Sue-Ella Prodonovich is an author, teacher and award-winning business development advisor to law firms. She is the Principal of Prodonovich Advisory, a business dedicated to helping lawyers develop positive client relationships and sharpen their business development practices. Follow Sue-Ella on LinkedIn.

Brian Greene is co-founder of Virginia-based law firm GreeneHurlocker, which serves retail energy, utility, and renewable energy clients, as well as other business clients, throughout the mid-Atlantic region. Follow Brian on LinkedIn and @GreeneHurlocker.

Stephanie Hanna is an attorney and people connector who knows what it takes to develop and maintain key relationships. For more than a decade, she has been coaching law students and lawyers to navigate the profession and develop their careers. Stephanie understands that only 15% of job success comes from technical skills, so she created the program “The Other 85” to help clients master the other 85%. Follow her on Instagram and LinkedIn.

Zana Tomich is co-founding partner of Dalton & Tomich, PLC based in Detroit, and provides outside general counsel services to privately held companies. Connect with her on LinkedIn.

Rudhir Krishtel practiced law as an Am Law 100 partner and Senior Counsel at Apple. He now speaks, facilitates and coaches regularly with high-performing teams and individuals, serving as a resource and support for workplace communities. He can be reached at connect@krishtel.com. For more information on business development, effective communication and relationship building in the workplace, visit krishtel.com

Renée Pastor is Founder & Wealth Manager at The Pastor Financial Group, a comprehensive financial planning and wealth management practice headquartered in New Orleans. The firm specializes in retirement planning and 401(k) account management for families and individuals nationwide. To learn more, please visit thepastorgroup.com. Follow Renée on LinkedIn and @pastorgroup

Tom Lambotte is a cybersecurity expert who has been in the legal tech industry for close to two decades. He founded BobaGuard, an affordable suite of turnkey cybersecurity solutions to help protect small and midsize law firms from getting hacked. Tom’s passion is helping legal entrepreneurs grow by leveraging technology. He is also CEO and founder of GlobalMac IT, a managed service provider that specializes in serving lawyers nationwide who use Macs. Tom and his wife live in Chardon, Ohio, with their four kids, mother-in-law, two dogs and a bunny. Connect with Tom on LinkedIn here.

Curt Brown is Co-Founder and Chief of Legal Innovation at Overture Law, where he also serves as General Counsel. In 2023, Curt was named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers. He has also been recognized as a California Lawyer of the Year (CLAY Award) by The Daily Journal and Pro Bono Attorney of the Year by the USC Law School Public Interest Law Fund. Curt is a founding partner of L&F Brown, P.C. and Chief Legal Officer of BizCounsel, Inc., which provides subscription legal plans to small and growing businesses.

Joey Seeber is CEO of Level Legal, an e-discovery, managed review, and consulting company dedicated to delighting corporations and law firms through concierge service. Joey also served three terms as mayor of Tyler, Texas, and earned his J.D. from Baylor University. Follow him on LinkedIn and at @JoeySeeber.

Michael T. Murray is VP of client strategy for Veritext Legal Solutions. He stays on top of litigation technology trends and provides informative and entertaining CLE programs, educational instruction, and product demonstrations to legal professionals across the nation. Follow him on LinkedIn and @Veritext.

Lee Rosen is a globetrotting lawyer and remote-work guru, director of the Rosen Institute, a community of lawyers learning to grow their practices, and author of the popular Friday File newsletter. Lee is a recipient of the ABA James Keane Award for excellence in eLawyering. Follow him on LinkedIn and on Twitter @LeeRosen.

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Zenell B. Brown is an attorney, author and sought-after speaker and trainer on leadership and inclusion. Zenell has worn many hats during her legal career. She began as a paralegal and currently serves as a court administrator in Detroit. During the pandemic, she wrote and published “Coffee and Conversations: Inclusion and Belonging,”  a 28-minute read encouraging the legal community  to stir up good conversations and start creating inclusion where they are right now with what they have. On weekends, Zenell can be found in her studio painting and creating mixed media art for journals, cards and clothes. Follow her on LinkedIn.

Alexandra Davis is an attorney and legal industry ghostwriter based in Raleigh, North Carolina. She has ghostwritten and edited articles, eBooks, whitepapers, and memoirs for legal industry leaders and is the founder of Davis Legal Media, a content strategy service for the legal industry.

Laura Bagby is the Communications Director at the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism (2Civility), which promotes integrity, professionalism, and civility among lawyers and judges. To learn more, click here and follow the Commission on LinkedIn.