Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Al Biedrzycki. With over 15 years of experience in leading ecosystems, platforms and partnerships, Al Biedrzycki has been instrumental in scaling startups, and pre- and post-IPO organizations. One of his most notable achievements is growing HubSpot's platform product ecosystem to 500+ app partners and its channel program to 3,000+ agency partners. He also helped build and scale Airtable's extension marketplace and service partner program. At Jasper, Al leads the affiliate marketing and solutions partner program strategies.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Josh Hostilo. Josh Hostilo, is a current Product Owner at Filevine and oversees the legal intake product, Lead Docket. Josh was a previous VP of Operations at a personal injury law firm and is truly an expert in legal intake best practices. He has recently been involved in the development of Lead Docket's newest AI tool, LeadsAI, which provides lead summaries and predictive analysis to simplify the way legal intake and lead management are handled within law firms.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Phillip Greer. Greer has driven the continual evolution of Best Lawyers® since joining in 2005, becoming president in 2013 and CEO in 2018. By tapping into his training as an engineer, he created the company's first content management system to take the company and its products – as he says – “from analog to digital.” Through the years he has led international expansion strategies that ensure lawyers around the world receive the recognition they deserve through various Best Lawyers offerings. His proudest achievement is in the consistency of the products and the Best Lawyers peer-review methodology.   This year Phillip has led the team through launching the rebranded Best Law Firms® rankings independently for the first time in 13 years and through the acquisition of Good2bSocial.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Craig Budner. Craig W. Budner is the global strategic growth partner for K&L Gates, a global law firm with 48 offices and approximately 2000 lawyers on 5 continents. In this role, Craig manages the global recruiting and integration functions for the firm. He also manages the firm's global business development, marketing, and media relations functions. Additionally, he serves on the firm's management and advisory committees.  

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Todd Smith and Jody Sanders. Jody and Todd both practice civil appellate law. Traditionally, that involves writing appellate briefs and presenting oral arguments to appellate courts, but they both do a lot of work in trial courts as well. Their trial court work involves legal strategy, potentially dispositive motions, jury charges, and other activities necessary to preserve error and prepare cases for appeal.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by John Hellerman. John Hellerman is the President of Hellerman Communications, an award-winning corporate communications agency positioning professionals to win business and navigate crises. John and his firm specialize in strategic marketing and content development, crisis and litigation communications, and social influencer and stakeholder relations. He helps the world's most elite professionals and their firms build and protect their most lucrative relationships.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Kate Boyd who is a 25 year veteran of the legal industry. She started her career at law firms Shearman & Sterling and White & Case. After completing her MBA at NYU in 2014, she took her business and legal experience to high-growth legal tech vendors HighQ and Kira Systems. In 2018, she co-founded litigation fund, Validity Finance, and served as COO before joining Sente in 2022. Kate is active on the boards of the leading legal edtech company AltaClaro, and immigration non-profit Immigration Law & Justice NY. 

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Kate Pearch. Kate is the Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer at Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP. Kate focuses on her firm's unique client service to strengthen its brand and position in the marketplace. She is known for her excellent people skills and for leading successful collaborations between the marketing team, executive committee, and practice leaders. Her responsibilities include designing and implementing marketing, communications, public relations, practice growth, strategic development, and leadership succession programs.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Bill Barrett. Bill leads Digital channel strategy and operations for DLA Piper in the Americas. In his role, Bill helps the firm: amplify the DLA Piper brand in the marketplace, generate demand for services, enhance the visibility of lawyers, and provide actionable insights that help generate profitable growth.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Bob Wallace. Bob Wallace is a 40 year veteran practitioner of sports law, 30 of those representing three NFL teams. He currently chairs the sports law group of Thompson Coburn LLP. Thompson Coburn has offices in St. Louis, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York and Washington, DC.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Patrick Hayes. Patrick Hayes is a partner and chair of the Investment Management practice at Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP where he supports investment advisers and broker-dealers in the development and administration of their compliance programs, including the creation and implementation of policies and procedures governing all activities of the firm. His clients include wealth managers, private fund advisers, family offices, ERISA investment fiduciaries, dual registrants, broker-dealers, crypto-traders, mutual fund trusts, and institutional asset managers. In 2020, Hayes launched The Securities Compliance Podcast: Compliance in Context™ to serve as a personal master class for the securities industry's legal and compliance professionals, and he's a proud graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the University of Cincinnati College of Law.