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Andrew Z. Adkins III

Legal Technology Institute, Gainesville, FL

Andrew Z. Adkins III is one of a handful of truly independent legal technology consultants. He has been consulting with law firms, law departments, government agencies, courts, law schools, and legal technology companies for more than 20 years. He has authored several books and hundreds of articles on legal technology and made more than 200 presentations around the country. He provides technology assessments, IT staff assessments, computer hardware and software recommendations, long-range strategic technology planning, and general technology advice to his clients. He does not sell any software or hardware, but focuses on what's best for the client. His experience with case, matter, and practice management systems has led him to write two books, both published by the ABA Law Practice Management Section. He was also the chair of the ABA TECHSHOW 2000, 2001 and co-chair of the LegalTech Conferences 2000-2007. He is located in Gainesville, Florida.

Russell Alexander

Russell Alexander Family Lawyers, Lindsay, Ontario Canada

Russell Alexander is a graduate of the University of Toronto and obtained his law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School. Russ was called to the Bar by the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1998 and commenced his practice in Lindsay, Ontario where he works exclusively on divorce law and family related matters, including custody, spousal support, child support, alimony and separation. Russ now has three offices located in southern Ontario in Markham, Whitby, and the City of Kawartha Lakes.

Robert Ambrogi

Law Office of Robert Ambrogi, Rockport, MA

Bob has been writing and speaking about lawyers and the Internet for more than 15 years. The author of two books, he has written a syndicated column about the Internet since 1993 and Law Technology News has published his award-winning Web Watch column since 1999. In 1994, he founded the first Internet newsletter for lawyers, legal.online. He continues to track new and intriguing Web sites for legal professionals through his blog LawSites. He also writes the blog Media Law and co-authored Law.com's Legal Blog Watch for five years. Since August 2005, he has co-hosted the award-winning weekly legal-affairs podcast, Lawyer2Lawyer. In his law practice, Bob focuses on media and new media law. Earlier in his career, he was with ALM in New York, where he was editor-in-chief of the National Law Journal and editorial director of ALM's Litigation Services Division, responsible for the division's Web sites and other print and electronic publications. Before joining ALM, Bob was with Boston-based Lawye rs Weekly Publications, where he was founding editor of the national newspaper Lawyers USA and editor-in-chief of the company's flagship newspaper, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. A 1980 graduate of Boston College Law School, he is a fellow of the College of Law Practice Management and a trustee of the Massachusetts Bar Foundation.

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Josh Barrett

CreateLegal, LLC in Portland, Oregon

Josh is the author of TabletLegal.com where he provides tips and techniques about how to use the iPad to get things done in your law practice. Josh is a practicing business lawyer at CreateLegal, LLC in Portland, Oregon where he advises creative professionals, startups, and other small businesses.

Deborah Bernard

Perkins Coie LLP, Chicago, IL

Debra Bernard is a partner in Perkins Coie LLP's Commercial Litigation group and is based in the firm's Chicago office. Debra focuses her practice on Intellectual Property and complex commercial litigation. She has extensive experience in the litigation and arbitration of all types of intellectual property claims including Lanham Act actions, trademark infringement, trade dress infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, copyright infringement and patent infringement. Her complex commercial litigation experience includes the litigation and arbitration of tortious interference claims, Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class actions, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act claims, unfair competition, non-competition covenants, contract disputes, civil RICO actions, antitrust actions, claims under the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act and fiduciary duty claims. Debra has led teams in formulating discovery plans, motion practice and litigation strategy with the ultimate result of successful summary judgment outcomes and/or settlements.

In addition, Debra is well versed in current case law and relevant technology and her electronic discovery experience including advising and counseling in the legal and practical aspects of domestic and international electronic discovery obligations. She is co-chair of Perkins Coie's E-discovery Services & Strategy (ESS) practice and is active in numerous e-discovery related organizations and frequently speaks on e-discovery issues around the country.

David J. Bilinsky

The Law Society of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

David J. Bilinsky is a Practice Management Consultant/Advisor for the Law Society of British Columbia, a Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management and past Editor-in-Chief of ABA's Law Practice Magazine. Dave is the founder and current Chair of the Pacific Legal Technology Conference and a past Co-Chair of ABA TECHSHOW. He is also an adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University teaching a totally online, graduate level course in the Masters of Arts in Applied Legal Studies program. This MA program received the 2011 Award of Excellence from the Canadian Association for University Continuing Education. Dave'smission in life is to empower lawyers to anticipate the changes, realize the opportunities, face the challenges and embrace the expanding possibilities of the application of practice management concepts to the practice of law in innovative ways that provide service excellence. Daveb@thoughtfullaw.com.

Toby Brown

Vinson & Elkins, Houston, TX

Toby Brown is the Director of Pricing for Vinson & Elkins (www.velaw.com). Toby's primary role is working with firm partners and clients in developing effective alternative fee arrangements (AFAs). Prior to this Toby served in a similar role for Fulbright & Jaworski, where he also drove knowledge management initiatives and various marketing efforts. Before joining Fulbright, Toby served as the Communications Director for the Utah State Bar (www.utahbar.org). In his tenure with the Bar, he also served as the CLE, Access to Justice and Programs Director. Toby presents and publishes nationally on legal technology, marketing and law firm management. He received the Peer Excellence Award, the President's Award and the Anne Charles Award from the National Association of Bar Executives (NABE – www.nabenet.org). Toby received his BS and MS in Economics from the University of Utah. Toby maintains the ABA award winning 3 Geeks and a Law Blog with 2 colleagues at: www.geeklawblog.com. He is active on Twitter as @gnawledge and can be found on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/tobinbrown.

