April 6-8, 2021
Presented by InfoTrack
PRESENTS
Legal Up
Virtually everything you need to level up your legal career
April 6-8, 2021
Not your typical legal conference
Welcome to the only online event dedicated to training and elevating legal professionals across the law firm, from paralegal to administrator to attorney!
This is your opportunity to learn new skills, hear from experts in the industry, and find your zen in a stressful line of work. And the best part? This virtual conference is 100% free. No tickets or travel required.
legal support professionals, lawyers, and more attend this event
of attendees say they would attend any of our future events
legal experts, peers, researchers, and more expected to present
of attendees would recommend Legal Up to a colleague or friend
hours of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits available
What to expect
Practical training
From legal technology trends, productivity tips, and workplace wellness practices, you’ll get actionable strategies to help your firm succeed.
CLE credits
We've partnered with legal professionals, court officials, and leading experts to help you meet your continuing legal education requirements.
Flexible, virtual participation
Attend every session or tune in for just a handful. Learn at your own pace, on your own time, without spending hundreds on tickets and travel.
2020 featured speakers
Check back soon for the 2021 lineup
We are actively seeking new voices for the 2021 program. Any ideas, best practices, or challenges you've encountered are fair game. If it's important to you, chances are it's important to others as well.
2021 Agenda
Tune in each day for the live keynote, then enjoy the on-demand presentations as your schedule permits. You will have access to all recordings and slides for two weeks after this event.
Check back soon for more details. In the meantime, browse our 2020 program to get a sense of the topics and themes that are covered at this event.
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What people are saying
Legal Up offered really great courses to help advance my role as a paralegal in the workplace. The speakers were thorough in their content and delivery. The handouts for each of the courses are really helpful as a resource guide.
I look forward to attending again...very informative and intuitive. All legal staff should attend.
– Donna Mihalco, Paralegal, Pickford Law Office
– Natalie L. Athas, Trial Paralegal II, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
I like the on-demand format as it does not interfere with my workload. I am able to get my work completed on time and view the conference during my free time.
This program was amazing! The procedural topics were spot-on for the type of work I do (mainly civil litigation) and the motivational topics were quite helpful as I am transitioning to self-employment after being a full-time employee for 40 years.
– Angela, Legal Assistant, Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP
– Nancy, Freelance Paralegal in Southern California
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Kristine Custodio Suero, ACP
Senior Paralegal & Director of Business Development
Butterfield Schechter LLP
Topic
The power of YOU: Advocating for yourself
About
A zealot for higher education and NextGen pipeline development, Kristine teaches legal courses for a local San Diego paralegal program and is an advisory board member for one of the most prestigious universities in San Diego. She is passionate about the innovation economy and dedicates much of her precious spare time endeavoring to advance women in business, especially in non-traditional roles and industries such as STEAM and construction. She is Director of the San Diego Paralegal Association and her latest projects include co-founding a media company, iFilAmNetwork, as well as her passion projects of combating human trafficking and elevating Filipinas to elected office.
Kristine Custodio Suero, ACP
Senior Paralegal & Director of Business Development
Butterfield Schechter LLP
Topic
The Power of YOU: Advocating for yourself
About
A zealot for higher education and NextGen pipeline development, Kristine teaches legal courses for a local San Diego paralegal program and is an advisory board member for one of the most prestigious universities in San Diego. She is passionate about the innovation economy and dedicates much of her precious spare time endeavoring to advance women in business, especially in non-traditional roles and industries such as STEAM and construction. She is Director of the San Diego Paralegal Association and her latest projects include co-founding a media company, iFilAmNetwork, as well as her passion projects of combating human trafficking and elevating Filipinas to elected office.
Julie A. Goren, Esq.
Author and Publisher
Lawdable Press
Topic
Calendaring in California State Court: Steps and traps for the unwary
About
Julie A. Goren has been involved in various aspects of California litigation for almost four decades. She wrote the first edition of Litigation By The Numbers® (“LBTN”) in 1982, as a self-taught legal secretary. Having previously searched in vain for a book that would show her, step by step, how to prepare, file, serve, and calendar documents in California state court lawsuits, she decided to fill that need herself. After self-publishing the first edition, Julie entered LoyolaLaw School, graduating in the top 3% of the class of 1987.
