David Carns

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About David Carns

David Carns is a seasoned legal technology executive, attorney, and full-stack technologist with more than 25 years of experience driving innovation and business growth in the legal services sector. He helped grow a company from five employees with emerging revenue into an industry leader with hundreds of employees and significant market presence.David currently serves as Chief Information Officer at Beveridge & Diamond, where he leads firmwide technology strategy, digital transformation, and Generative AI integration—all with a focus on client outcomes, compliance, and operational efficiency. Under his leadership, the firm achieved ISO 27001 certification and implemented responsible AI use aligned with client expectations and outside counsel guidelines.Previously, David served as Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Strategy Officer at Casepoint, where he played a central role in scaling revenue, developing AI-powered products, and leading branding and go-to-market initiatives. He has deep subject matter expertise in eDiscovery, information governance, compliance, cloud infrastructure, and cybersecurity. Throughout his career, he has successfully built and led high-performing teams across sales, marketing, engineering, and litigation support functions.David is equally comfortable discussing balance sheets and agile workflows, safe harbor clauses and GraphQL, or client strategy and public relations. A frequent speaker and panelist on AI and legal tech, David brings a uniquely interdisciplinary approach to the challenges and opportunities of digital transformation in the legal industry.He holds a J.D. from The John Marshall Law School and a B.A. in Philosophy from DePauw University.