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Though no two law firms are exactly the same, we know many of you deal with similar challenges. Vista helps plaintiff law firms achieve a variety of goals and objectives, like:

  • Growth and the need to introduce scalable systems
  • Implementation of standard operating procedures and streamlining of processes
  • Recruitment of top talent and effective onboarding
  • Establishing a firm mission, vision, and culture
  • The collection of good, reliable data from which to make more educated business decisions
  • Creating a succession plan or potentially selling your firm

Whatever your goal, we’ve been there and can guide you to success by introducing best practices that fit your firm’s culture. Our team has gotten the chance to work “under the hood” at more than 160 plaintiff personal injury law firms. We know how to help you reach your goals.

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Tim Mckey

Tim co-founded Vista Consulting in 2009, along with his partner Chad Dudley. Vista’s aim was to help plaintiff law firms reach their full potential. In December 2017, Tim acquired Chad’s interest in Vista. Tim and Chad remain very close friends to this day! Tim has decades of CPA experience with local, regional, and national CPA firms. However, it is through Tim’s prior consulting practice that he found his passion. He has worked with many business owners, assisting them with defining and attaining success in their business and personal lives. Developing a management philosophy with business owners along with the associated systems and processes that assist in delivering outstanding management to Vista’s client teams is Tim’s forté.

Dr. Heather Carroll

Dr. Heather Carroll holds a Doctor of Business Administration in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. She specializes in areas such as job satisfaction, motivation, burnout, and organizational commitment, particularly as these workplace factors apply to the legal industry.

During her nearly 20 years of legal experience, she has held many roles from Case Manager, to Litigation Paralegal, to HR Manager, to Firm Operations Administrator. The majority of Dr. Carroll’s legal experience has been in the area of personal injury. However, she began her legal career at a labor union by assisting in the negotiations of a new collective bargaining agreement between a major US airline and their pilot group. It was through that experience that her interest in team and operational matters, within a legal setting, took root. Many years, and a doctorate, later helping legal teams thrive through increased operational efficiency is her passion.

Dr. Carroll resides outside the Seattle/ Tacoma area of Washington currently. She is a military spouse and a mom of three.

Ryan LaRoque

Ryan joined the Vista team in 2014 as a Programmer. He has more than fifteen years of experience working in various finance and accounting roles with a strong background in IT and management information systems. Ryan codes in Visual Basic and is an expert with all Microsoft products. He works closely with Vista’s Operations Consultants to build out custom dashboards for our clients. These dashboards become integral in our clients’ success. Ryan is skilled at assessing and understanding our clients’ requirements and translating those into clear and concise reporting tools that allow our clients to improve firm operations.

Mary Ellen Murrah

Mary Ellen Murrah joined the Vista Team in 2019. Prior to joining Vista, Mary Ellen spent more than 16 years managing and marketing a national, legal case management software company. That position introduced her to thousands of personal injury law firms across the country. She was a familiar face at annual legal events and a frequent voice on topics ranging from legal marketing to data integrity. Over the years, she’s forged meaningful relationships with legal vendors, which has provided keen insight on almost every corner of the legal industry. She is skilled in identifying law firm business improvement opportunities and brings her extensive operations, team management, and industry knowledge to the Vista team. Mary Ellen has a true passion for tackling projects with common sense management. Her eye for detail, human resources experience, and deep operations skills are an asset to help law firms grow their businesses and help attorneys foster and maintain efficient, profitable practices.

Pam Travis

Pam joined the Vista Team in 2020 as an Operations Consultant. She began her career more than twenty years ago at a personal injury law firm where she served as Law Firm Administrator for close to a decade. In that role, she became intimately familiar with the nuances of personal injury firms and developed a keen eye for improvement and success. She then took her passion for data management and effective processes to a national, legal case management software company. There, she worked with hundreds of law firms across the country to help them implement a new system that allowed them to collect and analyze their data and institute seamless workflows. She then transitioned to the role of Training Director for a large personal injury firm where she served as project manager for a massive data conversion and software platform shift. Ultimately, she yearned to get back to her roots, traveling the country, meeting thousands of attorneys and team members, and helping them transform their business.

