Experience

As a legal technologist and licensed attorney, I operate in a unique space.  Since being an early participant in the ReInvent Law program at MSU Law, I have become part of an international network of professionals interested in improving use of technology and innovation in the legal industry.

I currently work as a legal solutions architect at Davis Wright Tremaine - De Novo, where I help design and implement legal and business solutions for the firm and its clients.

Check out my LinkedIn profile here.

Resume available by request.

Education

J.D. Michigan State University College of Law, 2013, Top 10 in Class

Legal coursework included e-discovery, quantitative methods for lawyers, legal information engineering and technology, virtual law practice, cyberlaw, trademarks, and clinical work with small businesses and non-profits.

B.A. Tufts University, 2010

Economics & Political Science

Presentations

• Upcoming: LMA P3, June 2019, “Legal Design and Technology Solutions“

• Northwestern Pritzker School of Law panel, April 3, 2018, “Trendsetters Who are Transforming Legal Practice with Technology”

• MSU Law, Legal RnD Workshop, January 12, 2018, “Introduction to Project Management”

• MSU Law, Legal RnD, August 28, 2017, "The T-Shaped Lawyer: Skills & Technology for the Modern Lawyer"

• Janders Dean & Chicago Kent Legal Horizons, July 13, 2017, "Using Intelligent Constraints to Spark Creative Thinking About Law Firm Strategy" (video)

• ABA TECHSHOW, March 17, 2017, "Five Steps to Six Sigma? Yes, and You Can Apply Them to Your Law Firm" (co-presenter Debbie Foster)

• Chicago Legal Innovation and Technology Meetup, March 16, 2017, "Using Constraints to Spark Creative Thinking About Law Firm Strategy"

• ABA TECHSHOW, March 16, 2017, "The Devil Is In The Details - How to Map and Fix Processes" (co-presenter Gina Bongiovi)

• Legal Week Strategic Technology Forum, October 5, 2016, on multidisciplinary teams and legal managed services

• Clio Cloud Conference 2016, September 20, 2016, "Leveraging Legal Technology: What's Here, What's Coming, & What to Do About It" (video)

• AALL Annual Meeting & Conference, July 18, 2016, "Disruption in the Legal Industry: What’s Arrived & What’s Coming"

• InSession: Transforming Practices through Technology (Florida Bar Convention/Clio), June 15, 2016, "Leveraging Legal Technology"

• ABA TECHSHOW, March 17, 2016, "Empower Your Client Through Technology"

• Evolve Law, March 15, 2016, "Legal Tech Innovators Showcase: The Next Big Thing in Legal Tech"

• Social Media for Lawyers @ MSU Law, June 27, 2015, "Introduction to Twitter" for law students

• Legal Hackers Congress, April 24, 2015, "Legal Practice 2.0" Panel

• Chicago Legal Innovation and Technology Meetup, November 19, 2014, "Tiny Data" (co-presenter with Andrew Baker)

• Seattle Legal Innovation and Technology Meetup, November 18, 2014, Hacking Legal Education panel (remote)

• MITRE/Judiciary Engineering and Modernization Center (JEMC) Day, April 23, 2014, "ReInvent Law Laboratory - Emerging Trends in the Legal Industry"

• Detroit Legal Innovation & Technology Meetup, April 15, 2014, "Intro to the #Legalhack Movement" and "The T-Shaped 21st Century Lawyer"

• COPRAC Ethics Symposium, April 12, 2014, "'Disruptive' Ethics? Innovative Models of Providing Legal Services" panel

• ABA Bar Leadership Institute (BLI), March 13, 2014, "Opportunities for Innovation in a Changing Legal Landscape" series

• ReInvent Law NYC, February 7, 2014, "The T-Shaped 21st Century Lawyer" (video)

• ReInvent Law Silicon Valley, March 8, 2013, "Rebranding Lawyers to Reach New Markets" (video)

• LawTech Camp London, June 29, 2012, "More Disputes Are Being Resolved by Non-Lawyers: Tap into Latent Markets with New Services and New Delivery"

FLorida BAR/Clio: INSeSSION

June 15, 2016, "Leveraging Legal Technology"

Detroit Legal Innovation & Technology Meetup, April 2014

April 15, 2014, "Intro to the #Legalhack Movement" and "The T-Shaped 21st Century Lawyer"

Lex Hacks: Hackathon for legal community

June 7, 2015, Presenting our hackathon entry

COPRAC Statewide Ethics Symposium 2014

April 12, 2014. I was asked to talk about "Innovative Models of Providing Legal Services" at the California State Bar's Ethics Symposium

Legal Hackers Congress 2015

April 24, 2015, "Legal Practice 2.0" Panel

ABA Bar Leadership Institute 2014

March 13, 2014. I was asked to reprise my presentation "Rebranding Lawyers to Reach New Markets" at this national conference for new bar association leaders.

ReInvent Law NYC 2014

February 7, 2014, "The T-Shaped 21st Century Lawyer"

See selected tweets about the presentation here and here. Click image to view video.

ReInvent Law Silicon Valley 2013

March 8, 2013, "Rebranding Lawyers to Reach New Markets"

Click image to view video.

LawTech Camp London 2012

June 29, 2012, "More Disputes Are Being Resolved by Non-Lawyers: Tap into Latent Markets with New Services and New Delivery"

Articles

• "The 21st Century T-Shaped Lawyer," July/August 2014 ABA Law Practice Magazine "Big Ideas" issue

MENTIONS

• Victor Li, "ThinkSmart and Michigan State team up for class on legal process automation," ABA Journal Online (Aug 18, 2016).

• Dan Elliott, "LexHacks: Ahead of Our Time," Law Technology Today (July 7, 2015).