Focus Areas
- Quoted in, “DKM 2024 — AI in Law Practice and Law School: Tomorrow’s Challenge or Today’s Reality?” UNC School of Law, November 2024
- Co-author, “Questions to Ask Your Law Firms About Their Use of Artificial Intelligence,” Journal of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Law, Volume 7, No. 5, September–October 2024
- Quoted in “AI’s Legal Magic: Despite Pitfalls, Attorneys Test Machine Learning,” Arkansas Business, June 10, 2024 (subscription required)
- Co-author, “Questions to Ask Your Law Firms About Their Use of Artificial Intelligence,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, October 4, 2023
- Quoted in “PREDICTIVE POWER; Law firms are developing analytics tools to add a quantitative edge to their advice. But AI-powered predictions don’t come easy,” The American Lawyer, June 1, 2022
- Featured, “In Predictive Analytics Market, Law Firms See a Space of Their Own,” Legaltech News, May 2022
- Co-author, “Software: Pencils, Not Panaceas,” Litigation, Vol. 48, No. 3, Spring 2022, American Bar Association (available online at www.americanbar.org)
- Contributor, The Power of Legal Project Management: A Practical Handbook, Second Edition, American Bar Association, November 2021
- Featured, “3 Ways Firms Can Benefit From Data They Already Have,” Law360, September 9, 2021
- Featured, “Legalweek 2020: Change Management – How to Get Lawyers and Staff to Buy-In to Change,” Legal Talk Network, Podcast, February 2020
- Featured, “Change Of Heart: How Attorneys Can Get Buy-In For Big Ideas,” Law360, February 2020
- Featured throughout, “3 Tips For Finding The Right Fee Arrangement,” Law360, June 6, 2017
- Co-author, “Proper Litigation Budgeting Delivers True Value to Clients,” New York Law Journal, April 13, 2015
- Author, “Relationships with Inside Counsel” and co-author, “The Care & Feeding of Inside Counsel,” Rantings of a Partner … and Pushback from the Associate, Greenwald, Bart (Ed.), American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, 2011 (available online at www.americanbar.org)
- “Tips for Becoming the Trusted Outside Counsel,” Sound Advice Podcast Series, Section of Litigation, American Bar Association, April 2010 (available online at www.americanbar.org)
- “Top 10 Things Law Firms Should Know (But Don’t Seem to Know) About Their Clients,” In-House Litigator, Vol. 23, No. 1 (Fall 2008), American Bar Association (available online at www.americanbar.org)
- “The Care and Feeding of Inside Counsel,” Litigation, Vol. 31, No. 2, Winter 2005, American Bar Association (available online at www.americanbar.org)
- “Buy or Build,” American Bar Association, The Center for Innovation AI and the Practice of Law Summit, June 24, 2024
- Co-presenter, “Evolving Legal Practice: Shaping the Future of Law through Tech Innovation,” Thompson Hine Investment Management Coffee Chat, March 2024
- “Generative AI and the Impact on Legal Project Management,” Legal Project Management 2024, Practicing Law Institute, February 2024
- “How Law Firms, Consultants and Other Providers are Supporting Clients by Embracing Advanced Tech,” LegalWeek, February 2024
- “How Large Law Firms Are Incorporating AI into Practice,” American Bar Association webinar, January 2024
- “Legal Industry Updates,” Thompson Hine webinar, October 10, 2023
- “Quality over Quantity: 3 Steps to Reducing Outside Counsel Costs Without Sacrificing Performance,” LegalWeek, March 2023
- “Legal Project Management: Providing Value for In-House Law Departments,” Association of Corporate Counsel – National Capital Region, June 30, 2020
- “Kickstarting Your Firm’s Practice Innovation Initiative,” True Value Partnering Institute, 2020 Business of Law Virtual Value Summit, April 15, 2020
- “Change Management: How to Get Lawyers and Staff to Buy-In to Change,” 2020 Legal Business Strategy Conference, LegalWeek, February 4-5, 2020 and Podcast