Brett Burney

Burney Consultants LLC, Cleveland, OH

Brett Burney focuses his time on bridging the chasm between the legal and technology frontiers of electronic discovery. Prior to establishing Burney Consultants LLC, Brett spent over 5 years at the law firm of Thompson Hine LLP where he worked with litigation teams in building document databases, counseling on electronic discovery issues, and supporting them at trial. Brett is a frequent contributor to Law.com, Law Technology News, LLRX.com and the ABA GPSOLO magazine. You can visit his Website and his blog. You can email him at burney@burneyconsultants.com.

Chad Burton

Burton Law LLC, Beavercreek, OH

Chad E. Burton is the principal of Burton Law. Chad has a Bachelor's degree in Polit¬i¬cal Sci¬ence from Miami University and graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. His pro¬fes¬sional career started in the big law firm world, but he later decided to create a solo practice of his own. His interest in technology and law practice management sparked the concept of Burton Law's existing multiple attorney, virtual law model, which is aggressively growing beyond its roots in Ohio. Chad regularly presents before various orga¬ni¬za¬tions on top¬ics such as practice management, iPads for lawyers, social media and virtual law issues. Chad is an active member of the Dayton community, he has served on the Council of Delegates for the Ohio Bar Association, Board of Trustees for the Dayton Bar Association, Board of Trustees for Unified Health Solutions, Leadership Circle for the United Way of Dayton, and is the President of his church council. He has been recognized by the local community as a Day¬ton Busi¬ness Journal's Forty Under 40 recipient, the Community Service Award for Lawyers under 40 by the Ohio State Bar Foundation, and also as a Rising Star in Ohio Super Lawyer Magazine.

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Jim Calloway

Oklahoma State Bar, Oklahoma Ciy, OK

Jim Calloway is the Director of the Oklahoma Bar Association Management Assistance Program. He produces, along with Sharon Nelson, the podcast, The Digital Edge: Lawyers and Technology. This podcast covers numerous legal technology issues. He serves on the ABA Law Practice Management (LPM) Section Council and on the Board for LPM's Law Practice magazine. Mr. Calloway has been a featured speaker at numerous events including ABA Annual Meetings, nine previous ABA TECHSHOWs and numerous state bar association meetings and seminars. Mr. Calloway served as chair of the ABA TECHSHOW 2005 Board. Mr. Calloway publishes the blog, Jim Calloway's Law Practice Tips, named in the top 100 "websites for lawyers by lawyers" by the ABA Journal magazine in its Blawg 100 for both 2007 and 2008. He also publishes the Starting a Law Practice Web Directory. Mr. Calloway co-authored, with Mark Robertson, the books Winning Alternatives to the Billable Hour: Strategies Th at Work, Second and Third Editions, and with co-authors Ross Kodner and Sharon Nelson, the book, How Good Lawyers Survive Bad Times.

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Diane Ebersole

State Bar of Michigan,

Diane Ebersole is a Practice Management Advisor for the State Bar of Michigan. She is the chairperson of the Practice Management Advisors of North America, and chair of the ABA State and Local Bar Outreach Committee, member of the ABA Careers Task Force of the Law Practice Management Section, and serves on the board of the ABA Law Practice Magazine. She is a frequent speaker presenting topics encompassing office management technology and best practices, mobile practice tools and integrated practice management applications. She became a certified in HotDocs consultant in 2007 and is also a certified Clio consultant. Her background includes a stint at as the regional IT director for a fortune 500 company, a law school IT training coordinator, a network administrator and as the instructional design and testing coordinator for a medical school. Diane strives to empower attorneys and their staff with the technology tools and training to maximize the efficiency of their law firm while developing sound legal business practices.

Jennifer Ellis

Freedman Consulting, Inc., Lansdale, PA

Jennifer is Vice President of Freedman Consulting, Inc., a consulting firm which assists attorneys and law firms with a full range of issues on the business side of practice. She concentrates her consulting in marketing, technology, the intersection of technology and ethics, client development, and teaching attorneys how to make effective use of technology to obtain better leverage and enhance profitability. Jennifer also helps attorneys with issues involving social media, including law firm marketing and presence, as well as evidence collection and preservation. An attorney licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Jennifer previously served as Associate Director – Media Technologies, with the Pennsylvania Bar Institute.

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Richard Ferguson

Lynass, Ferguson & Shoctor, Edmonton, Alberta Canada

Richard Ferguson is a member of a 4 lawyer business and commercial law boutique firm in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. Richard is a past chair of the Canadian Bar Association's Law Practice Management & Technology Section and an active participant in the Law Practice Management Section of the ABA. Richard is a frequent presenter of law office technology and practice management topics focusing on the practical perspectives and experiences of an active practitioner.

Debbie Foster

Affinity Consulting Group, Tampa, FL  

Debbie Foster is a founding partner of Affinity Consulting Group and works in the Tampa, FL office. Debbie is very active in local and state bar associations, as well as in the Law Practice Management Section of the American Bar Association. She served as Chair of ABA TECHSHOW in 2010 and speaks regularly on topics ranging from law office technology and finance to process management in a law firm.

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Ivan Hemmans

O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Los Angeles, CA

Ivan Hemmans is a User Experience Manager at a large law firm based in Los Angeles, California. He has worked with law firms over the last 13 years, and with computers for over 2 decades. With a background in programming and degree in Cognitive Science, he offers a unique blend of experience and good-natured humor.

