Business Lawyers Network (worldwide)

Business Lawyers Network (Boston/Wellesley)

2008
Oct 30 - Realizing the Paperless Office Dream
Sep 28 - Effective Networking for Lawyers
Jul 18 - Generating New Business in a Down Economy
Jun 24 - Planning for a Liquidity Event
May 6 - Personal Branding: The Secret to Building a Sustainable Business

Date: May 9, 2007 (Wednesday)
Time: 7:30am
Topic: "Increased Profitability for Lawyers"
Speaker: Van Smick, ActionCOACH
Place: Rebecca's Café in the Wellesley Office Park, 55 William Street, Bldg. 3, Wellesley, MA 02181(directions)

Event: "Critical Financial Issues for Entrepreneurs"
Speaker: Michael Gonnerman, Financial Consultant
Date: April 11, 2007 (Wednesday)
Time: 7:30am
Place: Rebecca's Café, 55 William Street, Wellesley Office Park* (directions)

Event: "Writing to Market Your Business"
Speaker: Barbara Bix of BB Marketing Plus
Date: March 8, 2007 (Thursday)
Time: 7:30am
Place: Rebecca's Café, 55 William Street, Wellesley Office Park* (directions)

Event: "Protecting Business Data From Disaster"
Speaker: Peter Jalajas of Tebuco, Inc.
Date: February 6, 2007 (Tuesday)
Time: 7:30am
Place: Rebecca's Café, 55 William Street, Wellesley Office Park* (directions)

Event: Overcoming the Stigma of Selling
Speakers: Patricia Merolle of Winning, Inc.
Date: January 10, 2007 (Wednesday)
Time: 7:30am
Place: Rebecca's Café, 55 William Street, Wellesley Office Park

Event: "Leveraging the Web to Market Your Practice"
Speakers: Peter Marx
Date: December 7, 2006 (Thursday)
Time: 7:30am
Place: Rebecca's Café, 55 William Street, Wellesley Office Park *Directions
What are the most effective ways to reach potential clients without spending a lot of money? How can you use the Web to bring out your personality and show what makes you different from other corporate attorneys?

Event: "IP Issues for Due Diligence"
Speakers: John Rissman, Esq. and Inna Landsman, Esq.
Date: November 8, 2006 (Wednesday)
Time: 7:30am
Place: Rissman Jobse Hendricks & Oliverio
1 State Street, Boston, MA - 15th Floor Conference Room

Event: Maximizing Value for Sale of a Business
Speakers: Gregory J. Burkus of Shasta Partners, LLC
Date: September 25, 2006 (Monday)
Time: 7:30am
Place: Rebecca's Café, 55 William Street, Wellesley Office Park

Event: Initial Meeting of Business Formation Focus Group
Speakers: Roger P. Glovsky and Jeremy Poock
Date: July 26, 2006 (Wednesday)
Time: 8:00am
Place: Rebecca's Café, 55 William Street, Wellesley Office Park

Part of the mission of the Business Lawyers Network (BLN) is to facilitate the development of networks and collaboration among lawyers and other professionals. To further this goal, we plan to create new sub-groups that will focus on specialty areas of interest.

Event: "Blogging and Podcasting"
Speaker: Robert J. Ambrogi, Esq.
Date: June 28, 2006 (Wednesday)
Time: 7:30am
Place: Rebecca's Café, 55 William Street, Wellesley Office Park

Event: "How to Develop New Client Business TODAY!"
Speaker: Jim Hassett, The Advertraining Group
Date: May 18, 2006 (Thursday)
Time: 7:30am
Place: Rebecca's Café, 55 William Street, Wellesley Office Park *Directions

For many lawyers, the hardest part of developing new business is finding the time to do it. Where do you start? What techniques are most productive? Which ones work best for you?

Event: "Managing the Malpractice Risk"
Speaker: Kathryn Marshall and Joe Guerrero of AON
Date: April 19, 2006 (Wednesday)
Time: 7:30am
Place: Rebecca's Café, 55 William Street, Wellesley Office Park *Directions

Event: "Recruiting First-Class Talent"
Speaker: Shelley DeSimone of Strategic HR
Date: March 10, 2006 (Friday)
Time: 7:30am
Place: Rebecca's Café, 55 William Street, Wellesley Office Park

Thinking about hiring an associate or paralegal? Want to recruit a senior partner to join your practice? Worried that you can’t find people who can hit the ground running, work hard, and truly contribute to the success of your firm? Wish you had a road map that leads you to the right people?

Event: "What Lawyers Should Know About Business Trusts"
Speaker: Kevin F. Long, Esq.
Date: February 16, 2006 (Thursday)
Time: 7:30am
Place: Rebecca's Café, 55 William Street, Wellesley Office Park

Event: "Getting Clients to 'Yes'"
Speakers: Stewart M. Hirsch, Strategic Relationships
Date: January 13, 2006 (Friday)
Time: 7:30am
Place: Rebecca's Café, 55 William Street, Wellesley Office Park

Event: "Disaster Recovery for Lawyers"
Speakers: Steve Garson, Better Cost Control
Date: December 13, 2005 (Tuesday)
Time: 7:30am
Place: Rebecca's Café, 55 William Street, Wellesley Office Park

Event: "Effective Networking for Lawyers"
Speakers: Bruce Hoppe, Connective Associates
Date: November 17, 2005 (Thursday)
Time: 7:30am
Place: Rebecca's Café, 55 William Street, Wellesley Office Park

Event: "Critical Technologies For Lawyers"
Speakers: Henry Grossman & Roger Glovsky
Date: October 18, 2005 (Tuesday)
Time: 7:30am
Place: Rebecca's Café, 55 William Street, Wellesley Office Park

Event: "The One Day Marketing Plan"
Speaker: Ed Mathews, CEO KHM Internet
Date: September 23, 2005 (Friday)
Time: 7:30am
Place: Rebecca's Café, 55 William Street, Wellesley Office Park

Event: "What Every Lawyer Should Know About Insurance - Part I"
Speaker: George Eisenberg, Esq.
Date: May 24, 2005 (Tuesday)
Time: 7:30am
Place: Rebecca's Café, 55 William Street, Wellesley Office Park

Event: "New Year's Resolutions That Will Attract New Clients and Increase Revenues"
Date: December 14, 2004
Time: 7:30am
Speaker: Barbara Bix, BB Marketing Plus
Place: Rebecca's Café, 55 William Street, Wellesley Office Park
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Wouldn't it be great if the phone began ringing on January 1 and kept ringing all year? We invite you to join Barbara Bix, Principal of BB Marketing Plus, as she offers New Years' Resolutions for lawyers to attract new clients and increase revenues. This program will generate ideas that can make 2005 your best year yet.