2016 – Page 2 – Fastcase

Michelle Olsen

This former Jones Day and federal government lawyer brings us courtside coverage with clever commentary on the Supreme Court through her Twitter feed at @AppellateDaily. Michelle Olsen shares the play-by-plays of SCOTUS, the bench and bar in the thirteen appellate circuits, and the occasional sideline appearances and lectures by the nine justices. She’s also an…

Kimball Parker

Data visualization and topic mapping are two of the most important trends in legal information. Kimball Parker, a former Quinn Emanuel lawyer, is using both to help law students and lawyers to understand the law more easily. He created Co/Counsel as a crowdsourcing platform designed to make the law more accessible and understandable through visual…

Donna Payne

Donna’s personal mantra is “Learn something new every day and surround yourself with really smart people.” This exemplifies the foundation on which PayneGroup has operated for the past 23 years. Donna Payne, CEO of PayneGroup, is a frequent presenter at legal, security, university and technical conferences and is a frequently featured author in publications. The…

Hudson Hollister

Hudson Hollister is the founder and executive director of the Data Coalition. Prior to his work at the Data Coalition, Hudson was a securities litigator at Latham & Watkins and served as an attorney both at the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives. Under…

Daniel Schuman

After graduating from Emory University School of Law, Daniel Schuman has dedicated his career to promoting open and accountable federal government. Noted as one of the “top 25 most influential people under 40 in the government and technology” by Fedscoop, Daniel began his career as a legislative attorney with the Congressional Research Services. Daniel went…

Julia Shapiro

Innovation is streamlining dysfunctional markets as diverse as taxi services, sports, restaurant reservations, and dating. Why should legal personnel, one of the most lucrative broken markets, be any different? Julia Shapiro (along with fellow Fastcase 50 honoree Jules Miller) co-founded Hire an Esquire, a new generation legal recruiting and staffing agency that connects lawyers to…

Wallace E. “Gene” Shipp Jr.

There are few roles in the legal community more important than those that protect the public. For 35 years, Gene Shipp has diligently safeguarded the public interest in the D.C. Office of Disciplinary Counsel, leading the office as Disciplinary Counsel since 2005. As the Bar’s disciplinary counsel, Gene has made his mark in the world…

John Simek

Digital Detective John Simek is co-founder of a legal technology, digital forensics, and information security company that serves companies and law firms across the country. Through Sensei Enterprises, and alongside his wife/co-founder/fellow Fastcase 50 winner Sharon Nelson, John publishes the annual Solo and Small Firm Legal Technology Guide. There are many people selling tech services…

Jason Steed

Jason Steed is an associate at the Dallas firm of Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP, though such a bare statement does not begin to express his activities or influence in the world of appellate practice. He came to the study of law as a second academic pursuit, after receiving a Ph.D. in English and an…

John Stewart

No one has religion like a convert, and John Stewart has found religion. From recovering technophobe to Chair of the Technology Subcommittee of The Florida Bar’s Vision 2016 Commission, John is a rising star in The Florida Bar. He served as President of The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division in 2006-07 and joined the Florida…