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May 20-21, 2026

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Practical insights. Actionable takeaways.

Our expert speakers come from across the legal industry to offer a wealth of relevant experience to help keep up in a constantly evolving world.

Networking connections.

Hundreds of legal professionals from across the country (and your same city) meet to discuss ideas and connect about shared and differing experiences. 

Free CLE credits.

Including 8+ CLE credits to help you keep up with your requirements. Accredited in 4 states with self-reporting materials offered everywhere.

 

5,000+

past Legal Up attendees

10+

live sessions over two days

8+

CLE-accredited sessions

Register for Legal Up on May 20 & 21

Free registration. Access to two days of information-packed sessions. Attend live or watch on demand for three weeks after the event.

We are hard at work finalizing our agenda. Register now and be the first to see the lineup announcement.

Our expert speakers are preparing to share insights, hard-won lessons, and the latest in legal technology.

Keynote

Find Confidence in Conflict: Practical Negotiation Strategies for Legal Professionals

In a field where precision, advocacy, and communication are paramount, the ability to confidently handle difficult conversations is not just valuable—it is essential.

This session will equip attendees with the tools to navigate difficult conversations with clients, colleagues, and opposing counsel and advocate more effectively without escalating conflict. Learn how to strengthen persuasion and negotiation outcomes in high-pressure environments by applying a practical framework that can be used immediately in practice

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Keynote

The Fine Line of Funny in Law: Strength, Stress, and Belonging

In a dataset of 500 VIA Character Strengths Surveys from students at two law schools, humor ranked on average #2 or #3 out of 24 strengths. That is more than a fun fact—it suggests humor may be one of the most underexamined strengths in legal education.

Drawing on original law-student data and research on humor styles, coping, and mental health, this program explores humor as a strength, a social signal, a coping strategy, and sometimes a warning sign. Participants will reflect on their own strengths profile, assess how they tend to use humor, and leave with a practical framework for using humor in ways that support professionalism, well-being, and genuine human connection.

Agenda

From practice-area specifics to technology trends, here are the sessions taking the stage at this year's Legal Up.

Roundtable: Damages That Drive Verdicts

Simon Law Group

May 20th

12:00 p.m. Eastern

1 General CLE Credit

 

 

Roundtable: Damages That Drive Verdicts

Attorneys from Simon Law Firm will lead a roundtable-style discussion on how to move cases beyond baseline value and push toward stronger outcomes. The session will focus on real strategies used across different types of personal injury cases, with an emphasis on how to actually apply them during discovery and carry them through trial to build value.

Bridging the AI Gap in Writing and Research

Mary Ann Becker

May 20th

12:00 p.m. Eastern

1 General CLE Credit

 

 

Bridging the AI Gap in Writing and Research: From Classroom to Modern Practice

While senior attorneys often assume new lawyers are "digital natives" with an innate mastery of Generative AI, research and student feedback tell a different story. This session provides a "behind-the-scenes" look at how law schools and legal writing programs are integrating Gen AI into the curriculum. 

Practical Negotiation Strategies for Legal Professionals

Kwame Christian

May 20th

1:00 p.m. Eastern

 

 

Finding Confidence in Conflict: Practical Negotiation Strategies for Legal Professionals

In a field where precision, advocacy, and communication are paramount, the ability to confidently handle difficult conversations is not just valuable—it is essential. This session will equip attendees with the tools to navigate difficult conversations with clients, colleagues, and opposing counsel and advocate more effectively without escalating conflict. 

Creating Scalable Legal Operations

Trisha Wright

May 20th

2:30 p.m. Eastern

 

 

 

From Thermometer to Thermostat: Creating Scalable Legal Operations

Whether you're in a legal department or a law firm, there are practical methods to scaling your capacity, accelerating your delivery, and improving your clients' outcomes. Explore 5 activities/deliverables that will allow you to break the fever of the constant "hurry up and wait" cycle, combat scope creep, reduce burnout and turnover, automate, and outsource/hire with confidence.

