As a law firm associate, Nicole Clark was frustrated by collecting anecdotal stories about judges to make strategic case recommendations. One night, after consulting a colleague at her firm about a complex motion for summary judgment, she discovered that he had a ruling from her judge on the exact same motion and type – and could not understand why litigation intelligence was seemingly so random. Nicole left the firm to start Trellis, to democratize this kind of legal intelligence information from trial courts. Today, Trellis boasts one of the largest searchable databases of state trial court records and includes data-based insights on judges, opposing counsel, motions, dockets, and legal issues.