Barron Henley

HMU Consulting, Inc., Columbus, OH  

Barron K. Henley is an attorney, a legal technologist since 1990. He is a founding member of Henley March & Unger Consulting, Inc. (a member of Affinity Consulting Group) which handles all aspects of law practice automation including case management, document management, document assembly, legal accounting software, trial presentation/litigation support, paper reduction/scanning, hardware, networks/servers and security. Mr. Henley is a Certified Consultant for Amicus Attorney ® practice management software and a Certified Independent Consultant for HotDocs ® document assembly software. He heads HMU's HotDocs document assembly and software training departments; and teaches CLE classes covering practice management, document management, file management, server and personal computer issues, remote access, mobile lawyering, scanning and imaging, legal paper reduction strategies, electronic case filing, Word, Excel, Outlook, WordPerfect, HotDocs document assembly, Adobe Acrobat, malpractice avoidance, and many other topics. Mr. Henley is a member of the American, Ohio and Columbus Bar Associations, and the Worthington Estate Planning Council. He is a member of the ABA Law Practice Management Section and is the former Chair of the Ohio State Bar Association Law Office Automation & Technology Committee. He is a frequent speaker for CLE programs on legal-specific technology issues throughout the U.S. Mr. Henley received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (majoring in marketing and economics) and J.D. from The Ohio State University.

Honorable Thomas Hogan

Circuit Court of Cook County, Chicago, IL

Thomas Hogan has been a trial judge in Cook County for the last fourteen plus years, presiding over three hundred jury trials.Well over one hundred of these trials have involved complexities relating to the use of evidence.

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Dominic Jaar

KPMG, Montreal, QC

Dominic is a partner in KPMG's Forensic Practice and the National Practice Leader of Information Management (IM), eDiscovery (EDD) and Forensic Technology (FTech). He supports different organizations in these domains and provides thought leadership to improve legal departments' and law firms' management. Dominic teaches e commerce and Internet law at the University of Montreal and is a guest speaker on legal technology, IT law, privacy, cross-border data flow, information management and e-discovery at different North American universities and international conferences. Prior to joining KPMG, Dominic was the CEO of the Canadian Centre for Court Technology and the president of Ledjit Consulting, Canada's leading IM and EDD firm, bridging the gap between IT and the Law™, which was acquired by KPMG. Before founding Ledjit, Dominic was an in-house counsel at Bell Canada and a commercial litigator in one of Canada's largest law firm where he focused on regulatory compliance, including privacy and cross-border data flow, as well as IT and complex litigation. Dominic was involved in the development of many international standards and best practices regarding IM, EDD as well as law and technology. He has supported a number of multinational organizations in the assessment of their IM and EDD capacity, in the development and implementation of IM and EDD strategy, policy and technology, and in-sourcing all phases of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model. He also worked with legal departments and law firms to improve their management, leverage technology and improve efficiency and productivity.

John Jelderks

Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP, Chiago, IL

John has worked in Legal Technology for the past 25 years and has spent the last 20 as IT Director for Barack Ferrazzano.

Randall A. Juip

Juip Richtarcik Law Firm, Detroit, MI

Randall A. Juip is the principal of the Juip Richtarcik Law Firm in Detroit, Michigan. His practice focuses on medical/professional defense, complex civil litigation, risk/crisis management and public relations. Mr. Juip has tried over 40 civil trials, and regularly presents to professionals on issues of medical/legal topics, technology, and risk management.

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Natalie Kelly

State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta, GA

Natalie is the Director of the State Bar of Georgia's Law Practice Management Program in Atlanta, Georgia. She provides extensive practice management and technology consulting to the members of the Georgia Bar. She is a Certified Consultant and Trainer for ABACUS Law, Amicus Attorney, PCLaw, PracticeMaster, TABS3, TimeMatters, Billing Matters, and Timeslips software applications; and a frequent writer and presenter on practice management and legal technology topics around the country. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Spelman College in 1990, and attended law school at both the University of Miami and Georgia State University. Prior to her employment with the State Bar, she worked as a legal assistant to a sole practitioner; and held law-related positions within the hospitality, commercial real estate, education, and communications fields. She also taught Law Office Management as an Adjunct Professor at John Marshall Law School in Atlanta. She actively participates in the American Bar Association's Law Practice Management Section and the General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division. She has also been a member of the National Association of Bar Executives, the National Bar Association, and the National Association of Legal Administrators. At home, Natalie is a hard-working wife and mother of 3 daughters. She can be reached at NatalieK@gabar.org.

Dennis Kennedy

MasterCard Worldwide, O'Fallon, MO

Dennis Kennedy works as an in-house counsel for MasterCard Worldwide in its St. Louis offices where he focuses on information technology law. Dennis is also a widely-published legal technology author and frequent speaker. Dennis has been called one of the most influential authorities on the application of technology to the practice of law. He writes the technology column for the ABA Journal, co-wrote, with Tom Mighell, the book, The Lawyer's Guide to Collaboration Tools: Smart Ways to Work Together, and co-hosts the highly-regarded legal technology podcast, The Kennedy-Mighell Report, on the Legal Talk Network. Dennis was one of the first lawyers to maintain a web page in 1995 and has been blogging since 2003. His blog (http://denniskennedy.com/blog/) and his website are highly-regarded resources on technology law and legal technology topics. Dennis has long been involved in legal technology education and other projects, including the ABA Law Practice Management Section, ABA TECHSHOW and t he Legal Skills Prof Blog.

Matt Kesner

Fenwick & West LLP, Mountain View, CA

Matt Kesner is the Chief Technology Officer for Fenwick & West LLP, a West Coast law firm representing high tech and bio-tech clients. He is a frequent speaker on the topics of computer security, extranets, cloud computing and mobile devices. In 2008, Mr. Kesner was named by InfoWorld magazine as one of the Top 25 Chief Technology Officers and by Computerworld as one of their Top 100 IT Leaders. He won those accolades for work in establishing a computer forensics and e-discovery group, and an electronic information consulting practice at the firm. Prior to joining Fenwick, Mr. Kesner had been a database programmer, an IT lecturer, and a partner in a major West Coast law firm.

