John O. Cunningham, Esq.
John O. Cunningham is a freelance writer and communications consultant who practiced law for nearly 17 years. During nine of those years, he served as vice president and general counsel to a publicly held international company and as general counsel and secretary to a Fortune 100 subsidiary.
He also served as a news editor and reporter for Lawyers Weekly publications for more than four years. As a reporter and writer, John has produced articles for more than 20 press publications, covering virtually all legal practice disciplines, as well as the marketing and management of law firms.
As a freelancer, he has also written white papers, newsletters, marketing materials and Web site content for trade associations and professional service firms.
John attended Boston College Law School, where he was a magna cum laude graduate, member of the Order of the Coif, and an editor for the Environmental Affairs Law Review.
John O. Cunningham, Esq.
Susan Cartier Liebel
Susan Cartier Liebel is the Founder & CEO of Solo Practice University™, the #1 online educational and professional networking community for lawyers and law students (http://solopracticeuniversity.com) designed for those who want to create and grow their solo or small firm practices.
A coach/consultant for solos and small firms, an attorney who started her own practice right out of law school, an adjunct professor at Quinnipiac University School of Law for eight years teaching law students how to open their own legal practices right out of law school, she has contributed to numerous legal publications and books on this topic. as well as the issues facing women in the workforce. She speaks frequently to law schools and professional organizations around the country on issues facing solos, offering both practical knowledge and inspiration.
Susan Cartier Liebel
Jared D. Correia, Esq.
Jared D. Correia, Esq., is Law Practice Management Advisor at LOMAP. Prior to joining LOMAP, he was the Publications Attorney for the Massachusetts Bar Association. He was the first Publications Attorney for the MBA, and established the continuing legal education publication protocols and standards. Prior to joining the MBA, he was a private practice attorney, working in the areas of general practice and disability law, in small firms in Massachusetts. He is active in raising funds for cancer research and has founded a charitable organization to benefit autistic children. He is a graduate of Suffolk University Law School and Saint Anselm College.
Jared D. Correia, Esq.
Rodney S. Dowell, Esq.
Rodney S. Dowell, Esq. is the Director of LOMAP, and Interim Director of LCL, Inc. He is a frequent lecturer and author on law practice management issues, including presentations on law office technology, starting a new law office, improving client selection, terminating client relationships, law office finance, data security, and time management. This year, he is co-chair of the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Law Practice Management Section and an editor of the American Bar Association’s Law Practice magazine. Prior to starting LOMAP, he was a founding partner at the litigation firm of Berman & Dowell, 1998-2007, where he focused on employment law and tort defense, including attorney malpractice, and insurance coverage. Since graduating from Cornell Law School in 1989, he has been a civil litigator in both Massachusetts and Colorado. His undergraduate degree is from his home state’s flagship university, the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Rodney S. Dowell, Esq.
Reid F. Trautz
Reid F. Trautz serves as Chair of ABA TECHSHOW 2012, and is the director of
the Practice & Professionalism Center for American Immigration Lawyers Association, where he provides ethics guidance and practice management advisory services to members. He is an active author, blogger, and speaker on practice management solutions and innovations. He is co-author of “The Busy Lawyer's Guide to Success: Essential Tips to Power Your Practice,”published by the ABA. He is a fellow of the College of Law Practice Management, and is admitted to the bars of Minnesota, Virginia, District of Columbia, and the U.S Supreme Court. When out of the office, Reid enjoys visiting amusement parks and exploring diners, drive-ins and dives with his wife and their three sons.
Reid F. Trautz
Larry Bodine, Esq.
Larry Bodine is the editor in chief of Lawyers.com, http://www.lawyers.com the top online destination for finding and choosing a lawyer. He has 11 years of experience as business development trainer who helped more than 250 law firms generate revenue and get new business. A former litigator, Bodine has served as an expert witness in litigation involving Internet marketing disputes. He writes daily on the LawMarketing Blog at http://blog.larrybodine.com and operates the all-video LawMarketing Channel Web site, www.LawMarketing.com He was director of communications of Sidley, Austin Brown & Wood, based in Chicago, for eight years in the 1990s. Bodine has 15 years' experience as a journalist, serving as editor and publisher of the American Bar Association Journal and other news publications. He is a cum laude graduate of both Seton Hall University Law School and Amherst College.
Larry Bodine, Esq.
