The Center for Computer Forensics is a full service computer forensics and e-discovery company serving law firms and corporations throughout the United States.  Since forming 1997, all of the Center for Computer Forensics’ resources are dedicated to maintaining its lab with the latest in technology, security and assuring the highest level of training for its staff.  

There is important news regarding computer forensic vendors that practice in Michigan.  As of May 28, 2008, all computer forensic firms must have a Private Investigators license to practice in Michigan. The Center for Computer Forensics is received its license as a Private Detective Agency in the State Of Michigan in July 2008.

The history of the Center for Computer Forensics dates back to Data Recovery Group when the Data Recovery Group was formed in 1987.  Data Recovery Group specializes in the recovery of data from failed hard drives, servers and other media.  Since its inception, attorneys would contact Data Recovery Group about recovering electronic evidence.  Data Recovery Group performed these computer forensics services for ten years whereupon the Center for Computer Forensics was formed to focus on the growing needs of our clients.

Much has changed since 1997 and it is the Center for Computer Forensics' mission to stay ahead of the technology curve.  Our lab staff has, on average, ten years of computer forensics experience.  When you consider that the FBI opened its first computer forensics lab in 2000 and our senior examiner received his first certification in 2001, we have learned from the leaders in the development of the technology and methodologies used today.  

Computers have changed the way we do business and now computers have changed how attorneys have to think about discovery.  Multiple surveys on data in the past few years show that most data is in electronic format and that between 50% and 75% of business documents never gets printed onto paper.  The paper chase is not just about paper anymore!

Since 1997, the Center for Computer Forensics has bridged the gap between the  needs of the attorney and the complexities of the IT environment.  Asking the right questions and understanding the response is critical to effectively map a discovery plan.  The Center for Computer Forensics can assist the attorney in developing a discovery plan as well as handling the data with computer forensic services and e-discovery services. 

Our staff has developed a best-practices approach to eliminate the uncertainty of managing digital evidence in litigation.  The Center for Computer Forensics offers a high level of service that you can only get when the entire staff is dedicated to one job - handling electronically stored information for litigation.