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Jeff Lantz

Esquire Interactive LLC, Oro Valley, AZ

Mr. Lantz is an attorney and the CEO of Esquire Interactive LLC (www.EsquireInteractive.com), a leading provider of website development, branding, Internet marketing, and social media services for attorneys and law firms. He is also the author of Internet Branding for Lawyers: Creating The Client-Centered Website being published by the LPM Section of the ABA in the Spring, 2012. Mr. Lantz frequently speaks at bar association and CLE functions on topics such as how to create a brand and website that will resonate with clients and lead to new business. He also writes a blog – "Nothing But Net" – which can be seen at www.nothingbutnetblog.com, and provides strategic consulting and Internet marketing services to law firms. Esquire Interactive serves its clients through brand creation, website development, social media development, search engine optimization programs, search engine marketing programs, newsletter campaign creation, blogging, and video development. Esquire Interactive also serves as an external marketing department for law firms. Prior to founding Esquire Interactive, Mr. Lantz founded several Internet companies including 55-Alive!, which was featured Inc. Magazine and on CNBC. Mr. Lantz formerly was a General Counsel and VP with an aerospace and defense company, a Senior Attorney with a multi-national resources company, a business finance attorney with Snell & Wilmer in Phoenix, and the CEO and President of a public company. He graduated from Indiana University Maurer School of Law (cum laude), Indiana University Kelley Graduate School of Business (M.B.A. – Finance), and The University of Iowa (B.B.A. – Finance and Marketing).

Britt Lorish

Affinity Consulting Group, Roanoke, VA 

Britt Lorish is a partner with the Affinity Consulting Group, a legal technology consulting firm with 6 offices around the country. A former litigation paralegal and law firm network administrator, she has extensive experience conducting training on legal specific software and specializes in tailoring custom technology solutions for law firms. Ms. Lorish provides consulting, installation, customization and training for clients throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and the Caribbean. Ms. Lorish and her colleagues at Affinity Consulting are certified in a wide variety of legal software applications, including the top legal software packages used in most small to medium sized law practices. These include software for practice management, legal accounting/time & billing, document management, document assembly, voice recognition and litigation support. Ms. Lorish regularly speaks and writes on legal technology issues at the local, regional and national level.

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Paul Mansfield

Paul Mansfield Consulting, Corrales, NM

Paul Mansfield has worked for hundreds of law firms over the last 27 years providing a full spectrum of consulting services including technology assessments, project deployment plans, project management, and system deployment services. He started his IT career as an application programmer, was a product manager for a commercial software company, served as Chief Technology Officer for a multi-city firm 300 strong, and is currently focused on design and deployment of Practice Management and Document Management systems for firms of all sizes. He is a certified consultant for Software Technology Inc., and World Software and lives in Albuquerque.

Browning Marean

DLA Piper (US) LLP, San Diego, CA

Browning E. Marean is Senior Counsel in DLA Pipers San Diego office, and is one of the worldwide leaders of the firm's E-Discovery task force. He advises firm clients about best practices for the preservation of electronic data and meeting the other challenges of E-Discovery in a cost effective manner. Mr. Marean is co-chair of DLA Pipers' Electronic Discovery Readiness and Response Group and is a member of the firms Litigation Group. He is a frequent and an internationally known teacher and lecturer on various topics including electronic discovery and computer technology. Mr. Marean also sits on the ABA TECHSHOW Board.

David Masters

The Masters Law Firm, P.C., Montrose, CO

A small firm general practitioner in Montrose, Colorado, his practice focuses on municipal, real estate and business matters, transactions and litigation. David writes and speaks frequently on the use of information technology in the practice of law. He wrote the book: The Lawyer's Guide to Adobe Acrobat, as well as numerous articles and presentations on the use of information technology in the practice of law. He received his J.D. from the University of Montana in 1986.

Marc W. Matheny

Indianapolis, IN

Marc W. Matheny is an attorney in practice for over 30 years in general civil litigation, concentrating in the areas of family law and probate law in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is a past chair of the Indiana GP/Small Firm Section, a co-founder of the I.S.B.A. Solo / Small Firm Conference. He has served the ABA on the Planning Board for the ABA's Solo Small Firm Conference, and is also on the ABA TECHSHOW Board. Mr. Matheny received his J.D. from Indiana University, and received his B.A. from Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis.

Honorable Paul D. Mathias

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN

Judge Mathias first practiced law as a trial and appellate attorney in a mid-size law firm in Fort Wayne, Indiana and then served as a trial judge there for 11 years. For the past 12 years he has served as a judge on the Court of Appeals of Indiana. While an appellate judge, he has served on the Judicial Technology and Automation Committee of the Supreme Court of Indiana as it has secured vendors and designed, developed and implemented technology solutions for the management of Indiana's caseload and court business. Judge Mathias has always taken a special interest in the intersection of law and technology, with an emphasis on making technology understandable and making the time spent with technology more productive and enjoyable. In this regard, he consults and speaks frequently to attorneys and judges on tech topics. Judge Mathias is a past president of the Indiana Judges Association and a recipient of the Indiana State Bar Association's Centennial Service Award.

