Reinventing Professionals

I spoke with Adi Prakash , the chief innovation officer and head of global client services for Yerra Solutions , a consulting firm that combines human expertise with technology to provide solutions to clients worldwide in the legal, e-discovery, and compliance sectors.

I spoke with a number of the participants from the LexisNexis Legal Tech Accelerator , including:

I spoke with Gabe Galanda , the co-founder and managing lawyer of Galanda Broadman , an Indian Country law firm, with headquarters in Seattle.

I spoke with Somya Kaushik , a litigator turned legal tech entrepreneur, who is the founder of Esq. Me , a legal document marketplace where lawyers can buy and sell their documents nationwide.

I spoke with Scott Stuart and Drew Stern , the co-founders and co-CEOs of Esquify , a cloud-based machine learning productivity and benchmarking tool that helps document reviewers perform more efficiently.

I spoke with Alex Hamilton , the founder and CEO of Radiant Law , a UK-based law firm that helps clients with high volumes of commercial contracts by combining processes, technology, and human judgment. Alex was previously a partner and co-chair of the global technology transactions group at Latham & Watkins in London.

I spoke with Josh Leavitt , the CEO of ZokuVault , a virtual safety deposit box and estate planning portal, which helps families plan, organize, and share valuable documents.

I spoke with Rob Ameerun , the founder of the Lexpo Conference, Paula Edgar , the CEO of PGE LLC and the president of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association , Silvia Hodges Silverstein , the founder of the Buying Legal Council , and Jimmy Vestbirk , the founder of Legal Geek , a start-up community in London.

I spoke with Rachel Travers , the vice president of Lexis Practice Advisor® and Analytical Content, responsible for all of the authored content for the US LexisNexis business.

I spoke with Laura Leopard , the founder and CEO of Leopard Solutions , a research company that provides various databases for legal recruiters, attorneys, law firms, corporations, and law schools. The company’s competitive intelligence program, Firmscape, offers current and historical data for the legal industry.

I spoke with Doug Striker , the president and CEO of Savvy Training & Consulting , which helps law firms optimize their existing technology through training. Prior to founding Savvy Training & Consulting, Doug served as the chief operating officer for a mid-sized law firm.

I spoke with Chris Cartrett , the executive vice president of Aderant , a legal industry time and billing software company.

I spoke with Nancy Mertzel , former chair of Herrick, Feinstein’s intellectual property group, who recently founded Mertzel Law PLLC , a boutique IP law firm.

I spoke with Brad Jenkins , the co-founder and CEO of CloudNine Discovery , a cloud-based e-discovery software provider. We discussed the genesis of CloudNine, how e-discovery has changed over the past 15 years, the trends that are driving what the company offers, its approach to security, how CloudNine differs from other companies in this sector, its portfolio of educational content , and how e-d...

I spoke with Mike McDonald , the senior vice president and general manager of legal compliance and surveillance for Veritone , an artificial intelligence software company.

I spoke with Charles Mirho , the Chief Legal Officer and co-founder of TurboPatent , the developer of an automated patent creation and analytics system used to produce patent documents and monitor patent quality throughout the prosecution process.

I spoke with Aaron Crews , the general counsel and vice president of strategy for Text IQ , a developer of technology that helps enterprises manage legal and compliance challenges. Prior to joining Text IQ, Aaron was senior associate general counsel and global head of eDiscovery for Walmart.

I spoke with Jim Cranston , a principal with LawVision Group , a law firm consultancy focused on growing firm revenue, strengthening lawyer confidence, and maintaining client loyalty.

I spoke with Larry Port , the founder and CEO of Rocket Matter , a leading practice management and time and billing software tool for law firms.

I spoke with Jason R. Baron , of counsel to Drinker, Biddle & Reath , and the founder of The Chelly Foundation , a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on improving literacy and education for children living in Cambodia.

I spoke with Abdi Shayesteh , the founder and CEO of AltaClaro , an experiential learning platform for lawyers, who served for fifteen years as a corporate, bank regulatory and finance attorney in Silicon Valley and New York City, as well as throughout Asia, the Middle East and Europe.

I spoke with Ryan Adams , the resort manager for the Chatham Bars Inn . We discussed the connection between customer service and client satisfaction, how technology is impacting client expectations, and the key elements of adding value.

I spoke with Bruce Malter , the director of client engagement for eTERA Consulting at the 2017 Masters Conference in New York City. We discussed what vendors can do to stand out, how technology has normalized, and where the industry is headed.

I spoke with Haley Altman , the co-founder and CEO of Doxly , a secure transaction management platform that centralizes checklists and reporting, and tracks documents, versions, and tasks, while automating signature management. We discussed the genesis of Doxly and the power of client collaboration at ILTACON 2017 .

I spoke with Montina Portis , the founder and CEO of Creative Internet Authority , a digital marketing company that specializes in video production and promotion for lawyers and law firms.