Lawyer · Technologist · Builder

Jerry Johnson.
Changing legal leadership through AI.

Featured in Thomson Reuters’ Chosen by Changemakers.

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Protecting trust.

High stakes, higher standards.

Faster analysis.

More time for the work that matters.

Human judgment.

Attorneys verify, evaluate, and decide.

Patient trust.

Privacy at the center of innovation.

Thomson Reuters’ published Teladoc case study features Jerry’s leadership in adopting CoCounsel Legal—helping his team accelerate legal and privacy work while keeping attorney judgment and patient trust at the center.

“CoCounsel Legal has allowed us to shorten some of our tasks from days to minutes…”

Jerry Johnson · Teladoc Health

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Design the system.
Build what’s next.

From organizing for Obama’s 2008 campaign to co-founding Detroit Rails, a web-development bootcamp, and designing websites, Jerry builds around what people need.

As an attorney, he brings that same design logic to building legal departments and the workflows that help businesses move forward.

People.

Align around a shared purpose.

Departments.

Build around the business.

Workflows.

Make sound judgment easier to apply.

One example: AI-enabled legal work.

Results reported in Thomson Reuters’ Teladoc case study.

~3–4 hours → minutesLegal research · first-pass analysis
~1 hour → minutesContract review · initial issue spotting
~5 business days → ~2Privacy impact assessment process

Reported in Thomson Reuters’ Teladoc case study. Research results apply to certain questions; PIA turnaround is often about two business days. Attorneys verify citations and apply their judgment.

Jerry Johnson beside a window overlooking downtown Detroit

Lawyer. Leader.
Builder.

Jerry Johnson is Chief Privacy Officer and Vice President, Corporate Counsel at Teladoc Health. He brings legal judgment, technical fluency, and a builder’s perspective to the intersection of healthcare, AI, and trust.

Legal judgment.

Translate complex risks into clear decisions.

Enterprise leadership.

Help a regulated healthcare business innovate while protecting trust.

Hands-on building.

Connect technology, design, and the way people work.

University of Michigan · Michigan State University College of Law
Based in the Detroit area with his wife and children.

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