As Director of Practice Innovation and Analytics, Tim oversees the firm’s Data Analytics, Legal Project Management, and Practice Intelligence functions and teams. These teams consist of a large and diverse group of analysts, attorneys, data scientists, developers, economists, legal professionals, and statisticians. In this role, Tim helps the firm and its clients better understand and leverage their data through analytics and data visualizations. Some examples of the work that Tim leads include, conducting exposure analyses, damages calculations, pay equity audits, and other analysis for clients, providing advanced analytics and developing custom reporting systems to clients, locating experience data and making accessible to the firm, automating workflows and processes, and developing AI solutions to help make data and information more accessible at the firm. In his role, Tim works closely with other administrative groups at the firm as well as directly with practice groups, attorneys, and clients.
Tim has an extensive background in technology and the law. Prior to joining the firm, Tim helped form and lead LegalMation as its Chief Product and Information Officer. LegalMation is a legal tech company that pioneered the use of AI to automate early-stage litigation tasks. Before that, Tim was a practicing attorney for 7+ years with a variety of firms focusing primarily on patent litigation and litigation involving software and technology. Prior to attending law school, Tim spent 5 years working in tech for a Fortune 500 company.
Tim is admitted to practice in all California state and federal courts as well as in the Eastern District of Texas. He is also an adjunct faculty at USC’s Gould School of Law where he teaches a variety of courses.