24 Finalists Named for Inaugural American Legal Technology Awards

Twenty-four finalists in eight categories were announced this morning by organizers of the inaugural American Legal Technology Awards, a new round of awards that will honor companies and individuals who are making a difference in law through technology innovation.

As I reported here in June, this is the first year of these awards, which were originally slated to be presented during a virtual event in August. Now, the organizers say they will announce the winner in each category in a series of nightly events that will occur from Sept. 7 to Sept. 16, with one winner being announced each night, and the two final nights, Sept. 15 and 16, being held as live events.

All of this is explained in a series of videos the organizers posted this morning.

Based on over 180 submitted nominations, three finalists were named in each of the eight award categories. They are:

Category: Access to Justice

• Pro Bono Net.
• Upsolve.
• Veronica L. Canton.

Category: Court

• Louisiana District Court Judge Scott U. Schlegel.
• Utah regulatory sandbox initiative.
• New York Family Offense Petition Program.

Category: Enterprise

• Litera.
• Unicourt.
• Legal Decoder.

Category: Individual

• Rita Blandino.
• Connie Brenton.
• Jonathan Pyle.

Category: Law Department

• Arm.
• VillageMD.
• Redfin.

Category: Law Firm

• Harrity & Harrity LLP.
• Lopp Mathias Law.
• My Virtual Lawyer.

Category: Startup

• Luminance.
• LegalMation.
• Blawx.

Category: Technology

• LawHelp Interactive.
• Legal Decoder.
• BlackBoiler.

The awards are the creation of three individuals who want to shine a light on the innovators who are moving the needle in law: Tom Martin, founder of LawDroid; Patrick Palace, founder of Palace Law in Tacoma, Wash.; and Caitlin Moon, director of innovation design for the Program on Law and Innovation at Vanderbilt Law School.