March 24-26, 2020
Presented by One Legal
Legal Up
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PRESENTS
Virtually everything you need to level up your legal support career
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.
Not your typical legal conference
Welcome to the only online event dedicated to training and elevating legal support professionals!
1000+
attendees
speakers
20+
hours of MCLE
What to expect
From legal technology trends, productivity tips, and workplace wellness practices, you’ll get actionable strategies to help your firm succeed.
Practical training
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.
Flexible, virtual participation
We've partnered with legal professionals, court officials, and leading experts to help you meet your continuing legal education requirements.
CLE credits
Meet the 2020 speakers
DAY 1
DAY 2
2020 Agenda at-a-glance
DAY 3
Live keynote
Asking the right questions: technology and innovation in the legal space
2020 Changes to California State Court Procedure: eFiling, eService, and more
Strategies for fine-tuning communication to boost productivity
State of legal support: A deep dive into our annual survey
Productivity for paralegals
Best practices for high-volume eFiling
Partnering for good: Actionable steps to support your local legal nonprofits
Level up your law practice with Excel & Outlook
The power of YOU: Advocating for yourself
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.
Live keynote
Live keynote
Ethics in the legal field
Developing a lifelong learning mindset for a successful life
How to get legal clients online (completely automated and scalable)
PANEL: Networking in the legal profession
Calendaring in California State Court: Steps and traps for the unwary
Crash course on morning routines: Starting strong for a successful day
PDF skills for legal professionals
Essential tools for litigation: The enduring and evolving
How to influence technology selection at your firm
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What people are saying
"I really enjoyed the content. It was thorough and very practical in understanding and application for a virtual conference. The speakers were excellent as well." - Shawnee
"It's a wonderful opportunity to learn and expand your knowledge on industry relevant topics, especially when there are fewer and fewer occasions for professional support staff learning." - Erika
"I was surprised and pleased by the Wellness Toolkit and Chair Yoga sessions, I thought they added a great component to the conference. Law is such an easy field to feel overwhelmed in, I think its really important to take that time for yourself." - Marin
"It was all great and informative. Loved the variety of topics. All speakers presented well and were kind and passionate about their subject." - Marci
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Kristine Custodio Suero, ACP
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.
Senior Paralegal & Director of Business Development
Butterfield Schechter LLP
Kristine Custodio Suero, ACP
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.
Senior Paralegal & Director of Business Development
Butterfield Schechter LLP
Julie A. Goren, Esq.
Topic
Author and Publisher
Lawdable Press
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.
Calendaring in California State Court: Steps and traps for the unwary
Julie A. Goren, Esq.
Topic
Author and Publisher
Lawdable Press
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.
Calendaring in California State Court: Steps and traps for the unwary
Julie A. Goren, Esq.
Topic
2020 Changes to California State Court Procedure:
eFiling, eService, and more
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.
Author and Publisher
Lawdable Press
Calendaring in California State Court: Steps and Traps for the Unwary
Sam Mollaei
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.
Legal Funnel Expert
LegalFunnel.com
Sam Mollaei
Topic
Legal Funnel Expert
LegalFunnel.com
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
Topic
Software Instructor
Legal Office Guru
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
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.
Software Instructor
Legal Office Guru
Deborah Savadra
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.
Software Instructor
Legal Office Guru
Christine D. Stansall
Topic
Developing a lifelong learning mindset for a successful life
About
Christine Stansall began her legal career in 1995 after graduating from UC San Diego and obtaining her paralegal certificate from the University of San Diego’s paralegal program. She has gone on to earn a number of other paralegal certifications. Ms. Stansall’s 24-year legal career has garnered her experience in law office operations; business, corporate and real property; civil and business litigation; estate planning, trust administration and probate; and intellectual property matters.
Ms. Stansall’s traditional paralegal career evolved into eDiscovery and litigation support as she saw that tech know-how is as important as legal training in litigation. She earned the title of ACEDS Fellow from at UC Irvine’s E-Discovery program, and was awarded the Certified E-Discovery Specialist credential from the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists. Currently, she is the litigation support analyst at Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch where she assists the legal teams in every phase of litigation and the eDiscovery lifecycle. Ms. Stansall is a Certified Relativity User, and is pursuing other Relativity certifications.
She is a member of the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists and the San Diego chapter of the Women in E-Discovery. She regularly attends the monthly San Diego ESI Forum sessions and is active on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.
