Kiernan Moran is the founder of Aktiston LLC, a legal operations and technology consulting firm helping law firms harness AI and modern products to deliver better, more efficient legal services. He brings a rare combination of courtroom experience, technical product leadership, and published scholarship to every engagement.

Kiernan earned his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2020 and is licensed to practice in Arizona and Colorado. His litigation background spans criminal defense, civil litigation, family law, and real estate matters — giving him a ground-level understanding of the workflows, pressures, and inefficiencies that legal technology must actually solve.

Before founding Aktiston, Kiernan led product development at a legal technology company, where he managed engineering teams and custom-built case management systems at the intersection of legal services and technology.

Kiernan is also a contributing author to Equalizing Justice: Harnessing AI for Litigants Without Lawyers (Cambridge Univ. Press, forthcoming July 2026)., cementing his reputation as a leading voice on AI applications in access-to-justice contexts. The book reflects his conviction that well-designed legal technology can extend the reach of the legal system to those who need it most.