Julie went on to hold associate positions at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger in Los Angeles. She left the practice of law in 2003 to focus on writing, publishing and speaking.
Julie created the California Procedures course at the U.C. Berkeley Paralegal Program. Her materials are required textbooks throughout California in paralegal and law schools.
Julie has for many years played an important role in implementing changes to California litigation procedure. She has been responsible for initiating revisions to rules and forms. Many of her comments on proposed changes have been adopted by the Judicial Council. Julie relies heavily on her advance knowledge of rule and form changes to publish twice-yearly updates to LBTN.
Julie has written extensively on California civil litigation topics. Her articles have appeared in legal publications such as: The Practitioner (The Magazine of the Solo & Small Firm Section of the California Lawyers Association), California Lawyer magazine, The Advocate (Journal of ConsumerAttorneys Associations for Southern California), newsletters of legal professional organizations such as the Los Angeles Paralegal Association and the San Francisco Docket Association, and legal services vendors such as OneLegal and American LegalNet.
She has presented on various topics, including: California State court calendaring; how to keeptrackofCalifornia’s rules, forms, and codes; the California Electronic DiscoveryAct; annual summaries of rule, form, and code changes, and more. She has presented to bar associations, paralegal associations, legal secretary associations, law school, and paralegal classes.
Julie A. Goren, Esq.
Author and Publisher
Lawdable Press
Topic
Calendaring in California State Court: Steps and traps for the unwary
About
Julie A. Goren has been involved in various aspects of California litigation for almost four decades. She wrote the first edition of Litigation By The Numbers® (“LBTN”) in 1982, as a self-taught legal secretary. Having previously searched in vain for a book that would show her, step by step, how to prepare, file, serve, and calendar documents in California state court lawsuits, she decided to fill that need herself. After self-publishing the first edition, Julie entered LoyolaLaw School, graduating in the top 3% of the class of 1987.
Julie went on to hold associate positions at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger in Los Angeles. She left the practice of law in 2003 to focus on writing, publishing and speaking.
Julie created the California Procedures course at the U.C. Berkeley Paralegal Program. Her materials are required textbooks throughout California in paralegal and law schools.
Julie has for many years played an important role in implementing changes to California litigation procedure. She has been responsible for initiating revisions to rules and forms. Many of her comments on proposed changes have been adopted by the Judicial Council. Julie relies heavily on her advance knowledge of rule and form changes to publish twice-yearly updates to LBTN.
Julie has written extensively on California civil litigation topics. Her articles have appeared in legal publications such as: The Practitioner (The Magazine of the Solo & Small Firm Section of the California Lawyers Association), California Lawyer magazine, The Advocate (Journal of ConsumerAttorneys Associations for Southern California), newsletters of legal professional organizations such as the Los Angeles Paralegal Association and the San Francisco Docket Association, and legal services vendors such as OneLegal and American LegalNet.
She has presented on various topics, including: California State court calendaring; how to keeptrackofCalifornia’s rules, forms, and codes; the California Electronic DiscoveryAct; annual summaries of rule, form, and code changes, and more. She has presented to bar associations, paralegal associations, legal secretary associations, law school, and paralegal classes.
Julie A. Goren, Esq.
Author and Publisher
Lawdable Press
Topic
2020 Changes to California State Court Procedure:
eFiling, eService, and more
Calendaring in California State Court: Steps and Traps for the Unwary
About
Julie A. Goren has been involved in various aspects of California litigation for almost four decades. She wrote the first edition of Litigation By The Numbers® (“LBTN”) in 1982, as a self-taught legal secretary. Having previously searched in vain for a book that would show her, step by step, how to prepare, file, serve, and calendar documents in California state court lawsuits, she decided to fill that need herself. After self-publishing the first edition, Julie entered LoyolaLaw School, graduating in the top 3% of the class of 1987.