Litigation Support Analyst
Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch
Christine D. Stansall
Litigation Support Analyst
Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch
Topic
Developing a lifelong learning mindset for a successful life
About
Christine Stansall began her legal career in 1995 after graduating from UC San Diego and obtaining her paralegal certificate from the University of San Diego’s paralegal program. She has gone on to earn a number of other paralegal certifications. Ms. Stansall’s 24-year legal career has garnered her experience in law office operations; business, corporate and real property; civil and business litigation; estate planning, trust administration and probate; and intellectual property matters.
Ms. Stansall’s traditional paralegal career evolved into eDiscovery and litigation support as she saw that tech know-how is as important as legal training in litigation. She earned the title of ACEDS Fellow from at UC Irvine’s E-Discovery program, and was awarded the Certified E-Discovery Specialist credential from the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists. Currently, she is the litigation support analyst at Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch where she assists the legal teams in every phase of litigation and the eDiscovery lifecycle. Ms. Stansall is a Certified Relativity User, and is pursuing other Relativity certifications.
She is a member of the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists and the San Diego chapter of the Women in E-Discovery. She regularly attends the monthly San Diego ESI Forum sessions and is active on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.
Christine D. Stansall
Litigation Support Analyst
Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch
Topic
Developing a lifelong learning mindset for a successful life
About
Christine Stansall began her legal career in 1995 after graduating from UC San Diego and obtaining her paralegal certificate from the University of San Diego’s paralegal program. She has gone on to earn a number of other paralegal certifications. Ms. Stansall’s 24-year legal career has garnered her experience in law office operations; business, corporate and real property; civil and business litigation; estate planning, trust administration and probate; and intellectual property matters.
Ms. Stansall’s traditional paralegal career evolved into eDiscovery and litigation support as she saw that tech know-how is as important as legal training in litigation. She earned the title of ACEDS Fellow from at UC Irvine’s E-Discovery program, and was awarded the Certified E-Discovery Specialist credential from the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists. Currently, she is the litigation support analyst at Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch where she assists the legal teams in every phase of litigation and the eDiscovery lifecycle. Ms. Stansall is a Certified Relativity User, and is pursuing other Relativity certifications.
She is a member of the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists and the San Diego chapter of the Women in E-Discovery. She regularly attends the monthly San Diego ESI Forum sessions and is active on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.
Candess Zona-Mendola
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
Senior Paralegal
The Lange Law Firm PLLC
Candess Zona-Mendola
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
Senior Paralegal
The Lange Law Firm PLLC
Candess Zona-Mendola
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
Senior Paralegal
The Lange Law Firm PLLC
Raeann Bromark
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.
Legal Assistant
Boyle Shaughnessy Law
Raeann Bromark
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.
Legal Assistant
Boyle Shaughnessy Law
Raeann Bromark
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.
Legal Assistant
Boyle Shaughnessy Law
Mark Schwartz
Topic
2020 Changes to California State Court Procedure:
eFiling, eService, and more
About
As One Legal’s Government Relations & Public Policy Manager, Mark works very closely with courts throughout the country, helping to develop new eFiling and eService projects. With 40 years in the industry, Mark is an expert on California service of process statutes, case law, and CA Rules of Court regarding eFiling and eService. Formerly our Director of Training, Mark is also himself a paralegal and has served as president and legislative chairman of the California Association of Legal Support Professionals.
Manager of Government Relations and Public Policy
One Legal
Mark Schwartz
Topic
2020 Changes to California State Court Procedure:
eFiling, eService, and more
About
As One Legal’s Government Relations & Public Policy Manager, Mark works very closely with courts throughout the country, helping to develop new eFiling and eService projects. With 40 years in the industry, Mark is an expert on California service of process statutes, case law, and CA Rules of Court regarding eFiling and eService. Formerly our Director of Training, Mark is also himself a paralegal and has served as president and legislative chairman of the California Association of Legal Support Professionals.
Manager of Government Relations and Public Policy
One Legal
Linda Kim
Topic
Partnering for good: Actionable steps to support your local legal nonprofits
About
Linda leads One Legal’s philanthropic endeavors, partnering with nonprofits to support social good. Prior to joining One Legal, Linda dedicated her career to social justice as a legal aid lawyer and nonprofit director. Linda is licensed to practice in California.
Executive Director of Corporate Social Responsibility
One Legal
Linda Kim
Topic
Partnering for good: Actionable steps to support your local legal nonprofits
About
Linda leads One Legal’s philanthropic endeavors, partnering with nonprofits to support social good. Prior to joining One Legal, Linda dedicated her career to social justice as a legal aid lawyer and nonprofit director. Linda is licensed to practice in California.
Executive Director of Corporate Social Responsibility
One Legal
Vanessa Davis
Vice President of Product
One Legal
Topic
Asking the right questions: technology and innovation in the legal space
About
Vanessa is an innovative legal professional with 20 years’ experience in law firms and the legal services industry. She is skilled at defining and driving legal solutions for legal departments, law firms, and businesses.
