Speaking Engagements
UPCOMING SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
March 14, 2012
The Art of the Elevator Pitch: Creating a Powerful First Impression, Brandeis Lawyers & Accountants Network of Long Island, Nassau County Bar Association, Mineola, NY
PAST SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
2010 Events
January 24, 2010
Managing Stress in a Down Economy, PLI’s Bridge the Gap Program at Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, NY.
Getting Beyond Fear and Taking Control of Your Career in Uncertain Times, webcast, WestLegalEd. Online recording available here until 2012.
February 24, 2009 (live broadcast)
Critical Relationship Building Skills for Lawyers, webcast, WestLegalEd. Online recording available here until 2012.
July 15, 2009
Optimizing the Attorney-Client Relationship under the New NY Ethics Rules, Bloomberg Client Management Seminar. By Invitation Only. New York City, NY
August 17, 2009
Understanding Legal Structures for New Entrepreneurs,for the Fasttrac New Venture Program sponsored by Kaufmann Foundation. By Invitation Only. New York City, NY
September 22, 2009 (morning)
Best Practices for Attorney-Client Communications: Ethical Requirements and More, Bloomberg Client Management Seminar. By Invitation Only. New York City, NY
September 22, 2009 (afternoon)
Understanding Legal Structures for New Entrepreneurs,for the Fasttrac New Venture Program sponsored by Kaufmann Foundation. By Invitation Only. New York City, NY
November 5, 2009
Cultivating Work-Life Synergy for a Solo or Small Firm Practitioner, Citibar, New York, NY.
2008 Events
March 12, 2008
The Key to Workplace Success — Building Critical Relationships, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA
March 25, 2008
Keeping the Troops Loyal: The Top 5 Attorney Retention Strategies, a webinar sponsored by JD Bliss
April 29, 2008
Critical Relationship Skills for Lawyers, a webinar sponsored by West Legalworks, a Thomson business
May 1, 2008
XE Factor: Generating Business + Networking, BNI (Gold Coast Referrals Group), Nassau County, NY
May 6, 2008
XE Factor: Relationships for Business Success, Rockville Center Chamber of Commerce, Rockville Center, NY
May 13, 2008
XE Factor: Relationships for Business Success, Legal Marketing Association – Rocky Mountain Chapter, Denver, CO
May 17, 2008
Legal Sanity: Don’t Be A Victim Of Your Own Career, New York State Bar Association, Law Assistance Program, Annual Meeting, Lake George, NY
May 29, 2008
Relationships For Business Success, Drinker Biddle, Partner Retreat, Key Biscayne, FL
June 16, 2008
Relationships For Business Success, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Junior Partner Program, New York, NY
June 26, 2008
How to Keep Your Clients Happy in a Down Economy, a webinar sponsored by West Legalworks, a Thomson business
September 9, 2008
How to Bill Clients in a Down Economy, a teleseminar sponsored by WestLegalWorks
September 16, 2008
Critical Communication Skills for In-House Counsel, AB Volvo Annual Lawyer Retreat, Ghent, Belgium
October 22, 2008
Why Every Lawyer Needs to Be Prepared For Career Transition: Six Secrets for Surviving and Thriving Through Downsizings, Mergers, Dissolutions and General Economic Uncertainty, a teleseminar sponsored by WestLegalWorks
October 24, 2008
Program Facilitator, The Second Annual, Happy Healthy Lawyers Conference: The Business Case for Happiness, University of Michigan School of Law, Ann Arbor, MI
November 15, 2008
Critical Relationship Skills in a Down Economy, closing keynote for career conference at Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA
2007 Events
January 9, 2007
XE Factor: Creating Work-Life Synergy, a teleseminar hosted by Legal Research & Writing Pro
January 19, 2007
XE Factor: Cultivating Work-Life Synergy, Professional Roundtable, Jericho, NY
January 23, 2007
XE Factor: Creating Work-Life Synergy, a teleseminar hosted by Legal Research & Writing Pro
