Mike Lissner

Executive Director, Free Law Project

Michael Lissner is the executive director of Free Law Project, which he co-founded in 2013 as a non-profit dedicated to making the legal system more competitive and fair. In this role, he works with researchers, journalists, individuals, and organizations to improve and interpret the legal system.

Prior to starting Free Law Project, Michael was a student at the School of Information at University of California, Berkeley, where he created the first version of CourtListener.com as his capstone project, and where he focused on technology law and policy.

Michael has walked from Mexico to Canada, biked the length of California, and walked the length of New Zealand.

Michael is not a lawyer.

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The Rise of Free Law and its Implications Location: Date: April 4, 2019 Time: 3:40 pm - 4:40 pm View session

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