David H. Freeman, J.D., a former practicing lawyer, is the award-winning CEO of the David Freeman Consulting Group and founder of Law Firm CultureShift®. He is a best-selling author, speaker, consultant and coach who has shown thousands of lawyers and leaders how to become better rainmakers. His specialties include accelerated cross-selling, business development and leadership training and coaching, client service training, and conducting action-oriented retreats.

David has regularly been recognized as the best law firm business development coach and consultant in major national surveys, and he has worked with 180 law firms world-wide, including 40% of the AmLaw 200. He has also written four books on law firm leadership and business development:

• Creating a Cross-Serving Culture Shift: Mastering Cross-Selling for Lawyers and Leaders

• The Law Firm Leader’s Reference Guide for Creating a Business Development Culture

• Secrets of the Masters: The Business Development Guide for Lawyers

• Weekly Reminders for Revenue-Focused Leaders

David is a highly rated speaker, and his expertise has been recognized by his peers, as evidenced by appointments as:

• A Fellow in the College of Law Practice Management

• The exclusive business development coach for the Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF)

• Co-Chair the 2010 Annual Conference for the Legal Marketing Association (LMA)

• A former member of the Board of Editors for Marketing the Law Firm

• A former member of the Education Committee of the LMA