Rodney S. Dowell

Director of the Law Office Management Assistance Program (Massachusetts)

Course Director: Law Office Management; Electronic Contracting and E-Commerce

RODNEY S. DOWELL is the Director of the Law Office Management Assistance Program (‘LOMAP”) which assists Massachusetts attorneys to implement and institutionalize professional office practices and procedures to increase their ability to deliver high quality legal services, strengthen client relationships, and enhance their quality of life. LOMAP’s free and confidential assistance is provided through its consulting services, reference materials, educational programs, and referrals. LOMAP’s law practice management blog can be found at http://masslomap.blogspot.com/ and you can Rodney’s micro-blog at http://twitter.com/rodneydowell.

He is a frequent lecturer on law practice management issues including presentations on law office technology, starting a new law office, improving client selection, terminating client relationships, law office finance, data security, and time management. This year he has lectured at that ABA’s TECHSHOW, the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Boston Bar Association, and the Women’s Bar Association, among others. He has authored articles for ABA’s Law Practice Magazine, the ABA LPM’s e-zine Law Practice Today, the MBA and the BBA. This year he is the co-chair Massachusetts Bar Association’s Law Practice Management Section and an active participant in the American Bar Associations’ Law Practice Management Section, where he is an editor of the Law Practice magazine. Prior to starting LOMAP, he was a founding partner at the litigation firm of Berman & Dowell, 1998 – 2007, where he focused on employment law, tort defense, including attorney malpractice, and insurance coverage. Since graduating from Cornell Law School in 1989, he has been a civil litigator in both Massachusetts and Colorado. His undergraduate degree is from his home state’s flagship university, the University of Colorado, Boulder (1985). You can find additional information about the LOMAP program at www.masslomap.org.