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  • 2008
  • 2007
  • 2006
  • 2005
    • Publicity Club of Chicago (December, 2005) Chicago, IL. With Eric Zorn (Chicago Tribune), Elizabeth Berglund (Hill & Knowlton).
    • IDG Syndicate Conference (December, 2005) San Francisco, CA. With Doug Kaye (Moderator, IT Conversations), Evan Williams (Odeo), and Joe Hayashi (Yahoo!).
    • Forrester Research Social Marketing Bootcamp (July, 2005) Boston, MA. With Anil Dash (Six Apart), Michael Wiley (General Motors), Randy Silver (Sirius Satellite Radio), Dave Balter (BzzAgent): "Best Practices for Social Marketing"
    • Zeughauser Group Client Roundtable (July, 2005) Washington, DC. Weblogs, RSS and Content Strategies
    • IDG Syndicate Conference (May, 2005) New York, NY. With Markos Moulitsas and Nicco Mele: "Election '04 as Precursor to a Larger Cultural Phenomenon"
    • Meritas Annual Conference (April, 2005) Dallas, TX. With Buzz Bruggeman: "Technology you can use today"
    • ABA TechShow (March, 2005) Chicago, IL. With Simon Chichester and Ron Friedmann: "Using the Internet to Communicate and Collaborate". With Ernest Svenson and Sabrina Pacifici: "Getting more from Weblogs"
    • KM Chicago (February, 2005) Chicago, IL. Presented on social software industry.
  • 2004
    • ABA TechShow (April, 2004)
    • University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy (April, 2004). Co-presenter with Kevin Conlon (State Chair, Illinois for Dean), and Illinois Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn.
    • Meritas Annual Conference
    • Democratic National Convention
  • 2003
    • American Bar Association Annual Meeting (August, 2003). Co-presenter, with Greg Siskind and Deborah McMurray.
    • PM Forum (June, 2003) Panelist. CRM in Professional Services Organizations.
    • ABA TechShow (April, 2003) With Rocky Stefano: Around the Corner: Emerging Technologies You Need to Know. With Greg Siskind: Marketing Your Practice on the Internet
    • Legal Marketing Association Annual Conference (March, 2003). With Tim Corcoran, Jason Parkman and Tim Stanley "Back to the Future: How Technology Will Help You in the Next Five Years"
    • Law Firm CIO Forum (February, 2003) Panelist - KM: Update and Lessons Learned
    • Marketing Partner Forum (January, 2003) Panelist: Role of Marketing in Developing a Knowledge Management Strategy
    • LegalTech New York (January, 2003) Panelist: Knowledge Management Product Shoot-out
  • 2002
    • Accounting Leadership Conference. With Michael Cain (Managing Partner, Lattimore Black). CRM in the Accounting Profession: Leveraging Relationships for Business Development.
    • Law Firm Executive Director and CFO Forum. Panelist, Technology and Operations: Making Lawyers More Productive.
    • Professional Services Marketing Group Annual Conference (London). With Douglas Shanks (Sales Director, Numerica). Delivering Immediate Value to Professionals: How to Ensure Professional Buy-In to CRM.
    • LawNet Annual Conference. With Peter Lamb (IT Director, Osler Hoskins & Harcourt): "Don't Touch My Data: Getting Professional Buy-In to CRM"
    • Association of Legal Administrators Annual Conference. With Ross Fishman, Deborah McMurray, Tim Corcoran. 50 Marketing Tips in 50 Minutes.
    • Presenter: Marketing Technology
    • ABA TechShow. With Jeff Schwarz (IT Partner, McDermott Will & Emery). Large Firms: CRM Benefits and Strategies
    • L.A. Legal Marketing Association. Moderator, Panel Discussion: Using Technology for Business Development
    • Global Marketing Partner Forum (London). Panelist: Using Technology to Deliver Client Value
  • 2001
    • LegalWorks Los Angeles. Moderator: Getting the Most Out of Your CRM Investment; Panelist: Marketing and Knowledge Management.
    • LawNet Annual Conference. Presenter: Relationship Intelligence: CRM for Professional Services
    • Chicago Legal Marketing Association. Panelist with Jeff Schwartz (IT Partner, McDermott Will & Emery): Five Hot Technology Strategies for Law Firms.
    • Legal Marketing Association Annual Conference. Panelist: Managing and Improving Vendor Relations
    • ABA TechShow. Panelist: CRM for Law Firms
    • ClientFocus CMO Roundtable. Keynote: Emerging Technologies and the Legal Profession
  • 2000
    • American Management Association CFO Roundtable. Panelist: Portals and Extranets - How Law Firms are Improving Client Relations. Presented with Mark Chandler (General Counsel, Cisco).
    • LMA SF Bay Annual Tech Conference. Panelist: Effective Marketing Using Knowledge Management
    • Minnesota Law & Technology Conference. Keynote: The Future of the Internet (with Richard Wiggins)
    • Commercial Law Affiliates Annual Conference. Presenter: Law Office Automation: Technology that can Improve the Practice of Law
    • LegalWorks Los Angeles. Panelist: Law Firm Marketing - Best of Breed Websites. Panelist: Extranets - Demonstration of Virtual Attorney-Client Networks to Manage Multi-Firm Projects
    • LegalTech New York. Panelist: Security on the Internet. Co-presenter: Leveraging Document and Relationship Management Information. Presenter: Leveraging Microsoft Technologies (Microsoft Seminar)
  • 1999
    • Chicago Legal Marketing Association. Co-presented with Barry Solomon. Technology for marketing.
    • ABA TechShow.
    • Defense Research Institute. The Truman Story: Examining the Role of Technology in Litigation
    • LegalWorks San Francisco. Presenter: Litigation Management Through the Use of Secure, Internet-Based Networks.
  • 1998
    • Practising Law Institute Internet Seminar. Panelist: What Lawyers Need to Know About the Internet
    • LegalTech Los Angeles. Panelist: The State of the Art in Litigation Management
  • 1997
    • Legal Marketing Association Annual Conference. Panelist: with Marty Metz and Rip Harris.
    • Virginia State Bar Annual Meeting
  • 1996
    • Virginia Bar Association Annual Meeting
  • 1995
    • Virginia Libraries' Association Annual Meeting
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