Understanding AI Agents in Legal Tech

Phillip Vaden

May 20th

3:30 p.m. Eastern

1 General CLE credit

 

 

 

Motion to Connect: Understanding AI Agents in Legal Tech

An introduction to the concept of AI agents, this presentation will explore the origins and real life considerations of agentic AI along with how the legal industry has incorporated it so far. 

Balancing Cognitive Load in Witness Testimony with AI

Neda Mansoorian

May 20th

4:30 p.m. Eastern

1 General CLE credit

 

 

The Modern Deposition: Balancing Cognitive Load in Witness Testimony with AI

Depositions are where cases are won and lost — and where even the most experienced trial lawyers operate at the edge of human cognitive capacity. The lawyers who thrive in the next decade of litigation will not be the ones who resist AI or the ones who outsource judgment to it. They will be the ones who understand the craft deeply enough to know exactly where a second chair — human or machine — earns its seat at the table.

Hidden Infrastructure Failures Costing Law Firms

Perla D. Cuevas

May 20th

4:30 p.m. Eastern

1 General CLE credit

 

 

Hidden Infrastructure Failures Costing Law Firms Revenue and Impacting Case Outcomes

Legal professionals at every level are spending too much time on tasks that technology can and should handle. This session delivers a practical, framework-driven roadmap for transforming legal operations through automation, integration, and data-driven decision-making.

What
Wheel of Fortune Can Teach Us About AI

Cheryl Wilson Griffin

May 21st

12:00 p.m. Eastern

1 General CLE credit

 

 

What Wheel of Fortune Can Teach Us About AI

Everyone has heard the headline: generative AI hallucinates. What most people still don’t understand is why—and that gap is driving poor decisions about how this technology is used, evaluated, and governed across the legal industry.

"Once Upon a Time" in the Courtroom

Quentin Brogdon

May 21st

12:00 p.m. Eastern

1 General CLE credit

Once Upon a Time in a Courtroom

 

 

Once Upon a Time in a Courtroom

The party that tells the best story inevitably wins at the courthouse. “Thou shalt not” can move the heads of jurors, but “once upon a time” can move the hearts of jurors. And “once upon a time” can spur jurors to action with their verdict. From the time we sat in our parents’ laps, “once upon a time” prepared us to receive entertaining, informative and inspirational information. Learn how to apply this simple technique in a powerful way to impact cases.

Differences in Pre-suasion, Persuasion and Post-suasion

Andrew Bringuel, II

May 21st

1:00 p.m. Eastern

1 General CLE credit

 

 

Influence and Sway: Differences in Pre-suasion, Persuasion and Post-suasion

All relationships depend on trust, and control processes that are balanced against a baseline of expected behaviors. And when relationships breakdown, it's typically due to failure in pre-suasion, persuasion, or post-suasion. 

Paralegal Pathways: Demystifying Financial Workflows

Kristine Custodio Suero & Kelli Radnothy

May 21st

2:00 p.m. Eastern

 

 

Paralegal Pathways: Demystifying Bookkeeping and Financial Workflows

Financial literacy is a core legal skill, not a “nice to have.” It connects money, ethics, and operations to the real pathways of leadership and advancement in legal roles. Explore trust accounting and ethical risk, billing and timekeeping economics, and settlement distribution and lien management. 

Understanding and Avoiding Limbic Hijack

Jonathan Beitner

May 21st

2:00 p.m. Eastern

 

 

Understanding and Avoiding Limbic Hijack—Strategies and Techniques for Better Stress Management

Everyone knows that working in the legal profession can be stressful at times, but the past several years have radically changed the ways in which we work and live—further complicating the experience. Join the discussion about how stress and anxiety impact our health and productivity, and learn short- and long-term strategies to maintain and bolster your well-being while working in an inherently stressful profession.

The Fine Line of Funny in Law

Ruth Pearce

May 21st

3:30 p.m. Eastern

 

 

The Fine Line of Funny in Law: Strength, Stress, and Belonging

In Character Strengths surveys from students at two law schools, humor ranked on average #2 or #3 out of 24 strengths. That is more than a fun fact—it suggests humor may be one of the most under-examined strengths in legal education.

