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Articles & Speeches
Articles
"Boomers Cash in Their Chips"; Law Practice Magazine, Volume 47, Issue 5, September/October 2021, 36-43.
“An Overview of Law Firm Valuation for Family Lawyers”; Valuing Professional Practices and Licenses; Fourth Edition - published by Wolters Kluwer and edited by Ronald L. Brown; previous versions were updated and published in 2009, 2011, 2014 and again in 2019.
“What is my law firm worth?”; The Mid-Market Report, American Lawyer Media (ALM); August 13, 2018.
“Valuing a Law Firm”; The Mid-Market Report, American Lawyer Media (ALM); March 9, 2018.
“Plan Your Exit Strategy Now, Rather Than Later”; The Legal Intelligencer - Law.com; April 28, 2017.
“Two Techniques to Dramatically Improve a Law Firm's Net Profit”; published by ABA Law Practice Management Section; April 2008.
Many articles on law firm management topics were written and published while a principal of Altman Weil, Inc. during the period 2001 – 2012.
“A Primer on Law Firm Mergers” American Bar Association’s Legal Economics monthly publication in August, 1992 (now known as the ABA Law Firm Management section).
Weekly column in the Lawyers Digest weekly publication regarding law firm management issues during 1991 – 1992.
Speeches
Speaker at New Jersey Bar Association CLE Webinar on “Business Divorce – Legal Style: Valuation of Law Firms for Litigation or Transactions” on May 6, 2020.
Speaker at the Chester County Bar Association on “Maximizing the Value of Your Law Practice” on May 1, 2013.
Panelist at the 2012 national conference held by NELA (National Employment Lawyers Association) for partners in employment law firms on “Planning for Your Retirement”.
Speech at the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Regional Conference held in Kansas City, Missouri in 2011 entitled “Profitability in the New Environment”.
Numerous webinars presented while a principal of Altman Weil, Inc., including a co-presentation with Ward Bower on Law Firm Mergers & Acquisitions in 2011.
Speech to the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Atlanta Chapter on May 21, 2008 on “Budgeting and Financial Management”.
Speech to the Toronto Law Office Management Association (TLOMA) on March 20, 2008 entitled “Benchmarking to Increase Profitability”.
Speech to the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) New York City Chapter on October 4, 2007 entitled “Financial Management Best Practices”.
“Mergers & Acquisitions” presentation for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI) on July 29, 2005.
“Partner Compensation Systems” at
the New York City Legal Expo in January 2005.
“Mergers & Acquisitions – Key Financial Considerations” at the ALA’s Law Firm Management Conference on November 18, 2004.
“Hands-on Training in Advanced Financial Management” at the ALA Regions 1 & 2 Annual Educational Conference on November 6, 2004.
Taught a course entitled “Sophisticated Financial Management” at the Association of Legal Administrators national conference limited to experienced law firm Chief Financial Officers on May 16, 2004.
“Practical Tips to Increase Profits by $25,000 Per Lawyer” for the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) South Carolina Chapter on April 22, 2004.
“Cutting Costs – Boosting Profits: Expense Reduction Strategies for Law Firms” on March 18, 2004.
“Benchmarking Personal Injury Practices” for the Delaware County Trial Lawyers Association on May 6, 2004.
“Compensation Trends for Law Firm Staff” presented as a telephone conference/seminar for the Institute of Management & Administration (IOMA) on November 17, 2003.
“Improving Your Practice & Profitability” presented at the annual Chester County Bar Association conference in 2003.
“Benchmarking” presentation made at the annual ALA national conference in 2002.
Many speeches regarding law firm management issues (such as how to increase profitability, how to reduce write-downs and write-offs, collecting receivables, and trends in the legal profession) to regional and local chapters of the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) and on behalf of various law firm vendors, including Network Alternatives, Inc.; NBI Systems, Inc. and others, during the period 1991 – 2003.
Taught a series of courses entitled “Applying a Win/Win Approach to Collecting Receivables” on behalf of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI) in 1992-1993 for the following local bar associations: Philadelphia, Chester, Montgomery, Delaware, Lehigh and Luzerne.
Numerous speeches were given as the President of the Association of Legal Administrators’ (ALA) Philadelphia Chapter during the period 1987 – 1988.
Numerous speeches were given to partners of various law firms about trends in the legal profession in conjunction with their annual strategic planning retreats during the period 1991 - 2014.