The Lawyer's Edge

Erin Higgins is a Litigation Partner at Conn Kavanaugh, a Boston-based law firm representing individuals, families, and organizations in litigation, tort defense, construction, estate planning, family law, and professional liability. In her role, she oversees the firm's operations and manages the growth of its practice areas and professionals. As a civil trial lawyer with 30 years of experience, E...

Domenic Romano is the Managing Partner of Romano Law PLLC, a modern transactional and litigation law practice focused on business, disputes, employment, media, and sports and entertainment law. He is also the Founding Member of the Business Lawyers Group, the Managing Lawyers Group, and the Entertainment Lawyers Group, all diverse networks of seasoned attorneys. Before founding Romano Law, Domenic...

William (Bill) Barrett is the CEO and Partner of Mandelbaum Barrett PC, which represents clients in all aspects of real estate, including transactions, leasing and land use, and business litigation. He has over 20 years of experience representing diverse businesses, specializing in mergers and acquisitions. Bill also serves as outside general corporate counsel to clients, advising them on issues c...

Diane DiResta is the Founder of DiResta Communications Inc., which provides keynote speaking, seminars and workshops, and executive speech coaching to elevate executive presence and leadership. Diane works with leaders who want to show up powerfully and speak with confidence, clarity, and influence, whether one-on-one, on a stage, or on a virtual platform. Through her coaching, Diane teaches the k...

Stephanie Grober is the Content and Public Relations Manager for Horowitz Agency, a marketing and public relations firm that works exclusively with corporate and entertainment law, financial and production firms, and select individuals across the US and Canada.  Stephanie has been in the digital marketing and communications space for nearly 10 years. She joined Horowitz Agency in 2021 after servin...

Jennifer Gillman is the President of Gillman Strategic Group, a legal recruiting company focused solely on law firm partner placement. She aims to help dissatisfied law firm partners and solo practitioners find the perfect fit at another firm.  After practicing law for 12 years, Jennifer realized that legal recruiting combined her two passions of law and matchmaking. She worked at a New Jersey leg...

Taylor Tobey is a Digital Strategist at 9Sail, a lead generation and marketing agency that serves the legal industry and beyond.  Taylor received her MBA in marketing and now consults with law firms and individual attorneys on topics such as SEO, PPC, content, and digital PR. Additionally, she helps firms grow by creating and implementing long-term SEO strategies that improve online visibility and...

Erin Gerner  is an attorney-turned-life coach who now has her own practice,  Erin Gerner  Coaching. She helps female attorneys break out of the toxic legal narrative, redefine success, and build a life and career they love.  In her early twenties,  Erin  landed her dream job at a law firm. However, she soon felt overwhelmed, anxious, and burned out. After seven years of legal experience, she redir...

John Remsen, Jr. is one of the country's leading authorities on law firm leadership, management, marketing, and business development. He's the Founder of TheRemsenGroup, a consulting firm that works exclusively with law firms to help them develop and implement strategic objectives to improve cohesiveness, performance, and profitability. John is a frequent speaker and author on law firm leadership...

Elise Holtzman is an experienced attorney, a certified professional coach, and the Founder of The Lawyer's Edge, a boutique firm that provides professional development services to individual attorneys and legal organizations. Elise has a JD from Columbia Law School. She practiced commercial real estate transactional law before shifting her focus to empowering lawyers as they navigate their growing...

Amanda Schneider is the Chief Marketing Officer at Epstein Becker Green (EBG), a national law firm focused on healthcare, life sciences, and labor and employment law. She has been with the company for nearly 15 years, starting out as the Director of Strategic Initiatives before moving up the ranks. As the CMO, Amanda oversees a team of 25 business development, communications, and marketing operati...

Robert Algeri is a Co-founder of Great Jakes, a company that builds the world's most advanced and effective websites for large, forward-thinking law firms. In this role, Robert personally attends to all client engagements and is responsible for ensuring that the company exceeds its clients' expectations. Robert is an accomplished writer and speaker, and his work has been featured in publications l...

Mariana Loose is the Chief Marketing Officer at Alston & Bird Law Firm. The firm develops, nurtures, and assembles the strongest legal talent to meet client needs in an ever-changing and fast-paced environment. Alston & Bird has been recognized as one of the nation's top law firms in the 2023 edition of U.S. News Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms." As Alston & Bird's Chief Marketing Officer, Mariana le...

