The LexBlog team gains its strength from the diverse professional, academic and personal experiences of our staff. What unites us is merging our love of the Internet with our excitement for helping people succeed.
Headquartered in our Seattle office, the LexBlog team also works remotely across the United States and easily stays in touch with colleagues as we collaborate to raise legal discourse to a new online level.
Find out more about each of us—where we're from, what we do and the passions that drew us to LexBlog in the first place—below.
Kevin O'Keefe
CEO & Publisher
During the past seven years, Kevin founded and built LexBlog into a 6,000-subscriber community. A former trial attorney, he is a nationally recognized authority on social media and the law. His Real Lawyers Have Blogs posts are a daily must read in interactive legal, marketing and media circles. Read More
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Kevin McKeown
President
Kevin McKeown is one of LexBlog's owners leading on LexBlog's front line. He is an attorney licensed in Pennsylvania and Washington. Kevin is also a 20-year business development expert and veteran of Mitsubishi International Corporation and other emerging technology and Internet companies. His specialty is relationship, business and practice development. Kevin's innate ability to listen and understand the client's needs has helped LexBlog attain a 96% client retention rate. Read More
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Lisa Dawson
Director of Project Services
As Director of Project Services, Lisa is responsible for ensuring the smooth delivery of client solutions. She brings 17 years of technology experience to LexBlog, with a background in Internet application development and program management, and a passion for social media. Prior to joining LexBlog, Lisa held leadership positions in REI's Online and IT divisions, collaborating with business customers, engineers and architects to determine technology needs. She has also consulted with local and national organizations including AT&T, RCI and Susan G. Komen for the Cure, helping them leverage internet technologies in fulfilling their business objectives.
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Lyda Hawes
Director of Client Services
Lyda Hawes serves as the Director of Client Services for LexBlog. For more than 15 years Lyda has been working in customer care and training focusing on delivering exceptional service. She has held a number of leadership positions, including managing training and support teams, account managers and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) specialists.
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Brian Biddle
Creative Director
The visionary behind LexBlog's more than 1000 blog layouts, Brian is our Lead Designer, soccer fanatic, and outdoors enthusiast whose designs add vitality to clients' blogs.
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Angelo Carosio
Client Services Associate
A trained journalist and Seattle University Alum, Angelo Carosio brings advanced technology and media expertise to LexBlog's Client Services Team. Angelo brings to bear experience working at media outlets that include The Seattle Times, along with four years of experience working at Seattle U helping professors integrate online components into their coursework. Also, as experienced as they come when it comes to online publishing, he's been blogging since 2004 on topics that include technology, social media and music.
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Maria Graves
Director of Human Resources
As the Director of HR, Maria Graves is focused on hiring and retaining great people at LexBlog. Maria brings 15+ years of HR generalist experience to LexBlog, with particular strengths in recruiting, culture-building, people development, merger & acquisition activities, leadership coaching and development, and communications. Maria holds a Bachelors degree in Business, with a concentration in Human Resource Management, and has earned her P/HR certification from the Society of Human Resource Management.
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Neil O'Shaughnessy
Social Media Account Manager
Neil brings years of results in the tech sector and an MBA to Lexblog. His experience moving business into the social media space and dedication to customer experience perfection are assets to the Client Services team.
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Josh Lynch
Project Manager
Josh combines his journalism and editorial management experience as Project Manager, preparing LexBlog clients for success from concept to launch.
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Chloe Nichols
Project Manager
Chloe's project management expertise and client service experience are instrumental in serving LexBlog clients. She oversees blogs from inception to completion, ensuring the utmost in customer service along the way.
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Kara McKenna
Client Development Manager
As LexBlog's Client Development Manager, Kara works closely with the Client Development team to educate and empower potential clients on using the Internet as a relationship development tool. Her expertise in business and relationship development coupled with her academic background in Organizational Leadership and passion to help others succeed is the key to helping Kara build lasting relationships with LexBlog clients.
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Helen Pitlick
Social Media Account Manager
Helen works closely with LexBlog clients as part of LexBlog's Client Services Team. With her Master of Communication in Digital Media degree and experience blogging and developing social media strategies, she brings her passion for online communication and relationship building to LexBlog.
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Colin O'Keefe
Editor
A member of the LexBlog family since 2006, Colin works on SEO and scrutinizes clients' blog posts, putting to practice his journalism and sports blogging experience.
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Kai Curtis
Developer
Kai Curtis brings 15 years of end-to-end web development experience to the LexBlog team, with a focus on performance and cross-browser compatibility. In addition to his front-end work on client blogs, Kai is dedicated to keeping current on emergent web technologies that can deliver a richer user experience and enhance the relationship between content developers and consumers.
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Kris Law
Systems Administrator
Kris is a certified Network Engineer with backend web and database development. Since 2002 he has specialized in web hosting and custom CMS development. Information Technology is what Kris lives for.
Linda Pham
Designer
Linda Pham joins the LexBlog team as Web Designer with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communication Design from the University of Washington. She has experience in both print and Web design, and brings her love for clean, modern and professional aesthetics to help visualize and design blogs for our clients.
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Jenna Tomko
Client Development Coordinator
As LexBlog's Client Development Coordinator, Jenna works closely with the Client Development team to educate and empower potential clients on using the Internet as a relationship development tool. Prior to LexBlog, Jenna spent over four years working with clients as a Corporate Banking Representative in the financial industry.
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