I'm an engineer, not a lawyer. That's why I see the civil justice crisis differently. Most people in civil court have no lawyer. That doesn't just hurt them — it makes the system worse for everyone. New newsletter: Without Counsel. withoutcounsel.substack.com/p/the-justic...

75% of civil litigants face court without a lawyer. We’re closing the gap — and @bobambrogi.bsky.social covered it today on LawSites. The LAW Accelerator™: AI litigation tools with guardrails, curriculum, peer community. Think Techstars for pro se litigants. 🔗 www.lawnext.com/2026/04/cour...

In justice tech, “innovation” means very little if the product does not work for someone on a phone, on weak internet, under stress, and without a lawyer. @justicetechassn.bsky.social’s new report is worth your time. mailchi.mp/52b71912379b...

Grateful for a full to-do list. I remember when I didn’t know what to put on one — because I had no idea what to do next. That uncertainty was harder than any busy month. Execution is its own kind of clarity.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a level of petty like Afroman’s. He’s a genius.

My work has changed a lot in the last year. Less execution. More framing projects clearly enough for #ClaudeCowork or #ClaudeCode to execute well. John Dewey said, “A problem well put is half solved.” With AI, it may be 90%. Context is king.

Amy Goodman and crew did the thing today. #MLK2026 youtu.be/BCm31YLLDSo

Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.

MLK’s last speech: “Somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly. Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech… Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to protest for right.” Difficult days ahead? Yes. But we, as a people, will get to the promised land. 🖤

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Another year of building. Another year of learning. Grateful for the challenges—they taught me things I didn’t know I needed to learn. Here’s to everyone committing to showing up and doing the work in 2026. Happy New Year.

Merry Christmas! youtube.com/shorts/hFU9G...

In case you didn't know... Both male & female Reindeer grow antlers, but males lose them in late Autumn. All Santa’s reindeer are therefore female, which means Rudolph is persistently misgendered.

Is AI really art? I say yes. youtu.be/HPTqiuPlaFA?...

I’m CEO of a justice tech company that tells people never to use ChatGPT for legal advice. So naturally, I almost lost my NC driver’s license because… I used ChatGPT for legal advice. DMV said I’d be suspended for a Virginia speeding ticket. ChatGPT confidently told me the DMV was “clearly wrong.”

The courtroom is where democracy proves itself.

Justice fails when it’s only for those who can afford it.

Knowing how to navigate a lawsuit is as civic as knowing how to vote.

AI can’t deliver justice. Only people can.

Courts are the public works of democracy — like roads, schools, or libraries.

The law isn’t a private club. It’s public property — built, funded, and lived by the people.

Every motion a pro se litigant files is a statement of faith: “I still believe the law can work for me.”

Access to justice can’t be stronger than the rule of law. When the law fails, “access” is an illusion.

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

We can’t have access to justice without the rule of law. In a state of lawlessness, “access” means nothing. Our struggle isn’t to navigate a broken system — it’s to defend democracy and restore the rule of law.

Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them. — Assata Shakur #RestInPower

Proud to welcome @aydemir.bsky.social to Courtroom5 as CTO! Brilliant mind, mission-driven heart. He’s building tools to put power in the hands of people going to court without a lawyer. Game on. 🔥 #legaltech #access2justice #Courtroom5 courtroom5.com/news/courtro...

In 125 years, what was old is new again.

I’m proud to live in a sanctuary city. I wish we could figure out how to stop ICE from arresting innocent people who’ve been called to appear at a local courthouse, especially since there are no judicial warrants for these arrests. ncnewsline.com/2025/07/23/d...

No real court would allow lawyers to file legal documents anonymously. But immigration “courts” are a sham. They’re actually part of the executive branch and thus subject to presidential decree. Their warrants are no such thing. They can’t provide due process. Their decrees should be ignored.

📢 Do you deserve an award for legal innovation? 🏆 Nominations are now OPEN for the American Legal Technology Awards! Submit nomination: americanlegaltechnology.com#submit-nomin... Deadline: July 31, 2025! Self-nominations okay. 👍 #LegalTech #Innovation #ALTA2025 #Lawyers

Job #1 for all of us in legal is to find a way to make the law meaningful again.

Everyone deserves access to justice, regardless of income. But now justice is in jeopardy. The White House has proposed defunding the @LegalServicesCorp.bsky.social (LSC) completely. Donate now to help keep justice within reach! lsc.networkforgood.com #LSCMatters

If you think there’s a crisis in the rule of law now, wait until we lose legal aid. Don’t let it happen. #LSCmatters

🚨 Trump wants to eliminate @LegalServicesCorp.bsky.social — but in NC, every $1 invested in legal aid returns $10.80 in public savings. Cutting LSC is cruel and costly. My op-ed is live today in Raleigh, Durham, & Charlotte.
📖 www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti... 
#LSCMatters #LegalAid

If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.

Interested in AI and #accesstojustice? Come check us out tomorrow!

So grateful for this band of #accesstojustice innovators working to put legal technologies in the hands of self-represented litigants. Thanks for the shoutout!

#IAALS and @dukelaw.bsky.social kick off a new #webinar series next week — and JTA Ecosystem Members are in the mix! 👤 @sonja.courtroom5.com (Courtroom5) 👤 Jeff Ward (Duke Center on Law & Tech) 🗓️ Apr 30 | 3PM ET Topic: Legal markets, innovation & UPL 🔗 buff.ly/R6x2vho #JusticeTech #LegalAI

#Sinners. Go see it. More than once. IMAX if possible. It’s brilliant and important. Transgressive and transformative. Timely. Enabling. Don’t wait for streaming. Just go.

I did not have Gustavo Dudamel/LA Philharmonic/Cynthia Erivo/Purple Rain on my Coachella 2025 Bingo card But thankful it happened

It’s impossible to contemplate an executive ignoring a Supreme Court decision in the absence of an #accesstojustice crisis. Even acknowledging the contempt this government has for the people, no executive would risk violating a #ruleoflaw in which the people broadly had faith.

“Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep forever… The Almighty has no attribute which can take side with us in such a contest.” — Thomas “Woke” Jefferson Keep it going.

@lawdroid.bsky.social was such a gracious host at last week’s LawDroid - Generative AI Legal Technology conference, making sure all presenters felt welcomed and comfortable. Anyway, I’m proud to share the 🏆 winning 🏆 Lightning Pitch from Courtroom5. drive.google.com/file/d/1F0uk...

No one will confuse me for a constitutional scholar, but one thing I know for sure is that the People - not the courts - are the ultimate guarantors of the Constitution. It’s the reason courts lack enforcement power. Enforcement is left to us. This is the time to test that power.

I am humbled and grateful to see @Courtroom5.com voted both Judges’ Choice and Audience Choice for Lightning Pitches at the LawDroid - Generative AI Legal Technology conference. Congrats to all the products presented today, and congrats to @lawdroid.bsky.social on a great conference! #justicetech 🚀

“The call to erase the rule of law and institute a dictatorship is more than just an attack on individuals’ rights. It is fundamentally an attack on the supreme power of the American people.” - Heather Cox Richardson open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Had a great time showing off @Courtroom5.com’s platform for self-represented litigants at yesterday’s “Artificial Intelligence in Legal Aid” group call. We discussed how #justicetech like ours helps people hire lawyers for limited-scope services. View the demo and Q&A: zoom.us/rec/share/WY...

There’s a reason the First Amendment is first. If a government disrespects the right to free speech, it disrespects all rights. IOW the people have no rights their government is bound to respect. #Plessy4All

Great resource for those moving from x to Bluesky…