Vanessa leads the product team at One Legal after more than a decade at LegalZoom and, before that, roles at two legal startups—SmartRules.com and Find Legal Forms. She is a California-qualified attorney with practice experience at O’Melveny & Meyers LLP and Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP. She was named 2018 ABA Legal Technology Resource Center Women of Legal Tech.
Vanessa Davis
Vice President of Product
One Legal
Topic
Asking the right questions: technology and innovation in the legal space
About
Vanessa is an innovative legal professional with 20 years’ experience in law firms and the legal services industry. She is skilled at defining and driving legal solutions for legal departments, law firms, and businesses.
Vanessa leads the product team at One Legal after more than a decade at LegalZoom and, before that, roles at two legal startups—SmartRules.com and Find Legal Forms. She is a California-qualified attorney with practice experience at O’Melveny & Meyers LLP and Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP. She was named 2018 ABA Legal Technology Resource Center Women of Legal Tech.
Vanessa Davis
Topic
Asking the right questions: technology and innovation in the legal space
About
Vanessa is an innovative legal professional with 20 years’ experience in law firms and the legal services industry. She is skilled at defining and driving legal solutions for legal departments, law firms, and businesses.
Vanessa leads the product team at One Legal after more than a decade at LegalZoom and, before that, roles at two legal startups—SmartRules.com and Find Legal Forms. She is a California-qualified attorney with practice experience at O’Melveny & Meyers LLP and Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP. She was named 2018 ABA Legal Technology Resource Center Women of Legal Tech.
Vice President of Product
One Legal
Lindsey Dean
Topic
State of legal support: A deep dive into our annual survey
About
Lindsey is responsible for coordinating marketing strategies and growth at One Legal. Since earning a BA in English from UC Berkeley, she has been passionate about exploring and sharing concepts and ideas. Lindsey has been a writer and researcher in the legal profession for more than 5 years and has authored reports and articles on eFiling, service of process, trends in the legal support field, and more.
Head of Marketing
One Legal
Lindsey Dean
Topic
State of legal support: A deep dive into our annual survey
About
Lindsey is responsible for coordinating marketing strategies and growth at One Legal. Since earning a BA in English from UC Berkeley, she has been passionate about exploring and sharing concepts and ideas. Lindsey has been a writer and researcher in the legal profession for more than 5 years and has authored reports and articles on eFiling, service of process, trends in the legal support field, and more.
Head of Marketing
One Legal
Lindsey Dean
Topic
State of legal support: A deep dive into our annual survey
About
Lindsey is responsible for coordinating marketing strategies and growth at One Legal. Since earning a BA in English from UC Berkeley, she has been passionate about exploring and sharing concepts and ideas. Lindsey has been a writer and researcher in the legal profession for more than 5 years and has authored reports and articles on eFiling, service of process, trends in the legal support field, and more.
Head of Marketing
One Legal
Alex Braun
Topic
Strategies for high-volume eFiling
About
Alex is responsible for all things marketing for the Midwest region at One Legal. He collaborates with legal support experts to author educational content on Illinois court policies, eFiling, bulk filing, and more.
Alex previously worked for two Chicago eDiscovery software companies, Nextpoint and Relativity.
He is a 2008 graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and the recipient of the Illinois Paralegal Association's 2018 Outstanding Sustaining Member Award.
Senior Marketing Manager
One Legal
Alex Braun
Topic
Strategies for high-volume eFiling
About
Alex is responsible for all things marketing for the Midwest region at One Legal. He collaborates with legal support experts to author educational content on Illinois court policies, eFiling, bulk filing, and more.
Alex previously worked for two Chicago eDiscovery software companies, Nextpoint and Relativity.
He is a 2008 graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and the recipient of the Illinois Paralegal Association's 2018 Outstanding Sustaining Member Award.
Senior Marketing Manager
One Legal
Caren Mansfield
Topic
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.
Paralegal
Baker, Baker & Krajewski LLC
Ethics in the legal field: It's the real world out there!
Caren Mansfield
Topic
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.
Paralegal
Baker, Baker & Krajewski LLC
Ethics in the legal field: It's the real world out there!
Caren Mansfield
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.
Paralegal
Baker, Baker & Krajewski LLC
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Tisha Delgado
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).
Senior Litigation Paralegal and e-discovery Specialist
Golan Christie Taglia
Founding Member
Chicago Paralegal Association
Tisha Delgado
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).
Senior Litigation Paralegal and e-discovery Specialist
Golan Christie Taglia
Founding Member
Chicago Paralegal Association
Tisha Delgado
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).
