Ellen Kuplic

Ellen Kuplic has extensive work experience in the legal field. Ellen currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth LLC, where they are responsible for the firm's business operations, including recruitment, training, technology management, and administration. Before this, they worked as a Director in the Legal Management Consulting practice at Stout, guiding corporate legal departments and law firms in improving their operations through technology adoption, cost management, and process simplification. Prior to that, they held various roles at BP, including Global Legal Operations Manager and Director, where they developed strategic visions, managed global learning and development programs, and designed technology roadmaps for the legal department. Ellen also worked as a Senior Paralegal and Discovery Coordinator at BP, where they developed a uniform discovery program and implemented a preferred provider program. Earlier in their career, they worked as a Senior Paralegal at Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP and Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, where they managed teams of paralegals and worked on major litigation cases.

Ellen Kuplic attended Augustana College from 1987 to 1991, where they earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. Ellen'sconcentration was in Business and Public Administration. In 1991, they completed the Lawyer's Assistant Program and obtained a Certificate in Litigation and Legal Research from Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois. In addition to their educational background, Ellen has obtained certifications in various areas such as Atlas from IBM, NetDocuments Sales Expert and Training Certificates from NetDocuments, T360 - Business Analyst - Level 2 from Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions, and Zapproved Legal Hold Pro from Zapproved. Specific dates or months for the certifications obtained were not provided.