Maya Markovich, a leading figure in legal and justice technology known for her work in advancing accessible, equitable and innovative legal solutions, has joined the American Arbitration Association and its international division, the International Centre for Dispute Resolution, as vice president of the AAA-ICDR Institute, the organization\u2019s thought leadership and research arm. In this role, [\u2026]<\/p>\n
Maya Markovich<\/a>, a leading figure in legal and justice technology known for her work in advancing accessible, equitable and innovative legal solutions, has joined the American Arbitration Association<\/a> and its international division, the International Centre for Dispute Resolution, as vice president of the AAA-ICDR Institute<\/a>, the organization\u2019s thought leadership and research arm.<\/p>\n In this role, Markovich will help drive the institute\u2019s mission and strategic plan to transform dispute resolution, expand access to justice, and provide both fairness in arbitration and pathways to conflict resolution, the AAA said. Her responsibilities will include supporting entrepreneurship in ADR and projects such the Suffolk Law Online Dispute Resolution Innovation Clinic<\/a>.<\/p>\n Her work will also include identifying partnership opportunities with courts, academic institutions and other organizations.<\/p>\n \u201cI will be doing a lot of the work on prioritizing the big ideas, helping map the institute\u2019s approach of advancing the goals of promoting dispute resolution and access to justice,\u201d Markovich told me.<\/p>\n Markovich cofounded the Justice Technology Association<\/a> in 2021 to support startups developing technology solutions for underserved populations. The JTA provides mentorship, funding access, and advocacy, supporting over 40 startups that address issues such as eviction, family law, and immigration.<\/p>\n Markovich will continue to serve as executive director of the JTA, she told me, and she believes that joining the AAA will enable her to amplify her efforts to drive change in the legal system.<\/p>\n \u201cJoining the AAA-ICDR Institute is an incredible opportunity to implement initiatives that improve access and fairness in dispute resolution and the legal field,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Before forming the JTA, Markovich was chief growth officer at Dentons\u2019 Nextlaw Labs and Nextlaw Ventures, the legal industry\u2019s first tech-focused innovation catalyst and venture fund. She is an innovator in residence at the University of California Law San Francisco\u2019s LexLab and serves on the boards of advisors at Responsible AI in Legal Services, LawTechUK and Legal Aid of North Carolina\u2019s Innovation Lab.<\/p>\n Her work has earned her multiple honors, including having been named to the ABA Legal Technology Resource Center\u2019s Woman of Legal Tech in 2018, the Technolawgist\u2019s Woman Leading Legal Tech in 2019 and one of ITLA\u2019s five Influential Women of Legal Tech in 2020. In 2023, she was named to the Fastcase 50, which honors legal industry visionaries. She is also a 2025 fellow-elect of the College of Law Practice Management.<\/p>\n In 2023, Markovich made news when she and\u00a0Tom Gordon<\/a>, executive director of\u00a0Responsive Law<\/a>, an organization that represents the consumers\u2019 voice in the legal system, co-authored an op-ed in which they argued that reforms in the regulation of the practice of law, such as those that have been implemented in Utah, could have prevented a controversy that erupted around the consumer-facing legal site DoNotPay.\u00a0<\/p>\n The op-ed was to be published by the American Bar Association\u2019s Center for Innovation, but at the last minute, the center pulled the article, reportedly due to \u201cpolitical challenges\u201d within the ABA.<\/p>\n When that happened, I\u00a0published the op-ed on my site<\/a>, and had Markovich and Gordon on my LawNext podcast<\/a> to discuss their views on regulatory reform.<\/p>\n The AAA\u2019s hiring of Markovich continues a series of moves to make the nearly 100-year-old organization more innovative, spearheaded by\u00a0Bridget Mary McCormack<\/a>, the former chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, who took over the helm of the AAA <\/a>as its president and chief executive officer in January 2023, and who, as I noted when she was on my LawNext podcast<\/a> last year, was credited with having \u201csupercharged\u201d the AAA\u2019s innovation efforts.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Maya Markovich, a leading figure in legal and justice technology known for her work in advancing accessible, equitable and innovative legal solutions, has joined the American Arbitration Association and its international division, the International Centre for Dispute Resolution, as vice president of the AAA-ICDR Institute, the organization\u2019s thought leadership and research arm. 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