Annual Conference & Expo 2018 | Association of Legal Administrators | 3 May 2018 | National Harbor, Maryland, 201 Waterfront St, Oxon Hill, MD 20745, USA

ALA aims to advance the concept of inclusiveness and acceptance, so we help one another succeed. The 2018 Annual Conference & Expo is an opportunity to deepen our relationships and learn from one another, bringing together legal management professionals and business partners with diverse backgrounds, experiences and job responsibilities.

2018 Speaker Directory

Angelina Angelov, MBA
Office Manager at Russin, Vecchi & Heredia Bonetti in the Dominican Republic.

Vernice Armour
Former United States Marine Corps Officer. In 1993, Armour enlisted in the Army Reserves and joined the Army ROTC program while enrolled at Middle Tennessee State University.

David Avrin
Content-rich and always entertaining presentations to audiences across North America and around the world.

Andrew Barnes
Past-President of the Australasian Legal Practice Management Association (ALPMA).

Mark Beese
President of Leadership for Lawyers, a consultancy focused on helping lawyers and professionals become stronger leaders and business developers.

P. Douglas Benson
Has 25 years of experience driving quantifiable achievement at innovation at Am Law firms.

Kristin Bettorf
Partner in RubinBrown's Tax Services Group and the Vice Chair of RubinBrown's Law Firm Services Group.

Elizabeth Birch
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Elizabeth Birch Company

Lance Breger
Chief Executive Officer of Infinity Wellness Partners.

Ben Breslau
Directs JLL's research team in the Americas and is a member of the firm's Global Research Executive Committee.

Timothy Bromiley
Firmwide Professional Services Firms Practice Area Leader, Senior Associate at Gensler.

Leslie F. Brown
Head of Legal Project Management – Americas for Hogan Lovells US LLP.

Kristen Brown
She has shared her expertise on stage and screen, including "Live with Kelly," government, law firms and corporate teams.

Sacha Burn
Has worked as an Ergonomist with Humanscale since 2010.

Samuel J. Catanese
Certifed Public Accounting (CPA) and holds the position of Leading Partner of Catanese Group, PC.

Christine Cave
Director and Employment Attorney at Employers Legal Resource Center in Oklahoma City.

Judge Mary A. Celeste
(ret.) sat on the Denver County Court from 2000 to 2015, was the Presiding Judge 2009 and 2010, and was the co-founder of the Denver County Court Sobriety Court.

John Chisholm
Established his own advisory practice in 2005 and is a leading commentator, change agent and adviser.

Danielle Christian
Joined the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) in February 2016 as Associate Manager, Certification and Education.

Lida Citroen
Is an international reputation management and brand specialist who designs and enhances the identities of executives and professionals.

Michael S. Cohen
Partner at Duane Morris LLP in Philadelphia in the firm's Employment Services Practice Group.

Stephen Cole
Director, Client Technology & Strategy, at Mattern & Associates.

Anne Collier
Is dedicated to improving culture, collaboration and communication.
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Brad Cooper
Chief Executive Officer of US Corporate Wellness, Co-Founder of the Catalyst Coaching Institute, author of four books, and walks the wellness talk at age 51.

Suzanna Cooper
Is responsible for developing a personalized and relationship-oriented employee wellness coaching design in the industry.

Elizabeth Cooper, J.D.
International Director for JLL, Co-Chair of JLL's Global Law Firm Group and is President-Elect.

Timothy B. Corcoran
Principal with the Corcoran Consulting Group and the past President of the Legal Marketing Association.

Sherry Cushman
Executive Managing Director and Leader of Cushman & Wakefield's Legal Sector Advisory Group (LSAG).

Lisa R. Dasher
Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer for Wicker Smith O'Hara McCoy & Ford P.A.

Mack Dryden
He's beaten cancer twice, survived a stay in an African prison, earned a black belt and won several prestigious journalism awards.

Max Dubroff, SPHR, SCP
Former Chairman of a nonprofit board and a former Commissioner.

Nina Evans
Associate Head of the School of Information Technology and Mathematical Science (ITMS) and the Program Director for the Doctor of IT Management (DITM) program at the University of South Australia.

Richard Fernandez
eMod Project Manager at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Marty Festenstein
Practice Leader for the Legal Workplace Practice at Nelson, driving creativity and strategy for clients nationally.

Ross Fishman
Chief Executive Officer of Fishman Marketing where he helps firms with branding and websites.

Christina Floyd
Vice President of First American Legal Finance and is a Certified Lease and Finance Professional (CLFP).

Debbie Foster
Partner with the Affinity Consulting Group.

Tracey Gallegos, CLM,
Manager of Legal Operations at Argonne National Laboratory, reporting to the laboratory's general counsel.

Uri Gutfreund, RPLU
National Law Firm Practice Leader at Risk Strategies Company.

Rebecca Haack
Firm Administrator for Fullenweider Wilhite, and has been in the legal industry since 2006.

James Harrison
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Invisus.