High Performance in Practice

Eda Rosa

May 21st

3:30 p.m. Eastern

1 General CLE Credit

 

 

High Performance in Practice: Building Teams, Systems, and Careers That Don't Break Under Pressure

The legal profession doesn't just demand excellence, it demands it consistently, under pressure, across every role and career stage. This session cuts through the noise to deliver what actually separates legal professionals who sustain high performance from those who burn out trying.

Presenters

Learn from a lineup of industry thought leaders and expert legal educators with real world experience in the practice of law.

Jonathan Beitner

Jonathan Beitner

Jonathan Beitner is the Founder of Beitner Coaching & Consulting a frequent speaker and author on topics related to the intersection of professional development and well-being. He helps individuals identify and achieve their goals, and works with firms, law schools, and Fortune 500 companies to help their lawyers, students, and staff be more productive, happier, and healthier.

 

 

Andrew Bringuel

Andrew Bringuel

Mr. Bringuel is a retired FBI Agent, Executive Director of the Behavioral Science Unit, LLC., and Town Judge in Willet, New York. His firm has supported national initiatives—including the Emmett Till Cold Case Program—providing training and technical assistance regarding the re-investigation of pre-1980 civil rights homicides.

 

 

Perla D. Cuevas

Perla D. Cuevas

Perla Cuevas is the Founder and CEO of FirmIQ, a San Diego–based advisory firm providing fractional C-suite leadership to law firms and professional service organizations. She helps firms of all sizes gain real-time visibility into operations, financial performance, and case lifecycle—turning fragmented processes into scalable, data-driven systems.

 

 

Kristine Custodio Suero

Kristine Custodio Suero

Kristine Custodio Suero, ACP is an award-winning legal professional, a published author and a highly sought after speaker. A true servant leader, she has led the San Diego Paralegal Association and California Alliance of Paralegal Associations as President. Kristine is adjunct faculty for paralegal programs in San Diego and serves on a program’s advisory board. 

Cheryl Wilson Griffin

Cheryl Wilson Griffin

Cheryl Wilson Griffin is a legal technology leader with more than two decades of experience inside top law firms including Kirkland & Ellis, Mayer Brown, and King & Spalding. She has built innovation functions, led large-scale technology initiatives, and supported high-stakes litigation. Today, she serves as VP of Advisory at Legaltech Hub, where she works across law firms, corporate legal teams, and technology providers, giving her a unique view into how generative AI is actually being used.

Elizabeth Lenivy

Elizabeth Lenivy

Liz Lenivy is a trial attorney at Simon Law in St. Louis, Missouri. Her practice is entirely devoted to personal injury matters, focusing primarily on complex medical malpractice cases. In 2025, Liz was co-counsel in a trial that resulted in a $48.1 million verdict for a brain-injured child, representing the largest plaintiff’s medical malpractice verdict in Missouri history. 

 

 

Neda Mansoorian

Neda Mansoorian is Co-Founder and CEO of FullProof, the frontier AI company built by a litigator, for litigators. Its flagship product, Evie, is an AI second chair that supports trial lawyers across the full witness lifecycle — deposition prep, live examination, hearings, and trial. Neda brings 25 years as a trial lawyer and former law firm managing partner, with a practice spanning commercial litigation and high-stakes confidential matters.

Sydney Marino

Sydney Marino is an attorney at Simon Law whose practice centers on catastrophic personal injury and product liability litigation. She represents clients in complex, high-stakes matters, combining meticulous case preparation with a client-focused advocacy style. Sydney began her career with the firm as a law clerk, gaining experience in intellectual property and business litigation, which informs her strategic approach to litigation today.

Elizabeth McNulty

Elizabeth knew from an early age she wanted to be a lawyer, discovering her love of argument while sparring with her older brother. That early passion evolved into a relentless drive to advocate for others and help clients right the wrongs they have experienced. She has been recognized as an Up & Coming Attorney by Missouri Lawyers Media and as a Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch honoree, and served as President of the Women’s Lawyers Association of Greater St. Louis (2023–2024).

Ruth Pearce

Ruth Pearce, JD, PCC, PMP, is a speaker, coach, and consultant focused on sustainable success in the legal profession. A former lawyer and chronic overachiever who experienced public burnout and spent six years rebuilding, Ruth now equips lawyers, law students, and legal organizations to recognize burnout risk early, strengthen leadership, and navigate ethical pressure without sacrificing themselves in the process.

