Practicing with Purpose: For Lawyers Only

Davina Frederick is a Florida-licensed attorney, law firm growth strategist, and business coach for women law firm owners. She is the founder and CEO of Wealthy Woman Lawyer®, a strategic growth planning and coaching company that helps women law firm owners scale their law firm businesses to and thru $1M with total ease. She's also the founder of the Wealthy Woman Lawyer® League, a community and p...

Chris Dreyer is the CEO and Founder of Rankings.io, an SEO agency that helps elite personal injury law firms land serious injury and auto accident cases through Google's organic search results. His company has the distinction of making the Inc. 5000 list five years in a row. Chris began his career with a History Education degree and landed a job out of college as a detention room supervisor. The s...

Dr. Shaun Jamison is the Associate Dean of Faculty at Concord. He conceived of and created the Future of Law Practice and Cybersecurity courses and provides commentary to the media on technology and privacy issues. Jamison's academic career has focused on skills development and emerging law practice and technology issues. At the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA), he served as the chair of the...

Vanessa Ferguson is the Managing Director and an Attorney at Ferguson Legal, PLLC. Ferguson Legal, PLLC is a law firm that focuses on general Business law, Data Privacy and Intellectual Property. While attending law school, Vanessa pursued extensive studies in Intellectual Property, the Internet of Things, and privacy issues related to both subjects. Ms. Ferguson also interned at the University of...

Sarah Jewell is the owner and principal attorney at River Valley Law. Sarah received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. After a career in sales and marketing, she attended Hamline University School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota, and obtained her Juris Doctorate and a Certificate in Advocacy and Problem-Solving at Hamline's top-ranked Dispute Resolution In...

Jeff Mitchell has served as Deputy Director of Athletics at Southern Miss since August of 2018. Mitchell oversees the day-to-day operations of the Athletic Department and provides leadership for special projects, including strategic planning. Mitchell is the primary liaison to the University's Office of the General Counsel and manages the department's legal affairs.  Mitchell has helped facilitate...

Dr. Henry Webb is the Assistant Dean for International Business Programs and a Professor of Business and Legal Studies at Palm Beach Atlantic University. He practiced environmental law for three years in Seattle, WA before he got an MBA. After that, he practiced law for the Environmental Protection Agency and a law firm in Atlanta for five years before moving to Ho Chi Minh City to teach Business...

Jason D. Lazarus is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Synergy Settlement Services.  Synergy allows trial lawyers to focus on what they do best by handling all the issues which arise at settlement such as lien resolution, Medicare compliance, public benefit preservation, and settlement planning techniques for protecting the recovery.  Jason is passionate about Synergy's mission of improvin...

Lynne Townley was called to the Bar in England and Wales as a Harmsworth Scholar in 1996 and by the Inn of Court of Northern Ireland (2018). Lynne currently combines teaching on the Bar training course at City, University of London with part-time judicial roles as well as writing up her PhD on honor killings and the development of the policy on honor-based crime in England and Wales. Lynne has als...

Scott Rahn is the founding partner of RMO LLP, a national probate litigation law firm focused on representing beneficiaries, heirs executors, and trustees in contested trust, estate, and probate litigation matters and families and fiduciaries in contested conservatorships and guardianships. A frequent contributor to news media such as the BBC, Scott has been named to the Chambers and Partners "202...

Blair Glaser, MA is an executive and leadership consultant who helps mission-driven leaders create highly functional teams and dynamic businesses. She has worked with leaders and teams in nonprofit organizations such as Emerge America and Mt. Sinai Hospital of New York; Fortune 500 organizations such as Citibank and Ralph Lauren; law practices, and small businesses alike. A licensed therapist, she...

 Patrick R. Baker, Ph. D. is an Associate Professor of Law and currently teaches Law within the College of Business & Global Affairs. In the summer of 2017, he served as a Visiting Scholar at Queen Mary University of London. In 2021 he was awarded the 2021 Cunningham Outstanding Scholar and Teacher and the UT Alumni Association Outstanding Teacher Award.  Before joining UTM, Patrick served as an A...

Thomas J. Simeone is a trial attorney and managing partner at Simeone & Miller. He appeared on MSNBC in regard to a client of his who filed a civil rights action against the Library of Congress. He was in the Washington Post in regard to the settlement of a federal class action suit brought on behalf of disabled persons in regard to a wrongful death case he filed on behalf of two unarmed men who w...