Steve Matthews

Stem Legal Web Enterprises, Mission, British Columbia Canada

Steve Matthews is the President and Founder of Stem Legal Web Enterprises, a web development, publishing and strategy company for the legal profession. In more than fifteen years working within the online legal environment (including 12 years inside law firms), he has conceived, managed, coded and marketed law firm websites, blogs, intranets and extranets. In particular, he is one of the leading authorities on search engine optimization (SEO) strategies for lawyers and law firms. He has been an editorial board member for the ABA's Law Practice magazine, co-founded the award-winning group blog Slaw, and is frequently quoted throughout North America on topics and trends related to legal web technology. In 2011, Steve was inducted as a Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management.

Dave Maxfield

Trotter & Maxfield, Attorneys, Columbia, SC

Dave Maxfield is a trial lawyer who devotes the majority of his practice to representing consumers in disputes with insurance companies, banks, and credit reporting agencies. Dave is a member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates, and is the two-time Chairman of the South Carolina Bar's Consumer Law section. Dave has been an avid proponent of the use of Mind-Mapping technology for several years, and has taught mapping techniques to law students and faculty at the University of Colorado, The College of William & Mary, and UCLA. He is the author of "MindMapping for Lawyers" (S.C. Lawyer Magazine, 2010) and most recently co-presented "Visual Mapping & the Law" to the American Association for Justice's "Litigating Truck Collision Cases" Conference in New Orleans.

Erik Mazzone

North Carolina Bar Association, Cary, NC

Erik Mazzone is the Director of the Center for Practice Management for the North Carolina Bar Association, where he provides advice on technology, marketing, management and finance. He is on the Editorial Board of Law Practice Today, a web-based magazine published by the ABA Law Practice Management Section and a member of the Program Committee of the National Association of Bar Executives. Mr. Mazzone is a graduate of Boston College and Boston College Law School and speaks frequently in North Carolina and around the country on law practice management.

Lincoln Mead

Utah State Bar, Salt Lake City, UT

Mr. Lincoln Mead is the IT Director of the Utah State Bar and an obsessive fan of Cubs baseball. As the Bar IT Director he assists Utah attorneys with evaluations of practice management technology and manages the technology vendor relationships on the Utah State Bar group benefits program. Lincoln is a past Chair of IT section for the National Association of Bar Executives and is a member of the Law Practice Management Section of the ABA. He is a frequent guest lecturer for other Bars and law related organizations around the country where he speaks on technology policy, planning, implementation, and use. He is currently assisting the Utah state courts with educating attorneys on the court's new efiling system.

Victor J. Medina

Medina Law Group, LLC, Pennington, NJ

Victor Medina is the chief counseling attorney with the Medina Law Group, a law firm near Princeton, NJ, which practices exclusively in the area of estate planning, elder law and estate administration. Victor has a particular weakness for shiny objects bearing a glowing "apple" symbol. Victor is also an ardent supporter of the Boston Red Sox and begins every season with hope.

Mark C. Metzger

Law Office of Mark C. Metzger, Naperville, IL

Mark C. Metzger is in private practice in Naperville, Illinois, where he represents clients who develop or use information technology systems. Mark is a frequent presenter on the use of technology in the practice law, with his earliest such presentations dating to 1995 and his most recent being at last year's Macs in Law Offices conference in Orlando. He is a returning member of the TECHSHOW faculty, an unapologetic gadget lover and a loose tea snob.

Tom Mighell

Contoural, Inc., Dallas, TX

Tom Mighell is a Senior Consultant with Contoural, Inc., where he helps companies with their records management, litigation readiness, and electronic discovery issues. Prior to his consulting work Tom practiced for 18 years as a litigator in Dallas, Texas. Tom is the author of iPad in One Hour for Lawyers, The Lawyer's Guide to Collaboration Tools & Technologies, and the soon-to-be published iPad Apps in One Hour for Lawyers. Tom is the co-host of The Kennedy-Mighell Report, a legal technology podcast on the Legal Talk Network. Tom served on the ABA TECHSHOW Board for four years, and as Chair of ABA TECHSHOW 2008. Tom currently serves as Chair of the ABA Law Practice Management Section. He received his B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Texas at Austin.

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Donna S.M. Neff

Neff Law Office Professional Corporation, Ottawa, ON

Donna is a solo attorney with a thriving estates and trusts practice in Ottawa, Canada. She attended TECHSHOW for the first time in 2006 and has attended annually ever since. She has implemented many of the strategies and tools that she has learned about at TECHSHOW. Donna was one of the early adopters of the paperless office. Her law firm's website won a national award in the solo/small firm category. She speaks frequently on topics related to her area of practice and speaks to attorneys as she enthusiastically shares her experience in going paperless and how she uses technology to enhance her estates practice and improve client service. Donna joined the TECHSHOW Planning Board in 2010. She recently published a book (Simplified Estate Accounting – A Guide for Executors, Trustees, and Attorneys) and is working on a second book for families facing issues related to aging and incapacity.

Sharon D. Nelson

Sensei Enterprises, Inc., Fairfax, VA

Ms. Nelson is the author of the noted electronic evidence blog, Ride the Lightning and is a co-host of the ABA podcast series called "The Digital Edge: Lawyers and Technology" and the Legal Talk Network podcast "Digital Detectives." She is a frequent author (eight books and hundreds of articles) and speaker on legal technology and electronic evidence.

