Biography

Joel Henry is a Partner in our Missoula, Montana, office. Joel brings to HBS a unique ability to integrate IP, technology, corporate and transactional, and securities law into solutions for clients engaged in entrepreneurship, capital raises, mergers and acquisitions, IP protection, and cutting-edge technology areas.

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Joel is one of a handful of people in the US with both a PhD in computer science and a JD. He is one of the leading experts in Montana, and nationwide, on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology law. A significant area of his practice also includes complex, cutting-edge legal matters around new technologies including artificial intelligence, GDPR, and other data privacy laws; IT security; and data breaches. He also serves as an expert witness on litigation matters involving technology issues, electronic discovery, and digital forensics.

Joel enjoys the complexity at the intersection of law, business, and technology, given he earned two computer science degrees from Montana State University, a Doctor of Philosophy in computer science from Virginia Tech, a Juris Doctor at the University of Montana, and started his own software company.

In his free time, Joel enjoys brewing beer, casting flies, tracking elk, or spending time with his family.

Credentials

Admitted

State Courts:

Montana
Wyoming

Certifications

Certified Software Development Professional, 2001-2020
- Issued by: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Education

J.D., University of Montana
Ph.D., Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
M.S., Computer Science, Montana State University
B.S., Computer Science, Montana State University

Memberships

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
American Bar Association
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Recognition

Outstanding Faculty Award, National Business Institute (NBI), 2023
UPE Outstanding Computer Science Faculty, East Tennessee State University
Excellence for the Future Award in Trademark Law, CALI, Spring 2012
Outstanding Intellectual Property Law Student
Foundation Research Award, East Tennessee State University
Outstanding Research Contributions Award, NASA Ames Fellowship Program

Presentations

AI Under the Big Sky: Reviewing the Current State of Artificial Intelligence
City Club Missoula; August 12, 2024
Business Transactions: Structures, Contract Provisions, Checklists, & More
National Business Institute (NBI); April 4, 2024
Handling the Purchase of a Business: The Complete Checklist Guide
National Business Institute (NBI); March 8, 2024
Negotiating Sale of Equity to Outside Investors
National Business Institute (NBI), CLE Webinar; August 30, 2023

Publications

Grasping at e-Discovery: Why Technology Assisted Review is a Must for Data-Intensive Cases
Tennessee Bar Journal, June 2016
Rolling Collections: Apples and More Apples? Or, Apples and Oranges?
Law Technology News; February 2016 & March 2016.
Sleep With a Smile – Avoid E-discovery Nightmares
Montana Lawyer, March 2016
Managing a Data Intensive Case: How to find a needle without drowning in a haystack
Montana Lawyer, August 2015

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Document Review – Is your glass half full?
Law Technology News, August 2015
The Next Generation of E-Discovery Tools
Arkfeld – Arizona State University E-Discovery Conference; March 12-14, 2014
Predictive Coding is so Yesterday
Law Technology News; February 17, 2024
Provisional Patent for Content Categorization System
November 2013
Trademark for Agile Legal Technology
August 2013
Cloud Computing in Higher Education: Legal Issues Under the Stored Communications Act and the Fourth Amendment
University of Washington Law Review, September 2012
It can’t get more real: using multiple teams to develop multiple software products for multiple customers
21st Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training (CSEET); Charleston, SC; April 15, 2008
Verification and Validation in Model-Driven Development
20th Annual Systems & Software Technology Conference; Las Vegas, NV; May 2008
Management: A Real-World Guide to Success
Addison Wesley, May 2003
Test case selection for simulations in the maintenance of real-time systems
Journal of Software Maintenance, 2000
Quantitative Assessment and Improvement of Corrective and Perfective Maintenance
Journal of Software Maintenance, October 1997
Implementing a Measurement-Based Software Maintenance Process
Journal of Software Maintenance, February 1996

In the Press

Hall Booth Smith Names Seven New Partners

January 20, 2023

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JANUARY 20, 2023 – Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) has named seven new partners as the firm elevates leaders and recognizes their outstanding service to clients. Joining the firm’s partnership ranks are Sandro Stojanovic in Atlanta, Christopher Watkins in Alpharetta, Drew Brooks in Columbus, Rene Stuhr Dukes in Charleston, Ashley Fromm in

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Hall Booth Smith Expands Montana Office with Addition of Two Attorneys

August 10, 2022

MISSOULA, MT – Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) has added two attorneys to its Missoula office as the firm expands to serve its clients in the state of Montana. Joel Henry is Of Counsel in our Missoula office. Joel brings to HBS a unique ability to integrate IP, technology, corporate and transactional, and securities law