Joshua Schwadron | |
Birth Name: | Joshua Steven Schwadron |
Birth Date: | 23 December 1981 |
Occupation: | Lawyer, Business Executive |
Education: | University of Michigan (BA, MA) Emory University (JD) |
Joshua Steven Schwadron[1] (born December 23, 1981)[2] [3] is an American lawyer and Internet entrepreneur.[4] He is the CEO and co-founder of Mighty, a legal technology company that helps plaintiffs get a better deal from the justice system.[5] He frequently speaks and has been quoted on issues related to empowering plaintiffs in the civil justice system.[4]
Schwadron attended the University of Michigan where in 2003 he was featured in a publication of GQ magazine where it honored him as its national college "Big Man on Campus."[6] The same year, Joshua appeared on the NBC reality TV show "Fear Factor" where he won the two-episode Las Vegas special.[7] After graduating from the Ross School of Business at U of M, Schwadron went on to pursue a career in law, graduating from the Emory University School of Law.[4]
Schwadron is the CEO and founder of Mighty, a legal technology company that helps plaintiffs get a better deal from the justice system.[8] He frequently speaks and has been quoted on issues related to empowering plaintiffs in the civil justice system.[4]
Previously, he was the founder and CEO of Betterfly, a marketplace that empowered individual service providers to connect directly with their customers.[9] Betterfly raised $4M in venture capital from Lightbank with Eric Lefkofsky and Brad Keywell, co-founders of Groupon, becoming members of the board. Betterfly was sold to TakeLessons in 2013 to coincide with Takelessons expansion into verticals that Betterfly had large presences in.[9] [10]