Querious Founder and CEO Hilary Bowman

Hilary Bowman

Founder & CEO · Attorney · Legal AI Innovator

Hilary Bowman is an attorney, Founder and CEO of Querious, Legalweek’s 2026 Innovator of the Year, and co-inventor of its patented Legal Conversational Intelligence™ technology. Drawing on more than a decade of legal experience across AmLaw firms, in-house product counsel roles, and emerging technology, Hilary focuses on the responsible use of AI in attorney-client conversations, including confidentiality, privilege, consent, and lawyers’ professional obligations.

Professional Background

Before founding Querious, Hilary spent more than a decade practicing law across law firms, in-house legal teams, and technology companies. She advised more than 40 healthcare startups on the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, and HIPAA at Redesign Health and previously served as product counsel and healthcare regulatory counsel at IBM Watson Health, including through the business’s 2022 divestiture. Earlier in her career, she practiced at K&L Gates and Womble Bond Dickinson and clerked for administrative law judges at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Legal AI Thought Leadersip

Hilary is a frequent speaker and CLE faculty member on the responsible use of AI in legal practice, with more than 20 speaking engagements since 2025 and CLE programming across 8+ states. Her work focuses on the professional responsibility, confidentiality, privacy, privilege, and consent issues raised by AI in attorney-client conversations.

Selected Organizations: New York State Bar Association · North Carolina Bar Association · California Lawyers Association · Association of Corporate Counsel · American Immigration Lawyers Association · NAMWOLF · North Carolina Lawyers Mutual · Florida Lawyers Mutual Insurance

Education

B.A., Human Biology, Stanford University
J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Bar Admissions

North Carolina
Massachusetts

Articles & Insights

Hilary writes and speaks about responsible AI adoption, attorney-client confidentiality, privilege, consent, and the use of artificial intelligence in legal conversations.