EDITORIAL LEADERSHIP · LEGAL INDUSTRY · TECHNOLOGY

Victor Li

Editorial Leader. Author. Lawyer.

Assistant Managing Editor at the ABA Journal, directing award-winning journalism and major editorial initiatives covering the business, technology and future of the legal profession.

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2026 Azbee Badges_National Gold

ASBPE AWARDS (2022-26)

7 National & Regional Azbee Awards

Business of Law | Best Regular Print Dept.

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KIRKUS INDIE AWARDS 2026

Finalist, History & Biography 

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THE BOOKFEST, FALL 2026

First Place, Nonfiction / History

EDITORIAL LEADERSHIP

Leading Coverage of the Changing Legal Profession

Business of Law

Directing the ABA Journal’s multi-award-winning Business of Law section, setting editorial strategy and overseeing coverage of the evolving legal industry.

Legal Rebels

Leading a multi-award-winning franchise spotlighting legal innovators, selecting honorees and hosting the Legal Rebels Podcast.

State of the Legal Profession

Directing multi-award-winning, data-driven journalism on the forces reshaping the legal profession. 

Future of Law

Overseeing award-winning coverage of AI, cybersecurity and emerging technologies transforming legal practice.

BOOKS

History, Power and the Law

Supreme Pressure

The Rejection of John J. Parker and Birth of the Modern Supreme Court Confirmation Process. (Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2026)

Nixon in New York

How Wall Street Helped Richard Nixon Win the White House. (Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018)

ORIGINAL WRITING, PROJECTS & PUBLISHING

Beyond the Byline

Writing on history, music, pop culture, music, numismatics and more.

BBDLOP Publishing

Independent projects - with a healthy dose of humor.

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