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.

Stephanie Kimbro is a member of Burton Law LLC and has served clients with unbundled North Carolina estate planning services online since 2006. Stephanie is the author of Limited Scope Legal Services: Unbundling and the Self-Help Client as well as Virtual Law Practice: How to Deliver Legal Services Online and the forthcoming book The Lawyer’s Guide to Online Marketing Tools. She may be reached at skimbro@burton-law.com.

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William Cobb was managing partner of Cobb Consulting, based in Houston, where he consulted on strategic issues affecting law firms and general counsel helping them improve their competitive positions for over 40 years. An active member of the ABA, he wrote “A Planning Workbook for Law Firm Management,” the first of its kind for law firms. He was a prolific author and featured speaker for the ABA, The State Bar of Texas, the International Bar Association, the American Lawyer Magazine and many others. Bill died September 15, 2021, at age 78.

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