About Richard S.
Richard S. Granat built an unusual combination of legal training and organizational technology study early in his career. He graduated from Lehigh University in 1962 with a B.A. in Philosophy and earned his J.D. from Columbia School of Law in 1965, where he worked as a research assistant to Professor Marvin E. Frankel. Decades later he returned to graduate study and completed an M.S. in Organizational Development and Technology at the University of Pennsylvania in 1990.
Those academic choices shaped a career that moves between law, management and technology. Granat has practiced in both the District of Columbia and Maryland. In 2008 he became President and CEO of DirectLaw, Inc., a role that placed him at the intersection of legal services and online delivery models. The position drew on his legal background and his graduate training in organizational systems and technology.
Early work at Columbia exposed him to rigorous scholarship and trial procedure under Professor Frankel. That experience informed a steady interest in how law is practiced and how law offices operate. Over the years he has combined that interest with leadership roles in the legal community. Since 2012 he has been a member of the Law Practice Management Division Council of the American Bar Association, a place where practitioners and consultants discuss practice systems, ethics, and the changing economics of law.
Granat’s professional profile blends private practice and executive management. He has advised on matters that touch both client representation and the infrastructure that supports legal work. His career path reflects repeated returns to the practical questions of running a law office and delivering legal services through evolving platforms.
Granat Legal Services, L.L.C. is listed as his office. He continues to work across jurisdictions where he is admitted to practice, serving clients in the District of Columbia and Maryland. His background in law, organization development and legal technology informs how he approaches client matters and practice administration.
He currently practices at Granat Legal Services, L.L.C., where his work includes advising on law practice management and legal technology and providing legal services to clients in the District of Columbia and Maryland.
