Kristin Zhivago is a revenue coach who helps entrepreneurs and CEOs increase their revenue. She is an expert on the customer’s buying process, and the author of Roadmap to Revenue: How to Sell the Way Your Customers Want to Buy. Kristin blogs at Revenue Journal. Writer's Archives

Ruth Carter is  2011 graduate of Arizona State University College of Law, known for her daring antics and outgoing personality. Her new virtual practice, The Carter Law Firm, focuses on intellectual property, social media, First Amendment and flash mob law. A former therapist, Ruth is co-founder of Improv Arizona and she blogs weekly at UndeniableRuth.com. Writer's Archives

Ken Broda-Bahm is a Senior Litigaton Consultant at Persuasion Strategies, and has provided research and strategic advice on several hundred cases across the country applying a doctorate in communication emphasizing the areas of legal persuasion and rhetoric. A tenured Associate Professor of Communication Studies, he is also a past President of the American Society of Trial Consultants. Dr. Broda-Bahm blogs at PersuasiveLitigator.com. Writer's Archives

Vivian Manning Vivian Manning is the IT Manager at Barriston Law LLP in Barrie, Bracebridge and Cookstown, Ontario. Prior to moving into IT, Vivian practiced law at Barriston LLP (formerly Burgar Rowe PC) primarily in the area of Municipal Land Development, with a total of 17 years in private practice before switching to the IT side of the law office. She currently indulges her love of teaching tech through her blog Small City Law Firm Tech, where she provides “tips of the day.”   Writer's Archives

Kim Proxmire is a senior strategist for Greenfield/Belser, with a background of in-house and entrepreneurial law firm marketing and brand development. With 22 years of experience as a legal marketing and brand strategy consultant, Kim brings knowledge of developing and managing strategic level marketing and business development programs to small and mid-sized law firms. Prior to consulting, she was an in-house Director of Marketing for several Midwestern law firms and corporations, including Anheuser-Busch. Writer's Archives

Jared Correia is the law practice advisor at the Massachusetts Law Office Management Assistance Program. Prior to joining LOMAP, he was the Publications Attorney for the Massachusetts Bar Association. Before that, he worked as a private practice lawyer. Jared is a graduate of Suffolk University Law School and of Saint Anselm College, where he was a captain of the debate squad that finished as national runner-up in 2000. He loves James Taylor. Writer's Archives

Wendy Werner is a career coach and practice management consultant for lawyers and professional services firms and an award-winning photographer. She writes the Careers column for ABA Law Practice magazine, and is a frequent contributor to The St. Louis Lawyer and Law Practice Today. Wendy has a master’s degree in Personnel Administration and Counseling from Indiana University, and served as the Assistant Dean of Career Services at Saint Louis University School of Law. Find her at Werner Associates, LLC. Writer's Archives

Mary Ellen Sullivan is a Chicago-based freelance writer who writes frequently about the arts, music, travel and women’s issues, with a specialty in health care for more than 27 years. She is the author of the best-selling book “Cows on Parade in Chicago,” several travel guides, and has been published in The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, Woman’s Day, For Me, Vegetarian Times, Booklist and other publications. Writer's Archives

Marcia Pennington Shannon Marcia Pennington Shannon is a founding principal of Shannon and Manch, LLP, and has nearly 30 years of experience in lawyer career and professional development. In addition to her expertise in career transitions for lawyers at all levels, she has extensive experience in career advising and performance and executive coaching, especially focused on those in leadership and management roles. Marcia's latest book is The Lawyer's Career Management Handbook: Your Bridge to a Satisfying Career. Writer's Archives

Andrea Cannavina is President/CEO of LegalTypist, Inc., and helps sole practitioners, law firms and companies which service the legal industry upgrade their business processes to digital in order to get more done with less—less employees, less equipment and less stress! Writer's Archives

Matthew Homann is the founder of LexThink, a legal innovation consultancy that delivers conferences, retreats and workshops for lawyers and other professionals who want to embrace creative ways to grow their businesses and serve their clients better. As a dynamic “innovational” speaker, Matt shares innovative pricing strategies, creative marketing techniques, cutting-edge ideas from other industries and professions and proven customer service principles. Matt blogs at the award-winning “the [non]billable hour,” where he shares innovative ways for lawyers and other professionals be better at what they do. Writer's Archives

Joan Feldman is Partner/Editorial at Attorney at Work and a principal at Feldcomm, a custom publishing and marketing design firm in Chicago. An editor and writer, Joan has created, steered and contributed to myriad leading practice management and trade publications, including the American Bar Association's Law Practice magazine where she served as managing editor from 1998-2011. Joan is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism. Writer's Archives

Toby Brown is the Director of Pricing for law firm Vinson & Elkins, where he works with firm partners and clients in developing successful alternative fee arrangements (AFAs). 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). He maintains the ABA award-winning 3 Geeks and a Law Blog with two colleagues, is active on Twitter as @gnawledge and can be found here on LinkedIn. Writer's Archives