2012 Business Partner Sponsorship Program

2012 Business Partner Sponsorship Program

Welcome Dear Current and Potential ALAMN Sponsors: The Association of Legal Administrators Minnesota ( ALAMN ) is one of the largest chapters of the Association of Legal Administrators ( ALA ), an international organization with around 10,000 members. ALAMN has more than 260 members drawing from 127 law firms in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. Your sponsorship offers an opportunity for your organization to connect with the decision makers at these law firms. ALAMN is a strong and vital chapter, supported by active Members and current Business Partner Sponsors. Through the support of our Sponsors, we are able to offer affordable award -winning educational programs, provide scholarships for National and Regional Conferences and actively participate in various charitable organizations. At the ALA Conference last May in Orlando, ALAMN won an unprecedented number of awards, highlighting the strength of our chapter and the extraordinary relationships between our Members and Business Partner Sponsors. Presidents Award of Excellence Platinum Level (highest possible) 1st place awards for Educational Excellence in both Financial Management and Office Operations approximately one month earlier than last year. Deadlines for exhibitor materials and forms have been adjusted accordingly. Registration forms and online registration for all sponsorships will be accepted starting on Monday, October 24, 2011, beginning at noon, CDT. We welcome new and returning Business Partner Sponsors. You will find it is a mutually rewarding partnership on both sides. ALAMN Business Partners are excellent resources! Not only are they resources for the firm but they also become resources for me personally. I can t even count the number of times that I ve been able to call someone for a quick response or just to run through ideas. I can t do business with everyone I ve reached out to but everyone has been nothing but helpful. Please contact us with any questions. -Chong Lee, ALAMN President 2011-12 Mark A. Brauch and Steven P. Remington, Co-Chairs mbrauch@larkinhoffman.com sremington@zelle.com 1st place awards for Chapter Website, Recruitment & Retention, and Visibility Bar Relations 2nd place awards for Business Partner Relations and Membership Brochure 3rd place awards for Visibility Professional Legal Management Week and Managing Partner Event Several Honorable Mention awards in other categories Please review the 2012 Business Partner Sponsorship Program for important deadlines and changes. The ALAMN Sponsor Year at a Glance on page 3 has critical dates for enrollment and participation in 2011 and 2012. Please note that our annual Conference will be held on February 14, 2012, 2

ALAMN Sponsor Year at a Glance 10/6/2011 Fall Social: 4-7 pm at Nilan Johnson Lewis PA with Speed Networking from 2:45 to 4:00 pm. 10/24/2011 Sponsorship Program registration begins at noon 11/14/2011 End of Early Bird Discount Registration Period 12/9/2011 End of Sponsorship Program Registration 12/9/2011 Verdict advertising materials due 12/19/2011 Response to Exhibitor Information Packet due (includes booth staff registration, identification of prize donation(s), and submission of company description for inclusion in Conference marketing materials) 2/14/2012 22nd Annual ALAMN Educational Conference and Exposition 6/14/2012 Advertising materials for ALAMN Directory due June or July 2012 September or October 2012 Summer Social Event Fall Social Event 3

ALAMN MEMBERSHIP DEMOGRAPHICS 262 members, representing 127 law firms MANAGEMENT POSITIONS WITHIN ALAMN Principal Administrator: 49% Human Resources: 19% Financial Manager: 14% Technology Manager: 12% Facilities Manager: 5% Other Managers: 1% NEW THIS YEAR Sponsor directory added to back of printed Membership Directory Increased the number of Copper Sponsors to 50 Highlights of ALAMN Events and Sponsor Networking Opportunities ALAMN Educational Conference (Copper and higher Sponsor levels) Full day educational conference and exposition on February 14, 2012 180 or more ALAMN attendees Multiple opportunities for direct interaction with attendees throughout the day ALAMN Educational Events (open to some Sponsors, depending on sponsorship level) Monthly general meetings attended by an average of 60 Members Monthly special interest group meetings (large firm, small firm, HR, IT, etc.) Leadership event for Managing Partners and Members in fall Half-day seminar and lunch meeting Quarter-day seminar Community and Social Events Examples of prior year community service projects Feed My Starving Children Simpson Housing Services Second Harvest Food Bank Lewis House Keystone Community Service Foundation for Fighting Blindness Examples of fall and summer social events with Members and Sponsors ALAMN 30th Anniversary Event St. Paul Saints game 4 4