January 28, 2007
XE Factor: Relationships for Business Success, Bridge the Gap Program, Nassau County Bar Association, Mineloa, NY
January 31, 2007
The Comprehensive Work-Life Synergy Course, a three part teleseminar hosted by Legal Research & Writing Pro
February 1, 2007
XE Factor: Advancing Conflict Resolution Skills, Advantage Payroll (host), Jericho, NY (Private Event)
February 7, 2007
The Comprehensive Work-Life Synergy Course, a three part teleseminar hosted by Legal Research & Writing Pro
February 14, 2007
The Comprehensive Work-Life Synergy Course, a three part teleseminar hosted by Legal Research & Writing Pro
March 13, 2007
Fearless Networking, New York Law School, New York, NY
March 14, 2007
XE Factor: Relationships for Business Success, Network of Allied Professionals, Garden City, NY
March 26, 2007
Life, Career and Business Practice, Panel Discussion, Lawyer Mastery Tele-Summitt 2007
March 29, 2007
XE Factor: Relationships for Business Success, Lawyer Mastery Tele-Summitt 2007
April 7, 2007
XE Factor: Creating Work-Life Synergy, Program Kickoff for Happy Healthy Lawyers: A Conference on Attorney Wellness and How to Improve it, University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, MI
April 12, 2007
XE Factor: Relationships for Business Success, Weston Partners Legal Group, New York, NY
April 17, 2007
Fearless Networking, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA
April 21, 2007
XE Factor: Relationships for Business Success, private law firm retreat, Breckenridge, CO
April 26, 2007
Above the Bar Awards Gala event, Keynote presentation, Judicial Institute at Pace Law School, Westchester, NY
May 7, 2007
XE Factor: Creating Work Life Synergy, Greene Levin Snyder, LLP, New York, NY
May 14, 2007
XE Factor: Creating Work Life Synergy in the Law, New York City Bar Association, New York, NY
May 15, 2007
Law Firm Business Development Conference: Embracing Change & Harnessing Growth Drivers, sponsored by IncreMental Advantage, The Harvard Club, New York, NY
June 12, 2007
XE Factor: Relationships for Business Success, Weston Partners Group, Mineloa, NY
June 26, 2007
Relationships for Revenue Growth, private law firm event (this is a Ferrazzi Greenlight Program), New York, New York
July 13, 2007
Relationships for Revenue Growth, BNP Paribas (this is a Ferrazzi Greenlight Program), Vernon, NJ NY
July 28, 2007
Relationships for Revenue Growth, Ivy Funds (this is a Ferrazzi Greenlight Program), Jackson Hole, Wyomming
August 10, 2007
Relationships for Revenue Growth, BNP Paribas (this is a Ferrazzi Greenlight Program), New York, NY
September 26, 2007
Critical Relationship Skills for Business Success: Using Primary Needs for Great Results, sponsored by Advantage Payroll, Bethpage, NY
October 19, 2007
Going to College and Becoming An Attorney, sponsored by MPoweringKids.org, Westbury, NY
November 1, 2007
XE Factor: Creating Work Life Synergy, NY Citibar, New York, NY
November 4, 2007
Contemplative Practices for the Practicing Lawyer, panel program for conference entitled Law as a Healing Profession, sponsored by Touro Law School, Central Islip, NY
November 5, 2007
XE Factor: Creating Work Life Synergy, lunch keynote for conference entitled Law as a Healing Profession, sponsored by Touro Law School, Central Islip, NY
December 6, 2007
Critical Relationship Skills for Business Success: Using Primary Needs for Great Results, for the National Conference for Certified Public Accountant Practitioners, Plainview, NY
December 19, 2007
Attorney Retention: Preventing an Exodus of Talent, a webinar sponsored by West Legalworks
2006 Events
March 2, 2006
Lawyering in Balance: Rethinking Service Delivery To Optimize Your Career, Gotham Lawyers’ Network, Millerage Inn, Jericho, NY
March 22, 2006
Relationships For Business Success, Gotham Lawyers’ Network, New York, NY
March 28, 2006
Fearless Networking, a Webinar, registration here
March 29, 2006
