AI and the Future of Law Building AI Tools for All: Closing the Justice Gap with Sateesh Nori & Tom Martin
Dec 9, 2025
Sateesh Nori, a former law professor and senior legal innovation strategist at Just Tech, teams up with Tom Martin, CEO of LawDroid, to explore how AI can democratize legal access for those who can't afford it. They dive into building transformative tools like Depositron for security deposit disputes and Law Answers AI for localized legal guidance. The conversation reveals their ambitious vision for a future where AI bridges the justice gap, while addressing challenges like institutional resistance and the debate over 'second-tier justice' in legal services.
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AI Saved A Last-Minute Gift Dilemma
- Sateesh used ChatGPT to generate budgeted, location-specific birthday gift ideas for his wife.
- He found the tool fast and surprisingly specific, which solved his creative block.
Designing A Yard Remotely With AI
- Tom used generative AI to visualize a fountain in his Los Angeles backyard from photos while living in Vancouver.
- The rendered images helped him pick a design without traveling for multiple site visits.
AI Scales Legal Knowledge Instantly
- AI lets experts scale legal knowledge so ordinary people can access it instantly.
- Sateesh Nori says retrieval-augmented systems remove the need to manually translate law for every person.
