Joseph is the founder and CEO of A2J Tech. Joseph can be found collaborating with advocates to develop user-centered solutions. As both a project manager and a programmer, Joseph is able to efficiently design and implement technology projects. Joseph has presented at the National Legal Aid & Defender Association Conference, the Legal Services Corporation Innovations in Technology Conference, the ABA/NLADA Equal Justice Conference, and the LGBTQ Legal Aid Summit. Joseph is a co-founder of Denver Legal Hackers.

Joseph has earned the Project Management Professional designation from the Project Management Institute and the Certified ScrumMaster designation from Scrum Alliance. He holds a MS in Business Administration with a Concentration in Entrepreneurship from the University of Florida and a BS from the United States Air Force Academy. Joseph enjoys exploring Colorado's outdoors and coaching his kids' youth sports teams. Follow Joseph on Twitter @josephA2J

Mauricio is an International Associate based in Guatemala. Mauricio has a deep background in international arbitration and alternate dispute mechanisms and has focused especially on the use of technology to solve disputes. His previous experience led him to become a Fellow in the Kleros Fellowship of Justice in Law & Society. Mauricio is a professor at Universidad Francisco Marroquín where he teaches “Lawyering Skills I & II” and “Networking & Technology Resources.” Mauricio is a co-founder of Guatemala Legal Hackers and Legal Hackers Podcast (In Spanish).

Mauricio graduated with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) and Public Notary from Universidad Francisco Marroquín (Guatemala). Subsequently, he graduated with an LL.M. in U.S. Law from the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota). Outside of his working life, Mauricio is a marathon runner and triathlete.

Laciey is a human-centered designer for A2J Tech. She performs the research and evaluation of how people use technology that informs our design decisions. She liaises with community partners for our internship and hiring programs.

As a single mother and survivor of domestic violence, she is passionate about helping low-income families get access to resources that they desperately need. Laciey utilizes her first-hand experience as a client of programs for low-income earners to design solutions to improve access to justice.

Melissa is A2J Tech's Strategy and Human-Centered Design Advisor. For the last 25 years, Melissa has focused all her professional energies and efforts on access to justice, working in and for legal aid and pro bono programs, ATJ Commissions, IOLTA programs, and the Legal Services Corporation. Her passion is community-led justice design (co-design), where community members are empowered and supported by lawyers and technologists in framing the legal problems that impact their lives and shaping the justice solutions that will work best for them.

Melissa received her JD from GSU College of Law. She and her husband Cameron live in northeast Florida with their two overbearing French Bulldogs and they all go sailing when they can. Follow Melissa on Twitter @RouncingTigger

Scout Batz is a designer for A2J Tech. She provides graphic design, web design, and video production for A2J Tech Store and its clients. Scout holds a Bachelor's of Architecture in Environmental Design from Texas A&M University.

Scout is an artist in several disciplines. She sings in her church choir and enjoys watercolor painting. See some of Scout's graphic design and video production work.

Triana is a Product Manager and UX Design Researcher. She specializes in creating simple experiences out of complex processes. Previously she served as the lead product manager for the Judicial Council of California's first interactive digital tool and helped design digital services. She is also currently a Project Lead for US Digital Response, assisting governments to respond to the COVID-19 crisis.

In her spare time, you can find her rock climbing, playing soccer, and traveling around the good ole US of A in her self-built camper van.

Laura is a Legal Innovator and Developer. She is part of the 2020 cohort for the Access to Justice Technology Fellows Program. Laura will be performing legal research and developing automated documents to assist self-represented litigants with filling out court forms.

Laura’s interest in access to justice issues intensified during her undergraduate career at the University of Georgia where she graduated with a B.A. in Political Science and a B.A. in Spanish. She then pursued her passion in public interest at the Georgia State University College of Law, where she is a rising 3L. After volunteering for several legal aid organizations, she realized that many potential clients are declined legal services due to a lack of resources on the part of the organization, leaving them with no choice but to represent themselves. She is proud to be part of a team that seeks to resolve this gap in access to justice and empower pro se litigants with the confidence to represent themselves.

