10 Most Influential Practicing Lawyers on Twitter

BY

Steve Glaveski

While countless lawyers have left the profession to pursue entrepreneurship and politics and muster significant followings as a result, a number of still practicing lawyers have developed what amount to significant Twitter followings. 

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Here are the most influential practicing lawyers on Twitter, by way of follower count. 

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1. Donald B Kipkorir

- the founding and managing partner of KTK Advocates, one of Africa’s largest corporate law practices, has amassed 937,000 Twitter followers.


2. Kathleen Zellner

- the civil rights, medical malpractice, and sexual assault lawyer, who claims to have righted more wrongful prosecutions than any private attorney in America. And perhaps as a result of this, she enjoys over 741,000 followers on Twitter.


3. Ben Crump

 - the civil rights advocate, and founder Ben Crump Law, Crump has amassed over 717,000 followers on Twitter.

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4. Denny Indrayana

- the Indonesian lawyer, and author of books such as Indonesian Constitutional Reform, has generated over 593,000 followers on Twitter.


5. Victoria Toensing

- the founding partner of Washington-based firm diGenova & Toensing, has generated over 139,000 Twitter followers.


6. Muannas Alaidid

- the second Indonesian lawyer on our list applies his craft at the law firm that bears his name. He is on the cusp of 6 figures, with 95,400 Twitter followers.

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7. S Lee Merritt

is a civil rights lawyer and legal director of the Grassroots Law Project - which combines the best of grassroots organizing with legal expertise to radically transform policing and justice in America. He has 75,200 Twitter followers.


8. Valens Daki-Soo

‍ - the third Indoensian on our list (there’s a theme here) is CEO of Veritas Dharma Satya, and boasts 75,000 followers on Twitter.


9. Lanny Davis

- the former Whiet House Special Counsel is a practicing legal crisis manager, and co-founder of law firm Davis, Goldberg & Galper. He has 64,300 followers.‍

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10. Natasha Pirc Musar

‍ - the slovenian lawyer and director Pirc, Musar & Lemur Strle, boasts over 51,000 Twitter followers.
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about the author

Steve Glaveski is the CEO and Co-Founder of Collective Campus which he established to help companies and their employees to create a more meaningful impact in the world in an age of rapid change and increasing uncertainty. Steve also founded Lemonade Stand - a children's entrepreneurship program, author of Wiley book, Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Earn Your Freedom and do Work That Matters, Harvard Business Review contributor, author of the Innovation Manager's Handbook vol 1 and 2, host of the Future Squared podcast, and keynote speaker. He previously founded HOTDESK, an office sharing platform and has worked for the likes of Westpac, Dun & Bradstreet, the Victorian Auditor General's Office, Ernst & Young, KPMG and Macquarie Bank. Follow him at @steveglaveski