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Bruce A. Olson

ONLAW Trial Technologies, LLC, Appleton, WI

BRUCE A. OLSON is President of ONLAW Trial Technologies, LLC, www.onlawtec.com, a trial technology, e-Discovery and computer forensics consulting company. Prior to assuming an active legal technology consulting practice he was a shareholder in Davis & Kuelthau, s.c. He is a certified forensic computer examiner, having received his CCE from the International Society of Computer Forensic Examiners in June of 2010. He is also a Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist, having been certified by the National Board of Trial Advocates in 1997 and re-certified in 2002 and 2007. He has tried over sixty jury trials to verdict in the federal district courts and Wisconsin circuit courts. He has handled appeals, including oral argument, at the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Olson is a co-author of THE ELECTRONIC EVIDENCE AND DISCOVERY HANDBOOK: FORMS, CHECKLISTS AND GUIDELINES, and ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY FOR SMALL CASES: MANAGING DIGITAL EVIDENCE AND ESI, published by the American Bar Association. He is also a nationally recognized legal technologist focusing primarily on the areas of e-Discovery, litigation technology and computer forensics. He was the recipient of the prestigious "TechnoLawyer of the Year 2002," awarded by the TechnoLawyer Community. He was Chair of ABA TECHSHOW 2004, and served on the TECHSHOW Board of Directors for a number of years. He has been a frequent speaker at the ABA TECHSHOW, and at various LegalTech presentations and State Bar sponsored presentations throughout the United States and Canada.

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Nerino J. Petro, Jr.

State Bar of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Attorney Nerino Petro (Lic'd in IL & WI) is the Practice Management Advisor for the State Bar of Wisconsin's Practice411™ Law Office Management Assistance Program. Practice411's mission is to help attorneys operate their offices more effectively and efficiently. Nerino uses his 20 years of legal practice experience and experience from CenCom Legal Technologies (which he founded in 1994), to help Wisconsin lawyers and their staff deal with the practice management and technology issues confronting them. He is a frequent presenter throughout the US and Canada including ABA TECHSHOW, Solo & Small Firm Conferences in MO, IL, OK, IN and WI, and other ABA, State and local events. He blogs at www.compujurist.com.

Antigone Peyton

Cloudigy Law PLLC, Arlington, VA

Antigone Peyton concentrates on intellectual property litigation in the district courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Her litigation experience includes complex pharmaceutical technologies incorporating biologic products (Factor VIII and chimeric monoclonal antibodies), SNRIs, and ophthalmic solutions; medical devices (involving sandwich assays); Internet technologies (Web cookies and Internet content filtering); jet engine technologies; and business-methods. She is also involved in Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDA) litigations under the Hatch-Waxman regime. Ms. Peyton also has experience related to electronic discovery issues, tools, and strategies. She is an active member of The Sedona Conference® working groups dedicated to creation of principles, best practices, and guidelines regarding electronic document retention and production issues (WG1), and international electronic information management, discovery, and disclosure (WG6). In addition to litigation, Ms. Peyton's practice includes due diligence, strategic counseling, patent prosecution, and IP licensing.

Dan Pinnington

Lawyer's Professional Indemnity Company (LAWPRO), Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

Dan Pinnington is Director, practicePRO at the Lawyers' Professional Indemnity Company (LAWPRO) in Toronto. practicePRO is an innovative claims prevention initiative that provides lawyers with tools and resources to assist them in avoiding malpractice claims and succeeding in the practice of law. Mr. Pinnington has a LLB/JD from the Universities of Windsor and Detroit and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1993. Prior to joining LAWPRO he practiced for eight years in the Litigation Department of a Niagara area law firm. He has extensive hands-on experience with legal technologies and for several years also held the Manager of Information Systems position at his firm. Mr. Pinnington is a Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management and is a prolific writer and speaker on risk management, technology and law practice management issues. He is a veteran of hundreds of presentations at law firms, CLE programs and conferences all over North America, and has chaired more than a dozen major co nferences. Mr. Mr. Pinnington is very active in the ABA Law Practice Management (LPM) Section. He has co-authored the Busy Lawyer's Guide to Success: Essential Tips to Power Your Practice, and has contributed chapters to several other books published by the ABA LPM Section. He was Chair of ABA TECHSHOW 2007 and helped launch the Law Practice Today webzine. Through a variety of roles, Mr. Pinnington has and continues to actively participate in the Canadian and Ontario Bar Associations. He was Co-Chair of the CBA Niagara Falls 2010 Annual Conference.

Scott Preston

Simi Valley, CA

Scott Preston has more than twenty years of senior management experience in legal technology managing IT, Litigation Support, Records and Conflicts. A creative thinker who is often found thinking outside the box, Mr. Preston is known for his passion for technology and for motivating others by having a hands-on, fun approach. Most recently, he was the CIO at Fulbright & Jaworski, having served in that position for the past 11 years. In that role, he was responsible for Information Technology, Litigation Support, Records Management, Conflicts, New Business Intake and Project Management. He directed a staff of 165 persons globally, focusing on the enhancement of client service by leveraging the integration of legal services and technology. Mr. Preston is a result oriented, customer focused, proactive leader known for visionary application of technology. Respected for his business savvy, technical experience and effective management skills, Mr. Preston has a proven track record in blending business acumen with a strong technology background to keep technology initiatives in line with business goals.

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Jeffrey Richardson

Adams and Reese LLP, New Orleans, LA

Jeff Richardson is a partner in the New Orleans office of Adams and Reese LLP, where his practice primarily involves representing defendants in class action and complex litigation, appellate litigation and products liability litigation. Mr. Richardson is also the publisher of iPhone J.D., the oldest and largest website devoted to the use of iPhones and iPads by attorneys. Mr. Richardson graduated from Emory University in 1991, summa cum laude, and Georgetown University Law Center in 1994, magna cum laude.

