Podcast appearances and mentions of rick merrill

In January, a merciless firestorm swept through the Pacific Palisades and surrounding areas of Los Angeles, becoming the most destructive wildfire in the city's history. Driven by hurricane-force Santa Ana winds and fueled by record-dry conditions, the Palisades Fire destroyed over 6,800 structures, burned nearly 24,000 acres, and dramatically altered the lives of thousands of residents. Among them were three individuals with deep ties to the legal tech community, each of whom lost their home to the fire. This week on LawNext, we speak with those three individuals:  Valerie Chan, founder of the legal PR firm Platform PR.  Rick Merrill, former founder of Gavalytics and current COO of Bridgeline Solutions. Adam Camras, co-founder of Lawgical, longtime CEO of the Legal Talk Network, and chief collaboration officer at InfoTrack. These three legal tech leaders share their harrowing experiences as the flames approached, the devastating aftermath of losing their homes, and their ongoing journey of recovery and rebuilding. Their stories offer a rare and intimate glimpse into how even those with resources and professional expertise face overwhelming challenges when confronted with natural disaster. From the initial evacuation decisions to battles with insurance companies and uncertain rebuilding timelines, this conversation reveals both the practical realities and profound emotional impact of sudden, catastrophic loss. We also want to mention a related project, California Fires Legal Resources, in which the legal tech community, spearheaded by Clio, worked together to launch a website devoted to providing legal resources related to the LA fires, both for victims of the fires and legal professionals working on behalf of those victims.   Thank You To Our Sponsors This episode of LawNext is generously made possible by our sponsors. We appreciate their support and hope you will check them out. Paradigm, home to the practice management platforms PracticePanther, Bill4Time, MerusCase and LollyLaw; the e-payments platform Headnote; and the legal accounting software TrustBooks. LEX Reception, Never miss a call, with expert answering service for Lawyers. Briefpoint, eliminating routine discovery response and request drafting tasks so you can focus on drafting what matters (or just make it home for dinner). SpeakWrite: Save time with fast, human-powered legal transcription—so you can focus on your practice   If you enjoy listening to LawNext, please leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.  

Guest Speaker: Rick Merrill | January 14, 2024

Friday, April 28th8:00 Bob Little Open Golf Tournament (see Bruce Trigg to register)10:00 Dealers' Room opens (closed during lectures, shows, and dinner)10:30 Pat Page Memorial Workshop: Who was Eddie Fechter? (MC: Mike Powers) featuring performers Paul Gertner and Vic Trabucco with Panel Members: Harrison Carroll, Tom Craven, Dick Cook, and Paul Gertner1:30 4th Show: Magical Moments (MC: Andost) featuring: Rubi Ferez, Satoru Furukawa, Kevin Bethea, Jafo, Daniel Mormina, Matthew Le Mottee, Darong Huang, Martin Braessas, and Francesco Fontanelli3:30 Lecture #4: Paul Gertner8:00 5th Show: Friday's Frolics (MC: Shawn Farquhar) featuriing Marc DeSouza, Michael Ammar, Boris Wild, Andi Gladwin, Rick Wilcox, Will Monroe, Bernardo Sedlacek, and Chris Capehart10:00 Hospitality Suite opens12:00 Dealers' Room closes View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Time stamps for this episode: 00:00:18 - Marc DeSouza gives “color” as he recaps the Thursday night show with lots of details on who did what.00:25:53 - Alexandra Duvivier is here as her second 4F convention and tells us why she loves this convention and how it is different from other events.00:31:58 - Stephen Bargatze will be part of the closing night's show who, along with Rick Merrill, will wrap up the convention with their topical comedy spoofing events of the weekend.00:37:10 - Paul Gertner gives a brief recap of his lecture he presented today.00:44:07 - Howard Hamburg talks about this convention and why he loves it although he attends conventions all over the world.00:48:14 - This is David Parr's first 4F convention and fooled Penn & Teller on “Fool Us” and he tells us how he is enjoying this event as a “first timer” plus his experience of being on P&T Fool Us. Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Stitcher by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here..If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here

