The
results
are
in!
Voting
has
now
closed
and
your
votes
have
been
tallied
to
pick
the
15
legal
tech
startups
that
will
get
to
participate
as
finalists
in
the
10th-annual
Startup
Alley
at
ABA
TECHSHOW,
March
25-28, 2026,
in
Chicago.
These
15
finalists
will
face
off
in
an
opening-night
pitch
competition
that
is
the
opening
event
of
TECHSHOW,
where
conference
attendees
will
get
to
vote
live
to
pick
the
top
winners.
The
first-place
winner
gets
a
package
of
marketing
and
advertising
prizes.
All
15
also
get
to
exhibit
in
a
special
Startup
Alley
portion
of
the
TECHSHOW
exhibit
hall.
In
November,
we
issued
the
call
for
entries.
From
all
the
entries
we
received,
a
panel
of
judges
narrowed
the
applications
down
to
25,
which
we
posted
on
Jan.
12
for
you,
the
readers,
to
select
the
final
15.
Based
on
all
the
votes
we
recieved,
here
are
the
15
winners
in
order
of
their
vote
tallies.
(The
descriptions
were
provided
by
each
company.
The
full
descriptions
can
be
read
on
the
original
ballot
page.)
Congratulations
to
all
the
finalists.
To
those
that
did
not
make
the
cut,
we
hope
to
see
you
again
next
year.
And
for
everyone
lse
reading
this,
head
over
right
now
and
register
for
TECHSHOW,
so
you
can
be
there
for
the
pitch
competition
and
all
the
other
great
stuff
the
conference
offers.
1.
Lawdify
AI-native
evidence
analysis
and
claims
preparation
for
construction
disputes,
akin
to
a contractor-side
equivalent
of
what
EvenUp
does
for
PI
plaintiffs.
A
contractor
drops
project
materials
(contracts,
emails,
daily
logs).
Lawdify
OCRs,
parses
and
organizes
everything
by
parties,
dates
and
issues
(delays,
variations)
and
generates
a
claim
(or
defense)
pack
with
a
fact-checked
timeline,
a
structured
claim/response,
and
flags
for
weaknesses
in
evidence.
2.
LegalBridge
LegalBridge
is
AI-powered
case
management
built
exclusively
for
immigration
law
firms.
We
automate
the
entire
visa
workflow:
document
categorization,
cover
letter
drafting,
recommendation
letters,
exhibit
generation,
form
filling,
client
portals,
case
tracking,
invoicing,
and
final
export.
Attorneys
cut
case
prep
time
by
60%
while
doubling
client
capacity.
Serving
70+
U.S.
law
firms,
from
solo
practitioners
to
20-attorney
practices.
3.
Sonar
Legal
While
everyone
builds
chatbots,
Sonar
solves
the
real
pain:
formatting.
Every
lawyer
knows
the
frustration:
you
inherit
a
document
from
a
colleague,
and
spend
the
next
hours
fighting
with
the
ruler,
restarting
numbering
for
the
tenth
time,
or
succumbing
to
the
format
painter’s
dark
arts.
Sonar
eliminates
the
pain
with
one
click.
Your
house
styles,
applied
instantly,
perfectly,
inside
Microsoft
Word.
4.
Candle
AI
Candle
AI
is
the
legal
email
assistant
that
helps
small
and
mid-sized
law
firms
eliminate
email
overload,
freeing
up
hours
for
higher-value
work.
It
works
right
inside
Outlook/Gmail
and
1)
instantly
pulls
client
and
case
details
from
systems
like
Clio
and
Filevine
into
the
inbox,
2)
drafts
accurate,
context-aware
replies
in
seconds,
and
3)
manages
email
templates
so
you
can
respond
to
clients
faster.
Lawyers
and
paralegals
save
up
to
90
minutes
per
day
on
email
and
respond
to
clients
up
to
75%
faster.
5.
Immediator
Gut
instinct,
tradition,
and
billable
hours
currently
drive
the
process
in
determining
when
to
begin
settlement
negotiations
in
personal
injury
litigation.
Immediator
saves
both
sides
time
and
money
by
applying
data
analytics
to
signal
when
settlement
negotiations
are
likely
to
succeed.
Developed
by
experts
in
law,
data
science,
and
insurance,
Immediator
is
an
AI-driven
decision
support
tool
that
uses
data,
not
speculation,
to
provide
an
objective
method
for
evaluating
optimal
settlement
timing.
6.
Bradwell
Bradwell
is
a
complete
AI
workspace
for
solo
and
small
law
firms
looking
to
move
faster,
integrating
domain-specific
legal
AI
into
daily
practice.
Built
for
modern
legal
teams,
Bradwell
unifies
drafting,
redlining,
and
research
in
one
secure
place.