David Ries

Thorp Reed & Armstrong, LLP, Pittsburgh, PA

David G. Ries is a partner in the Pittsburgh office of Thorp Reed & Armstrong, LLP, where he practices in the areas of environmental, commercial, and technology litigation. He has used computers in his practice since the early 1980s and chairs his firm's E-Discovery and Records Management Group. Dave received his J.D. from Boston College Law School in 1974 and his B.A. from Boston College in 1971. He served two terms as a member and chair of a hearing committee for the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the ABA Law Practice Management Section Council and a member of the ABA Section of Science and Technology's Information Security Committee. He served on the ABA TECHSHOW Planning Board from 2005 through 2008. Dave has frequently spoken and written on legal ethics, legal technology, and technology law issues, including information security and e-discovery, for legal, academic, and professional groups. Dave recently wrote "Safeguarding Client Data – Your Ethical and Legal Obligations," Law Practice Magazine (July/August 2010). He is the editor of e-Discovery 2nd Ed. (PBI Press 2011) and a contributing author to Locked Down: Information Security for Lawyers (ABA, in production), Information Security: A Legal, Business and Technical Handbook, Second Edition (ABA, 2011) and Information Security for Lawyers and Law Firms (ABA 2006).

Lee Rosen

Rosen Law Firm, Raleigh, NC

Lee Rosen has practiced family law in North Carolina for more than two decades. Lee is the former Chairperson of the Law Practice Management Section of the North Carolina Bar Association and is the Law Practice Management Editor of the ABA Family Advocate. Lee was the 2010 winner of the ABA James Keane Award for Excellence in e-Lawyering. Lee writes on law practice management at DivorceDiscourse.com.

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Catherine Sanders Reach

Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, IL 

Catherine Sanders Reach is Director, Law Practice Management and Technology for the Chicago Bar Association. She was the Director at the American Bar Association's Legal Technology Resource Center for over ten years, providing practice technology assistance to lawyers. Prior to her work at the CBA and ABA she worked in library and information science environments for a number of years, working at Ross and Hardies as a librarian. She received a master's degree in Library and Information Studies from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa in 1997. Ms. Reach's professional activities include articles published in Law Practice magazine, Law Technology News and GPSolo Magazine. She has given presentations on the use of technology in law firms for national bar conferences, state and local bar associations and organizations such as the Association of Legal Administrators and the Association of American Law Schools. She served on the ABA TECHSHOW Board from 2007-2009 and is on the editorial advisory board for Law Technology News. In 2011 she was selected to be one of the inaugural Fastcase 50, celebrating 50 innovators, techies, visionaries, and leaders in the field of law.

Ben Schorr

Roland Schorr & Tower, Flagstaff, AZ

Ben M. Schorr is a technologist and Chief Executive Officer for Roland Schorr & Tower a professional consulting firm headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii with offices in Los Angeles and Arizona. He is also the author of several books and articles on law office technology including "The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Outlook" and "The Lawyer's Guide to Microsoft Word". He's been a Microsoft MVP for nearly 15 years and involved with law practice management and law office technology for more than 20. In his free time he participates and coaches people to do marathons and triathlons. He currently lives in Flagstaff, Arizona with his wife Carrie.

Richard Serpe

Law Offices of Richard J. Serpe, P.C., Norfolk, VA

Richard Serpe represents victims of toxic torts and environmental contamination. He has successfully tried lawsuits in state and federal courts, and resolved cases for victims across the country. Mr. Serpe also represents the victims of brain damage from toxic and traumatic injuries and represents clients under the Jones Act and under the general maritime law. Mr. Serpe is frequently associated in complex litigation, managing cases with difficult scientific and medical issues. He has experience managing large case cohorts, including the extensive use of database and litigation support software. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, and has received an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell law directory and has been named a "Super Lawyer" by Virginia Super Lawyers Magazine. Mr. Serpe is admitted to practice in Virginia, Texas, and Louisiana. Mr. Serpe is a frequent lecturer, speaking nationally on technology, environmental law, and personal injury law. Mr. Serpe serves on the Board of Directors for a grass roots environmental organization, Lynnhaven River Now (www.LRNOW.org).

Daniel J. Siegel

Law Offices of Daniel J. Siegel, LLC, Havertown, PA

Mr. Siegel is the founder and President of Integrated Technology Services, LLC, a consulting service for attorneys, and the principal of the Law Offices of Daniel J. Siegel, LLC firm in Havertown, Pennsylvania. Mr. Siegel is the author of The Lawyer's Guide to CaseMap, published by the American Bar Association Law Practice Management Section, and Changing Law Firms: Ethical Guidance for Pennsylvania Law Firms & Attorneys, published by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute. He has served as a writer, lecturer and course planner (on technology, civil litigation, workers compensation, ethics, non-profit law, personal injury and other matters) for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, American, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar Associations, and American, Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Associations.

John Simek

Sensei Enterprises, Inc., Fairfax, VA

Mr. Simek is the Vice President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc. Mr. Simek has a national reputation as a computer forensics technologist and has testified as an expert witness throughout the United States. He holds a degree in engineering from the United States Merchant Marine Academy and an MBA in finance from Saint Joseph's University. In addition to his EnCase Certification (EnCE), Mr. Simek is a Certified Handheld Examiner, Certified Novell Engineer, Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, NT Certified Independent Professional, and a Certified Internetwork Professional. He is also a member of the High Tech Crime Network and of the International Information Systems Forensics Association as well as the American Bar Association and the Fairfax Bar Association. He currently provides information technology support to over 220 area law firms, legal entities and corporations. He is a co-author of The Electronic Evidence and Discovery Handbook: Forms, Checklists and Guidelines (American Bar Association, 2006), Information Security for Lawyers and Law Firms (American Bar Association, 2006), The 2012 Solo and Small Firm Legal Technology Guide: Critical Decisions Made Simple (American Bar Association, 2012), Lockdown: Information Security for Law Firms (American Bar Association, 2012) and a contributing author of eDiscovery, 2nd Edition (Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2011). He is a frequent author and speaker on legal technology, information security and electronic evidence throughout the country.

