Presenter Slides Now Available

Presenter slides from the 2024 Annual Meeting and Futures Conference are now available via the Meetings tab (above). Access is restricted to 2024 event registrants, so login is required. Contact our Administrator, Debbie O'Connell, if you need assistance. 

Conference Photos

As the cliché goes, "a good time was had by all." Click here to enjoy this year's conference photos. 

Michael Mills InnovAction Awards

Two years ago, we carefully evaluated the effectiveness of the InnovAction awards. We had become concerned about competing award programs and declining entrants. At that time, we decided to evolve the awards to be about innovation related to Access to Justice. This change struck a real chord with Michael Mills, who suggested that we combine the award with a monetary prize and offered to help with the initial funding. In 2023, we selected our first winner and this year our second. The quality of the A2J entrants has been inspiring and we look forward to continuing the program. In honor of Michael Mills contribution to the College overall and his leadership on the InnovAction awards, we proposed to name the award after Michael. The board of trustees heartily approved the change.

The College recently presented the Michael Mills InnovAction Award to Mobile Pathways (2023 winner) and Bay Area Legal Services (2024 winner); each received a $10,000 check and commemorative crystal award for their access to justice initiatives. Click the links below to view the videos they shared about their successful innovations:

• 2023 - Mobile Pathways: Democratizing Immigration Justice via Text
• 2024 - Bay Area Legal Services: FosterPower 

Prize Drawings

And the winners are ...

Gina Passarella and June Liebert each received $500 discount coupons for their 2025 early bird Futures Conference registrations. Winning autographed books (written and donated by Eric Dewey and Deborah Farone) or $50 Barnes & Noble gift cards: Kelly Harbour, Jeffrey O'Brien, Sr., Adrian Pylypec, and Stephanie Wilkins.

In Memoriam

The College Fellows In Memoriam pages capture College Fellows’ personal memories of their friends and colleagues, and remembrances of their contributions to the profession. If you would like to contribute a message or memory to the In Memoriam pages, please write the College Administrator. 

Jack Kaufman, 1932-2024

New Fellows Inducted  

The College officially welcomed its newest Fellows at an induction ceremony in Washington, DC, on March 12. Click here to read more about each of the new Fellows. These new Fellows were invited to prepare introduction videos to share with attendees at this year's Annual Meeting & Futures Conference. Click here to view the collage of videos.  

Distinguished Fellows

2024 Futures Conference attendees enjoyed hearing from two Fellows who were inducted into the College "not so recently"--Mark T. Greene and Susan Raridon Lambreth. These "Distinguished Fellows," who were inducted 20+ years ago, shared their perspectives and interests with fellow registrants. Click here to view their videos. Other Distinguished Fellows in attendance were: Maggie Callicrate, Ron Friedmann, Dave Hambourger, and Norm Rubenstein. 

Code of Conduct 

The College of Law Practice Management is committed to providing a welcoming, safe, and productive environment for all Fellows and COLPM staff. All meeting participants are expected to abide by COLPM's Code of Conduct. 

Futures Forum

Driving Success Through Strategy: A Fireside Chat

Join us May 7 at 10 a.m. EDT / 11 a.m. CDT / 12 p.m. PDT for a program that covers the essential elements of successful strategic thinking and planning. Click here to register. College Fellow and TerraLex CEO Terri Pepper will chat with Julia Hayhoe, founder of Hayhoe Consulting, an organization focused on sustainable strategic growth. Julia is formerly the head of Global Strategy for Baker McKenzie. Our other guest speaker is Bill Johnston, founder of W. Johnston Associates, a consultancy focused on helping create and execute strategic initiatives designed to accelerate growth, improve efficiency, and boost competitiveness. Bill is formerly the first Director of Strategic Planning at Cravath.

Some of the topics that will be covered include:

• What is strategy and why does it matter?
• How is strategy developed and implemented? What are the process steps?
• Tangible examples such as the application of strategy in the areas of ESG and sustainability.
• Lessons learned in which all three presenters will share examples of where strategy did not go as planned and what could have been done differently.

Professional Achievements

• Jill Huse, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Socity 54, LLC;
• Alycia Sutor, Managing Director, GrowthPlay; and
• Jill Weber, Chief Business Development Officer, Quarles & Brady LLP.

Lawdragon recently recognized COLPM Fellow Jonathan Fitzgarrald, Managing Partner of Equinox Strategy Partners as one of its "2024 Global 100 Leaders in Legal Strategy & Consulting." He was also recently featured in Los Angeles Business Journal's "Leaders of Influence: Thriving in Their 40s" and named a "Business Visionary" by the Los Angeles Times. Congratulations, Jonathan!