A conversation with former Big-Law lawyer turned tech entrepreneur, Dan Rabinowitz. After stints with law firms, the Department of Justice and time as general counsel, Dan tells us how all of that led to the founding of Pre/Dicta. Pre/Dicta is an app that uses data science to tackle judicial analytics, but unlike other similar software, Pre/Dicta does not just look at a judge's opinions and track record, but also looks at other factors that influence court opinions. The app looks into data like the judge's net worth, political affiliation, education, work experience, and other biographical data points. You may have read about Pre/Dicta recently in the legal tech press because it acquired Gavelytics–another judicial analytics company founded by Rick Merrill–who was a guest on the show way back in 2018. Pre/Dicta originally focused on federal courts, but by joining forces with Gavelytics the company acquired a trove of info about state court judges and opinions.

A renovation project for the dressing rooms at the Tibbits Opera House will be coming this winter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest Speaker: Rick Merrill | June 27, 2021

I spoke with Rick Merrill, the founder and CEO of Gavelytics, a litigation analytics company. We discussed why research into litigation analytics has become so attractive, how the approach to gathering and sharing data has changed, and the challenges associated with transitioning from practicing as a large firm lawyer to starting a legal tech company.

I spoke with Rick Merrill, the founder and CEO of Gavelytics, a litigation analytics company. We discussed why research into litigation analytics has become so attractive, how the approach to gathering and sharing data has changed, and the challenges associated with transitioning from practicing as a large firm lawyer to starting a legal tech company.

Outgoing Tibbits Board of Director president Rick Merrill and Tibbits Executive Director Christine Delaney joined us to talk about their upcoming Annual Meeting on Tuesday's Tibbits Talk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tibbits Opera Foundation Board President Rick Merrill gave us an update on their Board Challenge, which continues through the end of October. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Harrison interviews father and son, magician and comedian, Stephen Bargatze (international president-elect of the International Brotherhood of Magicians) and Nate Bargatze (Tonight Show, Netflix, Comedy Central).  In their first time ever doing an interview together, Harrison finds out what it's like to have your dad open for you (and destroy); what Saddam Hussein's palace was like to golf in; finds out once and for all who the funniest member of the family actually is (spoiler: it's not Stephen or Nate); and learns about the one time Stephen revealed to Nate he was Batman.  With special guests Rick Merrill and Michael Finney.Presented by the International Brotherhood of Magicians.

On this episode I went to a magic convention last weekend and in the news we may have hunted mammoths in a totally new way! Mammoth Story: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-50330717 Rick Merrill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne7OkVRod1A Stephen Bargatze: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-RvJ4wtrpk Jason The Great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxaXc_0Ekl4&feature=youtu.be To find previous episodes go to: tscn.tv/st To subscribe to this podcast put this link in your … Continue reading Samuel’s Thoughts 113: Magic and Mammoths →

One of the reasons I was eager to attend the OWOW Magic Festival was that two old friends were also going to be performing there. I’ve known Stephen Bargatze for at least thirty years, and I’ve known Rick Merrill almost that long. (When he was fifteen, Rick sent me a letter offering an improvement to one of my tricks. I don’t hold that against him.) Both men are funny in their bones; they can make you laugh until the tears run down your pants leg. - October, 2019 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/michaelclose/support

Penn & Piff leave a splash at Genii Convention, FISM Details, Conversations about Conversation with Michael Close and OWOW Magic Festival updates and magic news! TOPICS COVERED: FISM, Genii Convention, Rick Merrill, Michael Close, Penn & Piff, Urine Magic, Darcy Oake, BGT, Reddit Magic, Theory 11, Playing Cards, Justin Flom, Cardistry, Shin Lim, Conversations with Close, Show Intros https://magic-masterclass.com/post/magic-with-urine

Today we host Rick Merrill, CEO and founder of Gavelytics, a judicial analytics platform for attorneys so they can win more cases. He discusses the events that led him to start his own business, challenges he has faced in doing so, and his biggest regrets in the business world. Tune in for more insight into the world of a true Maven!

