**Exhibit 12.1**

 

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

**EPIQ SYSTEMS, INC.**

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

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| ** **                                  | ** ** | **Nine months  ended  September 30,  2009** | ** ** | **2008** | ** ** | **2007** | ** ** | **2006** | ** ** | **2005** | ** ** | **2004** | ** ** |
|---------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------------|------------|----------|------------|----------|------------|----------|------------|----------|------------|----------|------------|
| **Earnings**                                |       |                                             |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |
| Net income (loss)                           |       | $                                                | 11,033     |     | $          | 13,836   |       | $        | 6,929      |     | $          | 35,131   |       | $ | (3,842 | ) | $ | (7,290 | ) |
| Income tax expense (benefit)                |       | 8,727                                            |       | 10,507   |       | 4,066    |       | 22,834   |       | (2,400   | )          | (4,313   | )          |
| Fixed charges                               |       | 2,472                                            |       | 3,505    |       | 13,882   |       | 15,349   |       | 7,676    |       | 7,176    |       |
| Earnings (loss) available for fixed charges |       | 22,232                                           |       | 27,848   |       | 24,877   |       | 73,314   |       | 1,434    |       | (4,427   | )          |
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| **Fixed Charges**                           |       |                                             |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |
| Interest expense *                          |       | 842                                              |       | 1,331    |       | 10,980   |       | 12,023   |       | 5,662    |       | 4,223    |       |
| Amortization of deferred loan charges       |       | 235                                              |       | 426      |       | 993      |       | 1,445    |       | 1,147    |       | 2,120    |       |
| Estimated interest expense in leases        |       | 1,395                                            |       | 1,748    |       | 1,909    |       | 1,881    |       | 867      |       | 833      |       |
| Total fixed charges                         |       | $                                                | 2,472      |     | $          | 3,505    |       | $        | 13,882     |     | $          | 15,349   |       | $ | 7,676 |   | $ | 7,176 |   |
|                                        |       |                                             |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |
| **Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges**      |       | 9.0                                              |       | 7.9      |       | 1.8      |       | 4.8      |       | 0.2      |       | n/a      |       |

 

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

 

For the year ended December 31, 2005, ourearnings to fixed charges ratio was less than one to one coverage. The amountof such deficiency was $6,242.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2004, we had atotal loss. Accordingly, our earnings to fixed charges ratio was less than oneto one coverage. The amount of such deficiency was $11,603.

 

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