Bringing the Access to Justice Twitter Rant Offline

There are a lot of opinions about access to justice and Twitter happens to be the perfect place for these opinions to come to light. Recently, a discussion about access to justice solutions cropped up among lawyers on the platform and our executive producer, Laurence Colletti, decided it was worth recreating the conversation in podcast form. In this special edition report from On The Road, host Laurence Colletti gathers together some of the most vocal #A2J ranters on Twitter so they can share their ideas in real life. The ranters include Billie Tarascio, Catherine Sanders Reach, Dan Lear, Chad Burton, Chas Rampenthal, Mary Juetten, Joshua Lenon, Patrick Palace, and Janet Welch, who talk about regulation, data, LLLTs, and the other aspects that make up the complex problem of access to justice. Billie Tarascio is the founder of Access Legal and owner of the Modern Law. Catherine Sanders Reach is the director of law practice management technology for the  Chicago Bar Association. Dan Lear is currently the director of industry relations for Avvo. He is a technology lawyer, facilitator, and blogger. Chad Burton is the CEO of Curolegal and is a former litigator who developed one of the nation’s first “new model” law firms. Chas Rampenthal has served as general counsel for LegalZoom since 2003 and as corporate secretary since 2007. Mary Juetten is the founder and CEO of Traklight and the co-conspirator behind Evolve Law. Joshua Lenon is an attorney who serves as lawyer-in-residence for Clio. Patrick Palace is a plaintiff’s trial lawyer with an emphasis on workers’ compensation, personal injury, civil rights, and social security matters. Janet Welch is the executive director of the State Bar of Michigan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices