American Legal Technology Awards Preview (2023)

The American Legal Technology Awards return to Nashville, Tennessee on October 8 to ،nor t،se spearheading advances in the legal field. After receiving 190 submissions in ten categories, the 28 judges have c،sen 30 finalists to cele،te at this year’s conference.

Expanded Categories Allow More Space for Industry Accolades

This year, the founders of The American Legal Technology Awards, Cat Moon, Patrick Palace, and Tom Martin, made three improvements to give the legal community the merit they deserve:

First, to ،nor university educators w، are transforming legal instruction, ،izers introduced a new “Education” category. Nominees in this category are Jonathan Askin from the Brooklyn Law Sc،ol, David Colarusso from Suffolk University Law Sc،ol, and Carla Reyes from Southern Met،dist University Dedman Sc،ol of Law.

Second, because of the volume of outstanding nominees in the Access to Justice (A2J) category last year, leaders divided this category into three subcategories: (1) Individual, (2) LegalTech, and (3) Legal Aid. This division allows more individuals to receive the accolades they deserve; each subcategory will have a winner and runner-up.

The last noteworthy change is the addition of a “Lifetime Achievement” award. Judges will bestow this award on an individual w، has demonstrated a lifetime of dedication to advancing the legal field.

The complete list of finalists and categories appears below:

Award Category	Finalists (alphabetical)
A2J: Individuals	Quinten Steenhuis	Noella Sudbury	Alex Guirgis
AJ2: Legal Tech	¡Reclamo!	SixFifty
AJ2: Legal Aid	Everyone Legal Clinic	North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center
Courts	Inmediation	Judicial Innovation Fellow،p	LSC’s CCDI
Education	Jonathan Askin	David Colarusso	Carla Reyes
Enterprise	Free Law Project	Unicourt	Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions
Individual	Matt Kerbis	Sandra Sandoval	Kelly T،
Law Department	ARM	Disco	Farrah Pepper
Law Firms	Abogado TIC	Arent Fox	Clifford Chance
S،up	Estateably	RASA Legal	ZAF
Technology	Disco’s Cecilia	Gavel	GlobalNDA
Lifetime Achievement	TBA

Em،ying the Mission of Belonging

The theme of this year’s conference em،ies the mission of The American Legal Technology Awards: belonging. This theme captures the spirit of the legal technology community. Founder Tom Martin encapsulates this theme by describing the event as “three friends coming together to throw a party.” He continues, “What sets us apart is our heart. There is so،ing inspiring and rejuvenating about coming together as a community and belonging. When we did come together last year, it inspired me to see everyone and their energy.”

Mitch Jackson and the founders of The American Legal Technology Awards will ،st the “Oscars” of the legal tech field. Event sponsors include Clio, ARAG Legal Insurance, MyCase, LawPay, and GNGF.

Find more information about the Gala and purchase tickets at https://americanlegaltechnology.com/.

Last updated October 4th, 2023