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Steve Bell is a senior consultant at LawVision. A pioneer of law firm sales and marketing, in 2001 he created the legal profession’s first sales function at Womble Carlyle and continued to lead the team for 18 years. He was a longtime leader and was elected as Chair of Lex Mundi’s Marketing and Business Development Committee. Prior to his successful career at Womble, Steve built and led sales forces at Price Waterhouse and Grant Thornton, where he was a partner. This wealth of innovation and in-house experience renders Steve’s advice as leading-edge, pragmatic, practical and grounded in law firm realities. Steve and co-author Silvia Coulter, a principal at LawVision have written and will soon release a new book: SAM-Legal: From Key Clients to Strategic Accounts, A Guide to Law Firm Strategic Account Management. “You may read more about Steve’s background and experience at https://lawvision.com/consultants/steven-m-bell/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Steve Bell is chief client services & marketing officer at Womble Bond Dickinson LLP in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He has deep executive experience in legal marketing and business development, leading teams in disciplines such as public relations, branding, digital marketing, social media, advertising, client satisfaction, product development and sales. Steve joined Womble Carlyle as National Director of Sales in 2001 and was involved in its merger with U.K.-based Bond Dickinson in 2017. What you’ll learn in this episode: What firms need to consider before developing a sales department and starting the hiring process. What skills and values legal marketers need to cultivate to excel in their role. Why the structure between the marketing and sales departments needs to be tailored to the culture of the firm. What experience and lessons can be gained while working for a law firm during a major merger with another firm. Law firm marketing trends, and what the future holds for the notion of law firm products and artificial intelligence. How to contact Steve Bell: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dotconnector/ Twitter: @stevembell Website: www.womblebonddickinson.com
Allen O’Rourke and Mark discuss the common issues companies face when involved with a federal cybercrime investigation. Allen recently joined Womble Carlyle after serving six years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C. specializing in cybercrime.
Our guests for this episode are Christiaan Mazza, Legal Counsel with Valencell, Inc., a leading innovator in high-performance biometric sensor technology for wearables, and Ted Claypoole, who heads up Womble Carlyle’s Privacy and Data Protection team. They join Mark to discuss how innovation is improving our lives while also creating new legal questions.
An intellectual property attorney and a partner at the law firm of Womble Carlyle in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Jacob Wharton engages in all aspects of IP litigation, prosecution, and counseling. He has a true nation-wide practice in courts across the United States, including the Supreme Court. He has worked in a variety of technologies, and he specializes with a deep focus on the home furnishings and textile industries.