APDA Conference 2026

Brian Chase is a consultant, expert witness, adjunct professor of law, and attorney. He currently serves as ArcherHall’s Managing Director of Digital Forensics and eDiscovery, where he provides expert testimony, teaches 100+ CLEs a year, and manages their team of over a dozen experts.

Mr. Chase has a diverse education and work background. While working as a network administrator for the University of Arizona, he earned a Management and Information Systems degree from the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona. Mr. Chase went on to earn a law degree, also from the University of Arizona, and is licensed to practice law in both Arizona and New York. Brian has taught the Barry Davis National Trial Team at UofA for over ten years and considers it one of the most rewarding things he does.

Before pivoting to digital forensics, he worked as a trial attorney handling criminal defense (including indigent defense work) and personal injury cases. He is licensed in both Arizona and New York. Mr. Chase has worked as a digital forensics expert for over a decade and has testified more than 50 times across the country as an expert in criminal and civil matters.

Mr. Chase has published and spoken on numerous technology-related issues impacting the law in the civil and criminal justice systems. He travels all over the country teaching law and technology, digital forensics, and evidence at a variety of legal and technical conferences