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Jennifer Ramsey. Jennifer Ramsey is a former investment banker who discovered love of marketing / BD while preparing sales decks for road shows to pitch investors on funding startup/emerging growth companies. She left the world of high finance for marketing & BD where she developed and led enterprise-wide, sector-based programming and spearheaded a client relationship-building framework for an Am Law 100 firm. She and two colleagues recently launched Stage LLC, a women-owned business development & marketing venture focused on relationships, revenue, and growth for legal services.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Julie Lorson to discuss the topic of Artifical Intelligence (AI) and its impact on search engine optimization (SEO). Julie has been working in SEO for over 15 years. For the past 6, she has focused on SEO specifically for law firms Over the course of her career, she has learned the many nuances that it takes to make websites rank in the top positions in Google.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Justin Bernbrock. Justin Bernbrock is a partner in Sheppard Mullin's Chicago office and the head of Chicago's complex restructuring team. Justin has worked on some of the most complex Chapter 11 cases in the world over the last 11 years. Prior to Sheppard Mullin, Justin was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis in Chicago. Before his legal career, Justin served with distinction in the United States Navy.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Gary McRae to discuss the importance of the digital experience for law firms. Gary McRae is the global digital lead for Baker McKenzie. He ensures Baker McKenzie's digital strategy aligns with its overall business objectives. He also leads the company's channels, digital marketing, web development, social media, and martech initiatives.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Davina Frederick to discuss how law firms should go about attracting their ideal clients while repelling all others. Prior to becoming an attorney, Davina spent 15 years as a professional services marketer. She started her own law firm right out of law school and grew it successfully. As the founder of Wealthy Woman Lawyer®, she's spent more than a decade coaching women law firm owners on the business principles they must master to effectively scale their practices. She's also somehow found time to write two books on law firm marketing and management.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Paula Zirinsky, co-founder and Chief Strategist of Structura Strategy Group, a professional services marketing advisory. She is known for her expertise in branding, strategy, marketing, content, communications, and digital technology platforms. As a former global CMO, Paula has held leadership positions at professional services firms including K2 Integrity, a preeminent global risk advisory firm, and law firms including Morgan Lewis, Morvillo Abramowitz, Fried Frank, and Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Stephen Clark the Senior Marketing and Communications Manager at Brown Rudnick, where he oversees the firm's PR and digital marketing efforts. Stephen is based in New York and joined the firm in 2021 after managing digital communications at Hubbard & Read for 10 years. Before joining the legal industry, Stephen was an award-winning journalist who served as a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times and as a politics editor for the Washington, D.C, Bureau of FoxNews.com.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Alison Reynolds, the Senior Digital Marketing Manager for Vinson & Elkins, which is a 100-plus-year-old law firm headquartered in Houston, Texas, with offices around the world. While it is her first and only law firm experience, in the last eight years Alison has helped transform the firm's digital presence across channels and establish a robust content and social media marketing strategy. Prior to V&E, Alison came from the publishing industry, having worked in New York City and Houston in magazine, newspaper, and online publishing. Her love of storytelling inspires her to create compelling online experiences for the firm's audiences.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Jenny Fortin, the Digital Marketing Manager at Winston & Strawn where she manages the firm's digital marketing strategy including the firm's website, SEO, analytics, and social media channels. Prior to her role as a digital marketer, Jenny worked with the firm's attorney recruiting and development team for nearly a decade.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Alan Kaplinsky, the senior counsel and for 25 years the chair of the consumer financial services group at the Ballard Spahr law firm. He is the recipient of the lifetime achievement award of the American College of consumer financial services law.  Alan has been consistently ranked as a tier 1 lawyer by Chambers, USA in the area of consumer, financial services, regulation, litigation, and government enforcement. He also launched Ballard Spahr's blog Consumer Finance Monitor in 2011 as well as their podcast show which goes by the same name in 2018.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Emily Rogers, the US Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer at Norton Rose Fulbright, based in their New York office. Joining Norton Rose Fulbright during its combination with Chadbourne & Parke in 2017, Emily has led several special projects for the firm, including serving as the producer of the project finance podcast, Currents, which has more than 2.8 million downloads and has led the marketing efforts for the firm's innovation-focused subsidiary, LX Studio and privacy compliance tool suite, NT Analyzer. In addition to her core role, Emily is the firm's global strategic lead for podcasts, the chair of the firm's Wellness Committee and a local leader of WiN (Women in Norton Rose Fulbright).

