Texas Lawyer Names R3 the Top Digital Forensics Firm in Austin

R3 Digital Forensics has been named the best digital forensics firm in Austin in a 2023 survey of the readers of Texas Lawyer. Because of the firm’s multiple years on the annual list of top legal vendors, R3 is also a member of Texas Lawyer’s Hall of Fame.

R3 was founded in 2008 by Reid Wittliff and Roy Rector with the goal of being the top digital forensics provider in Texas. Since then, R3 has conducted more than 1,000 digital forensics investigations and testified in more than 35 trials, hearings, and depositions.

“We’re proud that lawyers in Texas have once again singled R3 out for its work, and we’re especially excited to be in the Texas Lawyer Hall of Fame,” Reid said. “We have an exceptional team of investigators and analysts who do consistently great work, and it’s gratifying for their talent to be acknowledged.”

Roy D. Rector, R3’s Senior Forensics Examiner and lead testifying expert, said that while the need for digital forensic expertise is growing in all types of litigation, it’s important that those testifying have deep technical knowledge and can explain technical concepts in ways non-technical people can understand them. 

“There is scarcely an internal corporate investigation or legal dispute of any kind that doesn’t involve some element of digital evidence,” he said. “And it’s crucial that corporations and other parties retain the right experts with the necessary experience to find the digital needles in the haystack, analyze them, and persuasively testify about their meaning. When they do, it can make all the difference.”

Texas Lawyer’s annual survey identifies the state’s top legal products and service providers and showcases the winners in an annual special edition. The complete list of winners is available at www.law.com/texaslawyer/best-of.