Alan Klevan
Alan Klevan is the owner of Law Practice Strategies, a legal consulting firm dedicated to educating attorneys on the use of existing and emerging technologies to enhance their productivity and profitability. A practicing attorney for more than 20 years, he has seen how technology has changed the shape of how law is both practiced and marketed. He has given more than 40 presentations since 2009 about how to use technology to achieve “work-life” balance. In 2009, the American Bar Association’s General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division awarded him its “Solo and Small Firm Trainer of the Year Award” for his contribution to educating lawyers and law students about the opportunities of a small and small-firm practice. He serves on the editorial board of the ABA’s General Practice Solo and Small Firm Division’s technology practice guide. He and his wife and law partner, Bryna, live in Newton, Mass. with their four children.
Alan Klevan
Jay Shepherd
Jay Shepherd is a writer and speaker focused on fixing workplaces so that individuals are free to do their best work. He is the author of Firing at Will: A Manager’s Guide (Apress, 2011), a book on the riskiest thing you can do at work with your clothes on: firing employees. For 17 years, he worked as an employment litigator and advisor. In 2006, he banned timesheets from his Boston law firm, Shepherd Law Group. This made some waves around the country and the world, which led Jay to write and speak about the subject. In 2011, he closed the law firm after 13 years and opened Prefix, LLC, a firm that helps professionals learn how to price their knowledge. Jay writes two award-winning blogs: The Client Revolution (clientrevolution.com), and Gruntled Employees (gruntledemployees.com).
Jay Shepherd
Jordan Arovas
Jordan Arovas, a Vice President and Manager at Webster Bank, has an extensive banking career, working with local governments, law firms, labor unions and nonprofits. With more than 10 years of specialty banking experience, he works exclusively with law firms across New England to provide financial service solutions to help maximize their day-to-day operations. He has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Connecticut and a MBA from Sacred Heart University.
Jordan Arovas
Mary-Stuart B. Kilner
Mary-Stuart B. Kilner joined Webster Bank in September 2010 as the Specialty Regional Manager in Business and Professional Banking, managing a six-person business development team that covers Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Westchester County, NY. Specialty Banking includes healthcare, not-for-profits, law firms, associations, real estate management companies and independent schools. She has more than 20 years of commercial banking and credit experience, with 16 years of industry specific expertise in New England for healthcare, not-for-profits and education. In addition to her expertise in commercial banking, she has acted as a consultant for a range of organizations, including an independent law school, start-up not-for-profits, state education agencies and private companies. She has a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and a master’s degree from Brown University.
Mary-Stuart B. Kilner
Gabriel Cheong, Esq.
Gabriel Cheong is the owner of Infinity Law Group in Quincy, Mass. He holds a JD from Northeastern University School of Law, a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Binghamton University. He started his own law firm straight out of law school. His law firm grew steadily for the first year, until he had the opportunity to purchase the law firm where he once interned while in law school. In 2008, Gabriel purchased Infinity Law Group and is now running a three-attorney law firm while blogging, twittering, marketing and giving seminars on marketing and law practice management on a regular basis. His law practice is primarily focused on divorce, estate planning and prenuptial agreements, although associates at the firm also handle immigration and bankruptcy law.
Gabriel Cheong, Esq.
Steven P. Reynolds
Steven P. Reynolds is vice president and general counsel of the Sensata Technologies group, a global leader in sensors, electro-mechanical controls and circuit protection products, with $1.6 billion in revenues. He founded and leads the Sensata Law Department, which consists of eight attorneys and four paralegal/contract managers/administrators in the United States, China and the Netherlands. The company’s Environmental Health and Safety global manager also reports to him.
Previously, he was involved in a range of practice areas and assignments for 16 years with Texas Instruments, Inc. His early legal experience consisted of commercial litigation practice at the Dallas firm Jackson & Walker and in-house practice at IBM.
He is a graduate of Georgetown University (1983) and Rutgers School of Law (1987). He is licensed to practice in Massachusetts, New York and Texas.
Reynolds is a past president of Association of Corporate Counsel’s Northeast chapter and a current board member.
Steven P. Reynolds
Brent Franson
Brent Franson is the Senior Director of Advanced Client Solutions at Reputation.com. In this role, he manages all of the company’s sales activities and works directly with high-profile clients. A recognized expert in search engine technology, Franson has also been involved in the creation of many of the company’s key products and technologies.
Before joining Reputation.com, Franson founded and built a successful, full-service search engine marketing firm, with offices in Mountain View, Denver, Philadelphia, and Bangalore. He also conducted regular seminars and workshops on issues related to search engine technology. Franson is the President of the Online Reputation Management Association, an industry group that advocates standards for the industry.
Brent Franson