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2024

Awards


Austin, Texas
Sunday, October 6, 2024

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Finalists:


Award Category
A2J Foster Power JusticeText The Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI)
Court Administrative Office of the Kentucky Courts Legal Accountability Project (LAP) eCourtDate
Education April Dawson The Center for Computer Assisted Legal 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

Winners:

Award Category Winner Runner Up Honorable Mention
A2J JusticeText Foster Power The Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI)
Court Legal Accountability Project (LAP) Administrative Office of the Kentucky Courts eCourtDate
Education The Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) April Dawson Skillburst Interactive
Enterprise BigHand ModeOne UniCourt
Individual Aliza Shatzman Sateesh Nori Vivian Nguyen
Journalism Stephanie Wilkins Bob Ambrogi Victor Li
Law Firm BCLP Ashley Picker Dubin Lyda Law Firm
Startup ECourtDate Descrybe.ai Illuminote
Artificial Intelligence Gen from Visalaw Charlie Hernandez Descrybe.ai
Lifetime Achievement Dennis Kennedy

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Timeline:
✅ April 2024 - Official Launch and Nominations Open

✅ May 28, 2024 - Artificial Intelligence Genius Panel

✅ June 26, 2024 - Access to Justice Genius Panel

✅ July 31, 2024 - Deadline to Submit Nominations

✅ September 9, 2024 - Award Finalists Announced

✅ September 10, 2024 - State of the Industry Genius Panel

✅ October 6, 2024 - Awards Gala Event in Austin, Texas

2023 Photo Album:

Judges:

Megan Ma

Dr. Megan Ma

Jazz Hampton
Jazz Hampton
Nikki Shaver

Nikki Shaver

Damien Riehl

Damien Riehl

Maya Markovich
Maya Markovich
Nick Rishwain
Nick Rishwain
Gabriela Cubeiro
Gabriela Cubeiro
Mitch Jackson

Mitch Jackson

Alex Su
Alex Su
Ed Walters
Ed Walters
Nicole Black

Nicole Black

Kristen Sonday
Kristen Sonday
Quinten Steenhuis
Quinten Steenhuis
Colin Levy
Colin Levy
Amanda Brown

Amanda Brown

Natalie Anne Knowlton
Natalie Anne Knowlton
Dorna Moini
Dorna Moini
Joseph Gartner

Joseph Gartner

Hon. Scott Schlegel
Hon. Scott Schlegel
Nicole Bradick
Nicole Bradick
Kimberly Bennett

Kimberly Bennett

Ann Cosimano
Ann Cosimano
Noella Sudbury

Noella Sudbury

Nefra-Ann MacDonald

Nefra-Ann MacDonald

Gabrial Teninbaum
Gabriel Teninbaum
Dan Lear

Dan Lear

Irene Mo

Irene Mo

Miguel Willis

Miguel Willis

Carolyn Elefant

Carolyn Elefant

Mark Palmer
Mark Palmer
Shellie Reid

Shellie Reid

Our Mission:

To hold up examples of excellence in creative innovation and technology in the legal industry for the purposes of (1) expanding our understanding of what is possible, (2) encouraging a virtuous cycle of improvement, and (3) creating a more just society.
Co-Founders:
Patrick Palace

Patrick Palace

Cat Moon

Cat Moon

Cat Moon

Tom Martin

This Year's Sponsors:

MyCase
ARAG Legal Insurance
Clio
MyCase

Media Partners:

Artificial Lawyer
LawSites
Lawyerist

Award Categories:

Access to Justice - an organization or individual who has made a difference by helping the underserved access the legal system through the use of technology. 

Artificial Intelligence - an organization or individual who has used artificial intelligence in a novel and effective way to make a difference in people's lives.

Courts - an individual or organization that displays outstanding use of innovation that achieves a significant benefit to the courts.

Education - an individual or institution that displays outstanding use of innovation in legal education.

Enterprise - an established legal technology company that has successfully grown a product or service that demonstrates a unique and positive impact on its users.

Individual - an individual who has demonstrated success in making a positive difference in the world as it relates to legal innovation.

Journalism - a journalist whose coverage of legal innovation has helped to illuminate dangers and/or encourage positive change.

Law Firm - a law firm or lawyer who utilizes innovation to exceed client expectations in a significant, measurable way.

Startup - a legal technology startup company that has created a product or service that shows significant promise in providing outsize benefits to its users.

Lifetime Achievement - an individual who has displayed leadership, excellence and vision over a long career in driving innovation in the law.

Award Rules:

  1. By entering the awards, the entrant will be deemed to have read, understood, and accepted these rules.
  2. All entrants must be aged 18 or over. The entrant or the employer represented by the entrant, must have worked or be directly associated with the subject matter featured in the entry.
  3. The entrant consents to allow the details of their entry to be shared with American Legal Technology Awards (ALTA) judges and representatives.
  4. The awards are open to entrants based in the Americas or to entrants who have customers based in the Americas.
  5. The deadline for entries is July 31, 2024. All entries must be received prior to the submission deadline. Entries received after the deadline will not be considered.
  6. Self-nominations are encouraged.
  7. There is no fee to submit an award entry. However, the awards gala dinner is a ticketed event. Entrants must attend the award dinner to receive their award.
  8. The entrant may enter multiple award categories, however all submitted entries must be tailored for each individual category. 
  9. Each category, except Lifetime Achievement, is awarded to a winner, runner up and honorable mention.
  10. If you or your organization has won an award, you must wait 2 years before submitting an entry in the same category. 
  11. Award finalists will be notified in August so that they may have sufficient time to arrange travel to attend the awards gala dinner.
  12. The entries are judged by a panel of independent judges without the interference or influence of ALTA representatives.
  13. The judges’ decision will be final and no explanation or feedback will be offered before or following the judges’ decision.
  14. The judges and ALTA reserve the right to amend category selections where it is deemed appropriate.
  15. All award entrants grant ALTA the right to use and reproduce their name, trademark and company logo for the promotion of any ALTA event.

Submit Award Entry

The Deadline to Submit an Award Entry is July 31, 2024.

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