Using the power of blogging and social media, Tom has become the go-to legal authority on various environmental disasters, including the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon blowout in the Gulf of Mexico.

Eric Turkewitz has litigated New York personal injury and medical malpractice cases for 25 years, and is the founder of The Turkewitz Law Firm in New York. He is an avid blogger and has built his entire practice on word-of-mouth marketing.

armen Shirkey Collins received the 2016 PRNews Social Media Professional of the Year award for her work as the Social Media Lead for Cisco’s Talent Brand team. She manages the @WeAreCisco social media strategy to create personal connections with current and future talent by harnessing the employee voice.

Even at a young age, Bryan knew he wanted to help people. Being the son of a Southern preacher, he continually saw his father helping others through times of grief and illness. The right to trial by jury inspires and motivates him to defend and give voice to those in need.

Buzz Bruggeman is one of the co-founders of ActiveWords. He has been a long time participant in the startup and blogging community, and routinely speaks and consults on using new media tools to market and evangelize software. Buzz has been a mentor in the Techstars, 9 Mile Labs and Microsoft incubator programs, and consults with tech companies in Seattle.

Noble McIntyre is the senior partner and owner of McIntyre Law who focuses primarily on drug litigation and catastrophic injury cases. Noble's committment isn't just to his clients; it's also to his community. The firm just held its 7th Annual Day of Kindness, distributing more than 5,000 turkeys to needy families.

David Bernstein has been an attorney since 1983, personally representing over 1000 clients who have been injured or killed, or who have been treated unfairly by an insurance company. For over 20 years, David has taught and lectured at various legal seminars and, most recently, founded his own focus group firm for attorneys. 

Joe is Cloud 8 Sixteen, Inc.’s strategic visionary and is responsible for the overall direction and growth of the company. Prior to founding The Search Engine Guys in 2007 and Ngage in 2008, Joe managed several business units within the legal services industry and served as V.P. of Sales for one of the largest privately held legal directories on the web.

Joseph H. Saunders founded the firm in 1987 after serving six years as counsel for Pinellas County Florida. Attorney Saunders is admitted to practice law in California and Florida. Saunders is among fewer than 1% of attorneys in Florida who are Board Certified as a Civil Trial Lawyer by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and the Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization.

Matt is the Founder & CEO of SurgeCurve, a web-based application for companies to better communicate with their prospects and customers through social media. Matt also specializes in video and livestreaming.

Bob is a Massachusetts lawyer who represents clients at the intersection of law, media and technology. A news media veteran, he is the only person ever to hold the top editorial positions at the two leading national U.S. legal newspapers, the National Law Journal and Lawyers Weekly USA.

Cheryl is an organizational effectiveness consultant and executive coach. Simply put, she helps organizations and individuals maximize results through communication, goal setting and accountability. Cheryl has built a successful practice by working one-on-one with clients from varying verticals, including the legal industry.