Who We Are

Mike Adams

Mike Adams

Mike is an independent technology consultant based in New Orleans and specializes in solo and small law firms. Mr. Adams has over 18 years of Management Information Systems experience in law firms. Projects he has managed include virtualization, document management systems, remote access systems, new build outs, firm moves, firm mergers & acquisitions, business continuity, case management systems, intake & conflict of interest systems, telecommunication installations, conversions from WordPerfect to Word, time and billing systems, electronic data interchange, workflow and document assembly. Mr. Adams has focused his information technology career on process improvement utilizing tools of technology to make organizations more efficient. Mr. Adams has been a speaker at American Lawyer Media’s LegalTech events, the State Bars of Florida & Louisiana, and for the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA); and served as the Tampa city representative for five years. A graduate of Tampa College, Mr. Adams also holds certifications from Microsoft and NEC. Mike’s new blog is about the mobile practice of law. http://www.mobilelawpractice.com/

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Adriana Linares

Adriana is a legal technology consultant and trainer, and President of LawTech Partners.  Prior to launching LawTech Partners, she managed firm-wide training programs and technology development initiatives in two of Florida’s largest law firms. With LawTech Partners, she delivers training and “tech therapy” sessions for firms of all sizes nationwide and abroad. Adriana is a frequent speaker at national technology conferences and a regular contributor to legal and business publications. She spent four years on the Planning Board of the ABA TECHSHOW; two years as an editor for Technolawyer’s Blawgworld and remains an active member of the Law Practice Management Section of the ABA and the Legal Marketing Association. Adriana graduated from Stetson University with a B.A. in Geography and earned her M.A. in Corporate Communication and Technology from Rollins College. She speaks and trains in English and Spanish. http://www.ihearttech.com/

Craig Bayer

Craig Bayer

Craig has been a legal consultant at Law Office Technology since 2002.  Before that he was the head of IT for a Baton Rouge based Law Firm, where he managed the network as well as several Legal Specific Software Packages.  After several years he decided to get into consulting full time.  He now travels all over the southeast consulting with solos to firms with fifty or more attorneys.  Craig is a graduate of Loyola University of New Orleans.  Craig also speaks regularly for the Louisiana State Bar Association on technology topics.  His latest interest which he blogs about regularly, is how firms can implement hosted SharePoint and Exchange solutions in legal environments. http://www.lawotblog.com/