“I am convinced that a deterministic spine is essential for law firms leveraging generative AI, which is why ICME’s Preflight technology is such a natural fit within Rule26 AI’s architecture.”
Built by experts in verification,
governance, and legal AI.
Rule26 combines decades of systems verification experience with legal AI governance expertise. Our advisors, technical partners, and methodology are designed for firms that need more than AI enthusiasm, they need defensible AI.
Independent Validation
Rule26’s governance methodology has been evaluated by respected practitioners across litigation, AI governance, academia, and legal technology.
“The structured NIST framing Salma applies to Silent AI exposure is exactly the kind of rigor carriers and regulators will need to see. Her emphasis on deterministic verification loops is the only way carriers will trust AI-native risk profiles rather than treating them as marketing language.”
“A very useful tool. I like that it quickly handles the existence verification step (Layer 1) without adding AI risk on top. Perfect complement for catching obvious hallucinations before investing time in misgrounding checks. Appreciate you building this, tools like yours are exactly what the profession needs right now.”
Independent perspectives from legal practitioners, governance professionals, and technical experts.
Expertise Behind Rule26
AI governance cannot be delivered through legal expertise alone or technical expertise alone. Rule26 brings together engineering, legal operations, and verification infrastructure to help litigation firms implement AI responsibly and defensibly.
Engineering Leadership
Salma Saad
Founder & Software Engineering Leader
Thirty years of systems verification engineering across healthcare and finance taught me that complex systems must prove they do what they claim. Law firms are being sold AI that cannot meet that bar, and when it fails, the liability lands on the partners, not the vendor. Rule26 was built so firms can adopt AI on their own terms, with deterministic verification and defensible supervision.
Focus Areas
- AI Governance
- Software Architecture
- Verification Systems
Credentials
- CIPP/US Certified
- AIGP Certified
- 30+ Years Systems Verification
- B.S. Mathematics
Legal Operations
Fatima Hussain
Legal Operations & Client Enablement
Fatima connects AI governance framework requirements to litigation workflows, mapping how AI tools are actually used to the duties and disclosure obligations firms must document and defend. Drawing on a background in Political Science and Management Information Systems, she identifies the gaps where technical systems fall short of regulatory expectations.
Focus Areas
- Litigation Operations
- AI Adoption
- Client Enablement
ICME Labs
Infrastructure & Verification Partner
ICME Labs provides the cryptographic verification layer for AI agent actions, the technology behind Rule26 AI’s Preflight enforcement. Their deterministic verification engine ensures every AI-generated citation, quote, and claim can be independently validated against the public record, the same standard courts expect when evidence is challenged.
Contribution
- Deterministic Verification
- Cryptographic Receipts
- Preflight Infrastructure
Community initiative: Youth for Responsible AI
Young people will inherit the downstream consequences of autonomous systems, yet they have the least agency in the decisions governing them. Spearheaded by Fatima Hussain, YFRAI prepares a competitive Summer 2026 cohort of next-generation leaders with the technical and framework literacy to shape responsible AI policy.
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