Jonathan Fitzgarrald is Managing Partner of Equinox Strategy Partners, providing service professionals and firms with strategic counsel to drive revenue and increase market visibility. For nearly two decades and prior to founding Equinox Strategy Partners, Jonathan directed the sales and marketing at three, top business law firms. Prior to his focus in professional services, Jonathan held senior-l...

Douglas E. Noll, JD, MA left a successful career as a trial lawyer to become a peacemaker. His calling is to serve humanity, and he executes his calling at many levels. He is an award-winning author, teacher, trainer, and a highly experienced mediator.  Doug's work carries him from international work to helping people resolve deep interpersonal and ideological conflicts to training life inmates to...

Michael Eisner is the founding partner of The Law Offices of Michael L. Eisner. He provides the highest level of legal services, care, and compassion for each of his clients while securing the best possible results from their cases. He has been seeking fair compensation for injured people since 1996.  His practice includes representing people who have been injured or killed as a result of car, mot...

LJ Jones is the Founder of Developing Financial LLC, a financial planning firm dedicated to providing financial planning solutions for young lawyers in their first 10 years out of law school. Engaged to a lawyer, he's seen first-hand how little financial education is provided to graduating law students. Ignoring and avoiding our personal finances can create unnecessary stress and anxiety that affe...

Jamie Diaferia is the founder and CEO of Infinite Global. He counsels leading professional services firms on their media, litigation and crisis communications strategies. His clients include Am Law 200 law firms and accounting, financial services and consulting firms, as well as individuals and corporations involved in high-stakes crises and legal battles. Before founding Infinite Global, Jamie wa...

Annie Tyler is Director of Marketing and Business Development at Norton Basu LLP. She is a noteworthy Bay Area relationship manager with unparalleled business development and innovative marketing expertise. Annie cultivates and maintains Norton Basu LLP's strategic partnerships which serve as both a resource for attorneys and clients. Annie has a proven track record in Silicon Valley for combining...

Rhia Batchelder is an ICF-certified life coach, mentor, writer, and corporate speaker specializing in helping professionals thrive in their careers by increasing confidence, conquering limiting beliefs, preventing burnout, and prioritizing fulfillment. Prior to starting her own coaching business, Rhia practiced law at the highest levels in New York City and then in Denver, CO, where she now reside...

Joe Gutheinz has been an attorney for the past 25 years, and is a partner in the Gutheinz Law Firm, LLP, where he works with 2 of his 6 sons. He was rated a Texas Super Lawyer in 2021 and 2022. He has served as a consultant on aviation and NASA-related cases and has been a Certified Fraud Examiner for 32 years. In 2017 he traveled to Sotheby's Auction House to watch Nancy Lee Carlson sell her Apol...

Henry George Gereis is the principal attorney at Gereis law. He is the son of Christian Egyptian immigrants.  Henry attended Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law, where he ambitiously completed a joint three-year Juris Doctorate/ Masters in Dispute Resolution program, graduating in 2016 from the nation's #1 Masters in Dispute Resolution program. It was at Pepperdine that Henry mastered the i...

 – Practicing with Purpose: For Lawyers Only with Cindy Watson Episode 27: A Passion For Service Opens Doors with Tina Baxter Tina M. Baxter is an advanced practice registered nurse and a board-certified gerontological nurse practitioner through the American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC). She has been a registered nurse for over twenty years and a nurse practitioner for 14 years. She is the ow...

– Practicing with Purpose: For Lawyers Only with Cindy Watson Episode 26: Protecting What You Love with Blair Campbell G Blair Campbell is the CEO and founder of Coastal Insurors, co-founder of Risk Avoidance Managers, CEO and founder of KB Specialty Group (national wholesaler of GL for Single Parent Captive insurance). He is the former President of DPIC Lawyers Insurance Company. Blair is a Licen...

Marcia Narine Weldon is the CEO of Illuminating Wisdom. She uses evidence-based, neuroscience-informed strategies to help people transform their mindsets, skillsets, and lives. Her goal is to help people do what they love and love what they do and has been trained in multiple areas to achieve her goals. She's mental health first aid certified and a member of the Forbes Coach's Council, Internation...