Kelli Radnothy

Kelli Radnothy is a litigation paralegal with over 20 years of experience in the legal industry. She runs her own legal solutions company and works as a Legal Researcher for the Nevada Attorney General's Office and as a course developer and instructor for the University of Washington Paralegal Program. Kelli serves as Treasurer for the Paralegal Division of the Nevada State Bar and as Second VP of Sierra Nevada Paralegal Association. 

Eda Rosa

Eda Rosa is a legal industry expert with over 20 years of experience in paralegal coaching, consulting, staff training, and legal education. She is the founder of Eda Rosa LLC and the Limitless Paralegal Academy, and the host of Let's Talk Paralegal podcast. Eda also serves as a career counselor and legal studies instructor for the Juris Master program at Florida International University. A sought-after speaker, she is passionate about empowering legal professionals to grow with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

Mary Simon

Mary Simon is a trial attorney at Simon Law Firm, P.C., where she represents plaintiffs in catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases. She is known for aggressively building high-value cases and delivering powerful damages presentations that drive exceptional verdicts. She maintains a thriving plaintiff practice and teaches trial advocacy at Saint Louis University School of Law.

Philip Vaden

Phillip is the Partner Manager at InfoTrack US with a focus on Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations that connect litigation-focused AI platforms to court filing and service of process infrastructure. He joined InfoTrack after more than nine years at Tyler Technologies. Before moving into legal technology, Phillip practiced as a civil litigator in Texas and still maintains his law license.

Trisha Wright

Trisha Wright has nearly 15 years' experience scaling legal and compliance teams to punch well above their weight class. Starting as a Litigation Paralegal, her career has grown to focus on 'living in the seams' between Legal, Finance, Operations and Sales. She has a Master's degree in Public Administration and is Project Management Professional (PMP) certified, which combined with a broad scope of experience has allowed her to break bottlenecks and build scalable, audit-ready systems.

Frequently asked questions

Here’s everything you need to know about Legal Up, from CLE credits to what you can expect from our two day virtual conference.

What topics does Legal Up cover?

We're still finalizing the agenda for this year's event. You can expect past Legal Up favorites, ranging from legal technology, ethics, law firm growth strategies, self-improvement, as well as diversity, equity, and belonging.

What will the agenda look like?

Legal Up will take place on May 20-21 from 12-4:30 Eastern time. Block of your afternoon to attend all sessions or drop in when you can.

Will sessions be recorded?

Yes, all sessions will be recorded, and registrants will have access to these presentations for three weeks after the live event has ended.

How do I get credit for completed courses?

InfoTrack offers CLE credit for attorneys in California, Florida, Illinois, and Texas. All CLE documents, course materials, and slide decks are provided during the event.

California: We report attendance for California attorneys. Download the California certificate of attendance and evaluation form in the Docs tab during the event. Email the completed evaluation form to legalup@infotrack.com.

Illinois: We report attendance for Illinois attorneys. We will email your certificates of attendance after the event.

Texas: We report CLE attendance for Texas attorneys. You can also submit your attendance with the course information provided if you have a deadline coming up.  Download the course information in the Docs tab during the event.

Florida: Since Florida is a self-reporting state, you are responsible for reporting your own CLE attendance. We provide the course number in the Docs tab during the event. 

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at legalup@infotrack.com.

In which states do you offer CLE credit?

We are accredited for attorneys in California, Florida, Illinois, and Texas. If you are interested in receiving CLE credit in states other than these, we encourage you to self-apply for credit in your state.

If your state requires a certificate of attendance, we have provided a uniform certificate of attendance for download in each session.

For more information, read our detailed state-by-state CLE transfer guide here:

 

Do you offer paralegal credit?

We are only an accredited CLE provider for attorneys. However, you should still be able to claim CLE credits as a paralegal without a bar number. In most cases, paralegal associations will accept attorney CLE. Your association will know the details of your specific circumstance, but we will provide the needed information in each CLE session.

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