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