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Class of 2001
James CowanUlmer & BerneCleveland, OH
• Led law firms through accelerated growth as well as negative growth and retrenchment
• Out of vision and leadership, contributes sound strategies and service
• Held pivotal role in shaping ALA’s Certified Legal Manager program
Leonard GilbertHolland & Knight
Tampa, FL
• Taught, wrote, and lectured on law practice management
• Pioneer traveling lecturer for the then ABA Section of Economics of Law Practice
• Demonstrated vision and long-term commitment to delivering excellent client service as a result of outstanding practice management
Jack VaughnFulbright & Jaworski
Houston, TX
• Led the ALA Large Firm Administrator Caucus
• Taught practice management economics and issues
• Innovative thinker with practical solutions
• Insight into the profession and it’s challenges has provided guidance to future leaders
Maximo BomchilM.&M. Bomchil
Buenos Aries, Argentina
• Managing partner of respected Latin American law firm
• Tireless dedication to legal organizations and law firm networks
• Lecturer on practice management
• Regular contributor to numerous legal publications
Dianna KempeAppleby, Spurling & Kempe
Hamilton, Bermuda
• Led groundbreaking knowledge management activities in service of the needs of clients
• Promoted the advancement and status of women in the profession
• Advanced the role, responsibilities and attention to the needs of managing partners
• President, IABC
Paul McLaughlinThe Law Society of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA
• Provides free consulting services for solo and small firm lawyers
• Writes extensively on practice management topics, leads seminars
• Shares his knowledge, expertise, and experience with lawyers in North America, Ukraine and China
Fernando PomboGomez-Acebo & Pombo
Madrid, Spain
• Motivating force behind his firm’s growth
• Served as the Chairman of the International Bar Association’s Section on Legal Practice
• Frequent writer and speaker on a broad range of practice management topics
Gary BirnbaumMarisal, Weeks, McIntyre & Friedlander
Phoenix, AZ
• Taught and led attorneys in Arizona toward understanding law practice management skills
• Developed the Arizona Bar Managing Partners Forum
• Commitmed to the need for sophisticated management methods for law firms
Tom ClayAltman Weil, Inc.
Newtown Square, PA
• Provides high quality law firm consulting services
• Sponsors and conducts a number of legal industry surveys
• Leads his own consulting firm as its Managing Principal, practicing his own good advice
Ian HaynesKPMG Legal
Auckland, New Zealand
• Architect in the restructuring of the legal profession in New Zealand
• Guided the drafting of a new model of the profession
• Ian has served on or chaired committees and spoken at conferences to promote multi-disciplinary practices
• Member of an MDP himself
Paul MickeyShaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge
Washington, D.C.
• Promotes creative use of technology in law practice
• Speaks in the U.S. and overseas at programs for managing partners, focusing on technology, marketing, and strategic planning
• Expresses appreciation of people
Howard MudrickHM Solutions, Inc.
Carrolton, TX
• Primary areas of expertise include strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, partner compensation and capitalization, financial management
• Frequently requested to speak and write
• Co-author of the ABA’s Anatomy of a Law Firm Merger
Fernando Pelaez-PierHoet Pelaez Castillo & Duque
Caracas, Venezuela
• Managing partner of one of Latin America’s leading law firms
• Secretary of the IBA’s Section on Business Law
• Organized Spanish language law practice management programs for the IBA in Buenos Aires, Mexico City, and Caracas
Blane PrescottHildebrandt International, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
• Works to upgrade financial and people management practices in firms
• A tough, experienced and savvy executive who uses pragmatism and creativity
• Speaks the tough truth to his clients and employers
James WilberAltman Weil, Inc.Milwaukee, WI
• Unwavering dedication to making the legal world a better place
• Prolific author on diverse practice management topics
• Edits The Report to Management
• Focuses on eliciting the best of people
Class of 2001