Subpoenaing Social Media and Phone Records: How to Compel Production and Expose Hidden Evidence

Aaron Minc | Minc Law

Aaron Minc is a nationally recognized leader in Internet defamation law who specializes in removing damaging content and uncovering anonymous user identities. For more than fifteen years, he has developed cutting-edge legal solutions for high-profile executives, celebrities, and global businesses facing intrusive online crises. His practice focuses on using strategic subpoenas and discovery to trace digital footprints across jurisdictions to restore client reputations.

• Education & Credentials

Aaron Minc is a Board-Certified attorney in Ohio with more than fifteen years of experience at the technological forefront of Internet defamation law. He specializes in mastering digital subpoenas and uncovering key evidence hidden within social media platforms.

• Recognition & Leadership

Aaron is a recognized authority frequently invited by national media to comment on online privacy and defamation issues. He actively trains business owners, professionals, and fellow attorneys on strategies for managing digital evidence and responding to online attacks.

• Professional Involvement

He has developed cost-effective legal solutions for clients’ most damaging online problems while providing peace of mind through resolution. His work involves removing thousands of false or damaging materials, ranging from social media posts to search results.

• Experience

Aaron has successfully litigated more than 200 Internet defamation lawsuits across 22 states and 3 countries. His extensive record includes favorable jury verdicts, injunctions, and appellate victories achieved through deep online investigations and strategic discovery.

Michael Pelagalli | Minc Law

Michael Pelagalli is an experienced litigator who understands the urgency of addressing online attacks when a client’s reputation is at stake. He has a deep understanding of how to identify, preserve, and obtain critical digital evidence from social media platforms, online forums, and mobile communications. His expertise bridges the gap between traditional defamation law and modern digital discovery to protect corporations and individuals in the digital era.

• Education & Credentials

Michael Pelagalli is an experienced attorney with years of litigation experience in courts across the country. He earned his credentials focusing on the intersection of modern technology and traditional defamation law.

• Recognition & Leadership

Michael is trusted by clients for his ability to provide clarity, action, and peace of mind during high-stakes, technology-driven disputes. He has established damages and authenticated online communications to achieve decisive results in national courts.

• Professional Involvement

Michael focuses on mastering the strategic use of digital subpoenas to access vital online and phone-based information. He creates tailored legal strategies for corporations, executives, and professionals to protect reputations in the modern digital era.

• Experience

Michael has a record of achieving favorable verdicts, settlements, and equitable relief in complex defamation and digital evidence matters. He successfully uses discovery tools to trace anonymous defamers and turn digital evidence into decisive courtroom results.

SESSION 1 – LEGAL FRAMEWORKS & DRAFTING EFFECTIVE SUBPOENAS | 1:00pm – 1:20pm

Analyze the Stored Communications Act and state discovery rules to craft narrowly tailored requests. Focus on maximizing the likelihood of obtaining useful data while successfully withstanding overbreadth objections during civil litigation and ensuring compliance with federal privacy standards.

SESSION 2 – CROSS-JURISDICTIONAL & MULTI-PLATFORM DISCOVERY COORDINATION | 1:20pm – 1:40pm

Address the logistical complexities of domesticating subpoenas across various state lines for litigation. Master specific procedures for dealing with foreign platforms and managing complex international data requests while coordinating discovery efforts across multiple social media networks.

SESSION 3 – PLATFORM COMPLIANCE & OVERCOMING OBJECTIONS | 1:40pm – 2:00pm

Develop strategies for handling typical pushback from ISPs and social media companies. Utilize meet-and-confer negotiations, motions to authorize discovery, and motions to compel when dealing with deleted content or uncooperative platforms that refuse to produce records.

Break | 2:00pm – 2:10pm

SESSION 4 – EVIDENCE PRESERVATION & SPOLIATION PREVENTION | 2:10pm – 2:25pm

Implement preservation strategies before litigation begins by issuing effective preservation letters to third parties. Build the necessary legal foundation for spoliation sanctions when critical digital evidence is intentionally destroyed, altered, or otherwise made unavailable for trial.

SESSION 5 – UNMASKING ANONYMOUS USERS & JOHN DOE PROCEDURES | 2:25pm – 2:40pm

Follow a step-by-step process for identifying anonymous defendants through digital footprints and ISPs. Navigate Cable Privacy Act requirements and coordinate subpoenas across multiple platforms to manage data retention concerns and uncover identities hidden behind digital services.