Richard Estevez, Esq.

Richard Estevez, CEO and founder of Trusted Translations, Inc. / Translate.Law, is an industry leader specializing in complex translation and interpretation services for various sectors, including the legal profession. With over 20 years of experience integrating advanced technological tools—including collaboration with Google and their MT technology—Mr. Estevez has effectively leveraged machine translation, machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), and large language models (LLMs) to deliver efficient, accurate, and cost-effective services tailored specifically for attorneys, law firms, and in-house counsel. 

A bilingual attorney fluent in Spanish and English, Mr. Estevez brings over 20 years of combined legal and business expertise. He has championed the strategic implementation of leading-edge LLM technologies, emphasizing AI-supported solutions complemented by rigorous human editing and review processes to ensure compliance, accuracy, and quality.

Mr. Estevez is also the founder of Trusted CLEs, a Continuing Legal Education platform he launched to bring responsible, practice-ready AI training directly to attorneys. For more than two years, Trusted CLEs has been teaching lawyers nationwide on the practical and ethical adoption of legal AI — covering the use of AI in practice, contract automation, legal-specific AI platforms (LexisAI, Westlaw CoCounsel, Casetext, Harvey), advanced prompting, and AI-assisted translation. Under his leadership, Trusted CLEs has become a recognized source for state-bar-accredited AI CLE programming.

His professional background includes roles as Executive Vice President and General Counsel at SkyOnline, Inc. (Data Centers / Telecommunications), SkyBio, LLC (Biotechnology), and attorney at Fletcher, Heald and Hildreth, P.L.C. This diverse experience provides him with a unique perspective on both the technological and legal aspects of modern legal practice.