The Lawyer's Edge

Corey Gray is a commercial litigator with Boies Schiller Flexner, and he is also a board member on the firm's diversity council. Corey specializes in high-stakes contract, antitrust, and energy litigation that often involves issues of first impression. With a mindset focused on serving the people, he's also active in pro bono outreach.  Before becoming an attorney, Corey served as an Officer in th...

Laurence Whittam is a Business Advisor with Anchin, regarded as one of the "best of the best" accounting firms in the country. He is also a Profit Enhancement Leader for CostMarc, a consulting group affiliate of Anchin. Fresh out of college, Laurence was chosen to launch the American subsidiary of a UK firm, growing the company from a startup to a thriving business with $2 million in annual revenu...

Michelle Calcote King is the Principal and President of Reputation Ink, an award-winning B2B and professional services marketing and public relations agency. Although she is based out of Jacksonville, Florida, Michelle works with both nationwide and global firms to help them build their reputations, communicate their expertise, and grow their businesses.  Before founding Reputation Ink in 2011, Mi...

Rob Toomey is the president and co-founder of TypeCoach, which helps companies and individuals achieve their business and organizational goals through the application of personality types. After five years as a practicing attorney, Rob started his unique coaching business with his wife (and co-founder!) Carly Toomey, using online programs as well as in-person training to help his clients maximize...

Chaim Book is the Co-Founder and Head of Employment Law Practice at Moskowitz & Book, an employment law, white-collar criminal defense, and commercial litigation firm based in New York. Alongside his co-founder Avi Moskowitz, Chaim has successfully headed the firm for the last 24 years.  In addition to being named a New York City Super Lawyer by his peers, Chaim is also a storied mediator and advi...

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 J.D. from Columbia Law School. She practiced commercial real estate transactional law before shifting her focus to empowering lawyers as they navigate their grow...

Joe Giovannoli is the founder and CEO of 9Sail, a digital marketing firm that specializes in project-based and ongoing SEO management for service firms. Joe has almost 10 years of marketing experience, having previously held positions at firms and agencies such as Red Clover and Inflexion Interactive.  With 9Sail, Joe focuses not only on providing quality service and results for his clients, but a...

Dr. Larry Richard is the founder and principal consultant for LawyerBrain LLC, a consulting firm that specializes in improving lawyer performance through personality science. With LawyerBrain, Larry focuses on building and fostering lawyer resilience, leadership development, change management, and other people-related issues when it comes to managing lawyers.  After practicing law as a trial attor...

Jonathan Lupkin is a litigator, trial lawyer, and bowtie aficionado who has been practicing law for over 25 years. During his storied career, he's served as Chair of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association and has been named one of the Top 100 attorneys in the New York metropolitan area by SuperLawyers. After working at firms both big and small, Jonathan...

Carrie Fletcher is a leadership and strategy coach with unmatched experience at the intersection of law and leadership. After receiving her law degree from the University of Michigan Law School and practicing at major law firms for 12 years, Carrie decided to switch gears and pursue professional development. She joined Harvard Law School Executive Education, where she was the executive director. ...

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 J.D. from Columbia Law School. She practiced commercial real estate transactional law before shifting her focus to empowering lawyers as they navigate their grow...

Steve Hirschfeld is a founding and co-managing partner of Hirschfeld Kraemer, LLP, an employment law boutique based in San Francisco. He is also the founder and CEO of the Employment Law Alliance (ELA), the world's largest provider of employment law solutions. The ELA's attorneys number more than 3,000 and hail from six continents and over 100 countries. On top of all of that, Steve is an avid vac...