Joseph R. Tiano

Joseph R. Tiano, Jr. is the founder of Legal Decoder in Falls Church, Va. After practicing law for nearly 20 years, he founded the company because he saw that clients lacked the analytic tools and data to effectively price and manage the cost of legal services delivered by outside counsel. Previously, Mr. Tiano was a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP and Thelen LLP, where he grew and managed all aspects of a multimillion-dollar cross-border finance practice. He previously was a venture capital lawyer representing transformative technology companies, like Blackboard Inc., and many of the outgrowths of Blackboard (WeddingWire, Presidium, Starfish Retention Solutions and others). Mr. Tiano has published numerous articles on substantive legal issues and the legal industry in general. He received his B.S. in business administration from Georgetown University in 1992 and his J.D. in 1995 from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.