Julie went on to hold associate positions at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger in Los Angeles. She left the practice of law in 2003 to focus on writing, publishing and speaking.
Julie created the California Procedures course at the U.C. Berkeley Paralegal Program. Her materials are required textbooks throughout California in paralegal and law schools.
Julie has for many years played an important role in implementing changes to California litigation procedure. She has been responsible for initiating revisions to rules and forms. Many of her comments on proposed changes have been adopted by the Judicial Council. Julie relies heavily on her advance knowledge of rule and form changes to publish twice-yearly updates to LBTN.
Julie has written extensively on California civil litigation topics. Her articles have appeared in legal publications such as: The Practitioner (The Magazine of the Solo & Small Firm Section of the California Lawyers Association), California Lawyer magazine, The Advocate (Journal of ConsumerAttorneys Associations for Southern California), newsletters of legal professional organizations such as the Los Angeles Paralegal Association and the San Francisco Docket Association, and legal services vendors such as OneLegal and American LegalNet.
She has presented on various topics, including: California State court calendaring; how to keeptrackofCalifornia’s rules, forms, and codes; the California Electronic DiscoveryAct; annual summaries of rule, form, and code changes, and more. She has presented to bar associations, paralegal associations, legal secretary associations, law school, and paralegal classes.
Sam Mollaei
Legal Funnel Expert
LegalFunnel.com
Topic
How to get legal clients online using 4-part LegalFunnel™ system (completely automated and scalable)
About
In 2013, Sam took the leap and started a virtual law firm to help entrepreneurs start their business and to be able to work online from anywhere in the world. Since then he’s helped 3,000 entrepreneurs start their business and is the only lawyer with more than 1,000 Google reviews.
Sam is also the lawyer recipient of the ClickFunnels 2CommaClub ($1 million generated with a funnel as a lawyer). He founded LegalFunnel, which builds and manages automated and scalable funnels to generate legal clients so that other lawyers can find the same success with their own law firm.
Sam Mollaei
Legal Funnel Expert
LegalFunnel.com
Topic
How to get legal clients online using 4-part LegalFunnel™ system (completely automated and scalable)
About
In 2013, Sam took the leap and started a virtual law firm to help entrepreneurs start their business and to be able to work online from anywhere in the world. Since then he’s helped 3,000 entrepreneurs start their business and is the only lawyer with more than 1,000 Google reviews.
Sam is also the lawyer recipient of the ClickFunnels 2CommaClub ($1 million generated with a funnel as a lawyer). He founded LegalFunnel, which builds and manages automated and scalable funnels to generate legal clients so that other lawyers can find the same success with their own law firm.
Deborah Savadra
Software Instructor
Legal Office Guru
Topic
Level up your law practice with Excel & Outlook
About
Deborah Savadra is blogger-in-chief at LegalOfficeGuru.com, which features video training in Microsoft Office, especially for attorneys and law office staff. She’s logged over 20 years working in and around law offices as a legal secretary, paralegal, and software trainer, and she also spent several years in Corporate America as a programmer/analyst for Y2K conversion projects. She now leverages her unique law-and-IT background to help lawyers and their staff caught up in “the new legal normal” do things better, faster, and cheaper using the technology tools they already have available.
Deborah Savadra
Software Instructor
Legal Office Guru
Topic
About
Deborah Savadra is blogger-in-chief at LegalOfficeGuru.com, which features video training in Microsoft Office, especially for attorneys and law office staff. She’s logged over 20 years working in and around law offices as a legal secretary, paralegal, and software trainer, and she also spent several years in Corporate America as a programmer/analyst for Y2K conversion projects. She now leverages her unique law-and-IT background to help lawyers and their staff caught up in “the new legal normal” do things better, faster, and cheaper using the technology tools they already have available.
