Legal & Professional Services Council is known in the legal marketing community as the source for high-quality programming on best practices in business development, marketing and communications for law firms and other professional services firms. The organization’s first iteration began in 2006 and grew to more than 600 members over 15 years. Sadly it closed its doors in 2021 due to Covid’s impact on in-person events. Thanks to popular demand, LPSC was reimagined as a new entity in the fall of 2024 with fresh opportunities for networking, learning and idea-sharing within the Chicago legal marketing community.

Builden Partners is changing the way law firms think about legal marketing, helping them develop and execute marketing strategies to better engage with clients, prospects and talent.

Legal & Professional Services Council was known in the legal marketing community as the source for high-quality programming on best practices in business development, marketing and communications for law firms and other professional services firms. Over its 15 years, organization grew to 600+ members across the country and directly aided in the professional development of more than 5,000 people through 100+ events.

Counseled the CEO of leading global financial services firm on all employee touch-points, including Town Hall meetings and year-end office tours. Increased employee understanding of and engagement in firm strategy through upgrading the internal intranet and instituting the firm’s first global community engagement program. Managed all aspects of the firm’s annual premier event for global investors.

Advanced firm strategy with internal and external stakeholders at the world's largest law firm. Served as speechwriter under two Chairmen. Launched the Chairman’s Blog, the firm’s first-ever internal blog – engaging attorneys and staff while providing examples of firm strategy in action. Oversaw the communications for seven international offices openings, managed a full-scale website overhaul and change management program, and launched the firm’s first coordinated global social media effort. Developed a pilot program to improve deal collection that resulted in a six-point jump in league tables in the first three months.

Built the PR function at national law firm with 1,000 attorneys and 22 offices. Developed the thought leadership campaign The Cost of Sarbanes-Oxley, named 2004 PR Week Campaign of the Year.