Elected and Appointed

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young counsel George Michael Gerstein was appointed chair to the Legal & Regulatory Council of the Association of Institutional INVESTORS.

With experience working at two large financial institutions, Gerstein concentrates on the fiduciary and prohibited transaction provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act as they apply to the investment and management of plan assets.

He's been focused on the DOL Fiduciary Rule and otherwise assisting clients with ERISA compliance strategies.

Events

The Delaware Valley Law Firm Marketing Group is scheduled to host “Are Your Lawyers Introverts or Extroverts? Marketing Success With Both Types” Dec. 12 in Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis' Philadelphia office.

Barbara Kaplan and Jason Lisi are set to offer tips on marketing success with introverts, extroverts and just about everyone else.

Lisi is the founder and president of Legal Internet Solutions Inc., which he started in 1998 after practicing tax and bankruptcy law in Philadelphia.

Involved at the intersection of the legal profession and the internet since 1992, Lisi now leads a team of marketing professionals that develops websites, blogs, social media campaigns and all other online-marketing efforts.

Kaplan is the founder and CEO of BSK Strategies, a business development consulting firm.
She provides business development training and coaching, counsels on disruptions and innovations in the legal marketplace, and consults with firms on succession planning, client transition and strategies for remaining profitable and sustainable.

Speakers

Kimberly Rice, president/chief strategist of KLA Marketing Associates and author of “Rainmaker Roadmap: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Prosperous Business” presented an American Bar Association: Women Rainmakers Niche Marketing local program.

Duane Morris' Philadelphia office hosted the luncheon program.

Rice led the session that focused on how to identify and narrow attorneys' legal focus on one or two appropriate niche areas, and what steps they need to take to reach ideal clients.

Rice is an award-winning speaker, professional skills trainer and coach with more than 25 years of success of advising law firms and lawyers on how to generate increased revenue via attracting new business as well as expanding current client relationships.

Announcements

Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld donated $10,000 to The R.E.L.I.E.F. Foundation, a nonprofit disaster support operation headquartered in the Philadelphia region.

RCCB's donation will influence the lives of those directly affected by the recent hurricanes that have ravaged the Gulf states and Caribbean.

The R.E.L.I.E.F Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing assistance to the people and areas that have experienced great hardship due to forces beyond their control.

Formed after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the R.E.L.I.E.F. Foundation uses crowdsourcing to organize volunteers to rebuild communities in devastated areas.

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