Maya Markovich currently serves as justice tech executive in residence at Village Capital and executive director at the nonprofit Justice Technology Association. She also advises multiple high-growth startups and consults on legal department and law firm innovation and transformation initiatives, building future-proof methodologies and tech to advance the legal industry via achievable, sustainable and scalable design and implementation.
Maya’s unique background spans VC, law, behavioral science, and change design. For nearly 6 years Maya spearheaded the launch and expansion of industry-first Nextlaw Labs/Nextlaw Ventures at Dentons, the world's largest firm, delivering next-generation technology, process client and business growth services across the globe. Maya is a graduate of Stanford University and UC Law SF.
Presiding Judge Stephen Louis A. Dillard was appointed as the 73rd judge of the Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia on November 1, 2010, by Governor Sonny Perdue. Prior to his appointment, Judge Dillard was in private practice with James, Bates, Pope & Spivey, serving as chairman of the firm's appellate practice group; served as law clerk to Judge Daniel A. Manion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; and worked as an associate for Stone & Baxter. In 2012 and 2018, he was elected to serve full six-year terms on the Court of Appeals, and he is running unopposed for another six-year term in 2024. On July 1, 2017, Judge Dillard was sworn in as the 30th Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals for a two-year term, which ended on June 30, 2019. He currently serves as the presiding judge of the Court’s Fourth Division. Judge Dillard is a proud graduate of Samford University, the Mississippi College School of Law (with honors), and is currently working toward a L.L.M. degree in Judicial Studies at Duke University Law School. Most importantly, he has been married to his college sweetheart, the former Krista McDaniel, for thirty years. They have three children and are parishioners at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Macon, Georgia.