Reid Trautz is busy. The former practicing lawyer now consults with others, helping them manage their practices better. He also helps plan and program ABA Techshow, the annual confab of legal technology in Chicago. Oh yeah, and he also helps direct the Practice & Professionalism Center at the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He’s a nationally…
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John Tredennick
John Tredennick has spent 20+ years in the trenches of litigation and technology issues. John has a wealth of vantage points from his time as a trial lawyer and litigation partner at Holland & Hart and as chair of the ABA’s Law Practice Management Section. John saw a problem and used technology to solve the…
Read MoreTodd Vincent
Todd founded Legal XML, the international standards body for legal information, and he has been working on automated court filing systems in Georgia since before anyone even knew what that was. He is a lawyer and consultant for Georgia State University and the Georgia Courts Automation Commission. He has been building integrated E-Filing systems in…
Read MoreLeah Ward Sears
Justice Leah Ward Sears is an appellate litigator who specializes in high-stakes cases. She has some experience in the field, as she most recently served as Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court. Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young first appointed her to serve as a judge in city traffic court in 1985, but quickly rose through…
Read MoreJason Wilson
Jason Wilson is one of the leading analysts of the legal publishing industry and has spent most of his legal career as VP of Jones McClure. He is one of the smartest and most entertaining writers about law and technology – he’s not afraid to drop a well-placed f-bomb when necessary. Jason is the author…
Read MoreDenise Howell
Denise Howell is one of the pioneers of legal news on the Web. She is the host of the webcast This Week in Law, one of the first and best web podcasts about legal news, and she writes for ZDNet’s Lawgarithms blog. In addition, Denise’s blog Bag and Baggage was one of the first legal…
Read MoreJosh Auriemma
Josh Auriemma is a legal geek superhero: lawyer by day, blogger and podcaster to Legal Geekery by night. He’s a tech and gadget enthusiast whose blog is a go-to resource for lawyers around the country. His background in physics and interest in technology means that Josh knows more (a lot more) than the average lawyer…
Read MoreMary Alice Baish
Until just over a year ago, Mary Alice had served for years as the top lobbyist for the American Association of Law Libraries, advocating for information policy before the federal government. But in 2011, she was appointed to serve in a top role in the GPO, setting policy and strategy for the Government Printing Office…
Read MoreTom Boone
Tom Boone is part librarian, part designer, part pop-culture tastemaker. He is the vanguard of a new generation of law librarians who aren’t afraid to get their hands on the code. Tom has taught information professionals for years how to use Cascading Style Sheets, Drupal, the social web, eBooks, and other tools to connect people…
Read MoreMark Britton
The Internet allows us to comparison shop for most things – why not legal services? This insight led Mark Britton to found Avvo, which is one part Martindale Hubbell, one part Amazon, and one part Red Bull: a site that hosts profiles of lawyers (and recently, doctors), with ratings and reviews from clients. Mark previously…
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