Thomas G. Martin has what journalists call a major “get” with his podcast interview of one of the smartest and most high-achieving people I have ever met, Carolyn Elefant. I don’t know how one person can accomplish so much.

She bills herself on Twitter/X as an “attorney, author, blogger and innovation advisor.” She’s better qualified than anyone I know (except maybe Greg Siskind or Dennis Kennedy) to be an innovation adviser for lawyers.

I used to pride myself on being able to spot promising young talent. Carolyn was one of my best finds. Her early-adopter blog caught my attention around 1998, so I invited her, sight unseen, to cohost a Maryland State Bar CLE program. It was her first legal tech speaking engagement.

Inviting her turned out very well for me. I got lost driving to the conference site in Columbia and was late. When I arrived, she had everything under control, so my embarrassment was limited. Thanks, Carolyn!