JC Elgin

I was the kid who hauled home technology other people were throwing out. Curbside towers, hand-me-down laptops with cracked hinges, hamfests and electronics shows—if it had a screw I could turn or a board I could pull, it ended up on my workbench. I worked as a technology coordinator for local schools before attending law school, and those experiences still shape how I approach my work: as an attorney and computer scientist drawn to the places where law, code, and practical reality are still being negotiated.

My work sits at the intersection of legal practice, AI, and legal tech. I’m particularly interested in how lawyers and other professionals can adopt new technology ethically, safely, and sustainably. That means thinking carefully about what we run, who wrote it, what it does with our clients’ information, and whether the choices we make today will still serve clients and practitioners years from now.