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LISA TILTON-McCARTHY

Lisa Tilton-McCarthy received a B.A. in English from Texas A&M University in College Station and graduated summa cum laude

from South Texas College of Law in Houston. She was Editor-in-Chief of South Texas Law Review as well as Valedictorian of her

graduating class.

After graduation, Ms. Tilton-McCarthy served as a law clerk for the Honorable Vanessa D. Gilmore, United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas. She went on to work as an associate in the trial department of international law firm Baker Botts,

L.L.P. for more than five years. She then accepted a visiting professorship at South Texas College of Law to focus on teaching legal

research and writing. She also has held the position of clinical assistant professor of Lawyering Skills and Strategies at the University

of Houston Law Center.

Ms. Tilton-McCarthy currently teaches Lawyering Skills and Strategies to the Foreign L.L.M. students. She continues to teach

part-time at South Texas College of Law in the Academic Success department as well, where she helps students develop a solid

foundation for the practice of law after graduation. Additionally, she teaches Marital Property and Professional Responsibility

during the summer sessions.

Ms. Tilton-McCarthy still practices law and is of counsel to local Houston law firms, Novelli, Harvie & Associates, Attorneys at

Law, P.L.L.C., and the Roberts Law Firm. She is also employed by other Houston-area law firms as a legal writing consultant. As an

advocate of strong communication skills, she works with younger associates in the firm to improve their writing proficiency.

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COURSES LED BY LISA TILTON-McCARTHY: > Memo Writing > Brief Writing > Contact Drafting



DAN SCHOEPF

Dan Schoepf is the executive vice president of Global Sales for BARBRI. He has extensive experience in high-stakes education and

testing protocol. Prior to his current role, he was president of Prospects to Partners, a consulting firm based in Prairie Village, Kansas.

He founded Prospects to Partners by leveraging years of sales and sales management experience.

Throughout his career, Mr. Schoepf has participated in highly recognized training and educational programs. The ideas and material

presented by Prospects & Partners have been proven successful across a variety of industries. He is also the founder of Lungs Up,

Legs Down Leadership, offering participants the opportunity to gain additional knowledge about leadership and ways to apply the

knowledge to fit their personal style and teams. Participants in the program have the chance to challenge themselves mentally and

physically in an attempt to summit a 14,000-foot peak in Colorado.

Mr. Schoepf is a frequent keynote speaker at educational conferences and national meetings throughout the United States.

Additionally, he is the successful author of Sales: America’s Other National Pastime—What Baseball Can Teach Us About Selling and

Green Golf Balls. Both are books on selling and sales strategy.

Mr. Schoepf’s other positions include chief learning officer for Ascend Learning, senior vice president of Sales for five Ascend

Learning business units and president of the National Healthcareer Association. He has participated in leadership development and

sales courses at the Kellogg School of Business, Harvard University, Stanford University, The Wharton School and many others.


COURSE LED BY DAN SCHOEPF: > Persuasive Communication



REUBEN ADVANI

Reuben Advani is a frequent speaker on topics ranging from corporate valuation to financial reporting and is the author of two

successful business books, The Wall Street MBA (McGraw-Hill) and Financial Freedom: A Guide to Achieving Lifelong Wealth and

Security (Apress). Additionally, he founded a company to provide Professional Development training, which is now part of

BARBRI for Legal Practice. He has presented to audiences in the United States, Europe and Asia. Prominent magazines have

featured Mr. Advani, including Investor’s Business Daily and U.S. News & World Report.

Mr. Advani began his career with Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. in the firm’s corporate finance division. While with the Wall Street

bank, he worked on debt and equity offerings for Fortune 500 companies and assessed strategic acquisitions for oil and gas

businesses. After Morgan Stanley, he joined Sony Corporation where he was active in the development of Sony’s online initiatives.

He also advised the company’s senior officers on various financial hedging strategies. He has provided consulting services to

companies throughout the U.S. and Latin America and has held interim management positions with several of them.

Mr. Advani holds a B.A. from Yale University and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Additionally, he serves as an adjunct professor of finance at Drexel University, Temple University and Villanova University.

