Legaltech - An ALM Event

Since 1979, Software Technology, Inc. (STI) has been developing, marketing and supporting software for the legal market. In that time, over 17,000 firms have automated their offices with billing and practice management software from STI. Over the last 28 years, STI's award winning Tabs3 billing software has become one of the most widely used billing systems in law firms across the U.S. PracticeMaster, an emerging leader in practice management systems, has also been used in law firms for over 17 years.

For 23 years Mr. Berlin has played a major role in the development and success of Tabs3, PracticeMaster and STI. He joined STI in 1984 and was named Vice President of Sales in 1986. Dan became the President of STI 1995. Dan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, and his background includes business management, accounting, customer service, marketing, sales and training. He has been a regular speaker and panelist at national and regional seminars and conferences on law office automation since the late 1980's. He has had numerous articles published and is an original member of the LegalTech Vendor Advisory Board, for which he is still active.

Rick Nalle is a Director with Forensic Technology Services for KPMG LLP. He develops and manages electronic discovery engagements from digital evidence recovery, forensic data analysis, data processing, and discovery management.

Prior to joining KPMG in the beginning of 2006, he served in project management roles at litigation consulting and electronic discovery organizations. In his career, he also served as a technology and operations executive for Virgin Digital Studios (now a part of Liberty Media), Fox Entertainment and the Walt Disney Company.

Rick is a certified Project Management Professional and a Six Sigma Green Belt.

Karen Olenski is Global Director of Marketing at TyMetrix a legal enterprise management e-billing/matter management and business intelligence firm. By creating and implementing aggressive and creative integrated marketing strategies, she has overseen significant expansion of the TyMetrix brand internationally. In particular, Karen has fostered exponential growth of the TyMetrix business intelligence market, under TyMetrix Legal Analytics brand, as well as boosting the company’s e-billing and account management product sales, under the banner of TyMetrix 360.  

Karen has more than 20 years of experience in marketing and customer communications. Before joining TyMetrix, she held positions of increasing authority and leadership with companies including: Deloitte and ICON International Inc., an Omnicom Company.

Karen holds an MBA from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT and a B.S. from University of Bridgeport. 

Joe is a recognized industry expert on the implementation of innovative technologies to the business and practice of law. Joe has been a keynote speaker at legal, paralegal and librarian association conferences across the country, where he provides strategic counsel on how to seamlessly achieve business goals through the integration of cutting-edge technologies. He has authored numerous articles on the application of technology for attorneys and law firms, illustrating how software and Internet-based solutions can dramatically strengthen both a firm's business operations while addressing how to deploy and effectively utilize emerging technologies to achieve a more powerful, productive and successful law firm operation.