2018 – Page 2 – Fastcase

John Grant

With a deep background in the technology industry before ever attending law school, John Grant strives to help lawyers cross off each and every item on their to-do list. Referred to as “The Agile Attorney” John has earned this name by recognizing the benefits of implementing the business practices of technology companies to streamline productivity…

Erwin Chemerinsky

The First Amendment is ultimately based on a faith that we’re better off allowing all ideas to be expressed than [allowing] our government officials to punish some of them.” Erwin Chemerinsky almost has too many accolades and titles to name. Among them, he was the 2017 National Jurist magazine most influential person in legal education…

Patrick Palace

Patrick Palace is running his workers’ compensation firm with the tech skills and vision of a much larger operation. For instance, he invented PatBot, a do-it-yourself case evaluator that greets visitors to his firm’s web site by walking them through questions that identify the legal issues in each case. Patrick is also a figure in…

Saskia Mehlhorn

At a time when large national firms are becoming more global, the challenge of knowledge management and information resources is more challenging than ever. Saskia Mehlhorn has developed the KM and library resources of global powerhouse Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP as it has grown from a large Texas firm to a global superpower. Since…

Daniel Reilly

While practicing law by day and creating a legal technology company by night, Daniel Reilly set out to improve how attorneys work. He designed Legably to help practicing lawyers connect with small or medium size law firms in need of their services. Providing a headache-free platform for lawyers seeking freelance work was the vision Daniel…

Patrick DiDomenico

As the Chief Knowledge Officer at Ogletree Deakins, Patrick DiDomenico is a leading voice among KM professionals, helping legal professionals understand the value of retaining their knowledge for re-use. His book, Knowledge Management for Lawyers, and long-running blog have helped firms around the world approach information retention in a new way. As a member of…

Jonathan Pyle

Jonathan Pyle is turning mobile phones and tablets into handy points of access to justice with DocAssemble. A computer programmer and lawyer serving Philadelphia Legal Assistance, Jonathan built the open source document assembly tool to help both clients and legal service providers. DocAssemble makes legal services accessible for low-income clients and makes it easy to…

Patricia Lee

For the last 15 years Patricia Lee has driven the diversity efforts of the State Bar of California. Her career is a perfect example of what it means to serve others through law – she started as a VISTA attorney, was the founding Director of Santa Clara County’s Office of Women’s Advocacy, managed the San…

Neal Katyal

A giant of appellate lawyering, Neal Katyal is no stranger to the Supreme Court, having argued 35 cases there in the last 9 years alone. After serving as Acting Solicitor General, Neal now works as a partner at Hogan Lovells and a professor of National Security Law at Georgetown University Law Center. An expert in…

John Nay

When two leading law professors (J.B. Ruhl and previous Fastcase 50 honoree Oliver Goodenough) reach out to you about an up and coming “real deal” AI innovator, you take the call. And if you are Wolters Kluwer, you welcome John Nay, Co-Founder of Skopos Labs, into your portfolio and immediately start collaborating on reinventing, one…