Above the Law - Technology

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Stories are increasingly common of lawyers who leave law practice to start legal technology companies, but few achieve the level of success as an entrepreneur of Matt Spiegel. He was a criminal defense lawyer in 2009 when he founded MyCase , one of the earliest cloud-based law practice management companies.

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Criminal defense lawyer Law firm Criminal Defense Law 219

LawSites

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

This integration is especially meaningful to me because it connects the two companies I founded with the purpose of helping law firms leverage modern technology to run a more efficient practice.” Spiegel had been a criminal defense lawyer when, in 2009, he founded MyCase.

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Legal Tech Monitor

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Stories are increasingly common of lawyers who leave law practice to start legal technology companies, but few achieve the level of success as an entrepreneur of Matt Spiegel. He was a criminal defense lawyer in 2009 when he founded MyCase , one of the earliest cloud-based law practice management companies.

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Criminal defense lawyer Law firm Criminal Defense Law 52

The Barrister

MARCH 11, 2025

When most people think of a law degree, they envision a career in traditional fields such as litigation,corporate law, or criminal defense. However, a law degree offers a versatile skill set that can be applied across various industries and professions. However, only 51% were working in law firms.

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LawNext podcast

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Stories are increasingly common of lawyers who leave law practice to start legal technology companies, but few achieve the level of success as an entrepreneur of Matt Spiegel. He was a criminal defense lawyer in 2009 when he founded MyCase , one of the earliest cloud-based law practice management companies.

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LawNext podcast

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Spiegel had been a criminal defense lawyer when, in 2009, he founded MyCase, the legal practice management platform. In 2012, he sold MyCase to AppFolio , and then left in 2015 to start a software company that helped organizations manage trade shows and events. But he says he always knew he’d come back to legal technology.

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Lawmatics

MARCH 15, 2023

The Founder's Journey The Founder’s Journey Matt’s arc from practicing criminal defense attorney to serial legal tech entrepreneur is an unusual one. And then during law school I decided that of all the types of law firms to have, criminal defense would probably be the easiest to run a business.

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