Our Team
 
 
Robert Denney Associates
P.O. Box 551
Wayne, PA 19087-0551
610-644-7020 (office)
610-296-8726 (fax)
bob@robertdenney.com
 
 
 

Bob Denney graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. degree in English Literature. He later did post-graduate work at the Wharton School towards an MBA. In 1974 he founded Robert Denney Associates, Inc., a firm that has specialized in providing management, marketing and strategic planning expertise to professional firms, companies and non-profit organizations.

Bob has written five books on management and marketing, two of which were published by the American Bar Association. His articles have appeared in many legal publications including The National Law Journal, Law Practice and Legal Management He has spoken at many legal and accounting conferences throughout the U.S. as well as in Canada and his firm publishes the highly regarded reports on “What’s Hot and What’s Not in the Legal Profession”. He has also written for accounting publications including The Practical Accountant, CPA Marketing Report and Accounting News. He has been interviewed by many publications including The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer and Inc. Magazine.

A member of the American Bar Association and also a Fellow in the College of Law Practice Management, Bob is a past Director of the Legal Marketing Association and was elected to the LMA’s Hall of Fame.

In the first phase of his career, Bob was President and CEO of a national cosmetics company and was Chairman-elect of the industry’s major trade association. In that capacity he worked with Congress and various regulatory agencies and, along with Ralph Nader, testified before a Senate sub-committee chaired by Ted Kennedy.

Bob is a director of several corporations and non-profit organizations and is active in many business, civic and charitable organizations. He and his wife have nine children and live in suburban Philadelphia. After his family and consulting work, his interests include tennis, jogging, golf, music and art.


 

Bob Lalley, who joined RDA in January, 2000, has been in the professional services business in various capacities for more than 35 years. As head of RDA's Management Division, Bob concentrates on client service projects involving administration, finance, systems and human resources issues.

He began his career with the Tax Division of Arthur Andersen and Co. where he served clients ranging from large multi-national conglomerates to small, owner-operated businesses. In 1989 he was named Partner-in-Charge of Strategic Planning for the Division's worldwide operations. Subsequently he became Executive Director for Debevoise and Plimpton, an international law firm headquartered in New York City.  Immediately prior to joining RDA, he was Director of Administration for Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in Philadelphia.

He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. A Certified Public Accountant, Bob also studied at the graduate business school at Temple University.  He speaks and writes frequently on career-related topics.

 

Anne Paige is a lawyer with more than 20 years' experience in public relations and marketing.  Since 1988 she has been involved in providing these services to corporations, accounting firms and law firms.

Before becoming associated with RDA in 1998, she was Marketing and Communications Director at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP with responsibility for their offices in Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh and Princeton.  She has also served as Marketing Director for Lowenstein, Sandler, Kohl, Fisher & Boylan and, before that, with the legal consulting firm Altman Weil. Prior to her law firm experience, Anne was Manager of Corporate Communications at Sky Chefs, a former subsidiary of American Airlines, having begun her career as a reporter for a daily newspaper in Texas.  She is currently a principal in Paige 2 Communications in Pennsylvania.

Anne specializes in strategic planning, client audits and surveys and marketing planning and implementation. She focuses on helping firms not only plan but also implement their marketing and business development goals to ensure plans and projects are realistically approached and their objectives achieved.

She holds a J.D. from Dickinson School of Law and a B.F.A. in journalism from Southern Methodist Unversity.  A member of the American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Legal Marketing Association,  Anne has received several Bronze Quill Awards from the International Association of Business Communicators.

Mary Beth Pratt was one of the first in-house law firm marketing professionals in the United States. Before founding MBPratt Consulting and becoming associated with RDA in 2006, she spent 20 years as the Marketing Director or Chief Marketing Officer with four large, multi-practice law firms.

Her primary responsibilities included the development and management of marketing and practice development systems to improve the growth and profitability of the firms. In two firms she established the first modern, professional marketing department. Before working in legal services, she was a member of the development staff at a large public broadcasting station and also held executive positions in the social services field.

Mary Beth received her Bachelor of Science degree from Rochester Institute of Technology. A member of the American Bar Association and a member and former Vice-President of the Legal Marketing Association, she is a Fellow in the College of Law Practice Management and a member of its Board of Trustees.



Deborah McMurray has been active in the legal profession since 1984.  Before becoming associated with RDA in 1998 she served as the in-house marketing professional at two large firms headquartered in Texas.  Prior to that she held senior marketing positions in several companies based in the West and has consulted with professional service firms including Arthur Andersen.

She specializes in positioning and branding strategies for law firms throughout the United States.  She also designs retreats and partner training programs.  In addition to working with law firms, Deborah also consults with other service companies to increase the value realized from marketing programs by analyzing goals, expenditures, reach and quality of materials.

Deborah received her Bachlor of Arts degree from Gustavus Adolphus College, magna cum laude, and her Master's degree with honors  from the University of Michigan.  She was Secretary and a member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Marketing Association and was Co-Chair of the national LMA Conference 2000. A member of the Editorial Board of Strategies, The Journal of Legal Marketing, Deborah has also been active in the Dallas Bar Association. She speaks frequently on legal and business topics and is published regularly in legal and business periodicals including Texas Lawyer and The National Law Journal.



ELIZABETH WEINSTOCK, Ph.D.
Consultant

Beth Weinstock, who has considerable experience in organizational development and group facilitation, first became associated with RDA in 1985.

She does executive coaching and organizational design with a wide range of companies and non-profit organizations.  She has conducted executive training programs in leadership mastery, management development, stress management and team building. As a consultant with RDA, she also focuses on law firm management and strategic planning as well as on management development and issues relating to conflict resolution.. In addition she facilitates many firm retreats.

Beth graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History.  She has a Masters degree in American History from Columbia University and also a Masters in Counseling from California State University.  Her Ph.D. is in  Organizational Development and Group Process from Temple University.


 

Donna Bonato is an award-winning graphic designer who specializes in corporate identity systems, advertising, packaging and collateral materials. She has been associated with RDA since 1997. As an associate with RDA she also works with law firms to develop logos, brochures and a complete range of marketing materials.

Donna began her career as the Art Director of AV Video Magazine and Art Director of the graphic design firm Shafton, Friel and Gordon, Inc. in Stamford, CT. Subsequently she ran her own studio for ten years, specializing in communications problem solving. Recently Donna merged with Zullo Communications to form Silver Creative Group, a full-service advertising and graphic design firm located in South Norwalk, Connecticut.

She has been recognized throughout her career for package design, logo and corporate identity. Some of her work has been published in Creativity, American Corporate Identity, Creating Logo Families, Bullet-Proof Logos, and Graphic Design: USA. Donna received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Communications Design from Syracuse University.

 
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