2027 speakers
Who’s speaking at ATLAS 2027
Firm owners, operators, and advisors who teach from what they have built. More speakers will be announced. Select a name to read the bio.
Christopher MunleyHost & Founder of ATLAS · Partner, Munley LawDay one · Introduction
Chris Munley founded ATLAS Lawyers in 2008 to bring small law firms together to share experiences about the practice, business development, employee management and technological advancements.
Chris is a partner in his family law firm, Munley Law, which is listed in Best Lawyers in America, and he is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. ATLAS grew out of a simple idea: the best way to learn how to build and run a successful legal practice is to hear from the lawyers who have done it. Warts and all, you’ll hear about their successes and failures, the ideas that inspired them and those that nearly broke them. In the end you learn that success is hard work and prospers in a garden of past failure. You have to try, and be willing to fail, in order to succeed.
Chris designed ATLAS to bring together practicing lawyers, marketing professionals and tech entrepreneurs to help teach other lawyers how to succeed. Always remember: if you are going to fail, then fail gloriously!
Viraj BindraCEO, Finch LegalDay two · Finch Legal
Viraj is co-founder and CEO of Finch, a white-glove pre-litigation service for personal injury firms backed by Sequoia Capital. Finch pairs AI-assisted paralegals and case staff with growing PI firms so attorneys spend less time on intake and demands. Before Finch he spent nearly a decade at DoorDash as its founding designer and fastest-promoted product manager, leading Pickup, Grocery, Convenience, and international expansion.
Garry R. Salomon, Esq.Founding Member, Davis, Saperstein & SalomonDay two · Operating a Law Firm in the Era of Massive Change
Garry has more than 35 years of experience as a personal injury trial attorney and is a founding member and managing partner of his New Jersey firm. He has represented thousands of clients, secured several multimillion-dollar settlements, and is certified as a Civil Trial Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. He has been named a Super Lawyer for 15 consecutive years, holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and is the author of The Consumer's Guide to New Jersey Personal Injury Claims.
Tim McKey, CPACEO, Vista Consulting TeamDay two · How to Navigate the Uncharted World of Private Equity Investment in Law Firms and Managed Service Organizations
Tim is CEO and owner of Vista Consulting Team, which he co-founded in 2009 to help plaintiff law firms grow profitably. A CPA with decades of experience at local, regional, and national CPA firms, he also leads The McKey Business Group CPAs in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He works with firm owners on strategic planning, financial analysis, tax structure, and operating systems, and is known for delivering what he calls a “Blinding Flash of the Obvious.”
Mikayla FedlerGlobal Solutions Consultant, SOLVODay three · How to Hire Outside Paralegals
Mikayla is a Global Solutions Consultant at Solvo Global, which helps law firms build remote support teams, including paralegals, legal assistants, and intake staff. At ATLAS she will walk through how firms find, hire, and onboard outside paralegals so attorneys can spend more time on cases.
Todd A. Johns, Esq.Founder, Todd Johns LawDay two · Using Claude to Supplement Your Staff
Todd founded Todd Johns Law in 1999 and represents injured people and criminal defendants across Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties in Northeastern Pennsylvania. He earned his law degree from the Dickinson School of Law. His recognitions include Super Lawyers and the National Trial Lawyers Top 100. At ATLAS he will show how his firm uses Claude, an AI assistant, to support its staff.
John M. Hart III, Esq.Founder, Hart LawDay two · Ways to Market Your Practice as a Small Firm to Be Competitive
John is the founder of Hart Law, a boutique firm with offices in Dunmore and Carbondale, Pennsylvania, handling personal injury, real estate, estate planning, and business matters. He has handled more than 750 cases since 2017. He serves as solicitor for Lackawanna County, was the inaugural solicitor for Scranton's Board of Ethics, and has served as president of the Young Lawyers Division of the Lackawanna Bar Association.
Agenda
Three days, one room
Dates and details coming soon. Session titles and speakers are added as they are confirmed.
Day one
Day two
Day three
Draft schedule. Times and topics may change.
Speakers
Past ATLAS speakers
Firm owners, operators, and builders who teach from what they have done. Select a name to read the bio.
Christopher MunleyPartner, Munley Law · Founder of ATLAS
Chris Munley founded ATLAS Lawyers in 2008 to bring small law firms together to share experiences about the practice, business development, employee management and technological advancements.
Chris is a partner in his family law firm, Munley Law, which is listed in Best Lawyers in America, and he is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. ATLAS grew out of a simple idea: the best way to learn how to build and run a successful legal practice is to hear from the lawyers who have done it. Warts and all, you’ll hear about their successes and failures, the ideas that inspired them and those that nearly broke them. In the end you learn that success is hard work and prospers in a garden of past failure. You have to try, and be willing to fail, in order to succeed.
Chris designed ATLAS to bring together practicing lawyers, marketing professionals and tech entrepreneurs to help teach other lawyers how to succeed. Always remember: if you are going to fail, then fail gloriously!
