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MOVING LEGAL AWAY FROM THE LEGAL PAD

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BRINGING 21ST CENTURY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO THE SECOND OLDEST PROFESSION…MEDIATION

 

Melissa Brogdon is Co-Founder and CEO of FourthParty, a justice technology company that increases access to mediation services so that people can resolve legal conflicts outside of court.

Proud to hail from Oakland, Melissa was raised by an incredible role model – her great grandmother. Despite opportunities to stay local for college at Berkeley, she followed the urging of a mentor and went to Spelman, a premier HBCU in Atlanta. Emerging from undergrad with confidence and curiosity, Melissa was initially a teacher, but ultimately pursued a successful career in the nonprofit sector. But then came the opportunity to work with her partner and husband to build his law practice. It was there that Melissa saw firsthand the impact of mediation, AND the clear needs mediators had. And so FourthParty was born.

Melissa has a great story. You’ll want to listen in.

 

“…we really needed to figure out how to bring technology to make this career accessible, to make the service available to the everyday person. And that was where the spark happened…”
~ Melissa Brogdon

In this episode Melissa and Dan discussed:

  • Growing up in Oakland
  • Her journey from teaching to philanthropy to entrepreneurship
  • How the pandemic drove an explosion in the need for mediation
  • When she found out she was part of the first Google for Startups class
  • Why “first” isn’t always best

 

 

“The right investor gets it…we’re looking for those people.”
~ Melissa Brogdon

 

“ Our courts Continue to be in crisis… ”
~ Melissa Brogdon