This fall we’ve spotlighted 50 of the nation’s most innovative lawyers. For profiles of each, along with video interviews, audio podcasts and photo slideshows, click on the names below.
On this site you’ll also find a complete record of our two-week Legal Rebels Tour ‘09; essays, podcasts and online radio shows about the future of law practice from some of the most creative minds in the legal profession, who participated in our 24 Hours of Legal Rebels event; and the Legal Rebels Manifesto, which you can sign to show you’re committed to innovation in your corner of the profession.
Kevin O’Keefe: Social Maven - Connecting lawyers digitally
Ralph Palumbo: Less and More - Changing legal billing line by line
Chris Marston: New Business - Setting up a one-stop shop for entrepreneurs
Tom Goldstein: Star of SCOTUS - Mastering all things SCOTUS
J. Kim Wright: Collaborator - Promoting curative, therapeutic and holistic law
Nicole Black: Boss of Blogs - Advising lawyers to wire up to Web 2.0
James Holderman: Jury Duties - Judging jury participation as a good thing
Pamela Woldow: Point Person - Navigating into the future of the legal profession
Max Miller: The Immerser - Teaching lawyers how to serve entrepreneurs
Matt Homann: Law Thinker - ‘Un-conferencing’ for innovation
Ronald Staudt: Web + Law = A2J - Tying legal aid to technology
Mark Britton: Lawyer Rater - Rating lawyers online
Emery Harlan: Diversifier - Organizing minority- and woman-owned law firms
Mike Roster: The Cost of Value - Demanding increased value of services
Tim Stanley: Big Giver - Founding free legal websites
Andrew Grech: Taking Stock - Leading the first publicly owned law practice
Charles Nesson: Post-It-All Prof - Pushing the envelope on info access
Luz Herrera: ‘Low Bono’ Pioneer - Advocating ‘low bono’ to serve poor clients
Leah Cooper: Passage to India - Outsourcing substantive legal work
Evan R. Chesler: Billable Buster? - Moving his big firm away from the billable hour
Jeffrey Carr: Business Unusual - Making billing work for both sides
Ralph Baxter: The Re-Engineer - Restructuring a major law firm
Erica Moeser: A Bar for All - Promoting a national bar exam
Mike Dillon: Open Blog Policy - Opening communication on suits, strategies
Rex Gradeless: Follow the Tweeter - Tweeting for social media in law
Suzanne E. Turner: Global Pro Bono - Working to make pro bono international
Charles J. Hynes: Jail Breaker - Promoting alternatives to jail terms for nonviolent offenders
Cynthia Calvert: Practicing for Lawyers - Seeking work-life balance in law firms
Chip Mellor: Libertarian Law - Proving humor has a place in issues advocacy
David Lat: Gossip at Law - Remaking legal journalism by crowd-sourcing the news
Marjorie Shultz: Up to the Test - Designing a race-balanced law exam
Frank Aquila: Free Talker - Pushing back the curtain through media of all types
Michael Will: With the Program - Designing software that helps lawyers work better and faster
Ken Adams: Word Miser - Educating lawyers to be better writers
Dan Schwartz: Bar Known - Bringing his state bar into the Internet age
Susan Cartier Liebel: Solos’ Champion - Establishing an online school for solos
Cheryl Conner: Singing the Law - Advocating holistic, collaborative law
Mae O’Malley: Mogul Mom - Running a temporary legal staffing business
Carl Malamud: Paper Tiger - Working to make public documents accessible
Thomas Bruce: First Adapter - Founding the first Internet site for legal documents
William Henderson: Law Prof Means Business - Studying the practice of law from his perch in academia
Adam Reich: Media Man - Using media to free a client
Jeffrey Hughes: The Legal Grinder - Serving legal advice with coffee
Patrick Lamb: A Betting Man - Betting on better service to clients
Laurel Edgeworth: The Matchmaker - Matching law grads with clerk positions online
Rick Palmore: Demanding Diversity - Driving for diversity in outside law firms
David Van Zandt: Purple Praise - Taking a business approach to legal education
Richard Granat: Internet Obsessive - Franchising the virtual law practice
Denise Annunciata: Paralegal Power - Offering paralegal work online
Rodney Smolla: Running a New Play - Rushing 3Ls out of the classroom to tackle the rough and tumble of law practice.
