Extract from Gina Jurva’s article “From Data to Justice”
In our latest interview, we sat down with Kostantino “Dean” Athanasopoulos, an eLitigation technology coordinator at the United States Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, to discuss his two decades of experience at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and his journey into litigation technology.
Behind his quick wit and passion for the law is a seasoned litigation technologist who plays a vital behind-the-scenes role in some of the most important legal cases in the country. Based in Philadelphia, Athanasopoulos has spent nearly his entire career with the DOJ, evolving alongside the technologies that now power modern litigation.
“I didn’t know too much about eLitigation or the world of technology crossovering with law,” he admits. “But after my first trial, I saw the bigger picture and the mission of the office — fighting for justice. That’s when it clicked.”
Our entire lives are on our phones, social media and the cloud now. That’s our time capsule. So, when we need to litigate, that’s a lot of data to get through.
And that “click” has led to an adventure that spans 20 years of trials, technological shifts, and an ever-expanding volume of data. In his role, Athanasopoulos helps prosecutors make sense of complex case data, turning raw information into compelling visual evidence that juries can understand — and that can lead to convictions, acquittals, or systemic change.
