The Man Who Helped Make eDiscovery Make Sense ft. George Socha

September 22, 2026 Adrian Cea

Before eDiscovery had a name, George Socha was already asking the questions most of the legal industry had not caught up to yet.

In this episode of Between the Briefs, hosts Adrian Cea and Joe Stephens welcome George Socha, Senior Vice President of Brand Awareness at Reveal and co-founder of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM), for a wide-ranging conversation on how legal technology has evolved from floppy disks and early matter management systems to GenAI, agentic tools and AI-powered discovery workflows.

What You’ll Learn:

How to build organizational AI literacy without disrupting existing revenue streams
The data moat as the new competitive advantage
How to reprice fixed-fee work intelligently using AI
Why skepticism about AI is actually a healthy signal
The strategic practice areas to target first for AI implementation
How the legal industry will structurally reshape in the next decade

Tune in to hear why one of eDiscovery’s most influential voices believes this is the hottest moment legal tech has ever seen.

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About the Contributors

Adrian Cea

Adrian Cea is Steno's Social Media Manager, leading content strategy, audience engagement, and digital brand-building across platforms. He also produces and co-hosts Between the Briefs, Steno's podcast covering the intersection of legal technology, court reporting, and the future of litigation. With a background spanning content creation, field marketing, and sales at companies like Sell Better and Chili Piper, Adrian brings a multi-disciplined lens to making complex legal tech topics accessible and engaging.

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Joe Stephens

Joe Stephens, J.D., is Steno's Director of Legal Solutions as well as a Clinical Lecturer at Texas Tech University School of Law. With over 15 years of experience in criminal defense and public service, he founded and led Texas' largest rural public defender office, which serves a 12-county area. A graduate of The University of Texas School of Law (cum laude) and Vanderbilt University (B.A.), Stephens currently serves as a Board Member of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association (TCDLA) and sits on multiple State Bar of Texas committees. His expertise spans the intersection of legal practice and technological innovation in the justice system.

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