Scott Wilson is an award-winning communicator with Lend-Grow, a student loan refinancing marketplace. Lend-Grow provides people access to harder-to-find lenders who typically offer better rates. Scott was previously Executive Producer at an ABC affiliate in Lynchburg, Virginia. Follow him on LinkedIn and @Lend_Grow.

Dan Lear is a lawyer and legal industry gadfly and the Chief Instigator of Right Brain Law. As a practicing attorney he advised technology companies from startups to the Fortune 100. Since his transition from tech lawyer to legal technologist, Dan’s been featured or published widely in the legal industry press and spoken to at SXSW Interactive, Ignite Seattle, Georgetown University, Stanford University, ReInvent Law, and the National Conference of Bar Presidents. Most recently, Dan was the Director of Industry Relations for Avvo. Follow him @rightbrainlaw.

Lori Mihalich-Levin believes in empowering working parents. She is the founder and CEO of Mindful Return, author of “Back to Work After Baby: How to Plan and Navigate a Mindful Return to Work from Maternity Leave,” and co-host of the Parents at Work Podcast. She is mama to two wonderful red-headed boys and is a partner in the health care practice at Dentons US LLP. Her thought leadership has been featured in publications including Forbes, The Washington Post, New York Times Parenting, Thrive Global and The Huffington Post.

Lauren Smith is a principal for the National Partner Group of Parker + Lynch Legal, where she represents individual partners, counsel and groups in connection with partner hiring and office openings nationwide. Lauren also recruits attorneys at all levels for the Washington, D.C., market. Before joining Parker + Lynch, Lauren was a litigator with Venable LLP and worked as in-house counsel for a real estate company in Los Angeles. Follow her on LinkedIn and @ParkerLynch

Jerry Lawson’s current primary areas of interest are knowledge management and marketing for lawyers. His newest book, “Knowledge Management for Lawyers: Creating A Culture of Success,” is scheduled for publication in August 2021. President of New Strategies in Legal Tech LLC, he shares legal tech ideas at the New Ideas in Legal Tech website and his personal blog, Netlawtools.com. Jerry is also the author of “The Complete Internet Handbook for Lawyers” (ABA 1999), which he obstinately maintains still has some residual value even after two decades. Follow him on Twitter @JerryLawson77 and on LinkedIn.

Amy Collins is Associate Principal, Director of Design for PDR Corp., a workplace consultancy and a creative design and architecture firm that specializes in the delivery of innovative workplace design and solutions. Follow her on Instagram at PDRcorp and on LinkedIn and @PDRcorp #cooloffices.

Joshua Baron regularly consults with law firms and individual lawyers on building referral relationships. He is a criminal defense lawyer in Salt Lake City, UT, and the author of “The Business of Criminal Law.” After co-founding SB Legal in 2009, Joshua has represented hundreds of criminal defendants in state and federal court. He and his wife, Brittany, have 11 children. Connect with Joshua on LinkedIn and follow him @JoshBaron.

Briana Hulet is the Director, Legal Solutions at QuisLex, a legal services provider specializing in executing complex document review, contract management and compliance. A former Big Law litigation attorney, Briana oversees the supervision and management of client engagements, defining and implementing protocols for complex and large-scale matters. She received her J.D. from New York University School of Law. Robert Coppola is the Vice President, Legal Solutions and Strategic Growth at QuisLex, where his responsibilities include operational oversight and execution, management of key client relationships, and driving strategic growth across QuisLex’s service lines. He received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.

Joshua M. Peck is CEO of Joshua Peck Legal Communications. He has worked in legal PR since 1994, as a consultant and in-house at three AmLaw 100 law firms. In 2002, Joshua co-founded Law Firm Media Professionals (LFMP), a national association of in-house and outside media and marketing professionals dedicated to improving how they deliver public relations and communications services to the outstanding law firms they serve. He can be reached at joshuam.peck@gmail.com. His video on working with the press is visible here.

Former Goodwin Procter private equity M&A, Josh is the founder of Biglaw Investor. He started his legal career with over $200,000 in debt and soon realized that paying off debt, learning the tax code and mastering retirement accounts would be a second job, whether he wanted it or not. Over the past decade, Josh has made it his mission to pass along the lessons he learned along the way to accelerate other lawyer’s journey to financial independence. He lives in Austin with his wife and son.

Alison Lupel is a Senior Account Manager of Key Accounts at Smokeball.  A former practicing attorney, real estate broker, and high school teacher she enjoys collaborating with law firms as she brainstorms ways they can increase both productivity and profitability using Smokeball.

Kimberly McTorry is a trial lawyer and managing partner of McTorry Law (www.shesmylawyer.com) in Humble, Texas. Prior to forming her own law firm, Kimberly was a prosecutor at the Harris County District Attorney’s Office in Houston. Kimberly is a graduate of Belmont University Law School,  a charter member of Belmont Law’s Board of Advocates, and a fellow of the Tennessee Bar Association’s Diversity Leadership Institute. Follow her on LinkedIn and @shes_my_lawyer on Instagram.

Susan Ethridge is a writer, editor and marketer with more than 15 years’ experience in the legal technology industry. A co-founder of OnCall Discovery, she writes blog posts and articles that explore the nuances of data and discovery management, legal marketing, and relationship nurturing.

Cindy McGovern, Ph.D., known as the “First Lady of Sales,” speaks and consults internationally on sales, interpersonal communication and leadership. She is the author of “Every Job Is a Sales Job: How to Use the Art of Selling to Win at Work.” Cindy is the CEO of Orange Leaf Consulting, a sales management and consulting firm, and holds a doctorate in organizational communication. Find more information at www.drcindy.com and connect with her on Twitter @1stladyofsales.

Debbie Foster is a nationally recognized thought leader on efficiency and innovation in professional legal organizations. Having worked with law firms and legal departments since 1995, she combines her mix of strategic management and strong leadership skills to help them navigate the ever-changing legal services delivery landscape. Foster has earned her Lean Six Sigma Certification and is active in legal industry associations including the Association of Legal Administrators and the ABA Law Practice Division. Follow her on LinkedIn and on Twitter @DebbieFoster @AffinityLegal.