Everlaw Unveils the 2025 Summit Award Winners Celebrating Legal Innovation, Leadership, and Impact

OAKLAND, Calif. — Everlaw, the cloud-native investigation and litigation platform, announced the 2025 Everlaw Summit Award winners at Everlaw Summit, the company's annual, in-person gathering for the broader ediscovery and legal tech community.

Now in its fourth year, the Everlaw Summit Awards recognize legal professionals and organizations demonstrating exceptional innovation, leadership, and commitment to advancing the legal profession. This year’s winners were selected from approximately 60 nominations, curated both internally and through a public call for nominations, and reviewed by an esteemed panel of judges.

“We are thrilled to celebrate the 2025 Summit Award winners, whose achievements reflect both the enduring values of innovation and mentorship as well as the evolving landscape of legal practice,” said Rachel Gonzalez, Head of Customer Marketing at Everlaw. “Over the past four years, the Summit Awards have highlighted the people and organizations pushing boundaries in ediscovery and legal tech. This year, we see finalists who are not only advancing traditional excellence but also embracing generative AI, driving transformative workflows, and shaping the future of the profession. Their work demonstrates how experience, creativity, and technology together are redefining what’s possible in legal practice.”

2025 Everlaw Summit Award Winners:

Now in its fourth year, the Everlaw Summit Awards highlight the inspiring work of innovative legal professionals and the evolving impact of technology, leadership, and collaboration in the legal field. The 2025 winners are:

Corporate Breakthrough of the Year: For corporate legal departments transforming their approach to litigation and investigations in-house, won by HP, represented by Thane Vallette, Associate General Counsel.

Leadership in Generative AI: For individuals advancing the use of generative AI in legal practice, won by James Bekier, Director of Litigation Support, BakerHostetler.

Impact Agent of the Year: For paralegals and litigation support professionals making measurable impacts in their organizations, won by Eric Beard, Director of Litigation Support, Barnes & Thornburg.

Excellence in Legal Mentorship: For those mentoring the next generation of legal professionals, won by Randolph Abraham, Deloitte contractor, Department of Justice/EOUSA.

Rising Star in Ediscovery: For early-career professionals demonstrating exceptional accomplishments and potential as future leaders, won by Mared Jones, Operations and Project Manager, Xbundle / Macfarlanes.

Everlaw for Good: For leaders in nonprofit and pro bono legal work helping to expand access to justice, won by The Legal Aid Society.

Judges for the 2025 Summit Awards included:

• Jeff Comeau, Senior Director, Litigation and Antitrust, Align Technology

• Stephanie Wilkins, Director of Content, Legaltech Hub / Legaltech News

• Jessica Wan, Partner, FCOP, Intellectual Property and Employment Attorney

• Sheneika Hurley, Senior Solutions Architect, Everlaw

• Gloria Lee, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, Everlaw