Mr. Advani is available for speaking engagements on a variety of business topics. His extensive experience in finance and

entrepreneurship has branded him an expert in the following areas: corporate valuation, economic trends, entrepreneurial finance,

financial analysis, financial markets financial reporting, financial regulation and personal finance.


COURSES LED BY REUBEN ADVANI: > Mini MBA for Lawyers: Six Part Series > Accounting Essentials for Lawyers > Corporate Finance and Valuation for Lawyers > Corporate Transactions for Lawyers > Problems in Financial Reporting > Securities for Lawyers > Financial Statements for Lawyers > Swaps, Derivatives and Hedging for Lawyers > M & A for Lawyers > Valuation for Lawyers > Advanced Financial Reporting for Lawyers



STEVEN B. LEVY

Steven B. Levy is a business leader, project manager and the author of Legal Project Management: Control Costs, Meet Schedules,

Manage Risks, and Maintain Sanity and The Off Switch: Discovering Your Work-Work Balance. He has spent many years helping the

legal world deliver increased client value.

Mr. Levy is the CEO of Lexician, which provides training, coaching and consulting to law firms and in-house departments on

Legal Project Management, leadership and management. He has delivered full-day and multi-day classes on these subjects to

law firms, law departments and government agencies domestically and internationally. Additionally, he is a regular keynote and

session speaker at legal conferences, having delivered numerous keynotes in the United States as well as in Australia and Canada.

Mr. Levy formerly headed Microsoft’s legal technology/operations department, driving innovation and efficiency into one of

the world’s largest law departments. He led two industry task forces, worked on LEDES® e-billing and UTBMS standards, and

founded a corporate-law roundtable for sharing operations information. He also headed two Microsoft product groups during

his 17 years at the company.

Mr. Levy provides a unique and practical approach to Legal Project Management based on 30+ years of managing projects and

leading businesses on three continents. This experience has made him a highly requested speaker, trainer and seminar leader.

Look for his new book, Legal Project Management Field Guide: Five Tools for Busy Professionals, coming in June 2014.


COURSES LED BY STEVEN B. LEVY: > Detailed Legal Project Management > One Day Legal Project Management Program > Project Management for E-Discovery Teams > Three Keys to Legal Project Management > The Art (and Science) of Managing Lawyers > Time Management for Attorneys > Getting Your Matters Started Right: The Project Charter

> Making Budgets Work for Your Projects



CAREN ULRICH STACY

Caren Ulrich Stacy is a lawyer recruitment and development expert. She has 20 years of experience in lawyer recruitment,

development and diversity with law firms across the country, including Arnold & Porter LLP, Cooley I Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP,

McGuireWoods LLP, and Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C.

Ms. Stacy was awarded the National Association of Legal Professionals (NALP) Mark of Distinction for Professional Development

and Training in 2009 as a result of her vision, leadership and innovation. She was also elected as a fellow of the College of Law

Practice Management, and was later appointed to the Colorado Chief Justice’s Commission on the Legal Profession. She has

contributed to over 200 presentations and publications on legal talent management and authored several highly-regarded books,

including Loyalty by Design: A Practical Guide for Developing an Effective Associate Integration Program and her newest book, The Talent

Trifecta: Effectively Selecting, Developing, and Managing Your Lawyers for the Benefit of Your Clients, which will be published in 2014.

Ms. Stacy is an adjunct professor for the Denver University Sturm College of Law Master of Science in Legal Administration Program.

She has also served as chair and vice-chair of the NALP Attorney Development Committee, two terms on the board of directors for the

Professional Development Consortium and as co-chair of The American Lawyer Chief Recruitment, Professional Development and

Diversity Officers Conference.

Ms. Stacy founded a successful consulting firm in 2009, which later partnered with Lawyer Metrics, LLC. Over the last several years,

she has worked with more than 60 AmLaw 200 firms and legal departments as an expert on lawyer hiring, development, engagement

and advancement.


COURSE LED BY CAREN ULRICH STACY: > How to Stand Out and Succeed as the Go-To Associate

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