Patrick Bilgere is a legal technology executive and AI strategist focused on redefining how AI is applied in litigation and investigations. With over 20+ years in eDiscovery and 15 years spent building and scaling a leading legal technology platform, Patrick has been at the center of the industry’s evolution, from early analytics and predictive coding to today’s generative AI capabilities. His work is focused on a core challenge facing the legal market: the gap between AI capability and real-world execution. Patrick partners with law firms and corporate legal teams to operationalize AI, designing workflows that turn powerful tools into measurable outcomes, including faster review, lower cost, and defensible processes. He brings deep expertise across the full discovery lifecycle and has worked extensively with AMLAW 100 firms, corporate legal departments, and legal service providers. His perspective sits at the intersection of technology, workflow design, and real-world legal execution. Patrick is an active voice in the legal tech community and serves on the board of the Chicago chapter of ACEDS as Past President, where he regularly leads discussions on the future of AI, automation, and the evolving legal services model.
