Projects

Where curiosity turns into tools.

Alongside law and art, I build small software projects that make complicated rights easier to understand. Here's what I've been working on lately.

Screenshot of the Flight Rights web app

Flight Rights · live prototype

01/Project

Flight Rights

Know what you're owed when a flight is delayed or canceled.

Flight Rights is a web app that helps travelers research their redress — refunds, cash compensation, and duty-of-care — after a delayed or canceled flight. Answer a few questions and it maps your situation to the rules that apply, then shows exactly how to claim. It currently covers the US (DOT), the EU & UK (EU261 / UK261), and Canada (APPR).

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Coverage
US · EU & UK · Canada
Role
Design & build
Status
Live prototype
  • Plain-language answers grounded in the actual regulations
  • Covers refunds, cash compensation, and duty-of-care
  • Points you to the right airline complaint channel
  • An experiment in making legal rights self-serve

02/Project

Know Your Rights: SB 1103

Helping California's small commercial tenants understand their new protections.

California's SB 1103 (the Commercial Tenant Protection Act) gives qualifying small businesses and nonprofits new rights around rent increases, ending a tenancy, hidden pass-through fees, and lease translation. This self-guided tool walks a tenant through a few questions and explains which protections may apply — in six languages. Built as a multilingual 'Know Your Rights' demo in the branding of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCRSF).

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Languages
EN · ES · 中文 · VI · KO · TL
Role
Design & build
Status
Demo
  • Available in six languages, with a one-tap switcher
  • Plain-language walkthrough of SB 1103 tenant protections
  • Flags possible issues around rent, fees, eviction, and lease translation
  • A demonstration only — no information is submitted, sent, or stored

Let's connect.

I'm open to advisory and board roles, speaking invitations, and conversations on AI law, policy, and responsible technology. If any of that resonates — or you'd simply like to connect — I'd love to hear from you.

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