2022 – Page 5 – Fastcase

Mary Smith

Mary Smith, an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation, is the first female Native American president-elect nominee of the American Bar Association, nominated for the 2022-2023 term. Her eclectic legal career spans from private practice, corporate litigation counsel, and roles in state and federal government, to serving as a former president of the National Native…

Sam McAllister

Sam McAllister is working to find creative ways for litigation defense teams to communicate at Lightfoot, Franklin & White. The Alabama-based Director of Litigation Technology leads the firm in leveraging multimedia solutions to support Lightfoot lawyers in the courtroom. Around his firm, he’s the guy who can hear your communication problems and whip up a…

Hon. Carlton Reeves

Judge Carlton Reeves serves as a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi and is slated to become the first Black person to chair the U.S. Sentencing Commission. The seven-member bipartisan independent agency has lacked enough members to operate since 2019. This has been a challenge for federal courts,…

Warren Postman

Warren Postman is a legal pioneer, using the strategy of “mass arbitrations” to help consumers assert their rights en masse. Warren met his co-founding partner Ashley Keller nearly 15 years ago while clerking for Justices David Souter and Anthony Kennedy, respectively. Over the past few years they have created new techniques in class action and…

Karen Gould

The Virginia State Bar has been guided by the exemplary leadership of Karen Gould for nearly 15 years. Although she plans to retire this year, Karen’s commitment to the VSB and its members will have a long-lasting impact. Under her guidance, the VSB invested in evolving technology, including upgraded equipment and security systems. She also…

JoAnn Buss

For years, dockets have been evolving from a table of contents in paper files to a quantitative dossier for litigation analytics. JoAnn Buss has seen this transformation, and has served as an architect for these changing docket management services for 44 years, making her one of the most experienced in the industry. JoAnn serves as…

Jazz Hampton

Jazz Hampton serves as the CEO and General Counsel for TurnSignl, a Minnesota-based tech company he co-founded in the wake of the deaths of Philando Castile and George Floyd. TurnSignl is a mobile app that provides real-time and on-demand legal guidance from an attorney to drivers during traffic stops, complete with a recording of the…

Sam Moore

Sam Moore’s experience as a commercial lawyer, project manager, and computer scientist has given him a unique blend of skills and knowledge to leverage in his role at the Dutch legal tech marketplace Reynen Court, a secure platform for law firms and corporate legal departments to purchase legal apps. Sam leads the Vendor Relations team…

Jackie Schafer

Jacqueline Schafer is the Founder and CEO of Clearbrief, named 2022 New Law Company of the Year (Legalweek) and 2021 Legal Tech Startup of the Year (American Legal Technology Awards). Clearbrief is an AI platform in Microsoft Word used by hundreds of law firms, and numerous government agencies and courts across the country to instantly…

David Wang

When you think of America’s most innovative companies, you don’t normally include law firms on the list. But that’s exactly where you’ll find Wilson Sonsini, who this year made Fast Company’s list of Most Innovative Companies. That’s in large part due to the work of the firm’s Chief Innovation Officer, David Wang. During David’s tenure,…