Senior Litigation Paralegal and e-discovery Specialist
Golan Christie Taglia
Founding Member
Chicago Paralegal Association
Laurence Geist
Topic
About
Laurence is an experienced marketer, having worked for various types of firms including a start-up, a B2B/SaaS risk management platform, a learning company, and currently, a legal support provider. Despite her varied background, her goal is always to communicate a brand’s value simply and consistently across all touchpoints with their customers and prospects.
Lifecycle Marketing Manager
One Legal
Asking the right questions: technology and innovation in the legal space
Laurence Geist
Topic
About
Laurence is an experienced marketer, having worked for various types of firms including a start-up, a B2B/SaaS risk management platform, a learning company, and currently, a legal support provider. Despite her varied background, her goal is always to communicate a brand’s value simply and consistently across all touchpoints with their customers and prospects.
Lifecycle Marketing Manager
One Legal
Asking the right questions: technology and innovation in the legal space
Lora Templeton
Topic
PDF skills for legal professionals
About
Senior Marketing Manager
One Legal
Lora is the One Legal marketing team member that provides training resources to support our customers’ successful transition to eFiling as California courts go online. In 2019, she wrote the blog series and eBook, eFilers Guide to Los Angeles Civil, and has produced webinars for eFiling best practices in Santa Clara, San Mateo, and Sonoma. Previously, she worked on the development and adoption of digital content technology in the academic field for over twenty years and is a lifelong advocate for open access to knowledge, archival history, and research.
Lora Templeton
Topic
PDF skills for legal professionals
About
Lora is the One Legal marketing team member that provides training resources to support our customers’ successful transition to eFiling as California courts go online. In 2019, she wrote the blog series and eBook, eFilers Guide to Los Angeles Civil, and has produced webinars for eFiling best practices in Santa Clara, San Mateo, and Sonoma. Previously, she worked on the development and adoption of digital content technology in the academic field for over twenty years and is a lifelong advocate for open access to knowledge, archival history, and research.
Senior Marketing Manager
One Legal
Lauren Bloodworth
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.
Legal Administrator, Business Real Estate Group
Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP
Director of Business Partner Relations
Association of Legal Administrators, San Diego Chapter
Lauren Bloodworth
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.
Legal Administrator, Business Real Estate Group
Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP
Director of Business Partner Relations
Association of Legal Administrators, San Diego Chapter
David Martin, Esq.
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.
Senior Trial Counsel
JT Legal Group, APC
David Martin, Esq.
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.
Senior Trial Counsel
JT Legal Group, APC
Lili Daniel
Topics
Partnering for good: Actionable steps to support your local legal nonprofits
About
Lili has been in the legal industry for more than 14 years. She specializes in customer success and training. In her free time, she is an avid Yogi, practicing for more than 9 years and teaching all over Los Angeles. As an Athleta brand ambassador, she has conducted intention building workshops, movement healing classes, and energy work retreats.
Senior Customer Success Manager
One Legal
Crash course on morning routines: Starting strong for a successful day
Lili Daniel
Topics
Partnering for good: Actionable steps to support your local legal nonprofits
About
Lili has been in the legal industry for more than 14 years. She specializes in customer success and training. In her free time, she is an avid Yogi, practicing for more than 9 years and teaching all over Los Angeles. As an Athleta brand ambassador, she has conducted intention building workshops, movement healing classes, and energy work retreats.
Senior Customer Success Manager
One Legal
Crash course on morning routines: Starting strong for a successful day
Jerry Gregg
Topic
PANEL: Networking in the legal profession
About
Jerry is a longtime member of the One Legal team with nearly 30 years of experience in the legal industry. He has presented MCLE-accredited training at paralegal, ALA, and bar association events throughout Southern California and was recently nominated to serve on the national Business Partner Relations committee of ALA.
Sales Consultant
One Legal
Jerry Gregg
Topic
PANEL: Networking in the legal profession
About
Jerry is a longtime member of the One Legal team with nearly 30 years of experience in the legal industry. He has presented MCLE-accredited training at paralegal, ALA, and bar association events throughout Southern California and was recently nominated to serve on the national Business Partner Relations committee of ALA.
Sales Consultant
One Legal
Ronald F. Brot
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.
Founding and Senior Partner, Brot, Gross, Fishbein LLP
President, Los Angeles County Bar Association
Ronald F. Brot
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.
Founding and Senior Partner, Brot, Gross, Fishbein LLP
President, Los Angeles County Bar Association
Joy Heath Rush
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.
Chief Executive Officer
International Legal Technology Association (ILTA)
Joy Heath Rush
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.
Chief Executive Officer
International Legal Technology Association (ILTA)