Finalists have been named for the 2024 American Legal Technology Awards, which honor exceptional achievement in various aspects of legal technology, and this year, there is a twist for me: I’m honored to say I’m one of them.Â
The awards recognize achievement in various categories related to legal technology, such as by a law firm, an individual, or an enterprise.
This year, the awards add a new category, journalism, in which I am a nominee, along with Stephanie Wilkins, editor-in-chief of ALM’s Legaltech News, and Victor Li, assistant managing editor of the ABA Journal (and both of whom are regulars on my Friday Legaltech Week show).
Another new category this year recognizes achievements in artificial intelligence.
The awards will be presented on Oct. 6 at a gala dinner on the eve of the Clio Cloud Conference in Austin, Texas. The dinner will be held in an off-site event venue, the Barr Mansion.
Here are this year’s finalists:
| Award Category | (in no particular order) | ||
| A2J | Foster Power | JusticeText | Computer Assisted Learning Instruction (CALI) |
| Court | Administrative Office of the Kentucky Courts | Legal Accountability Project (LAP) | eCourtDate |
| Education | April Dawson | Computer Assisted Learning Instruction (CALI) | Skillburst Interactive |
| Enterprise | ModeOne | BigHand | UniCourt |
| Individual | Sateesh Nori | Aliza Shatzman | Vivian Nguyen |
| Journalism | Bob Ambrogi | Stephanie Wilkins | Victor Li |
| Law Firm | Ashley Picker Dubin | BCLP | Lyda Law Firm |
| Startup | Descrybe | ECourtDate | Illuminote |
| Artificial Intelligence | Charlie Hernandez | Gen from Visalaw | Descrybe |
A lifetime achievement award will also be presented.
Tom Martin, cofounder of the awards (and CEO and cofounder of LawDroid), said that the awards panel received 232 submissions in 10 categories — its largest field to date.
If you are interested in attending, you can purchase tickets at the ALTA website.