Deborah Savadra
Software Instructor
Legal Office Guru
Topic
Level up your law practice with Excel & Outlook
About
Deborah Savadra is blogger-in-chief at LegalOfficeGuru.com, which features video training in Microsoft Office, especially for attorneys and law office staff. She’s logged over 20 years working in and around law offices as a legal secretary, paralegal, and software trainer, and she also spent several years in Corporate America as a programmer/analyst for Y2K conversion projects. She now leverages her unique law-and-IT background to help lawyers and their staff caught up in “the new legal normal” do things better, faster, and cheaper using the technology tools they already have available.
Candess Zona-Mendola
Senior Paralegal
The Lange Law Firm PLLC
Topic
Strategies for fine-tuning communication to boost productivity
About
Candess Zona-Mendola is the senior trial paralegal of the Lange Law Firm, PLLC, where she helps families who have been harmed when corporations sell food contaminated with E. coli, Salmonella, Vibrio, or other dangerous pathogens. She has almost 20 years of experience and holds degrees in anthropology and paralegal studies.
Candess has helped people with family law, civil rights, employment cases, and national mass tort cases. Some of Candess’ greatest triumphs have come as a trial paralegal on trial teams that won over $296 million in verdicts (so far).
Candess speaks at national seminars on trials and food safety litigation. She is the editor of several legal blogs, including the award-winning www.MakeFoodSafe.com and authored The Indispensable Paralegal – Your Guide to Getting It All Done, a paralegal guidebook published by Trial Guides.
Media Recognition:
The Paralegal Voice through the Legal Talk Network
NALA’s webinar series
Food Safety Magazine
Forbes
Reader’s Digest
Healthline
Bustle
OutbreakNewsToday
New Food Economy
Candess Zona-Mendola
Senior Paralegal
The Lange Law Firm PLLC
Topic
Strategies for fine-tuning communication to boost productivity
About
Candess Zona-Mendola is the senior trial paralegal of the Lange Law Firm, PLLC, where she helps families who have been harmed when corporations sell food contaminated with E. coli, Salmonella, Vibrio, or other dangerous pathogens. She has almost 20 years of experience and holds degrees in anthropology and paralegal studies.
Candess has helped people with family law, civil rights, employment cases, and national mass tort cases. Some of Candess’ greatest triumphs have come as a trial paralegal on trial teams that won over $296 million in verdicts (so far).
Candess speaks at national seminars on trials and food safety litigation. She is the editor of several legal blogs, including the award-winning www.MakeFoodSafe.com and authored The Indispensable Paralegal – Your Guide to Getting It All Done, a paralegal guidebook published by Trial Guides.
Media Recognition:
The Paralegal Voice through the Legal Talk Network
NALA’s webinar series
Food Safety Magazine
Forbes
Reader’s Digest
Healthline
Bustle
OutbreakNewsToday
New Food Economy
Candess Zona-Mendola
Senior Paralegal
The Lange Law Firm PLLC
Topic
Strategies for fine-tuning communication to boost productivity
About
Candess Zona-Mendola is the senior trial paralegal of the Lange Law Firm, PLLC, where she helps families who have been harmed when corporations sell food contaminated with E. coli, Salmonella, Vibrio, or other dangerous pathogens. She has almost 20 years of experience and holds degrees in anthropology and paralegal studies.
Candess has helped people with family law, civil rights, employment cases, and national mass tort cases. Some of Candess’ greatest triumphs have come as a trial paralegal on trial teams that won over $296 million in verdicts (so far).
Candess speaks at national seminars on trials and food safety litigation. She is the editor of several legal blogs, including the award-winning www.MakeFoodSafe.com and authored The Indispensable Paralegal – Your Guide to Getting It All Done, a paralegal guidebook published by Trial Guides.
Media Recognition:
The Paralegal Voice through the Legal Talk Network
NALA’s webinar series
Food Safety Magazine
Forbes
Reader’s Digest
Healthline
Bustle
OutbreakNewsToday
New Food Economy
Raeann Bromark
Legal Assistant
Boyle Shaughnessy Law
Topic
Productivity for paralegals
About
Raeann Bromark is a Litigation Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Boyle Shaughnessy Law in Norwalk, CT. She has been a Paralegal for over 20 years working in both New York and Connecticut. Raeann has presented numerous CLE's over the years and has written numerous articles for legal publications. She has served on numerous paralegal boards at both the state and national levels. Raeann is a graduate on Norwalk Community College's Paralegal Program. She also does volunteer work in her hometown.
