Peggy Gruenke is Principal at CPN Legal, a law firm management consulting firm specializing in business operations, technology, law firm bookkeeping services, trust accounting and outsourced CFO services. Prior to working with lawyers, Peggy was as an IT consultant for small businesses. She is a national speaker on legal technology, law firm operations and online marketing. Peggy writes on productivity and profitability for Attorney at Work here. Follow her on Twitter @PeggyGruenke.

Known as “The Coach” throughout his long career, Mike O’Horo was a giant among his peers in legal marketing and business development. He trained more than 7,000 lawyers, simplifying powerful sales processes by which they generated $1.5 billion in new business. A serial innovator, earlier he developed RainmakerVT, a virtual BD training tool, and the sales training program ResultsPath. He wrote his column, “Well Said!,” on sales and business development truths for lawyers. Mike passed away in February 2022.

Ryan Sullivan has been a trial lawyer for almost 14 years, practicing exclusively indigent criminal defense. A speaker, writer and trainer, Ryan believes a sense of humor and the ability to frame events positively, combined with solid professional skills, leads directly to career and business success. Her experience working and training others in challenging careers has given her the skills to manage the toughest customers, speak and present persuasively, and shine under stressful circumstances. Ryan and her husband have three children, three dogs and a home suspended in a perpetual state of DIY remodeling.

John Butterworth is an experienced digital marketer who believes the fastest way to grow any business is by automating its lead acquisition. He’s helped many companies scale rapidly through a tried-and-tested combination of SEO, CRO and email automation. John’s career has taken him across specialist roles in China, Vietnam and the U.K. Currently, he works in-house for the global video creation platform Viddyoze.

Ryan Spear is the president of Hotels for Trial, a legal industry-focused travel agency for trial and litigation teams. Spear also serves as a mentor, speaker and hospitality professional. Follow his company @SpearTravelGroup.

Sam Hoffman is a Solution Consultant at Opus 2, a leading legal software and services provider. Used in proceedings around the world, Opus 2 transforms how legal professionals work by eliminating inefficiencies and connecting them with the collaborative software they need to work smarter and more effectively.

Paul Burton is a former corporate finance attorney and General Counsel who helps lawyers and legal professionals make the best use of their time. The author of eight guides on individual and leadership productivity, he delivers seminars and coaching services to busy professionals across the United States. You can learn more about Paul and his practice at www.quietspacing.com.

Elizabeth A. Butcher is Director of Client Development for Wilmer Hale. Before her experience with law firms, Elizabeth worked for Madison Square Garden in various marketing and public relations capacities.

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Shawn Healy is a licensed clinical psychologist with Massachusetts Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, Inc. (LCL). He runs stress management groups for law firms and provides training sessions on time and stress management to bar associations, solo attorneys and law firms. A frequent writer on the topics of conflict resolution, anxiety management, resilience and work-life balance, he is a contributor to the LCL blog and tweets for @LCL_MassLawyers.

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David Ackert is the President of Ackert Inc. and business development mentor to thousands of lawyers across North America. He regularly speaks at partner retreats and provides business development programs for many of the firms on the AmLaw 250. Follow him on LinkedIn or Twitter @DavidAckert.

Robert Theofanis is an estate planning attorney in Manhattan Beach, Calif. Follow along as he grows his practice at Bobogado.

Nicole Clark is a business litigation and labor and employment attorney and is CEO and co-founder of Trellis Research. Trellis (@trellis_law) is an AI-powered legal research and analytics platform that gives state court litigators a competitive advantage by making trial court rulings searchable, and providing insights into opposing counsel and state court judges. Follow her on Twitter at @Nicole_A_Clark

Mary Juetten is founder and CEO of Traklight and has dedicated her more-than-30-year career to helping businesses achieve and protect their success. Mary is also a practicing attorney, licensed in Washington state, and Of Counsel with Nimbus Legal.  In 2015, Mary co-founded Evolve Law, which she sold to Above the Law in 2018.  She was named to the ABA’s Legal Technology Resource Center 2016 Women in Legal Tech list and the Fastcase 50 Class of 2016. She is a LegalShield advocate and served on the Group Legal Services Association Board. Follow her @maryjuetten and find her books, “The Business of Legal: The Data-Driven Law Practice” and ”Small Law KPIs: How to Measure Your Way to Greater Profits,” on Amazon.