Fearless Networking, Gotham NY Women’s Group, New York, NY
April 3, 2006
Mediation Program, Sponsored by the New York City Bar Association and the ABA Dispute Resolution Section, New York, NY
April 11, 2006
How to Optimize the Attorney Client Relationship, State Bank of Long Island, Jericho, NY (Register here)
May 3, 2006
Blogging for Clients: How it Works and Why You Should Care, Panel Member, Association for Accounting Marketing, NY Metro Chapter, New York, NY
May 9, 2006
Powering Personal Growth – One Relationship at a Time, Ft. Myers, FL (This is a Ferrazzi Greenlight event)
May 18, 2006
XE Factor: What You Need To Know To Resolve Disputes Fast, Dean’s Hour, Nassau County Bar Association, Mineola, NY (Register here: Note program listed under Mediation Breakthrough)
July 11, 2006
Mediation Breakthrough: Aligning the Interests of Lawyers and their Clients to Optimize Conflict Resolution, a teleseminar sponsored by ADR411, Los Angeles, CA (Register here)
July 29, 2006
XE Factor: Creating Client Evangelists, Cornell Club, New York, NY
September 18, 2006
XE Factor: Relationships for Business Success, Rivkin Radler, LLP, Uniondale, NY
September 22, 2006
Powering Personal Growth – One Relationship at a Time, Orlando, FL (This is a Ferrazzi Greenlight event)
September 28, 2006
XE Factor: Relationships for Business Success, a keynote for American Lawyer Media’s The Law Business Forum, The Harvard Club, New York, NY. [PDF brochure and registration here or for an online link, click here. Note: enter promotional code FOF for a $100 Friends of Legal Sanity discount.]
October 11, 2006
XE Factor: Relationships for Business Success, BlogTalkRadio Show (Register here).
October 27, 2006
Advanced Mediation Skills: Lessons Learned from a September 11th WTC Case, Association for Conflict Resolution, Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA
October 30, 2006
XE Factor: Relationships for Business Success, Nassau County Bar Association, Mineola, NY
December 4, 2006
Leadership for Next Generation Partners, LeBeouf, Lamb, Greene, MacRae, LLP, New York, NY (This is a Ferrazzi Greenlight event)
December 11, 2006
Powering Personal Growth – One Relationship at a Time, StoneTurn Group, LLP, Aspen, CO (This is a Ferrazzi Greenlight event)
December 12, 2006
XE Factor: Relationships for Business Success, Holland & Hart, LLP, Denver, CO
December 13, 2006
XE Factor: Relationships for Business Success, Faegre & Benson, LLP, Boulder, CO
2005 Events
January 13, 2005
Client Speak: Unsung Communication Skills You Need for Success in the Law, Flex-Time Lawyers Association, Philadelphia, PA
March 15, 2005
Lawyering in Balance: Rethinking Service Delivery To Optimize Your Career, Rivkin Radler LLP, Uniondale, NY
April 3, 2005
LexThink! Conference: Creating the Ideal 21st Century Law Firm, Chicago, IL
April 13, 2005
Legal Sanity: How to Acheive Optimum Success and Satisfaction in Your Career, The Waltuch Group of Smith Barney, Manhasset, NY
April 18, 2005
Negotiating With Difficult People: Overcoming Antagonism and Impasse for Standout Resolutions, Cow Bay Business Network, Port Washington, NY
April 19, 2005
Lawyering in Balance: Rethinking Service Delivery To Optimize Your Career, Nassau County Bar Association, Mineola, NY
May 13, 2005
JD In A Day: What You Need To Know To Efficiently Manage Business Disputes and Get the Most Out of Your Contracts, Association of Professional Design Firms Annual Conference, Austin, TX
June 10, 2005
Legal Sanity: Don’t Be A Victim Of Your Own Career, Rhode Island Bar Association Annaual Meeting, Providence, RI
June 10, 2005
Lawyering in Balance: Rethinking Service Delivery To Optimize Your Career, Rhode Island Bar Association Annaual Meeting, Providence, RI
June 15, 2005
Legal Sanity: How to Acheive Optimum Success and Satisfaction in Your Career, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, New York, NY
August 1, 2005
Lunch & Learn Networking Skills Building Series, Part 1, Farrell Fritz, LLP, Uniondale, NY
