Upcoming Seminars

"Profitable Practices: Attorney Marketing, Management, and Networking Conference"

Spring Conference: May 16th & 17th 2008

Omni Royal Orleans - New Orleans, LA
621 St. Louis Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
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Program

This program is offered exclusively to attorneys and law firms who have exhibited sustained success in marketing and managing their practices. In order to generate a good mix of attendees, registration is NOT limited to one firm per market.

Meet your peers and discuss common hurdles facing the legal profession.
Discover new cases for which to market and new ways to market for cases.
Learn how to maximize your return on your marketing investments.
Uncover new methods for accurately tracking your marketing results.

Take advantage of this opportunity to learn from experts from across the country. Compare notes with friendly competitors and attorneys with similar practices from other areas of the nation.
Specific program tapes will be added as they are submitted by speakers and approved by the conference coordinator.

This conference will be one of the most rewarding you will ever attend.



Speakers


Conference Coordinator - Joi Pheifer
Professionally Speaking, Director of Operations and Public Relations, Rock Island, IL



   

Friday Speaker Agenda

Saturday Speaker Agenda

Breakfast (Provided) 8:00am - 9:00am
Breakfast (Provided) 8:00am - 9:00am

Dennis VanDerGinst
Managing partner of VanDerGinst Law, P.C.,
CEO MegaHunter, Inc. Rock Island, IL

Introductions

9:00am - 9:30am
Ernie Cory
Cory, Watson, Crowder & DeGaris, P.C.,
Birmingham, AL

Mass Tort Update

9:00am - 9:30am

Herb Friedman
Friedman Law Offices
Lincoln, Nebraska

You Can’t Know Where You’re Going Unless You Know Where You Have Been. A Short History of Lawyer Advertising

9:30am - 10:15am
Morris Bart
Law Firm of Morris Bart, L.L.C.
New Orleans, LA

Standing Out in Today’s Competitive Market


9:30am - 10:15am

Break 10:15am - 10:30am

Break 10:15am - 10:30am

Michael J. Skoler
Chief Executive Officer
The Law Offices of James Sokolove

New Directions of Law Firm Ownership



10:30am - 11:15am
John Beane
Consultant, Professional Speaker
Staff Development Services
Leland, NC

Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover or a Person by their Likeability

10:30am - 11:15am

Arnie Malham
President CJ Advertising
Nashville, TN

Debunking Current Myths of Yellow Page Advertising…Don’t Get Out, Get Smart


11:15am - 12:00pm
Greg Jones
Greg Jones and Associates
Wilmington, NC

The Lost Art of Basic Face to Face Rainmaking

11:15am- -12:00pm

Lunch - 12:00pm - 1:00pm - Provided by MegaHunter, Inc.
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Lunch - 12:00pm - 1:00pm Provided

Daniel E. Becnel Jr
Becnel Law Firm, LLC
Reserve, LA

Preemption

1:00pm - 1:30pm
Harlan Schillinger
Director of Legal Marketing, Network Affiliates, Denver, CO

Why Synergy is so Important in Your Advertising. Where are Your Cases Coming From? Update on Latino Marketing

1:00pm -1:30pm

Richard Middleton
Middleton Law Offices, Savannah, GA

Representing Victims of Crime. The advantages and possible disadvantages of helping the downtrodden.

1:30pm - 2:15pm
Break - Refreshments Provided 1:30 - 1:45pm

Mike Vondran
President and Co-Founder
TAG Legal Marketing
Davenport, IA

Custom Creative vs.Canned Creative: Branding Yourself
2:15pm - 2:45pm


Group Discussions 1:45pm - 2:30pm

Break - 2:45 - 3:00pm

Closing 2:30pm - 3:00pm

Ted G. Meadows
Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.
Montgomery, AL

Pain Pumps


3:00pm - 3:15pm

 
Christine Nitz
Certified Professional Co-Active Coach, Trainer and Executive Coach VisionCrest
Rock Island, IL

Communicating to Establish Trust and Build Profitable Relationships


3:15pm - 4:00pm
 
Rich Paresky
National Sales Manager for Neddles Case Managment Software


The Most Effective 10 Reports to Track Your Firm’s Marketing


4:00pm- 4:30pm
 

Dennis VanDerGinst
Managing partner of VanDerGinst Law, P.C.,
CEO MegaHunter, Inc. Rock Island, IL

How To Make the Internet Work for You

4:30pm - 5:00pm
 

Cocktail Party 6:00pm - 8:00pm Courtesy of Needles Case Management Software