Kurt Snyder

Kurt currently advises clients on marketing and technology matters via Xsimple, which he owns and operates, and Xplane, which is the world’s leading visual design and communication firm that specializes in making complex business issues easier to understand. Xplane’s client list is a who’s who of corporate America ranging from Microsoft to Anheuser-Busch. As a consultant for Xplane, Kurt has been involved in large marketing initiatives for clients such as Motorola and British Petroleum.

Kurt also serves on occasion as an adjunct professor for the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University teaching courses on business law and business computer applications.

Prior to opening Xsimple, Kurt was Director and Counsel of Trial Court Technology for the state of Indiana’s judicial branch of government. In this capacity, Kurt acted as the chief information officer and principal staff person for the Judicial Technology and Automation Committee (JTAC) and the state’s presence on the Internet. Recently, the Court’s website was recognized as the best court website in the world by the National Center for State Courts. Kurt was a key leader and driving force in court technology initiatives, bringing Internet access and email to judges statewide; offering free computer training and online legal research access to all judicial employees; and coordinating the judiciary’s efforts to modernize its website.

Prior to working for the Court, Kurt was the Assistant Consultant on Legal Education to the American Bar Association; as such, he carried out the work of the ABA's Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar relating to legal education and bar admission matters, including the law school accreditation process. An avid proponent of technology, Kurt took the Section of Legal Education’s Internet presence from a single web page to the most often visited website on the ABA Network in less than two years. He spearheaded several nationwide data collection efforts.