Chicago, IL: The Midwestern Law Firm Management Conference
2010.09.02
Here are a few of the key topics for discussion at the conference:
- Learn the best practices of successful law firms and how to increase revenues in a tough economy
- Take steps to position your firm for future growth and success
- Integrate the top talent leaving major law firms into your practice
- Create a viable succession plan
- Protect your equity interest in the firm
- Make sure your firm succeeds after a rainmaker departs
- Learn how to protect client interests
- Meet and network with colleagues and potential clients
- Ensure that you comply with state bar
Conference Information:
This year's focus:
- Understanding the "new norm" for law firms in the wake of the recession and the changes in the market for legal services and their delivery
- What the short, medium and long term implications of these changes are for firms
- What steps smart firms are taking now to position themselves for future growth and success.
Highlights:
8:30am – 8:45 am: Welcome and Introductory Remarks
8:45am – 9:05 am: Outlook for Mid-Sized Firms
9:10 am – 9:55 am: Trends and Practices in the Future of the Legal Profession
9:55 am – 10:15 am: BREAK
10:15 am – 11:15 am: Alternative Fees
11:20 am - 12:20 pm: Lateral Moves and Their Impact
12:20pm – 1:40 pm: Lunch and Panel Discussion on Business Development Tools & Techniques
1:45pm – 2:45 pm: Succession Planning and Business Survival
2:45 pm – 3:05 pm: BREAK Business Development in the New Normal – Effective Ways to Build Your Law Practice
4:05 pm – 4:15 pm: Closing Remarks
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm: Networking Reception
CHAIR - Edward Poll, JD, MBA, CMC
LawBiz Management Company
Larry Bodine
Business Development Advisor
David T. Brown
Much Shelist, LLC
Jeffrey Carr
FMC Technologies
Michael Downey
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Patrick J. Lamb
Founding Partner, Valorem Law Group
Russell E. Levine
Kirkland & Ellis, LLP
Paul Lippe
CEO, Legal OnRamp
Eden Mandrel
Major, Lindsey & Africa, LLC
Brian Meltzer
Meltzer, Purtill & Stelle, LLC
Enrico Schaefer
Traverse Legal, PC
Stephanie A. Scharf
Shoeman, Updike & Kaufman, LLC
Bryan I. Schwarts
Levenfield Pearlstein, LLC
Fred Tannenbaum
Gould & Ratner, LLC
Kevin Thompson
Davis McGrath, LLC
Richard Lasater, II
Managing Partner, Los Angeles, Foley & Lardner LLP
- West LegalEdcenter,
- the College of Law Firm Management,
- the Association of Legal Administrators and
- the Chicago Bar Association
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