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Elise Holtzman, a former practicing attorney, certified executive coach, and the founder of The Lawyer's Edge, where she and her team help law firms grow thriving businesses by helping lawyers become better business developers and leaders. Elise is the creator of the Lawyers Making Rain program for law firms as well as The Lawyer's Edge Ignite, a business development program for women lawyers that is launching in 2023. In addition to coaching, training, and consulting, Elise speaks frequently for legal organizations and writes articles on the subject of business development for publications such as Law.com and Law360. She is also the host of The Lawyer's Edge podcast, where Guy Alvarez was a recent guest!

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy Alvarez, the CEO and Founder of Good2bSocial, talks about some of the biggest mistakes that law firms make when it comes to handling their digital marketing credentials while transitioning from one agency to another. There are four specific areas Guy covers, where these issues come up.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Iris Jones, Akerman's Chief Marketing and Client Development Officer. Iris oversees the firm's client development team to advance the overall strategic plan of the firm by continuing to grow the firm's client base while deepening existing client relationships. She works closely with firm leadership to build the firm's brand equity and position the firm as an influential thought leader and the law firm of choice for diverse clients in the firm's key practice areas. She was inducted into the Legal Marketing Association Hall of Fame earlier this year!

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Jeanne Hammerstrom. Jeanne is responsible for all client-focused experiences for the firm as well as business development, marketing communications and market-driven initiatives.  She has over 33 years of experience in law firm marketing and is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at the Benesch firm.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Alexandra Morren, a competitive intelligence analyst at Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP. She has served in various roles within the marketing field for nearly a decade and has worked in the legal space for over half that time. At her current firm, she supports the competitive intelligence efforts and broader business development initiatives of the firm. When she's not nose-deep in research or sharing actionable insights with attorneys, she manages her firm's social media presence from content planning to execution and has spent the last four years running bimonthly LinkedIn Clinics for her firm's attorneys.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Julia Bennett, the CMO of Brown Rudnick. Julia's mandate is to amplify the brand of the firm, market the practices and industry groups, and enable the lawyers to deepen relationships with current clients and create relationships with prospective clients. She holds a J.D. from The University of Chicago Law School, an M.A. from The George Washington University, and an A.B. from Duke University.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Reza Torkzadeh, the founder and CEO of TorkLaw. Torklaw is a plaintiff's personal injury law firm based in Los Angeles with offices throughout the country. He is the author of The Lawyer as CEO, a book that has obtained record-setting results. He is an honorary board member of the trial lawyer charities and chairman of the Dean's Inner Circle at UCI Law.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Koree Khongphand-Buckman, the CMBDO at Foley & Lardner LLP. Koree is responsible for leading the firm's business development, marketing, client service, and branding efforts for Foley & Lardner. She's been involved in legal marketing for about 16 years and has been leading at Foley & Lardner for a little over a year now. The 5 key priorities she covers at her firm is: to drive business through their four major sectors (healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, innovative technology, and energy), to enhance their brand in the market, capture and leverage data so they can support clients, to improve the client journey, and lastly, to recruit and retain the best talent.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by ​​Rebecca Edwards to discuss relationship techniques to establish and deepen client relationships in order to grow business. Rebecca is a legal marketing veteran with more than fifteen years of experience helping lawyers build their business and increase their brand. She currently serves as the senior marketing and business development manager for Williams Mullen, focusing on growth for both the Corporate and Tax Sections as well as attorney training and client service programs. Rebecca has been a long-standing volunteer with the Legal Marketing Association, currently serving as co-chair of the Strategies & Voices Editorial Committee. Her prior positions include service on the Mid-Atlantic Region Board of Directors and Virginias Chapter President.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 podcast, Guy is joined by Allan Schoenberg, Chief Communications Officer at Vinson & Elkins. Allan is based in New York and joined the firm in 2021 after managing global communications at NASDAQ for five years. Before joining the legal industry, Allan has about 20 years of capital market experience. Allan is experienced in public relations with a successful track record in all aspects of business-to-business communications with a focus on brand management, internal communications, issues management, media relations, and social media.