TERIS - Key Persons


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Job Titles:
  • Principal, TERIS Texas - John Hartman
Austin has now become so synonymous with technology that the commuter flight between Austin and Silicon Valley has been dubbed the "nerd bird." This city is home to several well-known technology industry giants, including 3M, Cisco Systems, Samsung, Intel and AMD. One of the fastest-growing cities in the country, Forbes recently ranked Austin number one for job growth in large cities. In Austin, eDiscovery and computer forensics are an absolutely essential part of the litigation community, and the team at TERIS' Austin office is able to deliver. EDiscovery and other aspects of electronic data storage and computer forensics are shaping legal precedent. This trend is bound to not only continue, but will eventually redefine the legal industry. Law offices and corporate counsel alike are in a position of learning the new and upcoming standards for technologically-assisted litigation support, and TERIS is at the forefront of that movement. Providing trusted litigation support services in all aspects, the TERIS office of Austin focuses on a client-based approach to remain adaptable for all litigation circumstances.

Brandon Colburn - VP

Job Titles:
  • Member of the MANAGEMENT TEAM
  • Vice President
With over 10 years of experience, Brandon has a scalable approach that has led him to work with cases ranging from local corporations through ALM 100 firms and Fortune 500 corporations. Brandon also provides CLE instruction for the Arizona State Bar, Nevada State Bar and MCBA.

Donte Hubbard - VP

Job Titles:
  • Member of the MANAGEMENT TEAM
  • Vice President
  • VP E Discovery Services
Donte has been in the industry for over 18 years. Donte has been in a variety of roles ranging from Account Manager, Director of Business Development all the way to President of a large eDiscovery service provider that was acquired by an industry leader. Through customized approaches, Donte provides litigation teams with enhanced visibility into their data and therefore case.

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Job Titles:
  • VP E - Discovery Services - Robin Smith

John Hartman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the MANAGEMENT TEAM
  • Principal
John Hartman specializes in business development, management and sales of advanced eDiscovery and forensic technologies in his position as Managing Partner of TERIS in Austin, Texas. He brings 20 years of experience in the litigation support industry to the company, including 15 years as a general manager, partner or owner. Working with the philosophy that "equal value yields long term success" Hartman has a driven focus to provide value to the customer, employee and company. Hartman attributes TERIS-Austin's year over year growth to a culture where consistency and solution minded thought processes create customer and employee retention. With oversight of the Texas marketplace, Hartman engages in all aspects of the customer relationship, from sales through process and workflow engineering. Hartman founded TERIS-Austin (formerly Digital Discovery Solutions) in 2003. Before that time he held positions as partner at XCEL Document Solutions, general manager at RLS Legal Solutions and managing partner at IKON Document Solutions.

Paul Bertera


Richard Saldivar

Job Titles:
  • Member of the MANAGEMENT TEAM
  • Principal
Richard Saldivar has over 22 years of substantial experience in litigation and business consulting, with a unique combination of experience and education in both the technology and business disciplines. He has led large, multi-disciplinary teams and transformed two companies within the electronic discovery services area and has experience in a broad spectrum of industries including high technology, professional services, entrepreneurial business and manufacturing. Previously, Saldivar was president of the largest privately held Litigation Support Company in the United States, RLS Legal Solutions L.L.C. in Houston, Texas, primarily focused on litigation support. His background includes many years of management and cost containment experience, beginning with key management roles at United Parcel Service and IKON Office Solutions. During his tenure with UPS, he set many management and cost containment records and had the highest sales growth and volume growth in the company by bringing unique solutions to clients that included Dell Computer, GolfSmith and others. At IKON, he set numerous records for revenue growth, operating income and ollection/cash flow while improving employee morale and productivity.

Robin Smith - VP

Job Titles:
  • Member of the MANAGEMENT TEAM
  • Vice President
Robin has worked in the Litigation Support Industry for 20 years. Prior to working on the support side, Robin was a paralegal for 5 years. Robin provides her clients with the most effective means to preserve, collect, process, review and produce defensible data.

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Job Titles:
  • Discovery Consultant - Tracy Good
As the nation's capital, Washington D.C. is the epicenter of political and legal policy. This centralized decision making has drawn countless ALM 100 law firms and Fortune 100 companies to the Beltway. TERIS D.C. was founded to service the fast moving market demands and evolving needs of the increasingly data driven D.C. legal industry. TERIS' success in the western and central U.S. opened many doors to the Atlantic. With recent growth in NYC and Wilmington, a D.C. location was the natural next step. While many litigation support vendors have closed, shrunk, or sold over the last few years, TERIS has continued organically grow based on its reputation of high level project management, SOC2 security, and efficiency. The team in the Washington D.C. TERIS office provides peerless litigation services to clients and has established itself as a trusted litigation and eDiscovery company. Please contact TERIS today to learn more.