ABOUT VICTOR:
Award-Winning Author, Editorial Leader & Legal Industry Journalist
Assistant managing editor at the ABA Journal, lawyer, published historian and award-winning journalist with more than 15 years of experience covering law, technology, business and the forces shaping American institutions.
Author of Supreme Pressure and Nixon in New York.
EDITORIAL LEADERSHIP & EXPERTISE
Leading Coverage of a Changing Legal Profession
Combining legal training, deep subject-matter expertise and more than 15 years of award-winning journalism, Victor shapes editorial strategy, develops ambitious reporting initiatives and directs authoritative coverage of the business of law, emerging technologies and the forces transforming the legal profession.
Business of Law
Leading the ABA Journal’s multi-award-winning Business of Law department, setting editorial strategy and priorities, assigning and overseeing coverage, and mentoring staff and freelance reporters. Directing authoritative reporting on a wide range of issues, including law firm management, industry trends, innovation, legal technology, marketing, legal education and the changing business of legal services.
Print and Online Journalism · Editorial strategy · Special projects
Legal Rebels
Spearheading award-winning coverage of legal innovators, changemakers and people reshaping the legal profession, including soliciting, evaluating and vetting nominations, identifying honorees and directing editorial coverage. Hosting and producing the Legal Rebels Podcast, featuring in-depth conversations with legal innovators, industry leaders and experts about technology, artificial intelligence, innovation and the future of legal practice.
Editorial franchise · Podcast production · Interviews
State of the Legal Profession
Overseeing in-depth, award-winning reporting and analysis of the economic, technological, demographic and structural forces reshaping the legal profession. Setting editorial priorities, developing ambitious feature projects and guiding authoritative, data-driven journalism that illuminates the challenges, opportunities and emerging trends defining the future of legal practice.
Industry analysis · Long-form features · Data reporting
The Future of Law
Drawing on extensive experience reporting on legal technology and innovation while directing award-winning coverage of generative artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and emerging technologies. Combining subject-matter expertise with editorial leadership to examine how technological advances are transforming legal practice, business models and the delivery of legal services.
Artificial Intelligence · Legal Technology · Innovation
BOOKS & HISTORICAL RESEARCH
Books That Uncover Forgotten Stories
Historically grounded, research-driven narratives that illuminate the people, pressures and power plays that shape American history.
Supreme Pressure
The rejection of John J. Parker and the birth of the modern Supreme Court confirmation process.
Nixon in New York
How Wall Street helped Richard Nixon rebuild his career and win the White House.
BEYOND THE BYLINE
Curiosity doesn’t stop at the newsroom.
Essays and projects about music, sports, coins, pop culture and dogs.
Independent Projects
Explore books, comics and creative work from BBDLOP Publishing.