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Uri Gutfreund
Senior VP and Managing Principal
Ames & Gough
New York, New York
Uri is Senior Vice President, Managing Principal at Ames & Gough, a leading national specialty insurance brokerage firm. He helps law firms navigate through the complexities of liability and health insurance policies. As a Registered Professional Liability Underwriter, he is a frequent speaker and writer on insurance and risk management issues for law firms.
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Benjamin Hunter
Managing Director of Legal Specialty
Pinnacle Financial Partners
Atlanta, Georgia
Ben is the managing director and head of the legal specialty group at Pinnacle Financial Partners. He joined Pinnacle from Truist, where he was the managing director of legal specialty. He has more than 20 years of legal industry experience.
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Charles B. Jimerson, Esq.
Chief Executive Officer
Jimerson Birr
Jacksonville, Florida
Charlie Jimerson, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Jimerson Birr, P.A., represents various businesses of all sizes and scale as their go-to counsel for all legal matters, offering comprehensive legal expertise both inside and outside the courtroom.
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Jennifer Johnson
CEO & Founder
Calibrate
Austin, Texas
Jennifer is the CEO & Founder of Calibrate, an executive search and consulting firm that specializes in placing "Revenue Enablers" — key C suite and business services executives — within law firms to drive strategic growth and operational excellence. She is a long-time member of The MPF Faculty.
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Jacqueline Newman, Esq.
Managing Partner
Berkman Bottger Newman & Schein
New York, New York
Jacqueline is managing partner of Berkman Bottger Newman & Schein LLP, a top-tier New York City law firm specializing exclusively in family and divorce law. Jacqueline concentrates on high-net-worth and high-profile divorce cases, frequently involving complex financial matters, business valuations, and custody arrangements.
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John Remsen, Jr.
President and CEO
TheRemsenGroup
Atlanta, Georgia
John is widely recognized as one of the country’s leading authorities on law firm leadership, management, marketing and business development. Since 1997, TheRemsenGroup has worked with more than 430 law firms to help them develop and implement long-term strategic objectives to improve cohesiveness, performance and profitability.
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