About Us

Throughout most of her professional career Lee Ann has been an entrepreneur and a visionary. In 1983 she came across the American Lawyer’s guide for legal recruiters. She was immediately struck by the recruiting industry’s enormous potential. At the time there were only 13 legal recruiters in the United States and none of them were in Atlanta.

With more guts than good sense and a number of good contacts, she purchased some stationary, ran an ad in the National Law Journal and set up some appointments. This was her first experience with running a business and she had no choice but to learn quickly. The good news is that Lee Ann has always had a good sense of humor and has never taken herself too seriously. In the beginning these traits were key to survival. Even today they remain important.

Lee Ann is one of the few members of her industry to be inducted as a Fellow into the College of Law Practice Management. In 2005 she was nominated as “Woman of the Year” in Atlanta Women’s Magazine. She is also a published author who is not afraid to say what she thinks. Her articles currently appear in the Daily Report and have appeared in the National Law Journal.

For Lee Ann’s her work is her passion. She comes from a service-oriented background and she is in this business because she loves it. She is the only one of her peers who has a solid background in education and who has the ability to help your firm address some of more recent issues facing attorneys and firms alike. Lee Ann has bragging rights to a 4.0 in her master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction. She taught and worked as a consultant in education for several years prior to entering the legal services field.

What does this have to do with your law firm?  More than you can ever guess. She knows how to put together a training program that will work and present it to your attorneys in a logical, creative and meaningful way. She knows how to keep up with the progress the attorneys are making and she knows how to evaluate both the success of the individual and the success of the program.

Managing partners who work with Lee Ann will attest to the fact that she is down to earth, knowledgeable, ethical, and creative. She is also fun to work with, and doesn’t that make life easier?

Lee Ann Bellon: labellon@mac.com

Lee Ann chose her colleague, Gibb Connor very carefully. At one point she had 24 employees. After working 28 years in the industry she knew she never wanted another employee that is why she choose Gibb. He had owned a number of businesses, and still keeps his finger on the pulse of a few of them.

Coming from a business background, he balances Lee Ann’s entrepreneurial leanings. In other words, Gibb does best what Lee Ann does worst. He is one of those fortunate people who are multitalented. He is also a wonderful people person and he and Lee Ann are an incredible team.

After every meeting the two of them spend hours brainstorming over how they can serve the client best, what role each person is playing and a myriad of other issues. Gibb will never be an employee, but he will always be an essential colleague.

Gibb Connor: gibbconnor@mac.com

Speaking of essential, Glenna Collins has been Lee Ann’s personal assistant and very good friend for over a decade. If you get Glenna on the phone, be nice to her because she is undoubtedly the most important person in the organization.

She makes sure that Lee Ann never touches an original, knows where her keys are, knows where she is supposed to be and takes care of things that were supposed to be taken care of three days ago.

On a very personal note she was with Lee Ann when her husband died of pancreatic cancer in 2006 and took care of the flood of paper work as well as the flood of tears. You can’t be any more important than that. And, no she will never be an employee.

Glenna Collins: glennacollins@mac.com