Is There a Science to Law Firm Management and Does Six

Is There a Science to Law Firm
Management and Does Six Sigma Apply?
Mercedes Colwin
Gordon & Rees
90 Broad St 23rd Fl
New York, NY 10004
(212) 269-5500
[email protected]
Michele Ballard Miller
Miller Law Group
111 Sutter Street, Suite 700
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 464-4300
[email protected]
Emily A. Parker
Thompson & Knight
One Arts Plaza
1722 Routh St Ste 1500
Dallas, TX 75201-2533
(214) 969-1502
[email protected]
Robert E. Scott, Jr.
Semmes Bowen & Semmes
25 S. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 576-4725
[email protected]
Mercedes Colwin is the managing partner of Gordon & Rees LLP’s New York
City office. A litigator, her caseload includes employment law, professional liability,
commercial litigation, product liability, civil rights violations, and criminal law. Ms.
Colwin has successfully tried 46 cases to verdict. She is widely regarded as one of the
top national legal analysts for FOX News.
Michele Ballard Miller is a shareholder in Miller Law Group, a 24-attorney,
women-owned firm that devotes its practice to representing business in all aspects
of California employment law and related litigation. Miller Law Group has offices in
San Francisco and Los Angeles. Ms. Miller represents management in employment
litigation and provides strategic advice on employment risk management.
Emily A. Parker serves as the first female managing partner of Thompson &
Knight LLP, based in Dallas. She has represented corporate taxpayers in more than
20 reported cases, including milestone decisions in the oil and gas industry and
estate tax area. Ms. Parker previously served as acting chief counsel of the Internal
Revenue Service, making her the only woman in U.S. history to lead the IRS legal
team.
Robert E. Scott, Jr., is the litigation department chair of Semmes Bowen &
Semmes in Baltimore. He specializes in complex civil trial litigation in product
liability, drug and medical device, environmental/toxic torts, construction, and
insurance coverage. Mr. Scott is a past president of the National Foundation of
Judicial Excellence, DRI, and Lawyers for Civil Justice.
Is There a Science to Law Firm Management
and Does Six Sigma Apply?
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