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The Redline

The Redline

Mike Whelan 15 Episodes Jul 2, 2026

The Redline is a morning show for lawyers who love AI. Hosted by Mike Whelan, it covers the intersection of law and artificial intelligence, providing insights and discussions tailored to legal professionals interested in technology.

Episodes

Everyone's Wrong About AI and Access to Justice | Natalie Knowlton Jul 2, 2026 1374 Natalie Knowlton has spent 20 years working on what everyone in legal calls "access to justice", a phrase she calls "the buzzword to end all buzzwords." Now as the Associate Director of Legal Innovation at the Center on the Legal Profession at Stanford...
Why Every Legal Team is About to Be Restructured with Alex Su (Latitude Legal) Jun 15, 2026 1597 Alex Su talks to the people who hire lawyers. As Chief Revenue Officer at Latitude, an alternative legal services provider that builds on-demand teams for firms and in-house departments, he sees the resourcing decisions, the AI pressure, and the trade-...
The Client Side of Legal AI with Hilary Bowman May 28, 2026 1376 Hilary Bowman built Querious to solve the most frustrating moment in legal practice - when something unexpected comes up in a client meeting and the lawyer has to say "let me research and follow up." After more than a decade as a healthcare attorney at...
Why AI Won't Fix Your Broken Workflow with John Grant May 14, 2026 1565 AI tools won't solve your overwhelm if your processes are the problem. John Grant is a fourth-generation lawyer turned workflow consultant. He spent a decade in tech before practicing law, and another eleven years helping firms fix how work actually mo...
Are AI Notetakers Ethical for Lawyers? with Wendy Meadows & Michael Eisenberg Apr 25, 2026 1013 In this episode, Mike walks through the New York City Bar's recent opinion on using AI to record, transcribe, and summarize client conversations, and boils it down to four duties you probably already follow. Then mediator Wendy Meadows shares her full ...
How a Business Lawyer Reviews a 56-Page Contract with AI with Chris Brown Apr 10, 2026 1945 Contract review is tedious, but missing something can be expensive. In this episode, Chris Brown of Pixel Law shares his screen as he reviews a 56-page Asset Purchase Agreement using Spellbook. See how effective AI tools can help you: - Surface unknown...
Is Your Client's AI Chat Discoverable? with Leslie Bender & Craig Linton Mar 27, 2026 2036 What happens if your client asks ChatGPT for advice about their case? Is that discoverable? Is it your fault if you didn't warn them it might be? Leslie Bender and Craig Linton join the show to unpack two cases: Heppner and Warner v Gilbarco, that seem...
How to Run a Law Firm Like a Tech Startup with Kyle Westaway Jan 22, 2026 1481 Kyle Westaway has run his firm for 17 years without ever tracking a billable hour. In this conversation, he breaks down why he believes 75% of a lawyer's value has nothing to do with documents—and why that makes AI a tailwind, not a threat, for firms b...
How to Build a Subscription-Based Law Practice Fueled by AI with Ryan Juliano Dec 11, 2025 2093 Ryan Juliano runs Darwin Legal, a subscription-based fractional general counsel practice serving early-stage tech startups. After 15 years moving down the legal food chain from IPOs to pre-seed companies, he's built a model that replaces the crushing w...
Why AI Is Stalled At Your Firm (And How to Fix It) with Colin Lachance Nov 27, 2025 1491 Colin Lachance helps law firms implement AI without the paralysis. As founder of LawQi and former Innovator in Residence at the Ontario Bar Association, he's developed a practical framework: start with tasks, not processes. In this conversation, he exp...
Using AI to Compete with BigLaw: The Small Firm Playbook w/ Shavon J. Smith Nov 20, 2025 1596 Washington, DC attorney Shavon J. Smith runs a small firm that serves growing businesses as their fractional general counsel. In this episode, she explains how AI helps her compete with larger firms – from mapping workflows to drafting contract checkli...
AI Readiness: The IT Infrastructure Lawyers Need Before Adopting AI with Olivia Anderson Nov 13, 2025 1851 Olivia Anderson helps law firms build the IT infrastructure they need before adopting AI. As Principal at Framework IT, a managed service provider working with legal practices of all sizes, she's seen what happens when firms rush into AI without the cy...

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