Biographies
Ph.D., is an expert on computer modeling of legal reasoning and cyberspace legal issues. In 2002 he was selected as a Fellow of the American Association of Artificial Intelligence “for significant contributions in computationally modeling case-based and analogical reasoning in law and practical ethics.” He served as co-editor in chief of Artificial Intelligence and Law, the journal of record in the field of AI and Law and has been a principal investigator of a number of National Science Foundation grants. He is the author of Modeling Legal Argument: Reasoning with Cases and Hypotheticals (MIT Press/Bradford Books, 1990) and of Artificial Intelligence and Legal Analytics: New Tools for Law Practice in the Digital Age (Cambridge University Press, 2017).
Kevin Ashley
Monica Goyal is VP of Legal Innovation for Briefly Legal. In her role, she evaluates new legal technologies and implementation within the firm.
She is a former lecturer at TMU Lincoln Alexander Law School, Osgoode Hall Law School and the Institute of Future of Law Practice where she taught in the area of data, AI and technology.
Monica Goyal
Is an international lawyer and a Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Galway School of Law. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Law from Pontifical Catholic University, Chile, a Master of Laws from Nottingham Trent University, U.K., and a Ph.D. in Law from University Paris 1, France. Currently, under the supervision of Dr. Rónán Kennedy, he is conducting specialized research on AI in Law, creating a benchmark of tests to determine their strengths and weaknesses in facilitating early dispute resolution and drafting judicial decisions. He is a member of the Chilean Bar, ADIPRI (Chilean Association of International Private Law), and Association Henri Capitant des Amis de la Culture Juridique Française, France.
Jorge Balmaceda
Is a full professor at The Ohio State Moritz College of Law and Program on Dispute Resolution as the John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Endowed Chair in Law and Director of JusticeTech at The Ohio State University. She also is affiliated with The Ohio State Program on Data Governance and the Divided Community Project. Before teaching at Ohio State, Professor Schmitz taught at the University of Missouri School of Law and Center for Dispute Resolution as the Elwood L. Thomas Missouri Endowed Professor of Law, starting in 2016. Previously she was a Professor at the University of Colorado School of Law for over 16 years. Prior to teaching, Professor Schmitz practiced law with large law firms in Seattle and Minneapolis and served as a law clerk for the U. S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit.
Amy Schmitz
