficiently. To learn more about eDI or to schedule an on-line demonstration of any services, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 866.369.5059.