Daniel MunleyPartner, Munley Law
Dan is an award-winning personal injury lawyer and a champion of plaintiffs' rights. Across decades of practice he has concentrated on traumatic brain injury and tractor-trailer litigation, securing numerous multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements — including a recent $26 million settlement for a truck accident victim.
Marion MunleySenior Partner, Munley Law
Marion is a champion of the civil justice system and of victims' rights, particularly people injured in trucking crashes and by dangerous products in the marketplace. She is known for her compassionate approach to representing the catastrophically injured, and has secured one of the largest trucking accident settlements in history along with numerous multimillion-dollar recoveries across Pennsylvania.
Andrew ApplegateCo-Founder & CEO, Second Chair.ai
Andrew is a lawyer and entrepreneur who enjoys streamlining processes and solving problems. He practiced for seven years at Ray Quinney & Nebeker in Salt Lake City and holds a JD/MAcc from BYU. He founded Second Chair to modernize how firms handle the work around the work. Outside the office he mountain bikes, trail runs, backcountry skis, paraglides, and kayaks whitewater.
Viraj BindraCo-Founder & CEO, Finch Legal
Viraj is co-founder and CEO of Finch, a white-glove pre-litigation service for personal injury firms backed by Sequoia Capital. Finch pairs AI-assisted paralegals and case staff with growing PI firms so attorneys spend less time on intake and demands. Before Finch he spent nearly a decade at DoorDash as its founding designer and fastest-promoted product manager, leading Pickup, Grocery, Convenience, and international expansion.
Cole RiderFounding Strategy & Operations, Finch Legal
Cole leads strategy and operations at Finch, helping personal injury firms put pre-litigation work on autopilot. He runs the intake side of the business — a round-the-clock bilingual team that answers and signs leads — and works with firms on the whole pre-litigation chain, from first call through medical records, demand, and settlement.
Garry R. Salomon, Esq.Founding Member, Davis, Saperstein & Salomon
Garry has more than 35 years of experience as a personal injury trial attorney and is a founding member and managing partner of his New Jersey firm. He has represented thousands of clients, secured several multimillion-dollar settlements, and is certified as a Civil Trial Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. He has been named a Super Lawyer for 15 consecutive years, holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and is the author of The Consumer's Guide to New Jersey Personal Injury Claims.
Trey HarrellFounder, The Trey Harrell Law Office
Trey runs a Charleston, South Carolina personal injury practice focused on helping people recover after auto accidents. He is a former federal prosecutor with the HIDTA task force, appears regularly in local media on legal topics, and supports families across the Lowcountry.
Courtney BarberChief Sales & Marketing Officer, Independent Life
Courtney is a nationally recognized sales leader in the structured settlement industry and a trusted resource for plaintiff attorneys on attorney fee structures and settlement planning. She created and hosts the Settlement Nation podcast and holds CSSC and CPL certifications.
Raymond MieszaniecCOO & Co-Founder, EvenUp
Raymond is co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of EvenUp, the company built to help personal injury victims get justice regardless of their income, access to capital, or legal representation. EvenUp works with plaintiff firms across the country to build stronger, better-supported demands.
Jennifer El-Kadi, Esq.Chief of Staff, EvenUp
Jennifer is a former trial lawyer who now translates the complexities of the legal world into practical, AI-powered tools. At EvenUp she works across the company to help personal injury firms build stronger demands and serve clients better.
Ryan K. Sindelar, Esq.Director of Revenue Enablement, EvenUp
Ryan is an attorney and legal tech leader with a background in litigation and trial advocacy. He holds a J.D. from Drexel's Kline School of Law, where he trained in its trial advocacy program, and an undergraduate degree from Bucknell. He began his career at Cozen O'Connor and founded the sales division at EvenUp in 2021.
Varun AggarwalCOO, Lua Legal
Varun is a Harvard Law School graduate who practiced at Skadden before co-founding Lua Legal. He holds a master's in Computer Science from Georgia Tech with research in artificial intelligence, and earlier managed large-scale data processing systems at Amazon.
Lindsey Babcock BusfieldVice President & Partner, Optimize My Firm
Lindsey is an SEO strategist and project manager based in Cary, North Carolina, who has worked with law firms since 2015. She hosts the Personal Injury Marketing Minute podcast and speaks on how AI is changing search and what lawyers need to do to stay visible.
Joel DuBoisFounder & CEO, Law Marketing Advisors
Joel founded Law Marketing Advisors to give law firms fractional CMO services and strategic coaching. He has spent more than two decades in legal marketing, including 16 years with Thomson Reuters' FindLaw and Super Lawyers, guiding firms toward revenue growth.
John HickeyFounder, On With John Weather Consulting
John is a consulting meteorologist specializing in forecasting and decision support across Northeast Pennsylvania. He holds a B.S. in Meteorology from Lyndon State College and spent nearly 15 years in television meteorology in the Northeast before moving into private consulting. His work covers forensic meteorology, outdoor event forecasting, and explaining complex weather evidence to professional audiences.