Allan Colman is CEO of the Closers Group, a legal sales and business development training consultant and a motivational speaker. For more than two decades, he has helped law firms generate revenue. By listening to and synthesizing how in-house counsel and business executives make decisions, he has brought in millions of new business and built legal business development structures that continue to perform. Colman is the author of Own the Zone: Dominate the Competition (2012), and co-author of Lead Like a Boss (2013).  You can reach him at acolman@closersgroup.com.

Josh King is the General Counsel and Vice President of Business Development of Avvo, Inc., the largest legally related Q&A website where consumers get their questions answered by a community of rated attorneys. He received his J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of Law.

Jeffrey Taylor is an attorney in Oklahoma City, focusing on personal injury, small business litigation and immigration issues. He is the author of the The Droid Lawyer blog, which gives tips and tricks for lawyers using Android devices in their law practice.

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Rian Gauvreau is the co-founder and COO of Clio, a leading cloud-based practice management system for small and mid-sized law firms. Rian has more than 10 years experience working in the legal technology industry, and enjoys helping legal professionals become more efficient through the use of cloud-based technology.

Chris Crowley is a motivational speaker and the coauthor of the New York Times best-sellers Younger Next Year and Younger Next Year for Women. His third book, Thinner This Year, is soon to be released. Chris spends a great deal of time traveling the country, lecturing on the revolution in aging, which has been his great passion for the past 10 years. Read more about Chris and his books at www.youngernextyear.com, or go really nuts and ask him to come talk to your firm.

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Ashley Hallene is a solo practitioner specializing in Oil and Gas Law, Title Examination, and Oil and Gas Leasing in Houston. She blogs about technology practice tips at www.hallenelaw.com and is an active member of the ABA Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division. She writes on technology and practice management for GPSolo magazine, the GPSOLO eReport, Young Lawyer Newsletter and TechnoLawyer.

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Nancy Byerly Jones is a former practicing lawyer, a mediator and life, solutions consultant and coach to individuals, law offices and other businesses nationwide. If you have questions or just want to chat, you can reach her via email at nbj@nbjconsulting.com, follow her on Twitter via @LawBusinessTips or check her out more on Linkedin.

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Scott Brenner is a solo practitioner in New York City and Special Counsel to Drohan Lee LLC’s Alternative Investment, Commercial Litigation, Regulatory and Corporate Governance Practice Groups. As a veteran commercial trade and business lawyer with approximately 20 years of diverse experience, he represents foreign and domestic businesses ranging in development from early and emerging growth stages, to middle market and multi-national corporations. Contact him at sbrenner@brenner-esq.com.