Lawyer Bio : Steven Bell*

Steven Bell*

"Steve"

Washington, DC

* Mr. Bell is not licensed to practice law. His activities are directly supervised by members of the firm licensed to practice law.

Chief Client Development Officer
Steve has more than 20 years of experience in professional services marketing and sales to a wide range of companies from entrepreneurial companies to major multinationals, principally in manufacturing and distribution, telecommunications, services, technology and hospitality. He is a pioneer of professional services sales, as a co-founder of the Sales Department at PriceWaterhouse, the founder of Sales at Grant Thornton, and the legal profession’s first director of sales. Among his achievements are professional services sales process, application of CRM in professional services, development of sales compensation systems and special services enterprises, creation of national sales contests and other innovations.

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Professional Activities

Executive Committee, New York Chapter, Association of Accounting Marketing Executives.

Executive Committee, Indiana Chapter, Society of Professional Journalists.

Committee Service, International Association of Business Communicators.

Founding member, Lex Mundi Sales Partner Forum.

Founding member, Legal Sales & Service Organization.

Winner of “Gold Quill,” the top honor of the Association of Business Communicators.

2005 “Top Marketing Initiative in the Nation” award from the Law Marketing Forum.

Civic Activities

Vice President, United Methodist Men, United Methodist Church, Centreville, Virginia.

President, Board of Deacons, Rye Presbyterian Church, New York.

Scoutmaster and other volunteer positions, Hyde Park, New York and Garden City, Missouri.

Long-term volunteer, Northern Virginia Training Center and Habitat for Humanity.

Education

B.A., magna cum laude, 1975, University of Missouri; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi.

Coursework completed towards M.A, 1976-1978, Indiana University.

Prior Business Experience

Partner-in-Charge of Sales & Marketing, Tax Services, Grant Thornton, LLP, New York, NY and Washington, D.C., 1994-2001.

Associate Director of Tax Sales & Marketing; Price Waterhouse, LLP, New York, NY, 1989-1994.

Senior Account Manager, Performance Communications Incorporated, New York, NY, 1986-1989.

Numerous journalism management positions, 1978-1989.

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