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Lynn Tellefsen to discuss agile marketing and what it can do for law firms. Lynn is the co-founder and chief strategist at Structura Strategy Group, a woman-owned professional service firm. Lynn works with Structura Strategy Group to help firm leaders build, optimize and scale their marketing and business development operations and teams. Before Structura Strategy Group, Lynn served in various sales and marketing roles for legal information and technology providers.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Morgan Ribeiro to discuss the use of content to further firms' reputations in their industries. Morgan has a passion for the ever-evolving healthcare M&A landscape, given her prior experience in the healthcare industry. She transitioned into the legal industry about 8 years ago joining Waller and their healthcare team, as she served as their Executive Director. Morgan is now the Chief Business Development Officer at Waller. Located in the greater Nashville area, she leads all business development, marketing, and communication efforts for the firm.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Eric Feldman to discuss how we can leverage people and processes to drive technology implementations. Eric is a seasoned attorney and business operations professional. As the Director of Strategic Projects and Initiatives for Wiggin & Dana, he supports the firm's COO to develop and advance a wide range of operational objectives. Eric loves fixing things and is genuinely motivated by oat cappuccino.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Gina Carriuolo to discuss the importance of remembering the basics and making time for team coordination. Gina is the Chief Marketing Officer at Robinson and Cole, an Am Law 200 firm. Robinson and Cole is also a Mansfield Rule certified firm, established over 175 years ago with 230 attorneys and is a deeply rooted culture of collaboration, civility, and inclusion. Gina has over 30 years of legal marketing experience, having served as the director of marketing of Locke Lord and its predecessor firms for 14 years. She now leads the firm's overall business development, marketing and communication strategies.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Michael Janovici to discuss how attorneys can raise their profiles through industry associations and events. ​​Michael is the Client Relations Director in the Los Angeles office of Kimball, Tirey & St. John – a California based real estate law firm with a concentration on landlord-tenant law. Michael has close to 15 years experience in professional services marketing and business development.  During his time at Kimball, Tirey & St. John, he's helped attorneys (as well as himself) raise their profiles through association involvement.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Kelly Harbour to discuss the use of client teams to drive success at law firms. Kelly is the Chief Business Development Officer at Goulston and Storrs. She has more than twenty years of experience in marketing and business development along with almost fifteen years of experience in the legal industry. She is passionate about data driven decision making and spends her free time working for the Sally Alliance, a non-profit that helps to uphold legal standards.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Amanda Schneider to discuss the benefits of including clients in your digital marketing efforts. Amanda is the CMO of Epstein Becker Green where she oversees a team of business development, communications, and marketing operations professionals. She also staffs the Firm's Board of Directors and has been with Epstein Becker Green for 14 years.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Rosa Colón to discuss how law firms can use video and podcasting to reach their marketing goals. Rosa is the marketing technology manager at Lowenstein Sandler LLP where she manages the firm's day-to-day digital marketing needs. This includes their website, website development, maintenance, optimization, analytics, email marketing, experience management CRM, and multimedia production. She also works both in-house and as a vendor helping professional services firms garner and streamline their technologies. Lastly, she is also the vice chair of the New York Local Steering Committee.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 podcast, Guy is joined by Marsha Redmon to discuss how to master virtual presenting. Marsha is the CEO of Marsha Redmon Communications. For over 20 years Marsha has helped lawyers and executives communicate more effectively in order to get more business through presentations, public speaking workshops, business development and law firm video marketing coaching. She is also a former Gibson Dunn attorney and a TV news reporter.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 podcast, Guy is joined by Lisa Friedlander to discuss NEXT, an innovative law firm that gives guidance to startups and entrepreneurs. Lisa started her career as an attorney, entrepreneur, and angel investor. She practiced corporate and telecommunications law at both small and large firms for 15 years. Lisa joined Shulman Rogers to help launch and grow the NEXT platform, as well as support the business services group. Lastly, she is a mentor and speaker for a variety of entrepreneurship and investment groups along with sitting on the advisory board for several startups.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Lisa Vicine to discuss how the pandemic has impacted legal marketing. Lisa is the Chief Marketing Officer at Arnall Golden Gregory where she spearheads the firm's business development, communications, branding and marketing technology initiatives. She works with her team to facilitate collaboration across the firm's industry teams and practices. Lisa has nearly 30 years of experience in marketing and business development in the professional services industry, including 20 years in legal marketing.