how it works

We integrate with your existing tools using open-source and secure AI, ramping up efficiency, preserving privacy, and scaling with your firm. We help solo and small law firms automate smarter—without starting over. From connecting your current software stack to deploying open-source AI locally for privacy and leveraging powerful models for complex tasks—our approach is practical, confidential, and built to grow with your practice

             

Integration Without Reinvention: We enhance what you already use, avoiding costly replacements. Instead, we weave your systems into seamless workflows

Open-Source Where It Matters: Choose flexibility and avoid vendor lock-in. We implement open-source tools whenever possible, so you retain control over your tech and your data

Privacy by Design: Deploy local AI models on your premises for sensitive workflows keeping client data under your roof. When advanced capabilities are needed, we integrate frontier models securely and responsibly.

Built to Scale: Start small—automate client intake or citation checks. Then grow your automation portfolio as your firm does, without rebuilding foundational systems.

CHRISTIAN T. BROWN, Attorney & Legal Knowledge Engineer

Christian T. Brown is a dual-licensed civil litigation attorney and the founder of Code & Counsel PLLC, where he leads the integration of artificial intelligence and business intelligence into legal workflows and operations. With more than thirteen years of professional experience, his passion lies at the crossroads of law, technology, and finance—helping organizations unlock value from data, architect clean database systems, and adopt intelligent automation workflows. Christian is concurrently leading product at Irys, focused on turning all of his learned knowledge and experience into a single platform that solves the operational problems every legal team knows but most technology companies miss or ignore.

He previously served as Senior Legal Knowledge Engineer at Agiloft- a leader in contract lifecycle management. In this role, he designed, trained, and evaluated AI models for contract analytics, leads data annotation processes, collaborate with data science and product teams, and crafted user-facing technical documentation—blending his legal expertise with engineering capabilities to enhance CLM tools.

Prior to forming Code & Counsel, Christian held two key positions at a Dallas-Fort Worth based residential mortgage fintech. As Managing Director and In-House Counsel, he led legal due diligence on over $60 billion in assets and established the firm’s Business Intelligence unit, promoting integration of AI and LLM tools in mortgage portfolio management. As Senior Director of Portfolio Surveillance and Asset Management, he architected a machine-learning decision engine to manage and monitor more than $20 billion in mortgage assets.

He’s a respected voice in legal tech—speaking, writing, and consulting on how firms can transform raw data into strategic, AI-powered legal insights.

Christian currently resides outside of Fort Worth, TX

Meagan R. Brown, Development & Strategy

Meagan is co-founder and leads business development and change management strategy for Code & Counsel, where she focuses on driving meaningful adoption of legal technology across organizations. She combines a formal education in organizational design, leadership, and business with a highly observational, intuitive,  detail-oriented approach to service—designing environments that make new tools not just accessible, but genuinely usable.

Her work centers on a core belief: successful legal tech implementation is not a product problem, but a human one. By prioritizing behavior, trust, and workflow integration, Meagan has developed a high-touch methodology that increases engagement, retention, and long-term value for clients. Meagan has channeled her experience into building a proprietary behavior-based adoption strategy grounded in the daily operations perspective. Her model is built for the movers of every office —the operational leaders, coordinators, and behind-the-scenes drivers who ultimately determine whether a platform succeeds or fails inside a firm.

By aligning technology with the people who actually power legal organizations, Meagan’s work creates systems that actually stick post-launch. She is passionate about women, minorities, and neurodiversity in leadership and believes supporting STEAM initiatives for both young and continuing learners is vital to ensuring future success for all organizations.

Prior to joining Code & Counsel, Meagan was the co-founder and executive director of the first ever nonprofit veterinary clinic in the United States open to the public for the treatment of heartworm disease in dogs. This is a feat she credits not only to her love of animals but also her ability to scale real-world solutions on tight timelines- with even tighter funding. She has served in an events and marketing role for arts and education NPOs throughout Dallas-Fort Worth for 13 years and synthesizes her unique blend of experiences across a variety of environments to build the Code & Counsel client approach.

meagan@codeandcounsel.ai