Sarah is a Legal Innovator and Project Manager for A2J Tech. Sarah's previous work has focused on issues of access to justice. She interned with Michigan Legal Help and Ohio Legal Help to provide accessible legal information to people without attorneys and previously worked for Equal Justice Works, managing a fellowship program for law grads bridging the access to justice gap.

Sarah holds a J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law and enjoys new adventures and learning new skills. She trail runs, camps, hikes, and takes too many pictures of trees. She currently lives in Columbus, OH. Follow Sarah on Twitter @sarah_inis.

Jacob is a legal innovator and developer for A2J Tech. Jacob is an attorney and a software developer based in Seattle. He has an extensive background working with Legal Aid Organizations and over 8 years of experience in landlord-tenant law. In addition, Jacob co-founded inForm Legal Tech, a non-profit organization that develops technology to improve legal aid. The inForm document assembly software has been exhibited at the Access to Justice conference.

Jacob graduated with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Iowa College of Law. In his spare time Jacob updates his developer blog, which covers JavaScript, TypeScript, and React. Outside of his passion for programming, Jacob enjoys weightlifting, metalworking, and hiking.

David is a developer for A2J Tech. He primarily works on complex document automation and other software development projects. He holds Bachelor’s degrees in English and Computer Information Systems.

His background involves policy and technology consulting in the non-profit education sector. SCUBA-Diving, photography, and traveling are among his favorite pastimes. Currently, he lives in St. Louis, Missouri.

Shawn is a developer for A2J Tech. Shawn graduated from LaunchCode in St. Louis, Missouri. Currently, he helps others start their journeys into technology as a teacher for LaunchCode. Shawn studied Computer Science, Math, and Physics at the University of  Missouri and Washington University. He is actively involved with organizations that feed the hungry and house the unhoused.

Shawn is passionate about developing online educational resources for those who need them most. Shawn loves to overcome challenges, be it on a board game, online game, or in his community.

C.K. has over a decade of experience working as a business consultant and in product management roles, helping Fortune 500 companies across the US, UK, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific Region. He is a certified SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager.

C.K.  is passionate about access to justice and a firm believer in technology making a difference in this space. He was head of products at Bluepaul and Tuitapp; both startups focused on making legal self-representation easier through technology. Eventually, C.K. went on to co-found Landryt, a legal tech platform for real estate lawyers.

Also, C.K. graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering and a postgraduate diploma in management.

Rob is a designer and A2J strategist. He graduated from the S.J. Quinney College of Law (University of Utah) and served as Access to Justice Director for the Utah State Bar. While there, he had a front-row seat to the creation of the Utah Supreme Court’s Office of Legal Services Innovation and other legal innovations.

Rob’s passion is finding the interplay between beautiful aesthetic design, positive user experience, and disruptive innovation. In his spare time, he writes and records music with his neo-psychedelic rock band and spends time with his four children.

Lauren is a rising 3L originally from Iowa. She is an AAP leader for first-year Criminal Law and the Vol. 99 Denver Law Review Symposium Editor. Last summer, Lauren interned for Judge Wheeler in the 18th Judicial District of Colorado. This past semester, she took the Law + Innovation Lab course in which her and her teammate created a mediation process assistant app for the Colorado State Court System. Her team was then chosen to present their app at the Georgetown Law's Iron Tech Competition. This academic experience has sparked in her a life-long interest in using legal technology to increase access to justice to marginalized communities. Outside of school, Lauren loves yoga, skiing, and collecting house plants.

Thomas Justice (TJ) Johnson is a rising 3L at University of Denver Sturm College of Law interested in technology, startups, and sustainability. In his legal career, TJ has worked at a construction/business law firm, an intellectual property law firm, and a law firm accelerator focused on access to justice. Before law school, he worked for M.A. Mortenson's Civil Virtual Design and Construction Team helping build wind, solar, and high voltage transmission projects. TJ holds bachelor's degrees in Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering from the University of Michigan. Outside of school and work, TJ is an avid snow skier and water skier.