Legal Tech Startups Among Best Inventions Of 2020

TIME solicited nominations from its editors and correspondents, and through an online application process, evaluated each for originality, creativity, effectiveness, ambition and impact, then named the 100 best inventions of 2020. Two were legal technology startups: the bankruptcy startup Upsolve and the consumer arbitration platform FairShake. TIME noted that since Upsolve launched in 2018, it has helped relieve more than $250 million in total debt nationwide. Fairshake helps consumers seek restitution after a big company rips them off or mistreats them. If the matter isn’t settled within a certain period, FairShake can initiate a legal -complaint, with assistance from a real attorney if need be, TIME said.