- “How to Use Value-Based Fees,” 2017 Association of Corporate Counsel Legal Operations Conference, June 4-6, 2017
- “Legal Industry Pressures, Operational Efficiency and Pricing Strategies,” Nimble Legal Forum, October 25, 2017
- “Applying Legal Project Management – Case Studies in Getting Lawyer Buy-In,” Practicing Law Institute, Project Management for Lawyers 2015, January 22, 2015
- “What Does 2020 Look Like? e-Lawyering and the Future of Legal Work,” American Bar Association, Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession, Minority Counsel Program, May 14-16, 2014
- “Using Value-Based Fees to Strengthen Client-Firm Relationships,” American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Section Annual Conference, April 25, 2013
- “New Partner Session: Working With In-House Counsel,” American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, New Partner and In-House Counsel Conference, March 3, 2012
- “Outside Counsel Management,” Association of Corporate Counsel, 2012 Corporate Counsel University
- “Re-evaluating Law Firm Economics and What Drives Profitability in Today’s Economy,” Legal Marketing Association, Senior Marketer’s Summit, April 4, 2011
- “On the Horizon – The Slow Motion Revolution,” 9th Annual Premier Legal Practice & Risk Management Conference, March 3-5, 2010
- “Gun-Jumping: Pitfalls, Uncertainties and Solutions,” American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law, 2006 spring meeting
- “Dealing with the Media: Right, Wrong & Otherwise,” Association of Corporate Counsel, 2005 annual meeting
- “Antitrust Law Primer for Small Department Practitioners,” Association of Corporate Counsel, 2002 annual meeting
- Finalist for Financial Times, Most Innovative Intrapreneur, FT Innovative Lawyers Awards, 2022
- Led innovation development for firm’s recognition as a leader in legal service delivery, including:
- Winner, Financial Times Innovation in the Business of Law – Best New Model Award, 2015 (SmartPaTH)
- Finalist, American Lawyer Inaugural Legal Services Innovation Award, 2018
- Finalist, Litera Microsystems Changing Lawyer Awards/Outstanding Law Firm of the Year, 2018
- Finalist, Legal Week Leaders in Tech Law Award/Tech-Enabled Hybrid Work Environment, 2023 (proprietary staffing solution)
- Finalist, Legal Week Leaders in Tech Law Award/Tech-Enabled Transactional Practice of the Year, 2024 (technology assisted transaction management)
- Finalist, Financial Times Innovative Lawyers North America – Innovation in Digitizing Legal Practice, 2024 (ESOP transactions)
- Selected to Law360 Legal Industry Editorial Advisory Board, 2021-2024
- Accredited Legal Innovation Professional, True Value Partnering Institute, 2024
- Accredited Legal Project Manager, True Value Partnering Institute, 2020
- Fellow, College of Law Practice Management, 2016
Professional Activities
- American Bar Association: Vice-Chair, Center for Innovation (2024-2025); Task Force on Law and Artificial Intelligence (Co-Chair, 2024-2025; Member 2023-2024); Presidential Working Group on Task Based Billing Codes (Chair, 2017-2018); Editor, ABA Journal (2024-2025); Standing Committee on Membership (Chair, 2019-2022; Member 2016-2019); ABA Section of Litigation: Editor, Litigation Journal (2004-2025); former Managing Director, Chair Membership & Marketing, Council Member, Chair Corporate Counsel Committee
- American Arbitration Association, International Center for Dispute Resolution Innovation & Technology Advisory Council, Member, 2023-2024
Community Activities
- College of Law Practice Management, Trustee (2019-2024)
- Washington Office on Latin America, Director (2014-2018)
Education
- The University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1983
- Harvard University, A.B., 1980,
magna cum laude
Languages
- Spanish
- Thompson Hine Shortlisted for Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards North America,
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