Reza Torkzadeh is an American plaintiff’s attorney based in Irvine, California. Reza has served in leadership roles in litigation at the National level and is currently serving as Chairman of the Dean’s Circle at UC Irvine Law School. He is widely regarded as one of America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators. He is also one of the Top 100 National Trial Lawyers 2019. Reza is a frequently invited guest speaker and has lectured across the country on the practice of law and the civil justice system.

In this special episode of the Filevine Fireside, your host Dr. Cain Elliot interviews Reza Torkzadeh about his new book, "The Lawyer as CEO." Hear about Reza's experience growing a law firm, get a behind-the-scenes look at his reasons for writing "The Lawyer as CEO," and learn about balancing your law firm's business and legal needs.

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Join Dr. Cain Elliot, Alex Pearson, and Professor Fred Schauer as they discuss the finer points of Fred Schauer's latest book, The Proof: Uses of Evidence in Law, Politics, and Everything Else.

Frederick Schauer (born 15 January 1946) is an American legal scholar who serves as David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law. He is also the Frank Stanton Professor emeritus of the First Amendment at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. He is well known for his work on American constitutional law, especially free speech, and on legal reasoning, especially the nature and value of legal formalism.

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Often, we think about challenges the legal system faces in terms of ethics, or economics, or management issues. But what changes when we think through these issues with the lens of design?

Our guest today is on a mission to improve the legal experience for all through thoughtful digital design. Nicole Bradick is the founder and CEO of Theory and Principle, a legal and justice technology design and development agency. At Theory and Principle, they're helping global law firms, foundations, legal aid organizations, and legal tech companies to design and build digital products that can make legal work more productive and accessible.

Learn about the importance of user experience design for the future of the industry on this episode of the Filevine Fireside. Find out more about Theory and Principle, Nicole Bradick, and their mission on their official website: www.theoryandprinciple.com/

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Filevine CEO Ryan Anderson has a lot to say about the state of American social dynamics, the responsibility of business leaders in the age of climate change, the future of technology and its intersection with the legal system, and much much more. As a former personal injury lawyer turned CEO, Ryan offers valuable insights from a rare perspective in this "ask anything" edition of the Filevine Fireside.

Ryan Anderson is the co-founder and CEO of Filevine. Before starting Filevine, Ryan was a founding partner at a western-states firm focused on personal injury, mass tort, and employment class action. With lived experience litigating hundreds of cases, including successful trials with 7-figure settlements, Ryan faced stress and process issues at his firm. He decided to build a solution to solve his problems. Today, rated as one of the top automation tools for law firms, legal departments, and businesses, Filevine is on a continual path of growth. Ryan is a proud husband and father of 5 children and resides in Salt Lake City, Utah. His goal is to change the face of legal work and help lawyers be happier, less stressed, and better equipped to achieve their goals.

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Today's guest has dedicated his life to fighting for children's rights, particularly children in the foster-care system. It's  a committment rooted in his own experience growing up as a foster child. Andrew Bridge is a New York Times best-stelling author, children's rights lawyer, and an advocate for children in families living in poverty. After eleven years int he LA county foster system, he earned a scholarship to Wesleyan, became a fulbright scholar, and graduated from Harvard Law School.

Andrew wrote the powerful memoir Hope's Boy about his life and his work, and he's here today to share his knowledge an experience with us.

Learn more about Andrew and his ilfe's work at www.hopesboy.com.

In this episode of the Filevine Fireside, Dr. Cain Elliot sits down with Joshua A. T. Fairfield to discuss his new book, "Runaway Technology: Can Law Keep Up?" Discover how changing definitions, new and emerging markets, consumer trends, and the ever-escalating tide of technological progress are affecting the reality of law all over the world. 

Joshua A. T. Fairfield is the William Donald Bain Family Professor of Law at Washington University School of Law as well as a critically acclaimed author. Learn more about his work at joshuafairfield.com.

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Today we are talking to a rising young leader in legal technology. Her name is Amanda Brown and she's finding new ways that technology can make legal services more efficient, personable, and accessible.

Amanda's the Founder and Executive Director of the Lagniappe Law Lab, a Cochair of the Louisiana Access to Justice Commission's Technology Subcommittee, and she's active in the ABA's Young Lawyer Division, where she serves as the Vice Director of the Disaster Legal Services Team. Join the conversation and find out why Amanda is excited about the future of legal technology and what drives her passion for increasing access to justice.

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What does trust mean to you? Does your definition change when applying trust to a professional situation, as opposed to personal application of trust? Filevine CEO Ryan Anderson and VP of Strategic Partnerships Nathan Morris discuss the concept of trust with Cain Elliot, Filevine's VP of Industry Expansion.

As we continue through the COVID pandemic, an estimated 30 to 40 million people in the U.S. are currently at risk for eviction. Is this preventable? How can legal professionals help, and what larger changes need to happen to stop people from losing their homes?

Here to answer some of those questions is Professor Emily Benfer, a law professor at Wake Forest University where she is the founding director of the Law Health Justice Clinic. Professor Benfer is also chair of the ABA’s COVID-19 Task Force Committee on Eviction and co-creator of the COVID-19 Housing Policy Scoreboard with the Eviction Lab at Princeton University.

Learn why the U.S. faces an enormous wave of evictions after 2020, and how legal professionals everywhere can help those threatened by it.

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In this special Fireside, Dr. Cain Elliott (Director & Consultant for Operations at FIlevine) interviews three women who are challenging the status quo in the legal and tech industries, to learn more about the future of women in business and law.

Gabriela Isturiz is the founder of Bellefield Systems, and has been a major provider of timekeeping solutions for the legal industry. She leverages her knowledge of technology to help shape the modern legal landscape and continues to innovate in the space.

Emelia Schinke, Filevine's VP of Legal & People, graduated from law school in 2013 but quickly found that law firm life wasn't for her. She made the switch to the tech industry 5 years ago, and uses her legal skillset to help tech companies grow responsibly.

Colleen Leonard is Sr. Director of Operations at Filevine, and has worked in operations for 12 years. She comes from a military background, serving 6 years in the Air Force and eventually leaving the service with the rank of Captain.

Listen now for valuable insights about the future of the legal tech space and business in general in this special episode of the Filevine Fireside.