INDUCTEES ‘08

BarbaraDunn

Principal with Gensler

Over 27 years of experience and has designed over 3,600,000 square feet of law firms

Frequent speaker and author on law firm design Her designs have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, American Bar Association Journal, California Law Business, and Legal Management.

Managing Partner of McGuire, Wood & Bissette, P.A.

Former ABA LPM Section Chair

Co-author of The Lawyers Guide to Strategic Planning

Committed to recognizing and promoting young lawyers, diversity, integrity and best practices in professionalism and ethics.

ThomasGrella

Co-founder and partner Hellerman Bretz Communications LLC

Called a “PR whiz” and “top media relations pro” by both Law Practice Management and PR Week magazines.

2007 LMA Your Honor Award Winner

President of the Board of Directors of The Reading Connection. This is a non-profit literacy organization dedicated to bringing books and a lifelong love of reading to children in crisis.

JohnHellerman

Chief Operation Officer Lathrop & Gage, L.C.

Past President of Association of Legal Administrators

Mentor to many administrators around the country, providing encouragement and challenging them to step out of their comfort zones and rise to new heights

William Migneron

Director of the Centre for Professional Legal Studies and Professor of Law at Strathclyde University

Works to build bridges between the world of the law school, the public, the judiciary, government and the legal profession.

Founder of Ross Priory Retreat which brings together thinkers, academics, practitioners and judges to discuss impact of new technologies on the legal profession

Alan Paterson

Business Development Manager Nabarro LLP

His unique management style bridges the gap between legal and support staff gaining cooperation and improved performance.

Founding member of Managing Partner’s global Though Leadership Forum

Won the Best Marketing Team for Nabarro at this year's Legal Marketing Awards and a European Practice Management Award for "Best Brand in Practice".

TimPercival

Founder and Owner, Maxfield Peterson & Richards CPAs

Adjunct professor in the University of Denver's Master of Science in Legal Administration and teaches in the ALA’s Essential Competencies for Legal Administrators program.

Frequent author and speaker to the legal profession on a wide range of topics that serve to advance the profession.

Stephen “Pete” Peterson

President Smock Sterling Strategic Management Consultants

One of the earliest management consultants to legal firms

Directed or participated in more than 200 assignments for law firms of all sizes.

Brings fresh perspective as his work isn’t limited to legal firms

John Smock

Partner Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

Chaired ABA Tech Show

Frequent presenter on the subject of automation in legal practice

Columnist for ABA’s Law Practice Management magazine and recently co-authored book on Extranets for Lawyers

World champion in Atacama Desert Crossing – 160 mile race over six-day period

Mark Tamminga

Director of the Practice and Professionalism Center at the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Major contributor to the development of the practice management advisor concept as a pioneer, innovator, promoter and mentor.

Chaired Publications Board of the ABA Law Practice Management Section

Frequent writer and presenter on law practice management topics.

ReidTrautz

Director of Information Resources at Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Expert in Information Resources reaching far beyond the Law Library to help clients reach their business goals and help lawyers retain and grow their key client relationships.

Featured in last month’s American Lawyer for her leadership as director of information resources at Dorsey & Whitney.

LindaWill