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Merril Hirsh of HirshADR PLLC and the Law Office of Merril Hirsh PLLC in Washington, D.C., is the executive director of the Academy of Court-Appointed Masters and the chair of the ABA Judicial Division Lawyers Conference Committee on Special Masters. Over …

Elizabeth F. Tavitas was appointed to the Court of Appeals by Governor Eric Holcomb and began her service on August 6, 2018. Judge Tavitas received her BA degree cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 1985, and earned her JD degree from Notre Dame …

Scott McMurtrey is a third-year law student at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law. He grew up in Houston, Texas, served in the U.S. Army, and received a BA in English from Washington State University. Drawing from his experiences serving …

Jordan Furlong is an internationally renowned legal sector analyst, author, speaker, and consultant, deeply invested in a better future for the legal profession and the society it serves. Over the past 20 years, Jordan has forecast critical new …

Sue Bell Cobb is the former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, the first woman to hold that office in Alabama's history. Chief Justice Cobb served in that position from 2007 until her resignation in August 2011. Previously, she served from 1995 …

Matthew Menendez serves as counsel for the Brennan Center’s Democracy Program, where his work focuses on fair and impartial courts. Prior to joining the Brennan Center, he was a litigator at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in New York City. …

Diane M. Johnsen is a Judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One. She was appointed to the court in August 2006 by Governor Janet Napolitano. Previously, she was a commercial litigation attorney at Munger, Tolles & Olson in Los Angeles, …

Nicolle Schippers is the Associate General Counsel and Legal Industry Advocate at ARAG. Nicolle received her Bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communication from Iowa State University, and attended Drake University Law School in Des Moines where …

Douglas is Counsel at the Brennan Center, working primarily in the Democracy Program. Prior to the Brennan Center, he served as a Ford Foundation Public Interest Law Fellow at Advancement Project, a Research Fellow with the International Institute for …

Laila is a Research and Program Associate in the Democracy Program, where she focuses on issues pertaining to fair and impartial courts. Prior to joining the Brennan Center, Laila interned at Brooklyn Defender Services, where she created Brooklyn’s first …

Thomas A. Balmer has served as Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court since May 1, 2012, and as a member of that court since 2001. Prior to his appointment, he was in private practice in Portland from 1982-93 and 1997-2001, including serving as …

Randy Wagner is Administrative Director for Strategic Initiatives at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from Yale University and a J.D. from the University of Arizona College of Law. Randy has taught …

Alyx Mark is an assistant professor of government at Wesleyan University and an affiliated scholar of the American Bar Foundation and SoDA Labs at Monash University. Her research focuses on how institutions empower and constrain legal elites, such as …

Anna Carpenter is a professor of law at S.J. Quinney College of Law and project director for presidential initiatives for the University of Utah President’s Office. She founded Justice Lab, a legal clinic where students help client organizations solve …

Riyaz Samnani served as Project Consultant for the Court Compass project at IAALS. He compiled the database of court technology offerings in production or development around the country upon which this report is based. He also serves as IAALS’ …

Heather Buchanan joined IAALS in June 2017 as an Intern and Online Contributor, working on projects for all initiatives. Former IAALS …

Andrew Unthank is the chair of Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell’s Recruiting Committee, and he is heavily involved in the firm’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Drew has been instrumental in introducing new behavior-based recruiting and interviewing …

At Miami Law, Jessi Tamayo is a Lecturer in Law teaching courses in Professional Responsibility, the Director of the  STREET Law Program , and assists in the planning of scholarly colloquia, symposia, and conferences. Prior to joining the University of …

Professor Thiadora Pina is an accomplished civil litigation attorney and brings her strong communication, customer service, and project management skills to Santa Clara Law as a clinical professor and externship director. These skills drive her innovative …

Mathew Kerbis is The Subscription Attorney. He’s on a mission to affordably serve clients at scale via the subscription model and inspire attorneys to abandon the billable hour. He founded the law firm Subscription Attorney LLC after working for private …