2020 – Page 4 – Fastcase

Andre Davison

If we have finally come to the realization that our colleagues with superior technical skills can also be colleagues with exceptional interpersonal qualities, it is in large part because of people like Andre Davison. Andre is the Research Technology Manager at Blank Rome LLP’s Houston location. In that role, he has introduced and maintained information…

Alli Gerkman (In Memoriam)

In September of 2019, the Colorado legal community lost a member whose impact simply cannot be measured. Alli Gerkman, who left us too soon at the age of 41, will be remembered for a legacy we would all be proud to accomplish if given twice the time. Alli led the Institute for the Advancement of…

Hon. Anna Blackburne-Rigsby

Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, who was first selected to serve in the DC courts by President Clinton in 1995, now serves as the Chief Judge of the DC Court of Appeals. She was awarded the ABA’s “Herman Sweatt’s Champion of Justice” award and the Women’s Bar Association of DC’s “2014 Star of the Bar Award.” During…

Basha Rubin

There is no shortage of legal marketplace apps that connect lawyers to clients. To stand out from the crowd you need to do something different. For Basha Rubin, co-founder and CEO of Priori Legal, that difference was helping corporate counsel assemble their own teams of outside counsel. Priori is a platform for corporate counsel to…

Bob Young

What do Canada, antique typewriters, and open access to knowledge have in common? The correct answer is Bob Young, founder of Lulu Press. Lulu revolutionized the way creators and seekers of knowledge come together by using open source tech to give authors easy tools to create and disseminate books without massive paywalls. Bob proudly asserts…

Brad Smith

Brad Smith is perhaps best known for his work as President of Microsoft, alongside a concurrent role as Chief Legal Officer, but he has served as General Counsel since 2002 and led the company through the tenure of three CEOs. It’s not an exaggeration to say that Brad Smith has seen it all. As General…

Bryan Stevenson

As a longstanding and leading figure in the American redemptive justice conversation, attorney and activist Bryan Stevenson has become the face of the movement to improve access to justice and equal treatment under the law. Bryan began his career at the Southern Center for Human Rights, a death penalty defense organization that he eventually led.…

Cara Griffith

Ensuring that the world of tax law and policy is never taxing to the lawyer or layperson, Cara Griffith, the Editor-in-Chief of Tax Analysts, guarantees not a day passes without the public dissemination of all things relevant in the world of tax. Cara oversees numerous publications such as Tax Notes Today, State Tax Today, and…

Catherine Alman MacDonagh

Catherine Alman MacDonagh is an innovator and instigator in the legal space. She founded the Legal Lean Sigma Institute, a pioneering program that provides certifications in process improvement and project management specifically designed for lawyers. She also developed the Legal WorkOut, a methodology for improving collaboration and team efficiency in the legal environment. A former…

Cathy Underwood

To say Cathy Underwood is all about family is an understatement, and, for her, family comes in many different forms. Family is not just her blood, but also the legal family she has built through the Arkansas Bar Association over her long career as a freelance legal editor and paralegal studies instructor. For decades, Cathy…