Janet Ellen Raasch is a writer, ghostwriter and blogger who works closely with professional services providers—especially lawyers, law firms, legal consultants and legal organizations—to help them achieve name recognition and new business through publication of keyword-rich content for the Web and social media sites as well as articles and books for print. She blogs at Constant Content and can be reached at jeraasch@msn.com.

Silvia L. Coulter is a Vice President and Co-founder of LawVision Group and leads the firm’s Client Development Practice. She is a recognized leader in law firm business development strategy and assists firms with business development, key client retention and growth strategies, client service strategies and process improvement initiatives. Prior to co-founding LawVision Group, Silvia was a Managing Director at Hildebrandt. She is an Adjunct Faculty member at George Washington University where she teaches in the Masters in Law Firm Management program. Silvia may be reached at scoulter@lawvision.com.

Vedia Jones-Richardson is a Principal with Olive and Olive, PA, an intellectual property firm in North Carolina. With degrees in law and design, her career has included experience in television, advertising and corporate communications. Vedia is a past Chair of  the ABA Law Practice Management Section and a Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management. She has chaired the annual Bar Leadership Institute for the NC Bar Association and the ABA Women Rainmakers Mid-Career Workshop, which she founded in 2007.

Christy Burke is the Founder and President of Burke & Company, a New York-based communications agency specializing in public relations, marketing and organizational management. Christy is a veteran marketing and advertising professional, including the former marketing manager for Worldox/World Software Corporation. She is a columnist for Legal IT Professionals and has written articles for  several legal technology and practice management publications.

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Glenn G. Gutek is Senior Practice Advisor with Atticus. Previously, he served as principal consultant and coach for a company that facilitated the development of executives, managers and leaders of large corporations and nonprofit organizations. Glenn also served for 10 years as senior pastor with churches in Southern California and Florida. His knowledge of and passion for creating healthy corporate cultures has given him the opportunity to work with some of the brightest and best leaders around the country. He speaks frequently on the topic of leadership and personal growth.

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Richard S. Granat is a lawyer and recognized expert on the delivery of legal services over the Internet. He is CEO and Founder of DirectLaw, Inc., a virtual law firm platform provider, and founder of  Granat Legal Services, P.C., the first virtual law firm in Maryland. Richard is a Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management, Co-Chair of the ABA’s eLawyering Task Force, and recipient of a Louis M. Brown Lifetime Achievement Award from the ABA in recognition of his innovations in the delivery of legal services.

Larry Bodine is a business development trainer who has helped more than 250 law firms get new business and generate revenue by training lawyers at firm retreats, coaching lawyers one-on-one, developing business development strategies and using technology to market a practice. A former litigator and law firm marketing director, Larry has served as an expert witness in litigation involving Internet marketing disputes. He is a cum laude graduate of both Seton Hall University and Amherst College. He blogs at Larry Bodine’s Law Marketing Blog.

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