Stephanie Demont Mastroni

Stephanie joined the Vista Team in 2009 as an Operations Consultant. She brings her knowledge and experience in management and operational excellence to our team. Prior to joining Vista, Stephanie spent twelve years working for insurance claims departments and five years as a Chief Operations Officer of a multi-office, northeast, personal injury firm. She is admitted to practice law in Connecticut, New York, and Tennessee. Stephanie utilizes her experience to assist Vista clients in implementing tried and true solutions in law firm operations. She is an innovative thinker who can apply solutions to clients’ specific circumstances. Stephanie has a knack for assisting COO’s and Office Managers in challenging situations. She has polished coaching techniques and is skilled at helping her clients work through the decision-making process. She is extremely thorough, exhibits strong communication skills, and partners with key client personnel in delivering systems and accountability that drives results.

Terri Houchin

Terri joined the Vista Team in 2018 as an Operations Consultant. After joining a large, multistate law firm in 2004 as a front desk receptionist, Terri quickly realized that her passion for serving others was best utilized in the personal injury firm setting. She developed a love for the legal field. Terri’s passion and desire to understand all aspects of a personal injury case resulted in several promotions to Senior Legal Assistant. In 2015, Terri was selected to join a brand new personal injury firm as Senior Legal Assistant and Office Manager. In this new role, Terri was able to utilize her dedication to the profession and years of experience to help this firm quickly become one of the premier small firms in her hometown. Terri looks forward to helping personal injury firms meet their growth goals.

Amanda Hankins

Amanda Hankins joined Vista Consulting Team in 2017, bringing more than two decades of intimate experience working in personal injury law firms. Amanda’s career at a large, multistate law firm took her from Receptionist to Legal Assistant to Intake Supervisor to Medical Treatment Coordinator. This experience in working in every department of a personal injury firm serves her clients exceptionally well. She’s been there, she knows the struggles, and she knows how to drive progress. She also has experience working with one of the largest medical funding companies as a Business Development Manager. She has a true passion for customer service and loves working with law firms to teach them all avenues of keeping client satisfaction as a top priority.

2021 VISTA ANNUAL CONFERENCE AGENDA

 

Day One, Thursday, May 6, 2021 – Grand Ballroom A

8:00 am Breakfast
9:00 am Welcome & Introductions
Tim McKey | Vista Consulting & McKey Business Group
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
10:00 am 3 R’s – Relationships, Referrals, and Reviews
Darcy Neighbors | CIM Marketing Partners
Julie Ostrovsky | Nevada Justice Association
11:00 am Stretch Break
11:15 am Systems, Metrics, and Alignment
Mike Morse & John Nachazel
Mike Morse Law Firm and Authors of the book “Fireproof”
12:30 pm Lunch
2:00 pm Organizational Commitment and Burnout within a Law Firm Setting
Heather Carroll
The Eichholz Law Firm | Savannah, Georgia
3:00 pm Stretch Break
3:15 pm How to Take a Moneyball Approach to Running Your Law Firm
Larry Buckfire & James Schmehl
Buckfire & Buckfire | Southfield, Michigan
4:15 pm Extra Sensory
Dave Dee – Mentalist
Speaker, Author and Mentalist | Milton, Georgia
5:00 pm Conclude Day 1
6:00 – 8:00 pm Cocktail Party
The Joule Hotel | 1530 Main Street Dallas, Texas 75201

 

Day Two, Friday, May 7, 2021 – Grand Ballroom A

8:00 am Breakfast
9:00 am Virtual Secrets Revealed
Dave Dee – Mentalist
Speaker, Author and NLP Sales Consultant | Milton, Georgia
10:10 am Stretch Break
10:30 am Everyone Deserves a Great Manager
Scott Miller, Bestselling Author and Leadership Expert at FranklinCovey
FranklinCovey
Salt Lake City, Utah
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Local Service Ads for Legal: Buying Your Way to the Top Locally
Nalini Prasad | BluShark Digital
Washington, DC
2:00 pm Servant Leadership and the Power of Positive Reinforcement
Merten Rice | Dudley DeBosier
Baton Rouge, LA
3:00 pm FYI, Don’t Do This
Tim McKey | Vista Consulting & McKey Business Group
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
3:30 pm Conclude Day 2