Nir Yerushalmi is the Founder and Co-managing Partner at Precise, the leading financial management and control service provider for architectural and engineering firms and law firms. Precise has 300 employees, operates in four countries, and works with 70 law firms around the world. For over 25 years, Nir has established Precise as a lifelong financial partner, as demonstrated by its 98% customer...

Lynn Tellefsen-Stehle is the Co-founder and Chief Strategist at Structura Strategy Group, a professional services marketing advisory. In this role, Lynn helps firms create plans to actualize their growth goals, implement business development strategies, assess marketing technology stacks, and more. Lynn also serves as the treasurer of the Legal Marketing Association's Northeastern Regional Executi...

Dr. Chloe Carmichael is a leading expert on anxiety and stress management. Her private practice focuses on relationship issues, self-esteem, stress management, and coaching. Dr. Carmichael is the Author of Nervous Energy: Harness the Power of Your Anxiety , which was endorsed by Deepak Chopra. Dr. Carmichael received her bachelor's degree in psychology from Columbia University and her doctorate in...

Guy Alvarez is the Founder and Chief Engagement Officer of Good2BSocial, a leading law firm marketing company that helps national and international lawyers, law firms, and companies in the legal industry generate more leads and acquire new business. They offer a range of inbound marketing services such as digital strategy, social media management and monitoring, pay-per-click advertising, SEO, con...

David Schnurman is the CEO of Lawline, the leading provider of online Continuing Legal Education (CLE) in the country. He's also an author, speaker, and the past President of Entrepreneurs' Organization New York. David authored the book The Fast Forward Mindset: How to Be Fearless & Focused to Accelerate Your Success , which shares the simple formula to break through walls and fast forward your en...

Toya Gavin is the Founder of Legally Bold, a coaching and consulting firm for lawyers, and she's the Founder of Woke Up Worthy, a life coaching firm for women of color. Toya is also part of The Lawyer's Edge coaching team. On top of these accomplishments, Toya is the Founder of the Law Office of Toya Gavin, which serves the needs of micro-businesses. In 2014, Toya attended a conference that helped...

Melanie Lippman is a New York-based image coach and personal branding consultant. She's also the Founder and CEO of Melanie Lippman Style Consulting, where she helps people express confidence with style. Melanie has received multiple degrees from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), and she studied fashion merchandising and cosmetic fragrance marketing in college. Later in life, she had a tr...

Lori Mihalich-Levin is the Founder and CEO of Mindful Return, a movement that helps new parents navigate the uncertain terrain of working parenthood. Currently, 92 employers offer the Mindful Return program to support employees in their transition to working parenthood. Additionally, Lori is the author of Back to Work After Baby: How to Plan and Navigate a Mindful Return from Maternity Leave and c...

Kori Carew is the Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer at Seyfarth, an international Am Law 100 firm with more than 900 attorneys. In this role, she leads efforts to expand the firm's culture of inclusion and advance diversity within their partnership.  Using advocacy and organizational strategy to address structural barriers to diversity in the workplace, Kori brings an incisive voice, unapologe...

Roy Sexton is the Director of Marketing at Clark Hill, a law firm with more than 650 lawyers spread across 27 offices in the US, Ireland, and Mexico. Roy is also the 2022 President-Elect of the Legal Marketing Association (LMA) and will become the President in 2023, previously serving as a board member, content expert, and presenter.  Roy has a passion for solving problems, improving culture, faci...

Nora Riva Bergman is a business coach, Certified Practice Advisor at Atticus, and the Founder of Real Life Practice, where she helps attorneys balance their life and law practice. Nora has practiced as an employment law attorney and certified mediator and has served as a Professor at both Stetson University College of Law and the University of South Florida, teaching courses in alternative dispute...

Mary Balistreri is the President and CEO of More Business Today (MBT), ​​which offers coaching, professional development programs, and facilitation services. Mary is a certified Conversational Intelligence (C-IQ) Coach, a Diversity to Belonging Facilitator, and a key member of the coaching team at The Lawyer's Edge.  Mary has more than 20 years of experience in law as an internal business developm...