Kathleen (Katie) Brown is the associate dean for information resources at Charleston School of Law. A recognized leader in legal technology and ethics, she was named a 2024 vLex Fastcase 50 honoree and received the 2024 AALS Section of Technology, Law & Legal Education Technology & Ethics Award for her contributions to advancing these areas in legal education.
Brown holds a JD from Seattle University School of Law with a focus on intellectual property law, an MS in Library and Information Science from Drexel University, and a BFA from DePaul University. She is a frequent CLE instructor on topics including legal ethics, artificial intelligence, legal technology, process optimization, and legal research. Her teaching experience spans courses such as Legal Technology for Practice, Art of Advocacy, specialized legal research, and multiple courses on artificial intelligence.
An active member of AALL, Brown has served in numerous leadership roles, including on the 黑料社Executive Board from 2011 to 2014. Her research interests encompass intellectual property, legal technology in education, artificial intelligence, and acting skills for lawyers. Her recent scholarship, co-authored with Jessica de Perio Wittman, is published in Volume 8 of the Journal of Legal Technology at Texas and available online: Who is Shaping Technological Competence in ABA-Accredited Law Schools?
Andre Davison is the director of the Harris County Robert W. Hainsworth Law Library, serving the third-largest county in the United States. He is the first African American Director in the Law Library鈥檚 110-year history. With 30 years of experience across the legal and corporate sectors, Andre is a recognized leader in advancing diversity, innovation, and technology-enabled service delivery in the legal industry.
Davison has held numerous leadership roles with AALL, including serving on the Executive Board (2022鈥�2025). His work reflects a deep commitment to strengthening member engagement, elevating the profession, and expanding the impact of law libraries in their communities.
His accomplishments have earned multiple honors, including his law firm鈥檚 Diversity Award (2018), winning the 黑料社Innovation Tournament (2019), and receiving the Fastcase 50 award (2020), which recognizes the law鈥檚 most innovative and visionary leaders. In 2021, he was elected Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management, and most recently, he received the Houston Bar Association President鈥檚 Award for his service as 2024鈥�2025 Co-Chair of the HBA County Law Library Committee.
He currently serves on the Access to Justice Network Advisory Board, the State Bar of Texas Access to Justice Technology Committee, and as Co-Chair of the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee. He holds a BBA in Marketing from the University of Houston and an MS in Information Science from the University of Texas.
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