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Catherine Tang is a business and trademark lawyer licensed in California and Wisconsin. She worked at one of the largest international corporate law firms in Asia before opening her own virtual practice, focused on assisting entrepreneurs. In 2020, Ms. Tang moved to Verona, Wisconsin, where she has expanded to practice litigation and was recognized in 2021 by Super Lawyers. She is a co-founder of LegalMe, a nonprofit dedicated to helping entrepreneurs. For insights on business law and photos of her world travels, follow her on Instagram @AmericanAttorney and on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Niraj is the founder of Hiver, a powerful email management and collaboration tool. When not working on programming or customer support, Niraj likes to play guitar. He can be reached on Twitter @nirajr.

Dina Eisenberg is a lawyer and ombudsman turned award-winning entrepreneur who helps small and midsized law firm owners to increase their freedom, profit and joy through delegation and proper onboarding. She is the CEO of OutsourceEasier.com, a training and consulting firm. Connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter at @DinaEisenberg.

Eric Wangler is the president of BigHand, a global provider of voice productivity technology. Eric has worked in the legal industry for more than 15 years, including years at Ricoh and IKON, and has been helping law firms around the world achieve excellence in operational and technology initiatives.

Erika Winston is a Virginia-based writer and former domestic relations attorney. She understands the challenge of determining the best fee structure for your practice. Erika is a regular contributor to the TimeSolv blog and a variety of other publications.

Gerry Riskin, B. Com, LLB, P. Admin, is an internationally recognized lawyer, author, management consultant and co-founder of international consultancy Edge International. Gerry is author of “The Successful Lawyer,” “Creating the Marketing Mindset, “Herding Cats” and “Beyond Knowing.” He has served the Conference Board of Canada, has been a Visiting Fellow of The College of Law in London, a visiting lecturer at Fordham Law School in New York, Visiting Professor at the University or Pretoria in South Africa, and is a Fellow Emeritus of the College of Law Practice Management. He blogs at Amazing Firms Amazing Practices. Follow him on LinkedIn and Twitter at @Riskin.

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Josh Gerben is a trademark attorney and founder of Gerben Law Firm. In 2008 he left a secure job (in the middle of the Great Recession) and opened the firm to provide high-quality but reasonable flat fee trademark services. Gerben Law Firm has successfully registered more than 5,000 federal trademarks for clients. In 2019 Josh launched The Josh Gerben Show, a YouTube show and podcast about the business of law and his experiences in starting and running a law firm. Check out the YouTube channel or Apple Podcast, and connect with him on Twitter @JoshGerben.

Neha Sampat is CEO of GenLead|BelongLab, where she helps organizations create peak-performance, inclusive teams by addressing hidden barriers to belonging, such as imposter syndrome and internalized bias, unconscious bias, generational diversity and distrust in teams. As a coach, she helps individuals develop job situations and leadership styles that engage their true and best selves. Read more of her insights on The Belong Blog and follow her at @belonglab.

Mike Ramsey is President of Nifty Ventures and founder of Nifty Marketing and Nifty Law, which brings digital marketing, website design, SEO and content marketing to firms nationwide, and Managing Partner of Bold+Stone investments in Burley, Idaho.  One of the foremost authorities on local search, Mike is the author of “Winning at Local Search: The Nifty Guide to Digital Marketing for Lawyers” and a top-rated speaker at events such as Mozcon, Smx, Pubcon.

Katie Tejada is a writer, editor, and former HR professional. She often covers developments in HR, business communication, recruiting, real estate, finance and law.

Jim Brashear is General Counsel for Zix Corporation, a leading provider of  email encryption services. He earned his JD, magna cum laude, from the University of San Diego School of Law. He is a member of the Bar of the United States Supreme Court, the State Bar of Texas and the California Bar Association. Read his full bio here or read more of his in-depth blogs on this topic here.

Dean Whalen is the Chief Legal Officer of Readback, the industry’s first AI-assisted deposition court reporting platform with Active Reporting capabilities.  Readback combines human transcriptionists and AI to deliver high-quality transcripts for attorneys to view and use during proceedings and one-day certified transcripts for low, flat rates.

Elise Keith is co-founder of Lucid Meetings where she leads research, publication and product management efforts, constantly seeking ways to make it easy for people to enjoy meetings that get work done. She is the author of the book Where the Action Is: The Meetings That Make or Break Your Organization. For more information, visit www.lucidmeetings.com and connect with Elise on Twitter @EliseID8.