Sam Coupland - FMRC Legal
Sam is involved in all facets of legal practice management. From his research, training and consulting activities Sam understands the issues facing firms of all sizes. From a consulting perspective, Sam works to achieve profit improvement, effective people management and strategy development. This experience is reflected in his presentations at training workshops.

Neil Oakes - FMRC Legal
Neil has been working almost exclusively as a management consultant with the legal profession for 20 years. He undertakes consulting assignments for law firms throughout Australia  and New Zealand, specialising in strategic advantage, profit growth strategies, contemporary leadership and change management. Each year he is involved with some 110 law firms of various sizes and specialty areas of practice.

Annie Ross
Annie, a practising psychologist, has a special interest in stress & lifestyle management. She conducts stress management seminars and workshops for law firms, banks and schools. Annie's session develops in participants a clear understanding of the impacts of stress, both physically and mentally.

Andrew Chen - WHK Horwath
Andrew provides business advisory, tax and accounting services to professional service firms and professional people. He presents seminars to the Law Society NSW's Young Lawyers and writes regular articles on tax and practice issues for the Australian Dental Association. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.

Simon Paterson - WHK Horwath
Simon assists members of the legal profession with tax compliance, business advisory, general taxation and business services. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. Simon trained with KPMG and has worked as a tax accountant in the USA.

Frances Moffitt - Snr Investigator, Law Soc. of NSW
Frances is a lawyer experienced in taxation, insolvency and proceeds of crime investigations including working with the Inspector General in Bankruptcy in Canberra. She has spoken to lawyers throughout the State about Chapter 3 of the Legal Profession Act 2004. Frances is the author the New Trust Account Regime article in the Oct 2005 Law Society Journal.

Gavin Connor - Snr Investigator, Law Soc. of NSW
Gavin is a Chartered Accountant who has spent part of his career with Deloittes involved in management and receivership, taxation and public company audit. He was also the Group Internal Audit Manager with a diversified multi-national industrial company. He presents papers on trust accounts for Young Lawyers and regional law societies in NSW.

Janice Purvis - Risk Services Manager, LawCover
Janice Purvis is a Risk Services Manager with LawCover. Janice has worked as an Investigations Solicitor with the Professional Standards Department of the Law Society of NSW. She has investigated complaints made to the Office of the Legal Services Commissioner and worked in conjunction with Receivers, Managers and Investigators appointed to solicitors’ practices. For a period Janice also worked as an Ethics Solicitor at the Law Society, providing advice to the profession.

Ray Hartley - Dibbs Abbott Stillman
Since 1993 Ray has filled senior marketing and business development roles with Clayton Utz, Phillips Fox, Hunt & Hunt and at present with Dibbs Abbott Stillman.  He has also worked in a consulting capacity with progressive firms of all sizes.

Ray has been at the forefront of the evolution of strategies and tactics that provide measurable results for law firm marketing efforts. He has a particular interest in enhancing client relationships as a path to better production and profitability.