Rick Hellers
Has more than 25 years' experience in legal technology and operations management for various law firms (including two AmLaw 200 firms).

Kerri Henderson
Associate at Gensler, works with firm leaders to identify key business drivers and leverage organizational aspirations to create tailored workplace designs.

Jennifer Hill
Began recruiting in 2003 and has recruited for top-tier law firms and corporations throughout California.

Paul Huschilt
Is a professional speaker, actor and satirizer rolled into an unusual ball of corporate messaging and humor.

Christine Juhasz (CJ)
Expert in Lean Management who re-imagined the legal operations function at MassMutual.

Regan Katz
Joined Wortham Insurance & Risk Management in 2012 and became a Managing Director in 2014

Karen Kirkpatrick
Owner, On Your Mark Consulting.

Rob Kleeger
Founder and Managing Director of Digital4nx Group, Ltd.

Kristen Knepper
Is an attorney and professional development consultant specializing in diversity and inclusion.

Kari Knutson
Is the Founder of Knutson Consulting.

Glen Kraemer
Is a Founding and Managing Partner of the employment law firm of Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP.

Karen Leastman
Vice President of First American Equipment Finance.

Steven Martin
Firmwide Leader of Gensler's Global Law Firm Practice, based in Washington, D.C.

Tom McCally
Heads the Employment and Labor Law practice at Carr Maloney PC.

David Meinz
Is a health promotion expert who has been helping people enhance both their personal and professional productivity for more than 25 years.

Bob Mellinger
Is the Founder and President of Attainium Corp.

David Michael
Chair of Gould & Ratner LLP's Litigation Practice.

Rob Millard
Director of Cambridge Strategy Group.

Michael Moore
Founder of Moore's Law, LLC.

Manar Morales
President and Chief Executive Officer the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance.

Jennifer Murray
Administrator at Latham & Watkins and oversees all administrative departments for the New York Office.

Andrea L. Myers, CLM
Director of Finance and Operations with Miller Johnson.

Michael Nash
Has 20 years of experience in assisting law firms in achieving excellence by focusing on leadership skills, firm structure, individual behaviors, communication, diagnostics and problem-solving, personal development, group functioning, and more.

Candice C. Pinares-Baez
Is an Attorney in the Fort Lauderdale office of Fisher Phillips.

Steve Polo
Managing Partner at OPX, a design consultancy in Washington, D.C.

James Price
Managing Director of Experience Matters.

John Quinones
A lifetime of "never taking no for an answer" took Quiñones from migrant farm work and poverty to more than 30 years at ABC News and the anchor desk at 20/20 and Primetime.

Joe Riccie
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with more than 35 years of financial, human capital, operational and technology management experience working in the private and public accounting industries.

Angela Rodin
Principal in KPMG's Washington, D.C. Risk Advisory Forensic Practice.

Gina F. Rubel
Chief Executive Officer of Furia Rubel Communications.

John A. Rubino
Founder and President of Rubino Consulting Services (RCS).

Linda Ryan
Director, Legal Operations for Deloitte Tax Law LLP (Canada).

Corey Saban
Emmy-nominated and Associated Press award-winning TV journalist.

Mark Santiago
Has consulted to law firms in the United States and Europe for more than 35 years.

Benjamin Schmidt
Is a consultant at Mattern & Associates. He received his JD from Villanova and has expertise both as a practicing law firm attorney, in-house counsel as well as on the vendor side at Canon Business Services.

Kathryn Scourby
Principal of KNS Consulting, LLC.

Cynthia Shaffer
Is an essential member of the Arudia team with a passion for problem-solving and getting the job done right.

Mark Shore
Has worked in the insurance industry for more than 20 years.

Mickey Silberman
Shareholder with Fortney & Scott, LLC and Chair of the firm's Affirmative Action & Pay Equity Practice Group.

Twylla Sketchley
Florida Bar Board Certified elder law Attorney licensed in Florida and Montana.

Leah Smiley
Founder and President of the Society for Diversity, the largest global professional association for diversity and inclusion.

Spencer Smith
Founder of Spencer X. Smith Consulting, and services law firms throughout the country.

Michael Stephens
Director of Human Resources and Diversity at Alston & Bird.

Darren Straniero
Financial Advisor and Certified Financial Planner with OnPlane Financial Advisors.

Michelle Terry
Has been working in commercial interior design and project management for more than 15 years, creating dynamic and cost-effective workplace strategy solutions for Fortune 500 and AmLaw 100 clients.

Michelle Tillis Lederman
Is the Chief Executive Officer of Executive Essentials.

Lisa Tran
Communications Manager for eCommerce at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Lisa Waligorski, CLM,
Is the Executive Director at Newmeyer & Dillion, LLP.

Alan Wilson
Started working with GLJ Benefit Consultants in 2004 as an Employee Benefits Specialist.

Keynote Speaker:

Juan Manuel “John” Quiñones
ABC News correspondent and host of the television show What Would You Do?

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