The 2023 LMA Midwest Regional Conference is just a few days away, and we're excited to share what our LMA Midwest Regional Board members are looking forward to the most. From insightful breakout sessions to energizing networking opportunities, there's something for everyone at this year's conference.
Thanks to our collective #MidwestMojo, the 2023 LMA Midwest Regional Conference is officially SOLD OUT! If you were hoping to attend but did not register in time, please click here to join the waitlist.
We look forward to seeing you in Chicago on October 2 and 3!
Introduction by Jennifer Shankleton, LMA Midwest Regional Board President
Anticipation is building toward our first in-person LMA Midwest Regional Conference in four years. I am reflecting on how LMA has infused encouragement, motivation, inspiration, and such an unwavering sense of community into my legal marketing career over the past 16 years. What I recognized very quickly walking into a whole new industry in 2007 was that LMA was going to be my key to success. These were people I had just met, and yet they were rooting for me anyway.
As I smile back on too many formative LMA memories to count, I want the same for our next generation of legal marketers and industry transplants like me. Each LMA program was another chance to level up my game, gather new ideas, and take them back to my firm, volunteer, lead, mentor, and be mentored, and share wins and learning experiences. But the local and regional events, with peers from firms similar in size – many in the same season of life, with common goals, living and breathing the same challenges on a day-to-day basis – those interactions were priceless. It is unusual to find unconditional love in your professional life. But LMA comes pretty darn close. LMA is a group of confidantes and cheerleaders who see and respect us for who we are, through thick and thin, period.
Immerse yourself in this conference, Midwest Members. Embrace the phenomenal legal marketing brain trust we will have for two days in Chicago. I am incredibly excited to be in one of my favorite cities in the fall - connecting and sharing ideas with old and new friends, soaking up all that inspiring LMA energy!
I am pleased to share below, what my beloved fellow LMA Midwest board members are most looking forward to for this year’s #LMAMW23 conference.
"Meaningful connection and actionable education truly define this year’s LMA Midwest Conference. With six different tracks of sessions – there is something for everyone! It’s going to be difficult to decide which sessions to attend. I am eager to reconnect with LMA friends and forge new connections. One of the greatest things about LMA is the conferences and being surrounded by like-minded individuals. Are you getting amped up about the conference too?! #MidwestMojo" — Amie Allison
"I’m looking forward to having our entire board present during the conference, so we are all in the same room at once! I’m also looking forward to the great content in the marketing & communications and operations tracks over both days." — Ashley Defay
“I am looking forward to an engaging and exciting educational and networking experience with my fellow LMA Midwest members and sponsor partners!” — Mark Elliott
"The intention and purpose with which the Midwest is showing up right now is absolutely infectious! Our Board has led fearlessly and our conference chairs have created a truly unique and tailored set of sessions for each and every single Midwest member. This is your professional development experience for 2023 and yours alone... I cannot wait for this!" — Kate Harry Shipham
"What I love about the regional conference is that it’s hyper-local. I’m most looking forward to seeing friends from around the Midwest and discovering connections I have with new friends.” — Jason Klika
"I look forward to seeing my fellow LMA Midwest friends many I have not seen in quite a while. I also look forward to the six tracks of sessions that are being offered and making a decision on which one to choose knowing that whatever ones I pick will be fantastic." — Richard Marsolais
"I can't wait to connect with my LMA pals, many of whom I haven't had the pleasure of meeting in person yet! I also look forward to talking about all things DIY marketing with the brilliant Laura Gutierrez during our fishbowl session on Day 1. By the way, we're engaging attendees early...if you have a DIY marketing problem to solve or a win to share, please click here to let us know. — Dr. Lauren McNee Doherty
"Besides catching up with all of the great LMA Midwest members from across the region, I am looking forward to the “You Bought It, Now What? Best Practices for Successful Software Implementation and Adoption” session. My firm is in the process of procuring and implementing a CRM system, and I am hoping for some good tips to make it a success." — Beth O'Mahoney
I am looking forward to being back in my old stomping ground of Chicago, the tremendous line-up of speakers, and connecting with new and old friends - including the new and current LMAMidwest Board members. — Jennifer Novotny
“I’m looking forward to it all - the educational opportunities, networking with our fantastic sponsors and speakers, and, of course, seeing so many familiar faces while meeting so many more!” — Sara Pierson
"I’m looking forward to connecting with some of our LMA Midwest Learning Lab participants who are attending the conference! I also look forward to seeing the LMA Midwest Board IN PERSON! Connections over Zoom and email are great, but there is nothing better than having an opportunity to connect in person." — Tanya Riggan
"I look forward to being in one of my favorite cities in the fall - connecting and sharing ideas with Midwest members and new LMA friends and soaking up all that inspiring LMA energy!" — Jennifer Shankleton