August 4, 2005
Legal Sanity: How to Create Success and Satisfaction in Your Career, Long Island, NY
August 15, 2005
Lunch & Learn Networking Skills Building Series, Part 2, Farrell Fritz, LLP, Uniondale, NY
September 14, 2005
Lunch & Learn Networking Skills Building Series, Part 3, Farrell Fritz, LLP, Uniondale, NY
September 30, 2005
Mediation Breakthrough: Aligning the Interests of Lawyers and their Clients to Optimize Conflict Resolution, Association for Conflict Resolution’s Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN
November – December 2005
Negotiation Mastery, a 4 part TeleClass
December 8, 2005
Developing Effective Relationships For Career and Life Success, United States Postal Service, Private Event, New York, NY
2004 Events
January 2004
Everyday Conflicts as Doorways to Spiritual Growth, Center for Spirit at Work, University of New Haven Chapter, New Haven, CT
January 2004
Lawyers as Everyday Peacemakers: Reframing the Attorney-Client Relationship for Optimal Conflict Resolution in the 21st Century and Beyond, New York County Lawyers Bar Association, New York, NY
February 2004
Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Six Steps to Reshaping the Attorney-Client Relationship for Optimal Conflict Management, Institute for Conflict Management, Los Angeles, NY
February 2004
Practicing from the Inside Out, Rhode Island Bar Association, Providence, RI
April 2004
Lawyering in Balance: Six Steps to Reframing the Attorney-Client Relationship for Optimal Success and Satisfaction in Your Practice, Touro Law Center, Huntington, NY
June 2004
Six Steps to the Collaborative Negotiation of Business Contracts, CUNY Baruch College, New York, NY
June 2004
An Interactive Introduction to Alternate Dispute Resolution, ABA Entertainment ADR Committe at Moses & Singer LLP, New York, NY
June 25, 2004
Lawyers as Everyday Peacemakers: Reframing the Attorney-Client Relationship for Optimal Conflict Resolution in the 21st Century and Beyond, Association for Conflict Resolution Greater New York Chapter, Columbia Law School, New York, New York
July 20, 2004
Having It All: Skill, Success, and a Life – A New Paradigm for Tomorrow’s Lawyers, Columbia University Leadership in Law Program, New York, New York
October 12, 2004
Hidden Opportunities For Successful Dispute Resolution With Represented Parties: Syncing Up Needs and Expectations Between Attorney and Client, Association of the Bar for the City of New York, ADR Committee, New York, New York
November 16, 2004
WCBS Small Business Breakfast, Panel with Joe Connelly of the Wall Street Journal, Crest Hollow Country Club, Woodbury, New York
November 23, 2004
Lawyers as Everyday Peacemakers: Reframing the Attorney-Client Relationship for Optimal Conflict Resolution in the 21st Century and Beyond, Nassau County Bar Association, ADR Committee, Mineola, New York
2003 Events
April 2003
Conference Panel Member, <em>Law & Spirituality,</em> Touro Law Center, Huntington, NY
June 2003
Beyond Burnout: Creating the Law Practice You Always Wanted, CUNY Law School, New York, NY
October 2003
Having It All: Skill, Success, and a Life – A New Paradigm for Tomorrow’s Lawyers, Florida Coastal School of Law, Jacksonville, FL
November 2003
Having It All: Skill, Success, and a Life – A New Paradigm for Tomorrow’s Lawyers, Cardozo Law School, New York, NY
2002 Events
January 2002
Transformative Lawyering: Keeping Your Spiritual Center While Managing Conflict, Center for Spirit at Work, University of New Haven Chapter, New Haven, CT
2001 Events
October 2001
Having It All: Skill, Success, and a Life – A New Paradigm for Tomorrow’s Lawyers, Fordham Law School, New York, NY
October 2001
Having It All: Skill, Success, and a Life – A New Paradigm for Tomorrow’s Lawyers, St. John’s Law School, New York, NY
December 2001
Legal Sanity: Six Steps to Getting What You Really Want in Your Legal Dealings, Wainwright House, Rye, NY