Highlights of ALAMN Events and Sponsor Networking Opportunities (Continued) Communication Tools The Verdict Monthly newsletter sent to all Members, Silver, Gold, Platinum Sponsors and ALA officers ALAMN website www.ala-mn.org, including Sponsor online Directory ALAMN Membership Directory Distributed to all Members and Sponsors in hard copy by September, includes advertising opportunities for Sponsors and a separate listing of all Sponsors in the back of the book (new for 2012). Other Networking Opportunities Dinner with Board of Directors (Platinum) Lunch with BPCC Committee Members (Gold) Social Hour with BPCC Committee Members (Silver) Business Partner Advisory Council One Business Partner per sponsorship level (excluding Brass), based on application process Speed networking opportunity at Fall Social ALAMN MEMBERSHIP BY FIRM SIZE 1-14 attorneys: 20% 15-29 attorneys: 18% 30-74 attorneys: 23% 75 149 attorneys: 18% 150+ attorneys: 21% YOUR SPONSORSHIP DOLLARS AT WORK: More than 85% of your sponsorship dollars are used to provide educational opportunities and for charitable/community service efforts. In addition, ALAMN Members and Business Partners contributed over 800 hours to community service projects and collected thousands of dollars of cash and goods. QUESTIONS? Gregg Eastin speaking on behalf of Loffler Companies, Inc., Silver Sponsor We are proud of our long history of being a partner of ALAMN. Sponsorship has allowed us to be a contributor to the success of many law firms and to meet many great people. Contact Mark Brauch mbrauch@larkinhoffman.com or 5 Steven P. Remington sremington@zelle.com

2012 Sponsorship Benefits Brass: $750 (Unlimited) Listed in Business Partner online directory at www.ala-mn.org (includes text link, two sentences describing your business, contact name) Ad (5 x8 ) in Annual Membership Directory (along with copy of printed Directory) Listing as sponsor in newsletter The Verdict Invitation to Summer Social Event () Invitation to Fall Social Event () Voluntary participation in Community Service Events Sponsor directory added to back of printed Membership Directory Copper: $1,750 (Limit of 50) SAME BENEFITS AS BRASS PLUS: Single exhibit booth (8 x10 ); up to two reps at Educational Conference Sign recognition at Educational Conference Complete mailing list of Educational Conference attendees Acknowledgement in Educational Conference program Use of ALAMN Business Partner logo for marketing materials Opportunity to apply for Business Partner Advisory Council (BPAC) Silver: $5,500 (Limit of 10) SAME BENEFITS AS COPPER PLUS: Up to four reps at Educational Conference Verbal recognition during Educational Conference Sign recognition at Educational Conference Company logo in Educational Conference program Add logo and paragraph description to online directory Quarter page ad in The Verdict One time meeting with Business Partner & Conference Committee (BPCC) (), along with other Silver level sponsors Shared sponsorship of and attendance at ¼-day educational event () Host ALAMN endorsed social or educational event Invitation to Summer and Fall Socials (4 reps) Invitation to ALAMN President s Reception at ALA Conference, if attending (2 local reps) Attendance at one ALAMN sponsored ALA Webinar (1 rep) Gold: $9,000 (Limit of 5) SAME BENEFITS AS SILVER, except one time meeting with BPCC and ¼-day educational event PLUS: Double exhibit booth (8 x20 ), instead of single; up to five reps at Educational Conference Add photo to online directory Half page ad in The Verdict (instead of quarter page) Attendance at and introduction of speaker at one monthly meeting () Lunch with BPCC () Recognition as scholarship sponsor for Region 3 Conference Participation in and recognition as sponsor of ALAMN Fall ½ day educational event () Platinum: $12,000 (Limit of 1) SAME BENEFITS AS GOLD, except Fall ½ day educational event, general monthly meeting attendance and Lunch with BPCC PLUS: Premium double exhibit booth location; up to 6 reps at Educational Conference Brief address during Educational Conference General Session Reps (2) at Conference registration booth Attend new member social gathering, if held () Add additional contact to online directory Sole sponsor of Leadership Event (with Managing Partners) introduce speaker (up to 5 reps) Full page ad in The Verdict (instead of half page) Recognition as Platinum Sponsor on new member material Dinner or Lunch with ALAMN Board of Directors () Recognition as scholarship sponsor for ALA Conference attendee Profile of one local rep in The Verdict Invitation to Summer and Fall Socials (5 reps) Automatic member of Business Partner Advisory Council 6

2012 Sponsorship Benefits BENEFITS Educational Conference Benefits Exhibit booth(s) (8x10) PLATINUM $12,000 Double Premium Location GOLD $9,000 SILVER $5,500 COPPER $1,750 Double Single Single Representatives in exhibit booth 6 reps 5 reps 4 reps Complete mailing list of conference attendees P P P P Acknowledgement in conference program P P P P Sign recognition P P P P Verbal recognition P P P Company logo in conference program P P P Brief address during General Session Representatives at registration booth OTHER BENEFITS Voluntary participation in Community Service Events P P P P P Listing as Sponsor in The Verdict P P P P P Ad (5 x8 ) in Annual Membership Directory (along with copy of printed Directory) P BRASS $750 P P P P P Invitation to Summer and Fall Socials 5 reps 4 reps 4 reps Use of ALAMN Business Partner logo for marketing materials P P P P Invitation to ALAMN President s Reception at ALA Conference, if attending Conference (local representative) Attendance at one ALAMN sponsored ALA Webinar 1 rep 1 rep 1 rep Ad size in The Verdict for a year (11 issues) Full Page 1/2 Page 1/4 Page Sponsor directory added to back of printed Membership Directory P P P P P 7

