With 16 Regional Locations, New Company Emerges as Premier
Document Outsourcing Service Provider and Advisory Firm

January 8, 2007 – Action Legal Document Services, Ivize and Summit Document Services today announced that they have merged to create the leading legal document services company that provides essential support, technology and advisory services to law firms, government organizations and corporate customers in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. The combined company – Ivize – is headquartered in Charlotte, NC and has 16 regional offices.

Joel Milne and Malte Bernholz, Action Legal’s CEO and COO, will become CEO and COO of Ivize. Robert Weyrens, founder and president of Ivize, will become vice president of operations for the combined company. Bryan Foster will become vice president of technology and will lead the company’s digital services business. The managing partners leading each of the 16 offices will maintain their local ownership and remain as presidents of their locations. All other management, sales, and technology personnel will be retained by Ivize.

The legal document outsourcing industry is a large and growing market that allows law firms, corporations and government to focus on their core activities, while minimizing their investments in non-core support areas, such as copy, scan and electronic processing equipment as well as the staff to operate them. It also provides customers access to the latest document management technologies, high-volume processing capacity, and best practices enabling them to improve their efficiency without having to invest in complex software and training.

“Our customers really emerge as the winners in this deal. Action Legal, Ivize and Summit customers will continue to receive the same great customer service they have been used to and will now benefit from our broader geographic network and new abilities to offer digital solutions,” said Milne. “Each of these companies has assembled a seasoned management team, developed significant strategic relationships, and engineered cutting-edge technology. Bringing these together will create a very powerful force in our growing industry.”

Ivize will continue to provide all the services previously offered by the three companies and will now have the capability to provide high-volume electronic discovery, coding and hosting solutions. These services include document copying, imaging, electronic discovery, coding, web hosting as well as many other ancillary document services.

"Thousands of customers rely on Ivize every day to handle their document needs," said Bernholz. “Since the announcement of the new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) for Electronically Stored Information (ESI) that went into effect on December 1st, 2006, our customers are even more concerned about having a trusted partner that can not only process their documents, but also advise them on best practices and technologies for needs ranging from the mandated discovery conference with opposing counsel, to an effective and cost-efficient document review process. By combining three market leaders into Ivize, we are increasing our technology R&D and training to ensure that our customers continue to receive the best and most state-of-the-art solutions for their complex electronic document needs.”

The combined company will have offices in Atlanta GA, Birmingham AL, Charleston WV, Charlotte NC, Chicago IL, Clayton MO, Grand Rapids MI, Lincoln NE, Little Rock AR, Madison WI, Milwaukee WI, Montgomery AL, New Orleans LA, St. Louis MO, and Tallahassee FL. Summit’s offices in Houston and Memphis will remain independent and continue operating under the Summit name. Ivize will be opening its 16th office in Fayetteville, AR in January 2007.

About Ivize

Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Ivize is a market-leading provider of legal document services. Founded in 1995, the company currently operates 16 locations throughout the Midwest and Southeast. Its services allow law firms, government organizations and corporate customers to solve their time-sensitive document needs in electronic and paper formats while ensuring the highest quality and security standards.