Raeann Bromark
Legal Assistant
Boyle Shaughnessy Law
Topic
Productivity for paralegals
About
Raeann Bromark is a Litigation Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Boyle Shaughnessy Law in Norwalk, CT. She has been a Paralegal for over 20 years working in both New York and Connecticut. Raeann has presented numerous CLE's over the years and has written numerous articles for legal publications. She has served on numerous paralegal boards at both the state and national levels. Raeann is a graduate on Norwalk Community College's Paralegal Program. She also does volunteer work in her hometown.
Raeann Bromark
Legal Assistant
Boyle Shaughnessy Law
Topic
Productivity for paralegals
About
Raeann Bromark is a Litigation Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Boyle Shaughnessy Law in Norwalk, CT. She has been a Paralegal for over 20 years working in both New York and Connecticut. Raeann has presented numerous CLE's over the years and has written numerous articles for legal publications. She has served on numerous paralegal boards at both the state and national levels. Raeann is a graduate on Norwalk Community College's Paralegal Program. She also does volunteer work in her hometown.
Caren Mansfield
Paralegal
Baker, Baker & Krajewski LLC
Topic
Ethics in the legal field: It's the real world out there!
About
Caren has enjoyed a career as a general civil law paralegal specializing in labor and employment law/litigation with Baker, Baker & Krajewski LLC or its predecessor since 1987. Involved in all aspects from client consultation, to trial, to assisting with appellate briefs, she is knowledgeable of the pitfalls of everyday ethical situations.
She received her certificate in paralegal studies from the American Institute for Paralegal Studies and obtained the credential of Certified Legal Assistant (now Certified Paralegal) in 1996. Caren is a member of the IllinoisParalegal Association (IPA), National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA) and the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA). She is the former president of the IPA and is currently a board member and treasurer. She serves on the Ethics Board of NFPA. She has served on advisory committees to college paralegal programs.
Caren is a frequent speaker on ethics, filing a charge of discrimination through trial, legal research, federal rules of civil procedure, discovery, and law office administration. She wrote articles about paralegals for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin’s Legal Employment Weekly for 17 years.
Caren Mansfield
Paralegal
Baker, Baker & Krajewski LLC
Topic
Ethics in the legal field: It's the real world out there!
About
Caren has enjoyed a career as a general civil law paralegal specializing in labor and employment law/litigation with Baker, Baker & Krajewski LLC or its predecessor since 1987. Involved in all aspects from client consultation, to trial, to assisting with appellate briefs, she is knowledgeable of the pitfalls of everyday ethical situations.
She received her certificate in paralegal studies from the American Institute for Paralegal Studies and obtained the credential of Certified Legal Assistant (now Certified Paralegal) in 1996. Caren is a member of the IllinoisParalegal Association (IPA), National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA) and the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA). She is the former president of the IPA and is currently a board member and treasurer. She serves on the Ethics Board of NFPA. She has served on advisory committees to college paralegal programs.
Caren is a frequent speaker on ethics, filing a charge of discrimination through trial, legal research, federal rules of civil procedure, discovery, and law office administration. She wrote articles about paralegals for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin’s Legal Employment Weekly for 17 years.
Caren Mansfield
Paralegal
Baker, Baker & Krajewski LLC
Topic
Ethics in the legal field: It's the real world out there!
About
Caren has enjoyed a career as a general civil law paralegal specializing in labor and employment law/litigation with Baker, Baker & Krajewski LLC or its predecessor since 1987. Involved in all aspects from client consultation, to trial, to assisting with appellate briefs, she is knowledgeable of the pitfalls of everyday ethical situations.
