About
Ryan Walker holds a mathematics PhD and has worked as a software engineer with machine learning expertise. He spent over a decade in legal technology, including serving as Chief Technology Officer at Casetext before its acquisition by Thomson Reuters in 2023.
General Legal @gen_legal_inc
Clients are nearly 3x more likely to say they may reconsider their law firm than law firms are to believe they may lose clients. While 50% of law firm professionals do not believe they will lose clients over AI at all. This is what disruption looks like immediately before the https://t.co/A5C79tTHJx

Jul 31, 2026
General Legal @gen_legal_inc
Alabama issues new guidance that clearly states AI does not change lawyers’ core ethical duties. While it covered a number of points, when it came to billing, the guidance explicitly states that lawyers may not bill clients for hypothetical hours that AI eliminates. Read the
Jul 30, 2026
General Legal @gen_legal_inc
“We ignored legal until Series A and everything worked out.” The companies where everything did not work out are rarely invited onto the podcast. https://t.co/mDGCA2EqWm

Jul 29, 2026 · ♥ 2 · ⇄ 1
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Intro paths
Ryan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Ankit Gupta, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran General Legal's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Ryan can intro founders to General Legal's investors below.
