AUTHOR · EDITOR · JOURNALIST · LAWYER

Victor Li

Stories about law, power, and the people who shape history.

Award-winning author and journalist covering the business of law, legal technology, and American history.


Assistant Managing Editor, ABA Journal
Host, Legal Rebels Podcast

Author beside law books and scales

The BookFest, Fall 2026

First Prize, Nonfiction/History
Supreme Pressure

Kirkus Indie Awards, 2026

Finalist, History & Biography
Supreme Pressure

ASBPE Awards, 2022-2026

4 National or Regional Azbees in 5 years for Best Print Department.
ABA Journal, "Business of Law"

Books

History, politics, law, and the people who shape our institutions -- with an emphasis on telling forgotten stories, like Richard Nixon's legal career or John J. Parker's Supreme Court nomination battle.

Journalism

Coverage of the Business of Law and Legal Technology, including leadership of  two award-winning ABA Journal franchises: State of the Legal Profession and Legal Rebels.

Podcasting

Conversations with lawyers, innovators, thought leaders, technologists and artificial intelligence experts about how the legal profession is changing. 

Blogging

Essays, commentary, reviews, humor, historical and informative pieces, and a fairly regular detour into pop culture.

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Victor Li is an award-winning author, editor and multimedia journalist based in Chicago.

He is the author of Nixon in New York (2018) and Supreme Pressure (2026). 

He is currently an assistant managing editor with the ABA Journal, where he covers the business of law and legal technology, and hosts the Legal Rebels Podcast. 

He previously worked at ALM Media in New York City, serving as a staff reporter for Law Technology News and The American Lawyer. 

His work has also been featured in The Utica Observer Dispatch, The Huffington Post, The Columbia Journalist, Amherst Magazine, Soccerlens, and The Berkshire Eagle.

He has an M.S. from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, a J.D. from Tulane University Law School and a B.A. in history from Amherst College. He lives in Chicagoland with his wonderful family. (More)