**Exhibit 12.1**

 

**COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**

**EPIQ SYSTEMS, INC.**

**(In Thousands, except for Ratio)**

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| ** **                               | ** ** | **Three months   ended   March 31,** | ** ** | **Year Ended December 31,** | ** ** |
|------------------------------------------|------------|------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                               | ** ** | **2011**                                       | ** ** | **2010**                                   | ** ** | **2009** | ** ** | **2008** | ** ** | **2007** | ** ** | **2006** | ** ** |
| **Earnings**                             |       |                                           |       |                                       |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net income                               |       | $                                              | 3,082      |                                       | $          | 13,929 |   | $ | 14,595 |   | $ | 13,836 |   | $ | 6,929 |   | $ | 35,131 |   |
| Income tax expense                       |       | 2,255                                          |       | 12,641                                     |       | 12,266 |   | 10,507 |   | 4,066 |   | 22,834 |   |
| Fixed charges                            |       | 1,717                                          |       | 5,335                                      |       | 4,023 |   | 3,505 |   | 13,882 |   | 15,349 |   |
| Earnings available for fixed charges     |       | 7,054                                          |       | 31,905                                     |       | 30,884 |   | 27,848 |   | 24,877 |   | 73,314 |   |
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| **Fixed Charges**                        |       |                                           |       |                                       |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest expense *                       |       | 696                                            |       | 1,537                                      |       | 1,160 |   | 1,331 |   | 10,980 |   | 12,023 |   |
| Amortization of deferred loan charges    |       | 114                                            |       | 393                                        |       | 314 |   | 426 |   | 993 |   | 1,445 |   |
| Estimated interest expense in leases     |       | 907                                            |       | 3,405                                      |       | 2,549 |   | 1,748 |   | 1,909 |   | 1,881 |   |
| Total fixed charges                      |       | $                                              | 1,717      |                                       | $          | 5,335 |   | $ | 4,023 |   | $ | 3,505 |   | $ | 13,882 |   | $ | 15,349 |   |
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| **Ratio of Earnings to Fixed   Charges** |       | 4.1                                            |       | 6.0                                        |       | 7.7 |   | 7.9 |   | 1.8 |   | 4.8 |   |

 

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* Interest included in fixed charges includes only interest on third party indebtedness and, accordingly, we have excluded accrued interest expense related to uncertain tax positions.

 

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