Mark Lanterman, CEO — Computer Forensic Services

Professional Biography

Mark has over 25 years of experience in digital forensics, e-discovery, and has provided education and training to a variety of audiences. Prior to founding Computer Forensic Services in 1998, Mark was a sworn law enforcement investigator with both state and federal law enforcement agencies including the United States Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force. Both federal and state court judges have appointed Mark as a neutral computer forensic analyst.

Mark is a member of the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board and serves on its Opinion Committee.

Mark frequently provides training within the legal community, including presentations for the United States Supreme Court, Georgetown Law School, the 11th Circuit Federal Judicial Conference, the 8th Circuit Federal Judicial Conference, the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, and the Department of Homeland Security, among others.

As a member of its faculty, Mark has presented to the entire Federal
Judiciary through the Federal Judicial Center. Mark is faculty at the National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, the Saint Thomas School of Law. Mark is an adjunct instructor in the University of Minnesota's MSci Security Technologies program.

Mark provides frequent commentary about cyber security issues for national print and broadcast media, including ABC, Bloomberg, BusinessWeek, CBS, Fox News, NBC, The New York Times, NPR, and the Wall Street Journal.

Education and Certifications
Upsala College – B.S. Computer Science; M.S. Computer Science
Harvard University – Cybersecurity
Department of Homeland Security – Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Seized Computer Evidence Recovery Specialist
National White-Collar Crime Center – Advanced Computer Forensics Publications
Co-author of the Minnesota State Bar E-Discovery and Forensic Desk Book Regular columnist for Bench & Bar of Minnesota, Minnesota Lawyer, and Lawyerist