Josh Taylor is a practicing litigator based in Connecticut and the head of legal content strategy at Tracers, an investigative data search software company for law firms. Previously, Josh served on the staff of The John Marshall Law School’s Writing Resource Center and as head of legal content and strategic partnerships at a nationwide legal software company.  He has spoken around the country on practice management and legal writing topics. Josh sits on the boards of directors of Beyond Legal Aid and the Chicago Fringe Opera Company. He also writes the Legal Writing Reminders series for Attorney at Work.

Sven Raphael Schneider is founder, CEO and video host at Gentleman’s Gazette, where he has been sharing his passion for classic style and fine living with readers since 2010. When he’s not interacting with readers or designing Fort Belvedere products, he enjoys cooking, photography, drinking port, exploring the cuisines of the world, and playing with his daughter, Louisa. Follow him on YouTube and Instagram @GentlemansGazette.

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Josh Blandi is the CEO and co-founder of UniCourt, a SaaS offering using machine learning to disrupt the way court records are organized, accessed and used. UniCourt provides Legal Data as a Service (LDaaS) via its APIs to AmLaw 50 firms and Fortune 500 businesses for accessing normalized court data for business development and intelligence, analytics, machine learning models, process automation, background checks, investigations and underwriting. Follow him on Twitter  @JoshBlandi and @UniCourtInc.

Sukal Mondal is Senior Director of Product Management at Aderant. He has over 16 years of experience across several SaaS companies, where he has managed numerous products and the development of major global solutions in accounting, finance and human capital management. Sukal drives Aderants’ viGlobal Talent Management strategy for recruiting, performance development, resource allocation and beyond. Follow him on LinkedIn.

Chris Fickett is a senior content specialist at Firesign | Enlightened Legal Marketing, an award-winning marketing agency that exclusively serves the legal industry. Chris has more than 25 years of journalism experience, including as deputy sports editor for The Kansas City Star, where his team covered historic events such as the Kansas City Royals’ 2015 World Series championship and the Chiefs’ first Super Bowl victory in 50 years. In his spare time, Chris teaches yoga and runs marathons. Follow him on LinkedIn and contact him cjf@firesignmarketing.com.

Jim Calloway is Director of the Oklahoma Bar Association Management Assistance Program. He is a co-author of the ABA books “How Good Lawyers Survive Bad Times” and “Winning Alternatives to the Billable Hour: Strategies That Work.” Jim blogs at Jim Calloway’s Law Practice Tips and co-produces the podcast The Digital Edge: Lawyers and Technology. Follow him @JimCalloway.

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Herman Raspé is the current Chair of the World Services Group, a premier global multidisciplinary professional services network of independent law, accounting and investment banking firms. A partner at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, Herman is an authority in the field of cross-border debt and equity transactions, particularly transactions involving depositary receipts. He is a frequent lecturer on that subject and the regulatory implications on foreign companies who access U.S. capital markets. He represents U.S. financial institutions and non-U.S. companies in cross-border transactions, including in capital markets transactions supporting cross-border mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, spin-offs and capital restructurings.

Leslie A. Firtell is founder and CEO of Tower Legal Solutions, a full-service alternative legal services provider that focuses on project staffing, temporary attorney engagements and managed services. A 22-year veteran and pioneer of the legal staffing industry and an attorney herself, Leslie introduced the benefits of legal staffing to law firms and corporations in 2007, before it was a common practice. Follow her on Twitter @TowerLS.

Laura Ernde is a San Francisco-based communications consultant. Informed by her background as a legal journalist and State Bar communications director, she helps lawyers and law firms create compelling content to engage with clients and potential clients. She serves on the programming committee of the Legal Marketing Association’s Bay Area Chapter. Connect with her on LinkedIn.

Barbara S. Kaplan, the founder of BSK Strategies, helps clients generate new revenue, earn client retention and loyalty, and distinguish their businesses.  She brings to her consulting and coaching work more than 20 years of experience as a professional services marketer guiding individual lawyers and law firms to define, pursue and win the business they want. Connect with Barbara via email at barbara@bskstrategies.com and follow her on LinkedIn.

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Dave Galbenski is the founder and Executive VP, Strategic Initiatives, of Lumen Legal, a national alternative legal service provider (ALSP) specializing in commercial contracts outsourcing, secondments, document review, contract staffing and legal spend analytics. Lumen’s clients include top corporate legal departments, law firms and government agencies. Dave is the author of the books “Legal Visionaries” and “Unbound: How Entrepreneurship Is Dramatically Transforming Legal Services Today.” Follow him @LumenLegal and @davegalbenski.

Emily Fenton is a writer in all things tech, legal and lifestyle. Emily graduated with a degree in English literature at the University of British Columbia, followed by a master’s in Management from UBC Sauder School of Business. She is the Content Marketing Manager for Visualping, where she combines her passion for the written word with researching and communicating how funky tech gadgets can improve people’s lives, and make the everyday mundane more fun and enjoyable. Follow her on LinkedIn.