Joseph (Joe) Tiano, Jr.
Joe Tiano experienced firsthand the difficulties of the legal profession when the firm he was partner of collapsed in 2008 with the great recession. Fortunately for Joe, he parlayed his finance practice into another AmLaw 100 firm where he practiced for a few years and then started a private practice. Joe used his experience in law firms to create a tool to help corporate counsel identity inefficiencies in law firm billing. Legal Decoder helps corporate clients better understand law firm invoices. It takes the tasks performed by legal professionals and identifies how long they should take and which level of attorney should be performing the task. The goal is to more accurately price legal services. Thus Legal Decoder is valuable for both clients who want value, and attorneys who are not always sure how to price their services.