2012 Sponsorship Benefits (Continued) BENEFITS PLATINUM $12,000 Host ALAMN endorsed social or educational event P P P Recognition as scholarship sponsor Sole Sponsor of Leadership Event (with Managing Partners); introduce speaker Attend new member social gathering, if held Dinner or Lunch with ALAMN Board of Directors Recognition as Platinum Sponsor on new member material Profile of one local representative in The Verdict ALA National 5 reps P P GOLD $9,000 Region 3 Participation on Business Partner Advisory Committee (BPAC) P Apply Apply Apply Attendance at and introduction of speaker at 1 monthly meeting Participation in and recognition as sponsor of ALAMN ½ day educational event SILVER $5,500 COPPER $1,750 BRASS $750 Lunch with Business Partner Conference Committee (BPCC) Shared sponsorship of and attendance at ¼-day educational event One time meeting with BPCC (along with other Silver Sponsors) Listed in Business Partner online directory at www.ala-mn.org W/ logo, URL link, paragraph, two contacts w/ photos W/ logo, URL link, paragraph, one contact w/ photo W/ logo, URL link, paragraph, one contact URL link, two sentences, one contact W/ text link, two sentences, one contact 8

In Appreciation ALAMN would like to thank the following 2011 Sponsors. We sincerely appreciate your support of our organization! GOLD M&I Bank, A part of BMO Financial Group Midwave Corporation Nexus Information Systems West, A Thomson Reuters Business U.S. Bank SILVER Advanced Imaging Solutions Business Data Record Services IKON Office Solutions, a Ricoh Company Iron Mountain Loffler Companies Merrill Corporation Pitney Bowes Management Services Robert Half Legal Sovran Inc. Xerox Corporation COPPER ABA Retirement Funds Program Aerotek Professional Services AON Risk Services ARAMARK Refreshment Services Atomic Data Centers Benchmark Learning Bertelson Total Office Solutions CareerBuilder LLC CITech Solutions, Inc. CMS Management Solutions Coffee Mill, Inc Compulaw Dictationproducts.com Ele-ment Data Group, LLC Intereum intune Professional Document Services IST Management Services Johnson McCann Benefits Legal Data Management Technology, Inc. LexisNexis Lifeworks Services, Inc. The Mergis Group Metro Legal Services, Inc. Minnesota Lawyer MOTG-Xerox MSpace Fun group great connections a very proactive partnership! Aimee P. Brantseg Gold Sponsor U.S. Bank QUESTIONS? Contact Mark Brauch mbrauch@larkinhoffman.com or Steven P. Remington sremington@zelle.com 9

In Appreciation (Continued) COPPER (Continued) NightOwl Document Management Services Northland Business Systems, Inc. Office Depot Business Solutions Omega Legal Systems, Inc. Paradigm Reporting & Captioning Parameters Prolaw RJF Agencies, Inc. S&T Office Products SHI Shred-it Shred Right Special Counsel Stonebridge Bank Studio Hive, Inc. Toshiba Business Solutions UPS Verizon Wireless Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Willis Group of Minnesota BRASS Berry Coffee Company Client Connection Copper Conferencing Document Technologies, Inc. (DTI) Henricksen IVDesk Jones Lang LaSalle Laser Printing Technologies LTC Financial Partners, LLC mindshift Technologies Oce Business Services Oswald Companies Softchoice Talon Performance Group, Inc. Tuttle Printing & Engraving W Minneapolis - The Foshay Business Data Record Services is a 20+ year supporter and current Silver Business Partner of ALAMN. I have learned so much from my current legal clients and by networking through the ALAMN organization which enables me to continue helping other law firms. I would highly recommend an investment in ALAMN. Patti Michurski Silver Sponsor Business Data Record Services QUESTIONS? Contact Mark Brauch mbrauch@larkinhoffman.com or 10 Steven P. Remington sremington@zelle.com

