2015 – Page 3 – Fastcase

John Suh

A few years ago, LegalZoom was more of a concept that a company, and the idea that some parts of the practice of law would become commoditized, and perhaps wouldn’t even involve lawyers, seemed very far fetched. Fast forward to 2015, and it seems more like a foregone conclusion. Some of that change has come…

Donald Verrilli, Jr.

It is possible to imagine advocates that have had a better year, but very difficult: Donald Verrilli had a superlative term before the Supreme Court this year. Although no Solicitor General can be expected to win every case, Donald scored major victories upholding key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (nee Obamacare) in King v.…

Lynn Schmidt Walters

Outside of the context of large firms, the legal profession has very few opportunities for mentoring or for finding a mentor. Lynn Schmidt Walters co-founded JD Mentor, a series of workshops designed to provide mentors for new lawyers stepping into their first legal jobs. Walters offers as an example her experience as a recent law…

Andy Wilson

Andy Wilson describes himself as “whatever the opposite of a Luddite is.” And that’s a very apt description, because Andy has been working to build disruptive software for more than a decade. Andy and his team at Logikcull were pioneering SaaS-based e-discovery software in 2004, with tools that automate discovery, make costs transparent, and deliver…

Daniel Yaniv

In 2008, Yaniv was an associate at a mid-size Rockland County litigation firm and was eager to go out on his own. A few months in, he realized that, if he was going to build a practice, he needed to specialize. Daniel decided to concentrate on uncontested divorce. Although not as lucrative as litigated divorce,…

Hon. Paul Grewal

Judge Paul Grewal is the tech judge for the techiest federal district court in America. When the titans of Silicon Valley go to trial, the issues deal as much with tech issues as legal ones. And when those cases get to court (think Apple v. Samsung), the court can refer them to Judge Grewal, an…

Michelle Alexander

A prominent civil rights advocate and law professor who formerly clerked for Justice Blackmun, Michelle penned her first book, The New Jim Crow, in 2010 after receiving a Soros Justice Fellowship. The book was a Washington Post and New York Times bestseller, advancing the conversation about systemic racism and the criminal justice system. Michelle continues…

Pablo Arredondo

Pablo Arredondo is like a mad scientist of legal research. So many good ideas pour out of Pablo, one would need an army of software developers and data scientists to follow up on them. Happily, Pablo now works with Casetext, bringing many of those good ideas to life. Before assuming his role as the Vice…

Rich Barton

Maybe you don’t know Rich Barton, but you definitely know his ideas, which include Expedia, Zillow, and Glassdoor. In 2014 he was recognized by President Obama when he was named a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship. However, the reach of Rich’s influence stretches beyond the pale of tech start-ups and prestigious accolades. This includes founding…

Howard Bashman

In Bashman news… Howard Bashman is the prolific author of the long-running appellate blog “How Appealing,” a daily must-read for the appellate practitioner who wants to cover all of the bases. You know a story has made it to the big leagues when it’s linked to in one of Howard’s frequent, streamlined posts. In addition…