Aly has worked in and with law firms of various sizes and areas of practice since 1998, doing everything from office services to managing the personnel, finances, facilities, technology, and more for a firm. She has provided customer service, legal research assistance, and training on behalf of a global corporation, served as a marketing and library manager for a medium-sized law firm, taught legal writing in an ABA-accredited paralegal education program, and served as the business executive for a fast-growing, medium-market law firm.
Since 2015, Aly has served on the Association of Legal Administrators’ Regional Legal Management Conference Planning Committee and is Chair of the 2017 Committee. ALA is a professional association comprised of almost 9,000 legal management professionals worldwide and the regional conferences provide education and networking opportunities to ALA members and non-members each fall. Aly also serves as Chair of the Law Office Management Assistance Program (LOMAP) Advisory Committee of the State Bar of Wisconsin and on the Board of Directors of the Dane County Bar Association.
Aly is the founder of Next Step Legal Consulting LLC, which provides tailored business strategy advice and implementation for law firms that lack those resources in-house. Areas of specialization include strategic planning, marketing and business development coaching, financial budgeting and data analysis, recruiting, process improvement, project management, and technology procurement. Aly founded Next Step to help lawyers manage their businesses so they can spend more time practicing law, mentoring, bringing in business, and pursuing personal interests.
Aly received her B.A. in Economics from University of Wisconsin-Madison, J.D. from Marquette University, and M.P.S. in Law Firm Management from George Washington University. She also has a Yellow Belt in Legal Lean Sigma®.
Despite the diversity of job titles, volunteer positions, and areas of continuing education throughout her career, the core of Aly’s work has focused on one thing – helping lawyers better serve their clients.
Aly lives in Wisconsin with her litigator husband and two spoiled, but sweet dogs and is an avid Green Bay Packers and Wisconsin Badgers fan. She volunteers with and serves on the Board of Directors for the Western Wisconsin chapter of JDRF, which provides funding to type 1 diabetes research and education.