In 2010, the Legal 500 recognized Mr. Overly as one of the leading information technology lawyers in the U.S. In 2005, he was selected for inclusion in the Southern California Super Lawyers® list and also was honored by Los Angeles Magazine for this recognition.

Mr. Overly is one of the few practicing lawyers who has satisfied the rigorous requirements necessary to obtain the Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Information Systems Security Management Professional (ISSMP) certifications.

Mr. Overly's numerous articles and books have been published in the United States, Europe, Korea, and Japan. He has been interviewed by a wide variety of print and broadcast media (e.g., the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Business 2.0, Newsweek, ABCNEWS.com, CNN, and MSNBC) as a nationally recognized expert on technology and security related matters. In addition to conducting seminars in the United States, Norway, Japan, and Malaysia, Mr. Overly has testified before the U.S. Congress regarding online issues.

Mr. Overly is a graduate of Loyola Law School (J.D., 1989), where he was articles editor of the Loyola Law Review and elected to Order of the Coif, and Texas A&M University (M.S., electrical engineering, 1984; B.S., 1982). He was admitted to the California Bar in 1989.

Mr. Overly is a member of the Computer Security Institute, the Information Systems Security Association and the Computer Law Association.

Publications:

• The Executive MBA in Information Security (CRC Press 2009)
• Negotiating Telecommunication Agreements Line-by-Line (Aspatore Press 2005)
• Software Agreements Line-by-Line (Aspatore Press 2004)
• The Open Source Handbook (Pike & Fisher 2003)
• Overly on Electronic Evidence (West Publishing 1998)
• E-Policy: How to Develop Computer, E-Mail, and Internet Guidelines to Protect Your Company and Its Assets (American Management Association 1998)
• Document Retention in The Electronic Workplace (Pike & Fisher 2001)