She received her certificate in paralegal studies from the American Institute for Paralegal Studies and obtained the credential of Certified Legal Assistant (now Certified Paralegal) in 1996. Caren is a member of the IllinoisParalegal Association (IPA), National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA) and the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA). She is the former president of the IPA and is currently a board member and treasurer. She serves on the Ethics Board of NFPA. She has served on advisory committees to college paralegal programs.
Caren is a frequent speaker on ethics, filing a charge of discrimination through trial, legal research, federal rules of civil procedure, discovery, and law office administration. She wrote articles about paralegals for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin’s Legal Employment Weekly for 17 years.
Tisha Delgado
Senior Litigation Paralegal and e-discovery Specialist
Golan Christie Taglia
Founding Member
Chicago Paralegal Association
Topic
PANEL: The value of networking
About
Tisha Delgado is a senior litigation paralegal and e-discovery specialist at Golan Christie Taglia, where she is dedicated to solving problems and making life easy for her awesome attorneys.
She advises legal professionals on e-filing rules and procedures and how to create successful workflows to accommodate an evolving e-filing system in the Illinois state courts. Tisha is a founding member of the Chicago Paralegal Association and the Social Media Coordinator for the National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA).
Tisha Delgado
Senior Litigation Paralegal and e-discovery Specialist
Golan Christie Taglia
Founding Member
Chicago Paralegal Association
Topic
PANEL: The value of networking
About
Tisha Delgado is a senior litigation paralegal and e-discovery specialist at Golan Christie Taglia, where she is dedicated to solving problems and making life easy for her awesome attorneys.
She advises legal professionals on e-filing rules and procedures and how to create successful workflows to accommodate an evolving e-filing system in the Illinois state courts. Tisha is a founding member of the Chicago Paralegal Association and the Social Media Coordinator for the National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA).
Tisha Delgado
Senior Litigation Paralegal and e-discovery Specialist
Golan Christie Taglia
Founding Member
Chicago Paralegal Association
Topic
PANEL: The value of networking
About
Tisha Delgado is a senior litigation paralegal and e-discovery specialist at Golan Christie Taglia, where she is dedicated to solving problems and making life easy for her awesome attorneys.
She advises legal professionals on e-filing rules and procedures and how to create successful workflows to accommodate an evolving e-filing system in the Illinois state courts. Tisha is a founding member of the Chicago Paralegal Association and the Social Media Coordinator for the National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA).
Lauren Bloodworth
Legal Administrator, Business Real Estate Group
Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP
Director of Business Partner Relations
Association of Legal Administrators, San Diego Chapter
Topic
PANEL: The value of networking
About
Lauren is the Business Real Estate Practice Group Administrator at Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP, a real estate and business law firm with multiple offices in California. Lauren has been with KTS for over 5 years, overseeing the operations for her department of approximately 50 employees in four offices throughout California.
Lauren is a member of the Association of Legal Administrators and is currently the Director of Business Partner Relations for the San Diego Chapter. She is also the ALA SD Couture for a Cause Chair, working with members from various organizations in the legal community to host an annual charity event that raises over $20K each year for two amazing charities.
Lauren Bloodworth
Legal Administrator, Business Real Estate Group
Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP
Director of Business Partner Relations
Association of Legal Administrators, San Diego Chapter
Topic
PANEL: The value of networking
About
Lauren is the Business Real Estate Practice Group Administrator at Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP, a real estate and business law firm with multiple offices in California. Lauren has been with KTS for over 5 years, overseeing the operations for her department of approximately 50 employees in four offices throughout California.
Lauren is a member of the Association of Legal Administrators and is currently the Director of Business Partner Relations for the San Diego Chapter. She is also the ALA SD Couture for a Cause Chair, working with members from various organizations in the legal community to host an annual charity event that raises over $20K each year for two amazing charities.
David Martin, Esq.
