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Chad Sands
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Chad Sands is an editor at Trial Lawyer's Journal in Santa Barbara, California.
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Chad is an experienced marketing professional who has a deep understanding of the legal technology vertical and a proven track record of building, leading and scaling marketing teams.
A skilled collaborator and self-proclaimed “Digital Marketing Leatherman,” Chad specializes in lead generation and brand marketing for legal tech SaaS companies. He brings years of experience and a variety of skill sets across all multiple channels and roles, including PPC, SEO, content, creative services and marketing operations.
Prior to CloudLex, Chad worked in marketing at both MyCase and Smokeball legal practice management software. His last role was VP of Marketing at Tracers, a public records software provider for legal, government and other verticals.
Chad earned a B.A. in Film Production from the University of Southern California and spent over seven years working in film, television and advertising in Los Angeles.
Contributions
How the Supreme Court Writes Now
Jill Barton is a professor and the legal writing director at the University of Miami School of Law, a former appellate judicial clerk and an award-winning former Associated Press journalist. Her book, “The Supreme Guide to Writing,” grew out of... Read More
Behind the Verdict: How Gray Broughton Injury Law Won a $20 Million Verdict for a 13-Year-Old Abuse Survivor
this episode of Behind the Verdict, the Trial Lawyer's Journal speaks with Gray Broughton and Sharif Gray of Gray Broughton Injury Law about the case of Charlie, a 13-year-old boy…
9 AI Tools Personal Injury Lawyers Are Actually Using in 2026
a particular kind of fatigue that sets in around the fortieth LinkedIn post promising AI will save your law firm. Jared Correia opened our webinar by acknowledging it directly, then…
M.P.M.P. – Mike Papantonio Made Perfect
It must have been the tequila — and the first wave of my morning hangover — slowly starting to crack my brain awake around 6:30 a.m. Or maybe it was the rum? Now that I think about it, it was... Read More
Behind the Verdict: Inside the $22.75M NYC Transit Case: Truth, Tactics & a Platform to Stand On
one of New York’s most talked-about personal injury verdicts of 2025, trial lawyer Nick Liakas and litigation consultant Jessica Brylo take us behind their $22.75M victory against the NYC MTA.What…
Jacob Perrone: The Dragon Lawyer
By Haley Ellis Jacob Perrone, Founding Attorney at Dragon Lawyers PC in Michigan, triggered courtroom controversy after using a cartoon dragon logo as a watermark on legal filings, raising broader…
Stay Gold: An Interview with Brian Cuban
A COKE-SNIFFING, cat-loving, suspected murderer, and mediocre personal injury attorney. Yes, this accurately describes Jason Feldman, the Mitch McDeere-like lead character in the novel "The Ambulance Chaser," but it’s also how you could describe the book’s author, Brian Cuban.
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