ALAMN Business Partner and Conference Committee Mark A. Brauch, Co-chair MIS Director Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd. 952.896.3217 mbrauch@larkinhoffman.com Mary C. Healy Director of IS Lockridge Grindal Naven P.L.L.P. 612.596.4041 mchealey@locklaw.com Wade D. Peterson Director of Practice Support Bowman and Brooke LLP 612.672.3283 wade.peterson@bowmanandbrooke.com Steven P. Remington, Co-chair Director of Information Technology Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP 612.359.4248 sremington@zelle.com David Astramecki Director of Finance Meagher & Geer, P.L.L.P. 612.347.9189 dastramecki@meagher.com Laura J. Broomell, CLM Administrator Greene Espel P.L.L.P. 612.373.8395 lbroomell@greeneespel.com Colette M. Canniff Human Resource Manager Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. 612.349.8223 cmcanniff@rkmc.com Catherine Hacker Administrator Mulligan & Bjornnes PLLP 612.879.1817 chacker@mulliganbjornnes.com Brian P. Lamb Manager of Financial Analysis and Planning Leonard, Street and Deinard, P.A. 612.335.1619 brian.lamb@leonard.com Tamara L. Lanning Personnel Director/Marketing Coordinator Mackall, Crounse & Moore, PLC 612.305.1529 tll@mcmlaw.com Greta M. Larson Manager of Legal Recruiting Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. 612.492.7141 glarson@fredlaw.com Cheryl A. Nelson, PHR Human Resource Manager Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. 612.349.0806 canelson@rkmc.com Richard J. Nigon, CLM Chief Financial Officer Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. 612.349.8532 rjnigon@rkmc.com Heidi Jo Sampson Post Manager of Facilities Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. 612.492.7589 hpost@fredlaw.com Michele A. Sauder, Board Liaison Administrator McGrann Shea Carnival Straughn & Lamb, Chartered 612.752.1920 mas@mcgrannshea.com Tracey R. Skjeveland, CLM Chief Financial Officer Merchant & Gould P.C. 612.371.5211 tskjeveland@merchantgould.com Sarah K. Taylor Chief Financial Officer Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP 612.672.8288 sarah.taylor@maslon.com Cheryl R. Thompson Director of Information Technology Moss & Barnett, A Professional Association 612.877.5441 thompsonc@moss-barnett.com 11

ALAMN 2012 Business Partner Sponsorship Registration Form Registration Forms will be accepted starting on Monday, October 24, 2011 at noon. To register online go to: https://pay1.plugnpay.com/bpl/ap1933611. The drawing for the Platinum level sponsorship will take place on October 24, 2011 at 12:35 p.m. from Platinum registrations received between 12:00-12:30 p.m. Selections for all other levels will be made on a first-come, first-served basis. Please print contact information for main Sponsor contact person. Company Name: Address: City, State & Zip: E-mail: Web Site: Sponsor Contact Name: Sponsor Contact Title: Phone: Fax: ALAMN appreciates your support and pledges to provide the benefits listed in our sponsorship benefit package. Business development, strong relationships and quality service are the lifeblood of the legal industry. We trust that your sponsorship of the educational and other programs for the ALAMN will benefit both your company and the many ALAMN Members who participate in our chapter activities. ALAMN Sponsorship Levels: Please select one of the following sponsorship packages: q Platinum $12,000* (Limit of 1) [Three equal payments due on 1/15/2012, 3/15/2012, and 5/15/2012] q Gold $9,000* (Limit of 5) [Two equal payments due on 1/15/2012 and 3/15/2012] q Silver $5,500* (Limit of 10) [Payment is due on 1/15/2012] q Copper $1,750* (Unlimited) [Payment is due on 1/15/2012] q Brass $750* (Unlimited) [Payment is due on 1/15/2012] *Sponsorship Levels discounted 5% if registered and paid by 11/14/2011. SECOND CHOICE, IF FIRST CHOICE IS NOT AVAILABLE: Please return registration form no later than December 9, 2011. Payment is due by January 15, 2012 (note payment opportunities for Platinum and Gold Sponsorships). By signing below, we acknowledge that we have reviewed the Exhibitor Rules and Regulations. We agree to abide by these rules and understand that failure to follow the exhibitor rules and regulations may result in the termination of our right to exhibit. [Brass sponsors are not required to sign.] Authorized Signature: Title: Date: 12 RETURN SPONSORSHIP APPLICATION AND CHECK PAYABLE TO ALAMN TO OR GO TO: HTTPS://PAY1.PLUGNPAY.COM/BPL/AP1933611 TO REGISTER ONLINE AND PAY BY CREDIT CARD: ALAMN c/o IntrinXec Management, Inc. 5353 Wayzata Blvd. Suite 207 Minneapolis, MN 55416 ALAMN Tax ID: 41-1851938 Fax (952) 252-8096 Phone (952) 252-3573 sschuette@intrinxec.com Web: www.ala-mn.org FOR ALAMN PURPOSES ONLY: Date/Time Received: Check # $ Space Assigned: Accepted by: Confirmation Email: