Thérèse was a technology and systems analyst by training before she obtained her law degree. Her undergraduate degree in management information systems makes her the perfect liaison between information technology personnel and corporate decision makers. She advises clients on electronic data management and information law relative to e-discovery, cyber security, data privacy, records and information management, employment law considerations, and information technology issues. Thérèse focuses on matters concerning the Internet and computers, including addressing disputes involving domain names, Internet service providers, web sites, and file sharing. Thérèse has particular experience in advising on security and management risks associated with emerging technologies, such as mobile device management and B.Y.O.D., social media and cloud computing. Thérèse is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) accredited by the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

A member of the firm’s Tort Practice, eDiscovery, Data & Document Management Group, Business Records Management & Consultation Practice and Data Security & Privacy Practice, Thérèse has litigated matters involving trademark and trade dress, patent, copyright, unfair competition, trade secrets, employment-related matters, products liability, and respiratory cases. She has also been trial counsel in defamation and trademark-infringement matters.

Thérèse is a Most Outstanding Management Information Systems (M.I.S.) Graduate from The University of Tulsa (1998). During law school, she was associate development editor on the Tulsa Law Review and a member of the Order of the Curule Chair. She also received the Fenelon Boesche Award and the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Constitutional Law I and II. Thérèse served as a judicial intern for the Eastern District of Oklahoma and a researcher for the courts. Before starting her legal practice, Thérèse worked as primary web developer for both CITGO Petroleum Corporation and the University of Tulsa.

Thérèse is actively committed to pro bono activities. She has served as counsel in guardianships, juvenile delinquent and death penalty cases. Committed to promoting diversity, inclusion and mentoring initiatives, she received the Shook Hardy & Bacon Mosaic Award for Diversity in 2005. Thérèse is fluent in French.

Alfred J. Saikali & Thérèse Miller, The White House Executive Order on Cybersecurity, Data Security Alert, February 13, 2013 View

Marni M. Otjen, Thérèse P. Miller & Alfred J. Saikali, New Texas Law Imposes Requirements On Companies That Maintain Protected Health Information, Data Privacy Alert, August 28, 2012 View

Thérèse P. Miller, “Zubulake Revisited” Causes a Reaction, 8:2 American Bar Association, Employment & Labor Relations Law, Spring 2010. View

Thérèse P. Miller, J.D.Bird Street: All the Little Lawyers Go Tweet, Tweet, Tweet. The legal ethics of the socially networked, 18:8 KC Counselor, September 2009. View

Presentations

Faculty, “Best Practices in Drafting Records and Information Management Policies,” Lorman Education Services, Webinar, June 11, 2013.

Speaker, “Data Classification and Privacy Considerations in your RIM Program,” ARMA International, Mount Diablo Chapter, Walnut Creek, CA, May 23, 2013.

Speaker, “Legal & IT: Speaking the Same Language to Prevent Breaches,” LegalTech West Coast 2013, Los Angeles, CA, May 21, 2013.

Speaker, “International Privacy and its Impact on e-Discovery,” LegalTech West Coast 2013, Los Angeles, CA, May 21, 2013.

Panelist, “Bring Your Own Device (BYOD),” Women in eDiscovery, San Francisco, CA, May 15, 2013.

Speaker, “Using Big Data to Meet Discovery Objectives,” Track: The How of eDiscovery: Making It Work in the Real World, Carmel Valley eDiscovery Retreat, Half Moon Bay, CA, May 2, 2013.

Speaker, “Strategies & Tactics for Protecting Data Throughout the Discovery Process,” Track: The How of eDiscovery: Making It Work in the Real World, Carmel Valley eDiscovery Retreat, Half Moon Bay, CA, May 1, 2013.

Speaker, “’Bring Your Own Device:’ Challenges faced by the Consumerization of IT,” ARMA NorCal Tri-Chapter 2013 Spring Seminar, Oakland, CA, Apr. 18, 2013.

Faculty, “Document Retention and Destruction in California,” Lorman Education Services, Oakland, CA, Mar. 8, 2013.

Panelist, “Records and Information Management,” Women in eDiscovery, Silicon Valley Chapter, Palo Alto, CA, Feb. 13, 2013.

Co-Faculty, “When Employee Bloggers Attack: Responding to Negative Employee Comments on the Web,” Lorman Education Services, Webinar, Jan. 31, 2013.

Faculty, “Fill it to the RIM: Best Practices in Drafting Records and Information Management Policies,” Lorman Education Services, Webinar, Dec. 5 and Dec. 19, 2012.

Faculty, “7th Annual Superior Court Boot Camp Conference – E-Discovery & Discovery,” PINCUS Professional Education, Los Angeles, CA, Oct. 25, 2012.

Speaker, “Negotiating With and Managing Cloud-Based Solutions Vendors,” Carmel Valley eDiscovery Retreat, Monterey, CA, Jul. 23, 2012.

Panel Member, “Litigation Begins: Early Case Assessment and the Rule 26 (f) Conference,” PLI Seminar: Electronic Discovery Guidance 2011: What Corporate and Outside Counsel Need to Know, San Francisco, California, Dec. 2, 2011.

Facilitator, "Resistance is Futile: Assimilating Always-Connected Mobile Devices,” ARMA International 56th Annual Conference and Expo, Washington, D.C., Oct. 19, 2011.

Facilitator, "Data Leaks and Spills: Information Security and Privacy," ARMA International 56th Annual Conference and Expo, Washington, D.C., Oct. 18, 2011.

Panel Member, “Social Media Litigation+: Privacy, Ethics, Getting Clients,” Santa Clara County Bar Association, San Jose, California, Sep. 19, 2011.

Co-Faculty, “When Employee Bloggers Attack: Responding to Negative Employee Comments on the Web,” Lorman Education Services, Webinar, Sep. 9 and Sep. 23, 2011.

Facilitator, "Cloudy with a Chance of RIM,” ARMA International, Webinar On Demand, Aug. 2011.

Facilitator, "The Semantic Web: Web 3.0 and Information Management," ARMA International, Webinar On Demand, Sep. 2011.

Faculty, “Fill it to the RIM: Best Practices in Drafting Records and Information Management Policies,” Lorman Education Services, Webinar, Jul. 6 and Jul. 27, 2011.

Speaker, “Social Media & Web 2.0 as Evidence: Mitigating a Social Media Mess,” ARMA International Greater Columbus Ohio Chapter 2011 Annual Spring Seminar, May 19, 2011.

Speaker, “Selling Electronic Records Management in your Organization: Tears and Fears - The Business Case for Starting a RIM Program,” ARMA International Tri-Chapter 2011 Spring Seminar, Apr. 6, 2011.

Co-Faculty, “When Employee Bloggers Attack: Responding to Negative Employee Comments on the Web,” Lorman Education Services, Webinar, Mar. 30, 2011.

Co-Faculty, “Social Networking in the Workplace: Legal Principles, State of the Art Policies and Emerging Issues,” Lorman Education Services, Webinar, Feb. 22, 2011.

Speaker, “Cloudy with a Chance of RIM,” ARMA Golden Gate Chapter, San Francisco, California, Jan. 25, 2011.

Facilitator, "E-Discovery On-the-Move: Mobile Communications,” ARMA International 55th Annual Conference and Expo, San Francisco, California, Nov. 10, 2010.

Facilitator, "The Semantics of the Semantic Web: Implications of Web 3.0 on Information Management," ARMA International 55th Annual Conference and Expo, San Francisco, California, Nov. 9, 2010.

Presenter, “Social Media e-Discovery – Case Examples of Web 2.0 Litigation,” D4 Webinar, Oct. 6, 2010. View

Presenter, “Social Media: DATA LEAKS & SPILLS: Managing Risk, Reputation and Legal Issues in Cyberspace,” Haake Companies, Trozzolo Communications and Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Kansas City, Missouri, Sept. 16, 2010.

Co-Faculty, “Social Networking in the Workplace: Policies, Monitoring and Discipline Issues,” Lorman Education Services, Webinar, Aug. 19, 2010.

Panel Member, "100th Judge Signs the Cooperation Proclamation," ESI Bytes, June 23, 2010. Listen

Presenter, “When Employee Bloggers Attack: Responding to Negative Employee Comments on the Web,” Lorman Education Services, Webinar, May 14, 2010.

Panel Member, "E-Discovery Lawyers Training Other Lawyers," ESI Bytes, May 10, 2010. Listen

Presenter, “Learning to Exploit the Social Web,” Legal Marketing Association, Bay Area Chapter, San Francisco, California, Apr. 20, 2010.

Presenter, “Legal Ethics, eDiscovery, Web 2.0 and Social Media,” ARMA Silicon Valley 2010 Spring Seminar, Santa Clara, California, Apr. 8, 2010.

Panel Member, “Practicing Ethically in the Electronic Era,” Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, May 19, 2009.

Speaker, “Information Risk Management Poses New Challenge to State Government,” Government of Kansas Seminar, Topeka, Kansas, October 22, 2008.

International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP)

Defense Research Institute
Member, E-Discovery Committee, Webpage & Social Media Subcommittee Member, Women in the Law Committee

American Bar Association
Member, Science & Technology Section's Cloud Computing Committee Member, Section of Antitrust Law Privacy and Information Security Committee Member, Section of Litigation Pretrial Practice and Discovery Committee

The Sedona Conference
Working Group 1: Electronic Document Retention & Production (2009-Present) Working Group 6: International Electronic Information Management, Discovery & Disclosure (2009-Present)

Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association

Women in eDiscovery

Bay Area Council Cyber Security Committee

ARMA International
Member, Golden Gate Chapter

Thérèse is admitted to practice before the state courts of California, Missouri and Kansas; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of California, the Western District of Missouri and the District of Kansas.

Certifications

Thérèse is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) accredited by the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

2001   J.D., with highest honors, The University of Tulsa College of Law

1998   B.S.B.A. in Management Information Systems (M.I.S.), magna cum laude,
           The University of Tulsa