# Gavin McGrane

> Gavin McGrane is a former San Francisco litigation attorney and PacerPro co-founder. He founded the company in 2012 to improve access to federal court records, then helped expand its work into document distribution, law-firm data capture and state-court coverage. Previously its CEO, he is identified as CIO and co-founder in PacerPro’s August 2026 Harvey partnership announcement.

- **Role:** CIO & Co-Founder at PacerPro
- **Organizations:** PacerPro
- **Education:** University of California, Davis, JD, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
- **Known for:** ABA Journal Legal Rebel, Class of 2014., Fastcase 50 honoree, Class of 2015., Founded PacerPro in 2012 and helped develop it from a PACER interface into court-document workflow infrastructure.

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Admitted to the State Bar of California.
- **2012** — Founded PacerPro; an early preview was demonstrated with John Sanders.
- **2014** — Named an ABA Journal Legal Rebel; Anna McGrane joined the company after helping at an industry conference.
- **2015** — Named to the Fastcase 50.
- **2021** — As CEO, discussed company evolution on LawNext; PacerPro announced state-court expansion and a $5 million Berkley Capital investment.
- **2022** — PacerPro launched StatePro; McGrane discussed the difficulty of automating disparate state-court systems.
- **2023** — Participated in a Boston National Docketing Association panel on sealed court documents, released on LawNext in January 2024.
- **2026** — Identified as CIO and co-founder in the August 21 Harvey partnership announcement.

## Achievements

- ABA Journal Legal Rebel, Class of 2014.
- Fastcase 50 honoree, Class of 2015.
- Founded PacerPro in 2012 and helped develop it from a PACER interface into court-document workflow infrastructure.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — PacerPro announced its Harvey partnership on August 21; McGrane was quoted as CIO and co-founder.

## Links

- Website: https://pacerpro.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavin-mcgrane-a9baa82

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Last updated: 2026-10-11