About nickcarroll.com
A personal identity and publishing hub, built for both people and machines.
nickcarroll.com is my canonical home on the internet. It is where my identity is defined, my work is organized, and my credentials are published in a way that is verifiable and portable.
Most websites are written for humans first and machines second. This one does both on purpose. It is designed to help readers understand what I do, and to help systems understand who is speaking, what is being referenced, and why it can be trusted.
layers What it is
Think of this site as an identity layer plus a publishing layer.
The identity layer anchors who I am to a domain I own. The publishing layer organizes the work I create across the web and preserves it here, even if it disappears somewhere else later.
shield_with_heart Verifiable identity, not platform profiles
Profiles on social networks and employer sites are useful, but they are not stable. Companies rebrand, get acquired, change policies, or vanish. Your identity should not be trapped inside anyone else's product.
nickcarroll.com is separate from my businesses by design. Even if my work changes, a company is sold, or I move into a new role, my identity and publishing history remain anchored to an owned property.
code Built for machines too
This site publishes structured identity proofs using OLPN, the Open Legal Publishing Network. That includes a hub identity record and a property record that asserts ownership of this domain.
The point is simple: a reader can trust the page because it is well written, and a system can trust the page because the identity and ownership claims are explicit, consistent, and verifiable.
You can view the published credentials in the home page source, or follow the OLPN resolver links.
archive Canonical archive and permanent record
I publish across multiple properties. This site acts as the canonical index of that work and preserves an archived copy on a domain I control.
If a piece is edited away, moved behind a paywall, or removed from the original publication, the referenced and archived version remains available here for continuity and long-term accountability.
grid_view What lives on this site
Articles
My writing and commentary, including links to canonical publications and preserved copies here.
Projects
The systems I build, including The Legal Examiner and OLPN.
Readings
What I am learning from, and why it matters.
Identity proofs
OLPN credentials and ownership assertions published in machine-readable form.
gavel Why this model matters in legal
Law is reputation, credibility, and track record. The modern web is shifting from simple search results to systems that summarize, cite, and recommend.
Owning your identity and your archive means your byline, your wins, and your knowledge remain coherent over time. That is valuable for lawyers, firms, and anyone whose work needs to be trusted years from now, not just clicked today.
This approach can support firm knowledge hubs, attorney profiles, practice area libraries, and durable pages for case outcomes like verdicts and settlements.
Want to build something like this for your firm?
If you are building an attorney or firm presence that needs to hold up in search and AI discovery, I can help you design the structure, identity layer, and publishing workflow.