Bryan Sims

Sims Law Firm, Ltd., Naperville, IL

Bryan has a commercial litigation practice in the Chicago suburbs. He believes that technology can be used to allow attorneys to practice law more effectively. He is a frequent speaker on legal technology subjects and blogs about the intersection of law and technology at www.theconnectedlawyer.com.

David Sparks

George & Shields, LLP, Irvine, CA

David Sparks is an attorney in Orange County, California. David speaks and writes often about Apple technology including at MacSparky.com and MacPowerUsers.com. David is a past speaker at the Macworld Conference the ABA TechShow. David has authored two books, "Mac at Work" and "iPad at Work".

Ben Stevens

The Stevens Firm, P.A. Family Law Center, Spartanburg, SC

Ben Stevens owns The Stevens Firm, P.A. Family Law Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where his principal area of practice is family law. Ben completed his undergraduate studies with honors at Clemson University, and he received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of South Carolina. He has been an active member of the South Carolina Bar, South Carolina Association for Justice, American Bar Association, and American Association for Justice since 1995. He is also a certified Family Court Mediator and a trained collaborative lawyer. Ben is happily married and the proud father of three children, and he spends his free time supporting his beloved Clemson Tigers and coaching little league sports. Ben is very involved with legal technology, particularly as it relates to the use of Macs in the practice of law. He has published The Mac Lawyer blog (www.TheMacLawyer.com) since August of 2006, and since that time, it has become one of the leading legal technology blogs. Ben also co-fo unded the Macs in Law Offices (MILO) group (groups.google.com/group/milogroup/), which is the largest forum of its kind. He also publishes the South Carolina Family Law blog (www.SCFamilyLaw.com), which is one of the leading family law blogs. Ben has served on the editorial board for the ABAs Law Practice Today webzine for several years. He enjoys giving presentations on the subjects of family law and legal technology to audiences all across the country.

Ernie Svenson

Svenson Law Firm, New Orleans, LA

Ernest Svenson known for his 'Ernie the Attorney' site (ernietheattorney.net), which was chosen by the ABA Journal as one of the top 100 law weblogs two years in a row. He believes that the practice of law is largely an "information processing business" and tries to help lawyers find more efficient ways to process their information. Toward that end he has started two other weblogs: pdfforlawyers.com and digitalworkflowcle.com. He is also a frequent speaker on topics related to practical use of technology by lawyers.

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Reid F. Trautz

American Immigration Lawyers Association, Washington, DC  

Reid F. Trautz is the director of the Practice & Professionalism Center for American Immigration Lawyers Association, where he provides ethics guidance and practice management information and consulting services to members to help them improve their businesses and the delivery of legal services to their clients. He is an active author, blogger, and presenter on practice management solutions and innovations. He is co-author of The Busy Lawyer's Guide to Success: Essential Tips to Power Your Practice, recently published by the ABA Reid also currently serves on the Council of the Law Practice Management Section, and is a member of the GP Solo and Small Firm Division. 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.

Martin Tully

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Chicago, IL

Martin T. Tully is a litigation partner with the Chicago office of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP. He has comprehensive, national experience representing companies of various sizes in complex commercial litigation concerning a broad array of issues and industries. As national practice chair of Katten's Electronic Discovery & Evidence Practice, Martin also helps clients to stay ahead of the curve with respect to developing law, technology, and best practices concerning e-discovery preparedness and compliance in litigation or regulatory matters, document retention, and navigating state and federal requirements pertaining to the preservation and production of electronically stored information. Martin is a member of the Sedona Conference Working Group on Electronic Document Retention and Production (WG1) and a drafting committee member for the forthcoming Cloud Computing Commentary. He is also a member of the Seventh Circuit E-Discovery Pilot Program's Education sub-committee and co-chairs the Trial Practice/Courtroom Technology sub-committee of the Technology for the Litigator Committee of the ABA Section of Litigation. Martin is a published author and frequent speaker in the areas of e-discovery and digital evidence.

Paul Unger

Affinity Consulting Group, LLC, Columbus, OH

Paul J. Unger is an attorney and founding member of HMU Consulting, Inc. in Columbus, Ohio. Prior to forming HMU in February of 2000, he was Vice President of a Columbus-based technology consulting firm. Mr. Unger spent five years at Clark, Perdue, Roberts & Scott Co., L.P.A., limiting his practice to civil litigation. He now specializes in trial presentation & litigation technology consulting, document and case management software, paperless office strategies, and legal-specific software training for law firms and legal departments throughout the Midwest. Mr. Unger has provided trial presentation consultation for 300+ cases. Mr. Unger is a member of The American Society of Trial Consultants, the American Bar Association, the Ohio and Columbus Bar Associations, and the Ohio Association for Justice and the Central Ohio Association for Justice. He is very active in the Law Practice Management Section of the American Bar Association, and is currently serving as Chair o f ABA TECHSHOW 2011. He is also an Adjunct Professor for Capital University Law School's Paralegal Program. Mr. Unger is a national speaker and frequent lecturer for CLE programs.  He is the author of Adobe Acrobat for Law Firms, PowerPoint for Legal Professionals, Amicus Attorney for Legal Professionals, and co-author of Microsoft Word for Legal Professionals, all manuals designed to maximize the use of legal-specific features. Mr. Unger is a 1994 graduate of Capital University Law School.