Allison C. Johs, Esq., President of Legal Ease Consulting, Inc., shows law firms how to prevent lawyer meltdown and build a practice they take pleasure in, with clients they truly care for. She provides productivity, practice management, social media, copywriting, marketing and business development coaching and consulting services for lawyers and law firms. Allison was a practicing lawyer for 15 years and worked as the Administrative Partner at Lewis, Johs, Avallone, Aviles, LLP, a multi-disciplinary law firm with offices on Long Island and in Manhattan that grew from 15 attorneys to over 50 attorneys during her time at the firm. After leaving the firm to start Legal Ease Consulting, Inc., Allison continued practicing law part-time for a Manhattan law firm while building the consulting practice. As a result of her experience as both a lawyer and a law firm manager, Ms. Shields understands the law firm environment and the daily pressures faced by lawyers trying to manage and build their business while practicing law and successfully serving their clients. Allison’s experience includes spearheading marketing and business development initiatives and aligning legal and administrative personnel to new direction and growth. She has enhanced internal communication systems and constructed systems and procedures for functions such as: billing, database management, personnel, and file handling, which result in increased efficiency and consistency. She has worked with technology professionals on such tasks as establishing law firm intranets and maximizing workflow, practice and case management capabilities, and more. As a practicing lawyer, Ms. Shields handled litigated matters ranging from premises and product liability to labor law and professional malpractice.