Margaret Burke | MB Law Firm Consulting

Margaret Burke, CEO and Founder of MB Law Firm Consulting, LLC®, has decades of experience consulting with lawyers, partners, and small to midsize law firms.

She specializes in law firm strategy, management, finance, and marketing to improve law firm operations, streamline processes and scale revenue. Margaret has advised and led acquisitions, relocations, succession planning, restructuring and start-ups. She earned her MBA at Sawyer Business School at Suffolk University, she is a CLM Certified Legal Manager, a Yellow Belt Legal Lean Sigma, and a Certified Professional Coach.

Susan DiPinto | First Citizens Bank

Susan DiPinto is a Senior Vice President and Commercial Deposit Officer at First Citizens Bank. With over three decades of experience serving clients in Boston and New England, she joined First Citizens in 2024 , bringing a wealth of experience from her previous roles at Cambridge Trust and Boston Private Bank where she served clients for over eleven years.

Susan’s consultative approach ensures that she fully understands her clients’ needs and brings in the right business partners to provide the best possible solution to their financial needs.

She is a Board Member of the American Lung Association of the Northeast Leadership Board and serves as Chairwoman since January 2022.

Susan can be reached at susan.dipinto@firstcitizens.com.

Ellen Keiley | EMK Consulting Group

Ellen M. Keiley is the President of EMK Consulting Group, LLC, a firm specializing in marketing, business development, and public relations (PR) services for law firms.

She has over 20 years of experience working in and with law firms and founded EMK Consulting Group, LLC 11 years ago.

Ellen has authored articles for prominent publications such as Lawyers Weekly and the Business of Law DIGEST and has been quoted and featured in The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and other publications.

Ellen is a graduate of Northeastern University summa cum laude and is a Certified Professional Coach, trained by the International Coaching Federation Accredited Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC).

Ellen has been recognized as a Top Business Development Coach and Top Public Relations firm for law firms by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly for the past seven years. She is a previous Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly “Excellence in Marketing” award recipient.

Ellen is deeply committed to community engagement and currently serves on the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Women’s Network Advisory Board, while also actively participating in several esteemed professional networking groups. Her past leadership roles include serving on the United Way Women’s Leadership Council (WLC) and the Lawyers Have Heart Executive Committees. Additionally, she has served as a Vice Chair for City Year’s Legal Community and Women’s Leadership Breakfasts.

John D. Flory III | Harbor Networks & HarborShield Cybersecurity

John D. Flory III is a recognized Cybersecurity expert with over 25 years in the security field. His hands on experience dealing with real time cybersecurity attacks and remediation offers a valuable resource to organizations’ cyber preparation. John’s leading-edge approach has allowed him to combat cybercrime. His dedication to this cause has led to numerous successful operations, including assisting in the apprehension and extradition of cybercriminals and criminal gangs involved in a wide range of illegal activities, including identity theft, cyber fraud, and ransomware attacks. John’s ability to work collaboratively with law enforcement agencies around the globe has been instrumental in bringing these criminals to justice and ensuring that they are held accountable for their actions. Collaborative efforts have not only resulted in the arrest of these criminals but also in the payment of restitution, which has helped to provide some relief to the victims of these illegal activities.

John has been highlighted in multiple publications as a knowledge leader and cybersecurity expert, including Cybersecurity Magazine, Cyber Protection Magazine, and many other industry leading outlets. Featured as a keynote, John has spoken at numerous conferences including, The Symantec Global Conference, NY Bankers Conference, The Department of Homeland Security Forum, NY State Bar Association, The Emergency Preparedness Conference, and many other diverse venues.

John is a proven business leader with an unprecedented history of building effective and overachieving teams. John is a former Partner at TAG Solutions as well as the Co-Founder of Cyberstone Security. He currently serves as the Chief Information Security Officer at Harbor Networks and is the creator of Harbor Shield Cybersecurity.

I. Business development | 12:00pm – 12:15pm

II. Information technology/cyber security | 12:15pm – 12:30pm

III. Banking | 12:30pm – 12:45pm

IV. Human resources | 12:45pm – 1:00pm

Break | 1:00pm – 1:10pm

V. Real estate | 1:10pm – 1:25pm

VI. Insurance | 1:25pm – 1:40pm

VII. Marketing/visibility | 1:40pm – 1:50pm

VIII. Billing | 1:50pm – 2:00pm

IX. Accounting | 2:00pm – 2:10pm