Today we host Rick Merrill, CEO and founder of Gavelytics, a judicial analytics platform for attorneys so they can win more cases. He discusses the events that led him to start his own business, challenges he has faced in doing so, and his biggest regrets in the business world. Tune in for more insight into the world of a true Maven!

What if a lawyer could know how a judge is likely to rule in a case or how heavy is a judge’s workload? Rick Merrill was a litigator at a large law firm who became frustrated over his inability to get meaningful information about the judges before whom he appeared. So last year, he launched Gavelytics, a California company that uses analytics and artificial intelligence to analyze docket data and provide lawyers with a range of insights about judges’ propensities, workloads and leanings. In this episode of LawNext, host Robert Ambrogi visits Gavelytics’ office in Santa Monica, where he sits down with Merrill, now the company’s CEO, and Justin Brownstone, VP of sales and litigation counsel, to talk about the product one year after its launch, how lawyers use analytics for strategic and competitive purposes, and how analytics and AI are being used more broadly in law. Before founding Gavelytics, Merrill was a litigator with the law firm Greenberg Traurig in Los Angeles, involved primarily in real estate and other commercial disputes. He received his law degree from UCLA School of Law, completed the executive program at the UCLA Anderson School of Business, and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California. Brownstone is also a former litigator with several Los Angeles firms. He is also a graduate of UCLA School of Law, where he was a managing editor of the law review. He earned his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College.

I spoke with Rick Merrill, the founder and CEO of Gavelytics at Legaltech 2018 about the advantages of attending the conference for newer entrepreneurs.

I spoke with Rick Merrill, the founder and CEO of Gavelytics at Legaltech 2018 about the advantages of attending the conference for newer entrepreneurs.

I spoke with Rick Merrill, the founder and CEO of Gavelytics at Legaltech 2018 about the advantages of attending the conference for newer entrepreneurs.

I spoke with Rick Merrill, the founder and CEO of Gavelytics at Legaltech 2018 about the advantages of attending the conference for newer entrepreneurs.

Every dentist is the CEO of his or her practice.  Learn from one of America's top healthcare CEO's how to lead effectively to create enthusiasm around a compelling purpose and build a work environment that patients and team members rave about. As president and CEO of Cook Children’s Health Care System for the past five years, Rick Merrill led the organization at a time of unprecedented growth; including the historic expansion of Cook Children’s Medical Center which nearly doubled the size of the campus to respond to the growing need for its services. Under Rick’s leadership, Cook Children’s began a new era by streamlining its mission and vision into a Promise to improve the health of every child in the region through the prevention and treatment of illness, disease and injury. As a not-for-profit, nationally recognized pediatric healthcare organization, Cook Children’s was named one of the top places to work in healthcare nationally by Modern Healthcare in 2012.  It has also been named as one of the top Childrens’ Hospitals in the Nation by U.S. News and World Report.  It is comprised of eight entities – a Medical Center, Physician Network, Home Health company, Northeast Hospital, Pediatric Surgery Center, Health Plan, Health Services, Inc., and Health Foundation. Cook Children’s has more than 60 primary and specialty care offices throughout North Texas. As a leader with more than 27 years of healthcare experience, Rick has vast experience in for-profit, not-for-profit and public health care facilities and serves on numerous national, state and community advisory boards. Rick is married with two daughters.

Scott Wells wraps up his coverage of the 40th annual FFFF convention honoring Obie Obrien by interviewing Bob Reas, Ed Ripley, Richard Hatch, Rocco, Bob Sheets, Geoff Williams, Obie Obrien, Boris Wild, Raj Madhok, Babel, Rick Merrill, Paul Gertner, Paul Norman, Howie Schwartzman, Tim Ellis and Charming Choy.