Elizabeth Ferris is the founder of Ferris Consulting. With more than 25 years’ experience in marketing, business development and strategic planning and 18 years in legal marketing, she has advised some of the most successful North American and U.K. law firms. She has particular experience in advising firms with niche practices. A frequent speaker and author on legal marketing, Elizabeth has led workshops and planning retreats throughout North America, the U.K., Austria and Australia. Follow her @ferrisconsults.

Eric P. Magnuson is a business litigation partner and Litigation practice group co-chair at Nutter. He litigates high-stakes commercial disputes in state and federal courts, including class-action defense, business and fiduciary disputes, insurance litigation, and other matters involving significant financial or regulatory exposure.

Jessica Aries is a digital marketing strategist and former IT & privacy lawyer. She helps law firms grow with AI, LinkedIn, and digital content that converts. To learn more about Jessica and follow her work, visit www.byaries.com or follow her on LinkedIn.

Andrew Regal is a media executive who began his career at Court TV, MSNBC, CNBC, and ultimately served as Global Head of Video at The Wall Street Journal. A workplace bullying expert and facilitator, Andy is a popular speaker and author of “Surviving Bully Culture: Career Spent Navigating Workplace Bullying and a Guide for Healing” (April 2026). Follow him on LinkedIn and join his no workplace bullying communities on Facebook and Substack.

Linda Hazelton is the founder of Hazelton Marketing & Management, a Dallas-based consultancy offering communication and strategy, organization and business development, and profitability counsel to law firms. Linda has more than 20 years of experience at the helm of law firms. She has an MBA from the University of Minnesota and is a CAPT-qualified Myers-Briggs trainer and coach. Follow her on LinkedIn.

Kevin Gallagher is general manager of the payments division at CARET, a leading software and integrated payments solutions provider, delivering best-in-class cloud applications to over 10,000 professional services firms. He has over 25 years of experience in the payment industry and is an expert in building and scaling PE-backed payment and SaaS companies. Follow him on LinkedIn.

Chere Estrin is CEO of Estrin Legal Staffing (@estrin) and its medical records division, MediSums, and President and co-founding member of the Organization of Legal Professionals, a legal technology training organization. A former administrator for two major law firms, she has held executive positions in law firms, litigation support companies and as senior VP of a legal staffing division of a $5 billion publicly held corporation. She publishes the digital magazine KNOW, the Magazine for Paralegals, and is former editor-in-chief of Sue, the Magazine for Women Litigators.

Michael T. Murray is the VP of client strategy for Veritext Legal Solutions. He stays on top of litigation technology trends and travels throughout the nation speaking and providing informative and entertaining CLEs, educational instruction and product demonstrations to legal professionals. Stacey DiGerardo is the director of case management initiatives at Veritext, with over 15 years of experience in the court reporting industry. She began her career as a senior case manager, developing deep operational expertise, and later transitioned into an account executive role specializing in complex litigation, with a focus on multijurisdictional matters spanning major U.S. markets. In her current role, she leads the development and national rollout of strategic case management initiatives.

Tracy Callahan is the founder of Touchstone Legal Resources. She works with women-led law firms on the relational dynamics and candor that determine whether a partnership thrives or erodes from within. Ildiko Markus of Ildiko Markus Advisory works with high-performing women leaders on the internal architecture that allows them to lead sustainably without disappearing in the process. They work with managing partners separately and together.

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Otto Sorts has been reading law since before Martindale met Hubbell. A champion of the grand tradition of the law, Otto has long been suspicious of “new-fangled” management ideas and anyone who calls the profession the legal “industry.” Retired from his Of Counsel role, Otto still keeps his pen sharp. When he gets really cranky about something, he writes for Attorney at Work.

Amanda Sexton is the founder of FocusWorks Marketing, an agency that helps law firms turn their legal expertise into content that attracts high-value clients. She specializes in translating complex legal knowledge into clear, trust-building messaging that connects with potential clients. Through strategic website copy, case studies, and thought leadership content, Amanda and her team help law firms establish authority and grow their practices. Additionally, Amanda is President of the New Jersey Legal Industry Providers and Incoming Chair for the LMA Northeast Conference.You can follow her on LinkedIn here.

Manni Sandoval is a Bilingual Account Executive at LEX Reception, a dedicated answering service for law firms and legal professionals. She works with attorneys every single day to understand their firm’s needs and deliver a personalized and detailed intake service.

Ida O. Abbott is a leader in the field of talent management. She has enjoyed a four-decade career as a lawyer and consultant and now applies her talents to help firms improve retirement processes and to serve senior professionals as a retirement mentor and coach. The Wall Street Journal named her book “Retirement by Design” one of the best books of 2020 on retirement and aging. She is a Fellow of both the American Bar Foundation and the College of Law Practice Management. She is the author of numerous seminal books, including “The Lawyer’s Guide to Mentoring, 2nd Edition” and “Sponsoring Women: What Men Need to Know,”  and is a popular speaker. Learn more at www.IdaAbbott.com.

Tom Lenfestey is the founder and CEO of The Law Practice Exchange, a law firm M&A advisory firm that helps attorneys buy, sell, and plan transitions for their practices. He has advised on hundreds of law firm transactions and speaks nationally on succession planning and firm valuation. Connect with Tom on LinkedIn.