It
gives
smaller
firms
big-firm
AI
capabilities
without
the
overhead
through
an
orchestration
layer
of
specialized
AI
agents.
Bradwell
learns
your
standards
and
prior
work
to
suggest
next
steps,
clauses,
and
tailored
client-ready
service
offers.
7.
StreamSettle
We
believe
that
if
negotiating
parties
have
a
safe
place
to
be
reasonable,
they
will
be.
StreamSettle
is
a
secure
platform
that
instantly
resolves
cases
by
acting
as
a
triple-blind
“deal
detector.”
Both
sides
confidentially
input
their
true
settlement
threshold.
Our
system
detects
if
an
overlap
exists.
If
it
does,
the
claim
settles
automatically
at
the
midpoint.
If
no
overlap,
the
data
remains
hidden,
and
no
fees
are
charged,
making
StreamSettle
truly
risk-free
for
both
sides.
8.
CounselPro
CounselPro
is
the
AI
financial
intelligence
engine
for
legal
professionals.
We
instantly
structure
years
of
raw
PDF
financial
history
(bank
statements,
check
images,
and
credit
card
records)
into
audit-ready
data.
Whether
tracing
commingled
assets
or
auditing
bankruptcy
filings,
we
replace
weeks
of
manual
entry
with
instant
precision.
Our
platform
delivers
a
source-linked
audit
trail,
turning
chaotic
discovery
into
defensible
legal
strategy
in
minutes.
9.
EstateMin
EstateMin
modernizes
trusts
and
estates
departments.
We
replace
pen-and-paper
and
fragmented
processes
with
a
structured,
digital
intake
workflow
that
captures
accurate
client
information
upfront,
reduces
administrative
burden,
and
improves
the
client
experience
from
first
contact.
10.
VoiceScript
(AutoScript,
AutoScriptOne,
Deposition-AI)
VoiceScript
is
transforming
the
legal
market
with
the
industry’s
only
unified
litigation
productivity
platform
that
integrates
court
reporting
services
with
next-generation
AI
to
deliver
deposition
preparation
tools,
live
“Second
Chair”
assistance,
and
post-proceeding
analysis
for
attorneys.
11.
TwinCounsel
TwinCounsel
is
an
AI
delegation
platform
for
solo
and
small
law
firms.
Our
AI
teammate
lives
in
the
lawyer’s
inbox,
automatically
building
case
context
from
emails
and
attachments.
Lawyers
delegate
tasks
like
drafting
subpoenas
or
financial
disclosures
in
plain
English
–
just
by
replying
to
an
email.
Every
fact
is
auditable
with
source
citations.
We’ve
proven
90%
time
savings,
cutting
90-minute
tasks
to
nine
minutes.
12.
Litmas
Litmas
is
an
AI
powered
tool
designed
specifically
for
litigation
attorneys
that
digitizes
the
workflows
litigators
use
to
move
a
case
through
the
litigation
process,
in
one
unified
platform.
Litmas
AI
enables
attorneys
to
responsibly
draft
motions,
pleadings,
discovery
documents,
organize
evidence
and
conduct
in-context
verifiable
case
law
research.
This
combination
of
AI
enhanced
workflows
results
in
substantial
time
savings
and
greater
accuracy
and
visibility.
13.
CaseCreate
The
world’s
first
solution
for
efficiently
drafting
and
automating
pleadings
and
documents
for
various
stages
of
litigation.
Our
dynamic
and
novel
selection
methodology
as
well
as
our
optional
AI
enables
you
to
build
custom
documents
without
the
need
for
vast
template
libraries.
14.
CollBox
CollBox
helps
law
firms
get
paid
40%
faster
without
turning
lawyers
into
bill
collectors.
We
automate
and
manage
accounts
receivable
using
smart
reminders,
integrated
workflows,
and
a
human-first
approach
that
reduces
write-offs,
shortens
payment
cycles,
and
improves
cash
flow
–while
preserving
client
relationships.
$100M+
recovered
for
small
to
mid-sized
firms.
Awarded
Best
Business
of
Law
App
in
the
2025
Clio
Integration
Awards.
15.
EstateScribe
EstateScribe
is
an
AI-powered
drafting
platform
built
specifically
for
estate-planning
attorneys.
We
turn
a
client
intake
data,
interviews,
and
client
documents
into
fully
formatted,
jurisdiction-specific
estate
plans
in
minutes,
using
context-aware
automation
designed,
built,
and
tested
within
an
estate
planning
law
firm. From
intake,
to
drafting,
and
client
funding
on
the
backend,
EstateScribe
automates
the
entire
process,
so
attorneys
can
focus
on
what
really
matters,
advising
their
clients.