Senior Trial Counsel
JT Legal Group, APC
Topic
Essential tools for litigation: The enduring and evolving
About
David Martin is a 1992 graduate of Harvard Law School, specializing in complex civil litigation. Prior to attending Harvard, Mr. Martin served on the staff of Senator and then Vice President Dan Quayle as a Legislative Officer and Speech Writer. While attending Harvard, David was the Editor of the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, as well as an instructor in HLS’s legal research and writing class.
Following law school, Mr. Martin has worked in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, California and Atlanta, Georgia, handling a wide variety of civil litigation matters, including general commercial litigation, business litigation, securities, and employment litigation. Mr. Martin has represented many clients in jury trials through the appellate process, and has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in national class actions.
Education: Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA, J.D. 1992; University of Illinois, A.B., Highest University Honors; 1989.
Member: Bar Associations: The Association of the Bar in the District of Columbia; State Bar of California; State Bar of Illinois.
David Martin, Esq.
Senior Trial Counsel
JT Legal Group, APC
Topic
Essential tools for litigation: The enduring and evolving
About
David Martin is a 1992 graduate of Harvard Law School, specializing in complex civil litigation. Prior to attending Harvard, Mr. Martin served on the staff of Senator and then Vice President Dan Quayle as a Legislative Officer and Speech Writer. While attending Harvard, David was the Editor of the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, as well as an instructor in HLS’s legal research and writing class.
Following law school, Mr. Martin has worked in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, California and Atlanta, Georgia, handling a wide variety of civil litigation matters, including general commercial litigation, business litigation, securities, and employment litigation. Mr. Martin has represented many clients in jury trials through the appellate process, and has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in national class actions.
Education: Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA, J.D. 1992; University of Illinois, A.B., Highest University Honors; 1989.
Member: Bar Associations: The Association of the Bar in the District of Columbia; State Bar of California; State Bar of Illinois.
Ronald F. Brot
Founding and Senior Partner, Brot, Gross, Fishbein LLP
President, Los Angeles County Bar Association
Topic
PANEL: Networking in the legal profession
About
As a highly experienced family law attorney with a strong litigation background, Ronald is tenacious in the representation of family law clients both in the courtroom and at the negotiating table. He has received top honors in the profession, including Best Lawyers in America (Family Law), Lawdragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers in America (2020), and Southern California Super Lawyers Family Law, 2005-Current. Ronald has held a variety of leadership positions with the organized Bar, including current President of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and previous Chair of the Trial Lawyers Section and Chair of the Family Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association.
Ronald F. Brot
Founding and Senior Partner, Brot, Gross, Fishbein LLP
President, Los Angeles County Bar Association
Topic
PANEL: Networking in the legal profession
About
As a highly experienced family law attorney with a strong litigation background, Ronald is tenacious in the representation of family law clients both in the courtroom and at the negotiating table. He has received top honors in the profession, including Best Lawyers in America (Family Law), Lawdragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers in America (2020), and Southern California Super Lawyers Family Law, 2005-Current. Ronald has held a variety of leadership positions with the organized Bar, including current President of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and previous Chair of the Trial Lawyers Section and Chair of the Family Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association.
Joy Heath Rush
Chief Executive Officer
International Legal Technology Association (ILTA)
Topic
How to influence technology selection at your firm
About
Joy has spent her entire career supporting lawyers in the practice of law. Her beginnings were in facilities. Then she moved into document processing and, ultimately, technology. Although she has served in many different technology roles, her first love has always been legal applications and - even more so - the people who use those applications.
Her professional goals are simple: Do everything in her power to serve the citizens of ILTA with intelligence, dedication, and unmatched passion and provide a positive environment for her staff.
Joy Heath Rush
Chief Executive Officer
International Legal Technology Association (ILTA)
Topic
How to influence technology selection at your firm
About
Joy has spent her entire career supporting lawyers in the practice of law. Her beginnings were in facilities. Then she moved into document processing and, ultimately, technology. Although she has served in many different technology roles, her first love has always been legal applications and - even more so - the people who use those applications.
Her professional goals are simple: Do everything in her power to serve the citizens of ILTA with intelligence, dedication, and unmatched passion and provide a positive environment for her staff.