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William Cobb was managing partner of Cobb Consulting, based in Houston, where he consulted on strategic issues affecting law firms and general counsel helping them improve their competitive positions for over 40 years. An active member of the ABA, he wrote “A Planning Workbook for Law Firm Management,” the first of its kind for law firms. He was a prolific author and featured speaker for the ABA, The State Bar of Texas, the International Bar Association, the American Lawyer Magazine and many others. Bill died September 15, 2021, at age 78.

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John H. Snyder is the founder of John H. Snyder PLLC, a boutique litigation firm in Midtown Manhattan that focuses on complex closely-held company disputes and outside general counsel services for emerging companies. John has deep experience in the private equity and commercial real estate industries, and is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Brown University. John lives in Times Square with his wife, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer.

Christine Musil is Director of Marketing for Informative Graphics, a technology company that provides secure document viewing software and Redact-It electronic redaction software.  Christine is a frequent writer and speaker about electronic redaction best practices in the legal industry.  Email her at christinem@infograph.com.

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Shawn McNalis is a Senior Practice Advisor, Curriculum Director and trainer for Atticus, a practice management education and training organization for attorneys. Along with Mark Powers, she developed and wrote “The Rainmaker Program,” the marketing manual used by Atticus clients, and an abridged version published by The Florida Bar. They also co-authored “Time Management for Attorneys: A Lawyer’s Guide to Decreasing Stress, Eliminating Interruptions & Getting Home on Time,” as well as “How Good Attorneys Become Great Rainmakers: A Breakthrough Referral Marketing Process,” and “Hire Slow, Fire Fast.”

Dan Pinnington is President and CEO of Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company (LAWPRO) in Toronto, where he helps lawyers avoid malpractice claims. He is a Fellow and Trustee of the College of Law Practice Management and a prolific writer, speaker and blogger on risk management, legal technology and law practice management issues. Follow him on Twitter @DanPinnington.

Jason Womack is principal with The Womack Company, which provides training and personal coaching that provides practical methods to maximize tools, systems and processes to achieve quality work/life balance. He has worked with leaders and executives for over 16 years in the business and education sectors. Jason is the author  of Your Best Just Got Better: Work Smarter, Think Bigger, Make More (Wiley, 2012), focused on improving your productivity one day at a time.

Martin Grayson is a California defense lawyer and author of The View from the First Chair: What Every Trial Lawyer Really Needs to Know (Lawyer Avenue Press), a crash course that offers fresh insight into the litigation process and the art of the lawsuit. A former journalist, Martin is a former member of the board of editors for the ABA Litigation Section magazine, Litigation, has served as a Judge Pro Tempore for Los Angeles County Superior Court and, in 25 years, has litigated hundreds of maritime, oil and gas, transportation, insurance, and corporate cases. He blogs at www.GraysonOnTrials.com.

Steve Irons is the President of DocSolid, which provides document scanning solutions for the legal market. He also started and ran Image Choice (now enChoice), then founded and served as CEO at ImageTag, Inc.—and all three ventures continue to thrive. Steve is an entrepreneur, an innovator, a holder of six U.S. patents and a fascinated student of the intersection of paper and people. He is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Northern Arizona University. He spends his spare time (whatever that is) with his partner Nadya and their two teenage whirlwinds. In his other spare time, Steve is into fitness and entrepreneurship.

Tom Zuber is creator and Co-CEO of LawLoop.com. Tom, an intellectual property attorney, is also a Co-Founder and a member of the Management Committee of Zuber & Taillieu in Los Angeles. He earned his J.D. from Columbia University Law School.  Read Tom’s full bio here.