Fred Cohen is the founder and chief executive officer at Zola Suite (@ZolaSuite). He is focused on developing state-of-the-art technology to enable law firms to massively scale their operations. Fred has been a leader, product visionary and innovator in the legal technology space for over 10 years. In that role, he is the inventor of two patents filed with the USPTO. Fred has led Zola Suite from its founding to becoming one of the fastest-growing businesses in the U.S. two years in a row as recognized by Inc. Magazine.

Maddy Martin(@MadelaineMartin @smithdotai) is the VP of Marketing at Smith.ai, a leading virtual receptionist and intake service. Over the last 15 years, Maddy has led marketing teams at three venture-backed startups, where she has built her expertise and reputation in small-business communications, lead conversion, digital marketing, partnerships and SEO.

Ryan Rhodes is the Vice President of Business Development for Gulfstream Legal Group (@GulfstreamL), which has provided eDiscovery, records retrieval, managed services and court reporting since 1991. Ryan has more than 20 years in the eDiscovery market, including oversight, planning, design and delivery of eDiscovery and managed service workflows. Follow him on LinkedIn or reach out to him at rrhodes@gulfstreamlegal.com.

Neil J. Squillante is the founder and publisher of TopLaw, a network of free email newsletters for lawyers and law firm administrators, including the award-winning TechnoLawyer newsletter. A Fastcase 50 award winner, Neil has a long track record of inventing successful advertising and publishing technologies and related best practices. Previously, Neil practiced commercial litigation at Am Law 100 firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher. He received his J.D. from UCLA School of Law and his B.A. from Duke University. At UCLA, Neil served as a Managing Editor of UCLA Law Review.

Kristin Tyler is co-founder of LAWCLERK, where attorneys go to hire freelance lawyers. Companies like LAWCLERK (@lawclerklegal) provide access to thousands of quality freelance lawyers. We also offer assistance to law firms throughout the screening, interviewing, and hiring process so you can find the best possible talent for your team. Kristin is also a partner at the law firm of Garman Turner Gordon where she practices trusts and estates. In addition to being a lawyer and entrepreneur, she is a proud mom and firm believer that the practice of law can be rewarding despite its daily demands.

Andrew Talpash is the founder and CEO of viGlobal, a software platform designed for managing talent at law firms. In his 20 years working with HR professionals, Andrew has pinpointed strategic challenges in hiring, developing and retaining lawyers. He has built solutions that streamline how law firms recruit and evaluate their people, and has championed innovative strategies such as equitable work allocation, real-time feedback and new hire integration. viGlobal is now an enterprise software company with a global client base and serves 94% of AM Law 100 firms. Follow Andrew on LinkedIn.

Paul Speca is SVP, Small Law Markets at LexisNexis in Dayton, Ohio.

Krista M. Larson is Director of Well-Being at Stinson (@StinsonLLP), where she leads the implementation of Stinson’s vision, strategy and programming to support the engagement and well-being of all constituents of the firm in alignment with the firm’s values and the ABA Well-Being Pledge. She can be reached at krista.larson@stinson.com.

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Nicole Black is a Rochester, N.Y., attorney and journalist, and the Legal Technology Evangelist at MyCase. The nationally recognized author of “Cloud Computing for Lawyers”  and co-author of “Social Media for Lawyers: The Next Frontier,” she also co-authors “Criminal Law in New York,” a Thomson Reuters treatise. She writes regular columns for Above the Law, ABA Journal and The Daily Record. Niki regularly speaks at conferences regarding the intersection of law and emerging technologies. She is an ABA Legal Rebel, and is listed on the Fastcase 50 and ABA LTRC Women in Legal Tech. Follow her on Twitter @NikiBlack or contact her at niki.black@mycase.com.

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Paul Garibian is a fintech expert, entrepreneur, and executive who has spent nearly 20 years helping financial institutions drive product development, grow revenue and market share. Paul currently serves as CEO of Nota, a cloud-based fintech platform that provides business banking solutions for attorneys managing solo and small law firms. Powered by M&T Bank, Nota helps simplify and personalize business banking.

Brendan Nelson is General Manager, Legal Business Solutions (LBS) at LexisNexis. He has spent the past decade working with a variety of innovative businesses focused on how legal work gets done — from the way it is resourced (Axiom), to the processes and technologies that enable it (Factor), to the analytics that should better inform it (Knowable).  At LBS Brendan oversees Sales, Marketing, Product, Business Operations and Professional Services activity for CounselLink, InterAction, and Juris). Follow him on LinkedIn and @BrendanNelson_1 and @LexisNexisLegal on Twitter.

Brent Pelton is a partner at Pelton Graham in New York City. His practice focuses on representing employees alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and its state law counterparts, employees who have been subject to sexual harassment and other forms of workplace discrimination. Brent has served as lead counsel or co-lead counsel on FLSA collective actions and other class actions against some of the largest companies in the country. He is admitted to the New York and California bars.