The Common Source, LP was founded by L. Ann Zdansky in May 1997. In the 18 months prior to starting the company, Ann was retained as a consultant for a major corporation to assist in a massive document production. She realized the major undertaking required to manage millions of pages in numerous different state actions and set out to develop a better method. She organized the scanning and coding of the documents and coordinated the management of the images and database on a remote system. The electronic repository system allowed outside counsel the ability to remotely access the central database, images and transcripts. This process saved the client millions of dollars in document production and management costs.

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The staff of The Common Source, LP offer over 70 years of combined in-depth expertise in Legal and Corporate Information Technology. Many of our staff has worked for law firms and corporations either as technology managers, litigation support specialists, document management specialists, IT consultants and quality assurance analysts.

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WBENC
The WBEA is an affiliate of the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), and serves as the third-party certifying organization for women-owned business enterprises (WBEs). 

Supplier Diversity
Proud member of the WBEA (Women's Business Enterprise Alliance) and a Texas certified HUB Vendor (Historically Underutilized Business).

ISO 9001: 2000 Certified
ISO 9000 is a family of standards for quality management systems.

Six Sigma Standards
We implement the Six Sigma philosophy of quality assurance.

HIPAA Compliant
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is designed to ensure the Privacy & Security of Patients Private Records.

Texas Law HB 2833
A new Texas law requiring E-Discovery companies to be licensed and regulated by the Texas Private Security Board.

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