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Kate Stoddard. Kate is the Chief Marketing Officer at Kelley Drye & Warren where she leads their business development strategy. Kate is responsible for the creation of branded marketing and the communications program at the firm. Lastly, she is also a member of the firm's client service and innovation committee and sits on its Steering Committee. In today's episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Kate joins us to discuss how she promotes a client centric philosophy at her law firm.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 podcast, Guy Is joined by Shreya Ley. Shreya is a lawyer at LayRoots, and asset protection firm that helps people protect themselves from stupid lawsuits. She loves being a business owner, talking to people, cooking and spending time outdoors. Shreya and her husband Colin have owned Lay Roots now for nine years. In today's episode, Shreya joins us to discuss the significance of storytelling and authenticity in content marketing.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 podcast, Guy Is joined by Jason Kennedy. Jason is a marketing operations consultant at Calibrate Strategies, a leading marketing operations consultancy in the legal sector. He is also the former in-house director of marketing operations at an envelope 100 firm. Jason is currently finishing his master's degree in marketing analytics at the University of Alabama. Today Jason joins us to discuss the ins and outs of legal marketing analytics.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 podcast, Guy Is joined by Lloyd Johnson. Lloyd is the visionary and CEO of Chief Legal Executive LLC. He also founded the Black In-House Counsel. Lloyd continued his work into women's advocacy with the creation of the groundbreaking Women, Influence & Power and the Law annual conference, which has grown to become the premier global forum for women in the legal profession. Lastly, he launched the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, which he was executive director of from 1997-2000. Lloyd joins us today to discuss diversity and inclusion within the legal industry.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 podcast, Guy Is joined by Dominic Ayres. Dominic is the International Senior Client, Marketing and Strategy Manager at Eversheds Sutherland. He heads up the development and growth of international client relationships and sector strategy. Dominic recently authored 'How to Advance Your Career in Professional Services Marketing' where he speaks about taking a deep inside look into how to go from a junior role to a senior role within the world of professional services marketing. Dominic joins us today to discuss how to manage your career strategically in the world of professional services marketing.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Jay Plum, the Senior Director of Communication at Bracewell, where he works to implement integrated communication strategies and supports revenue through growth of digital and social media. Jay  also handles branding, brand management, PR, video marketing, and content marketing. In today's episode, Jay discusses the power of storytelling-based social media and how he gets Bracewell attorneys engaged with their socials to generate leads and drive business.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Catherine Zinn. Catherine Zinn is the Chief Client Officer at Baker Botts, an international law firm in the energy and technology sectors. As the Chief Client Officer, Catherine oversees social media, marketing, communications, sector focused sales, client development, coaching, business development and lateral partner integration. Catherine acts as the liaison of Baker Botts, where she connects high profile executives, alumni and other friends of the firm to jobs and public board company seats with an emphasis on diversity. Lastly, she also serves as a board member for various for profit and nonprofit companies. Catherine joins us today to discuss sector focused sales and client development.

In this episode of the Legal Marketing 2.0 Podcast, Guy is joined by Christopher Melcher. Business owners, celebrities, and trust beneficiaries across California turn to Christopher Melcher for assistance protecting their most valuable assets in high stakes divorces. With deep experience in complex family law litigation and premarital agreements, he provides tactical representation in the most challenging family law disputes. He understands the need to keep sensitive family matters private, having represented noteworthy clients in the largest divorce cases in California. Clients include A-list celebrities, executives, and tech company founders. He is frequently hired by other family lawyers as a consultant, expert, or co-counsel on significant divorce cases in California. His passion is helping others and he loves the law. His father was a trial lawyer and he's learned not only how to be a lawyer from him, but what it means to be a lawyer. He has presented about 200 continuing legal education programs to other attorneys on complex family law issues and is a published author. He also wrote the only treatise on California premarital agreement law, published by LexisNexis. He is an adjunct professor of family law at Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu. Before entering family law exclusively, he practiced criminal defense and civil personal injury litigation. Christopher joins us today to discuss how he was able to find success through social media as a lawyer.