2018 – Fastcase

Amanda Ostrowitz

Identifying a need for a user-friendly, scalable platform to research regulations and laws in the cannabis industry, Amanda Ostrowitz created Regs Technology as a platform to aid attorneys, business people, and governments with localized tracking of regulatory issues. Although Regs Technology has its origins in covering the dynamics of cannabis regulation, Amanda has created an…

Ivy Grey

Ivy Grey is a legal tech entrepreneur who works as a bankruptcy attorney at Griffin Hamersky. Ivy has a unique blend of skills and an incredible ability to synthesize technical, business, and legal information into practical advice and actionable plans. As the creator of the American Legal Style for PerfectIt, a proofreading and editing software…

Dazza Greenwood

In the legal innovation space Dazza Greenwood thinks big, and his influence has been far-reaching. As a consultant for Fortune 100 companies at CIVICS.com he advises clients on areas such as digital identity and data management, but as a Research Scientist at MIT he is changing the way we think about law altogether. Dazza is…

Eric Falkenberry

Measuring litigation risk is a notoriously difficult task, and most lawyers will say it can’t be done. But Eric Falkenberry does it all the time. Eric is an experienced litigator and partner at DLA Piper who specializes in predictive modeling and scenario testing to provide advice on how to avoid and manage litigation risk, particularly…

Brian Kuhn

As the Co-Leader of IBM Watson Legal, Brian Kuhn is focused on developing artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for law firms, in-house counsel, and government agencies alike. He traverses the globe speaking about how to leverage AI in the legal industry. Brian invented the IBM Outside Counsel Insights solution, which manages outside counsel spend, and he…

Cian O’Sullivan

Most people who have read and reviewed a contract have experienced frustration, but not everyone would turn that into a business. Cian O’Sullivan created Beagle, a machine learning tool that uses AI to read contracts and provide a visual summary of information that helps users have more legal review accuracy with less confusion, less human…

Jeff Ward

As the Director of the Duke’s Center on Law & Technology, Jeff helps law students explore new technologies, and understand how this new tech will affect the law. He heads up the Duke Law Tech Lab and the Access Tech Tools initiative, which helps students employ human-focused design thinking to enhance access to legal services.…

Kate Hagan

This summer, Kate Hagan completes her 11-year tenure as the Executive Director of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL). During a time of great change in the law library and legal information, Kate spearheaded a major rebranding effort that lead to the expansion of AALL membership beyond law librarians to all legal information professionals.…

Claudia Johnson

As a pioneer of LawHelp Interactive, Claudia Johnson has helped millions of people access legal assistance online. LawHelp Interactive is designed to make legal documents in every state easily and readily available. Claudia is also an advocate for legal and social equality. She sees technology as a doorway to justice, as it simplifies legal processes…

Daniel Rodriguez

As the Dean at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, Dan Rodriguez was a vocal advocate for updating the curriculum of the legal academy. He helped to raise almost $220 million for the school, which eased the financial burden on students, and he virtually led the entire legal academy as President of the Association of…