Taking on unauthorized practice of law regulations to expand access to justice
Image from Shutterstock. Are you struggling with debt? Do you have collectors breathing down your neck, threatening to repossess your property and filing lawsuits against you in court? For many…
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How technology can improve immigration policy and practice
Image from Shutterstock. The U.S. immigration system is complex and confusing, and it causes no shortage of stress for those who have to go through it. And that was the…
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How lawyers can unlock the potential of the metaverse
New Jersey law firm Grungo Colarulo’s metaverse office. The metaverse is all the rage these days. Users can enter a virtual world where they can interact with people from all…
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It’s a long road ahead for driverless cars, says Fastcase executive
Image from Shutterstock. Four years ago, Damien Riehl, like many others, was quite bullish about the future of autonomous vehicles. The potential of the technology was obvious: No more worrying…
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Why this BigLaw firm recently started a legal ops division
What are legal operations? According to the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium, legal ops can be loosely defined as a “set of business processes, activities and the professionals who enable legal…
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Stacy Butler channels passion for legal innovation into i4J incubator
(Photo of Stacy Butler by Bob Torrez/ABA Journal) When Stacy Butler, the director of the Innovation for Justice Program, is asked if she will ever practice law again, she doesn’t…
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Data Broker: Josh Blandi’s platform gives firms and businesses real-time access to court records and analytics
(Photo of Josh Blandi and his dog, Olivia, by Jeff Berting/ABA Journal) As the co-founder of CountryWide Debt Relief, Josh Blandi targeted a specific group of consumers who were struggling…
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Zachariah DeMeola created a holistic way for law students to find where they fit into the profession
(Photo of Zachariah DeMeola by bettyclicker/ABA Journal) Zachariah DeMeola, senior director of strategic initiatives with the Law School Admission Council, has spent a lot of time stressing the importance of…
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Self-Taught: Courtroom5 founders educate pro se litigants and prepare them for court
(Photo of Courtroom5 founders Debra Sloane, left, and Sonja Ebron by Randy Piland/ABA Journal) Even though Courtroom5 co-founder Sonja Ebron has a PhD in electrical engineering, she still felt out…
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Natalie Anne Knowlton’s research has provided an important foundation for regulatory reform efforts
(Photo of Natalie Anne Knowlton by Elevate Photography/ABA Journal) When states consider law firm ownership and limited law practice by nonlawyers, a common attorney criticism is that such regulation changes…
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True Calling: Ameelio platform helps inmates communicate more easily with family and get an education
(Photo of Ameelio founders Uzoma Orchingwa, right, and Gabriel Saruhashi by Elevate Photography/ABA Journal) As Uzoma Orchingwa began studying at Yale Law School in 2017, he kept thinking about the…
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Patrick Palace draws on his experience to demystify technology and push for regulatory reforms
(Photo of Patrick Palace and his dog, Sirius George, by Yosef Kalinko/ABA Journal) Patrick Palace is a litigator who has made some life changes. He grew out his hair, sports…
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Working tirelessly to free her brother from prison inspired Janis Puracal’s Forensic Justice Project
(Photo of Janis C. Puracal by Michael Schmitt/ABA Journal) “Two years of pure hell.” This is how Forensic Justice Project executive director and attorney Janis C. Puracal describes the fight…
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