Kimberly Rice, president/chief strategist and Bob Gero, senior client manager/PR director, of KLA Marketing Associates recently led the New Jersey State Bar Association’s CLE seminar “Communicating with Precision and Clarity: What Every Lawyer Must Know“. The program was held at the Wiltshire Grand in West Orange, NJ.

As moderator and panelist, Rice, a Cherry Hill resident, focused her presentation on the power of effective communication and the dramatic impact it has on a growing law practice.

Rice is an award-winning keynote speaker, trainer and coach who has 25 years of experience of helping law firms and lawyers generate increased revenue via attracting new business as well as expanding current client relationships with proven methodologies of professional sales skills training and coaching.

In his presentation, Gero addressed some of the ethics considerations of communicating with clients and provided a checklist of communication tips for building a strong personal brand.

Gero, a Plymouth Meeting resident, is award-winning Marketing and Communications Executive with deep experience in driving business development, establishing high-caliber marketing and communications infrastructures; advancing practice and industry initiatives; His diverse experience counseling senior management across a wide variety of industries includes more than 25 years in the marketing communications industry.

Founded in 2008, KLA Marketing Associates provides strategic business development, marketing planning, skills training and coaching, and digital and social media marketing services.  Also, Rice founded the Women in Law Rainmaker Forum, an experiential-based learning experience for women lawyers who are committed to build a prosperous book of business, and frequently keynotes for legal and business groups throughout the United States.