This blog covers eDiscovery, legal AI, litigation technology, and the vendor economics that nobody in the industry wants to talk about honestly. I write about what actually works in production, what vendors are charging versus what things should cost, and how small-to-mid-sized firms can compete with billion-dollar consolidators without lighting money on fire.
The legal tech industry is dominated by vendor marketing. Most of what practitioners read is written by people selling something. Conferences are sponsored showcases. "Thought leadership" is a sales pipeline. The result is that the people doing the actual work—the litigation support teams, the eDiscovery managers, the CTOs trying to keep costs sane—rarely hear an honest assessment of what tools deliver, what pricing models hold up under pressure, and where the real inefficiencies hide.
This blog exists to fill that gap. Everything here comes from operational experience, not product demos.
Chief Technology Officer, PlatinumIDS
20+ years in litigation technology and eDiscovery operations. Previously Senior Litigation Support Analyst at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. Developed fixed-cost pricing models adopted by 30+ law firms that reduced legal spend by 40%+ while maintaining quality. Manages vendor relationships and technology strategy for litigation teams at Am Law 100 firms.
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