Thompson Hine Leadership

Frank LaManna is a Chief Operating Officer at Thompson Hine LLP and is based in Cleveland/, Akron, Ohio. He has worked as Senior Auditor at Ernst & Young; Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Calfee Halter & Griswold LLP; and Chief Financial Officer at Climaco, Climaco, Lefkowitz & Garofoli Co., LPA.

Matt serves as chief technology officer, IT Managed Services, within the Managed Services business at HBR Consulting (HBR), where he leads strategy, delivery and operations for the IT needs of law firms, legal services providers and corporate law departments. He and his team integrate industry-leading providers of public cloud, private cloud infrastructure, security, service management and applications to deliver capabilities efficiently and at scale.

Matt has over 20 years of experience bringing advanced technologies to market in a variety of domains, including legal, technology, content and life sciences. Prior to joining HBR, Matt was vice president of sales and services at Exaptive, director of business relations at WilmerHale and director of architecture and integration for LexisNexis’s Lexis Search Advantage. Early in his career, he developed advanced analytics software for pharmaceutical and biotechnology research.

Matt writes and frequently speaks on business and advanced technologies. His work includes keynote and TEDx talks, international conferences, webinars, books, and technical journals. He obtained a master’s degree in computer science and a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the Ohio State University.

Matt lives in southwest Ohio with his wife and three children. He enjoys running, skiing, hiking and traveling.

William Zeidler is a Chief Financial Officer at Thompson Hine LLP and is based in Bay Village, Ohio. He studied at Orange High School and Wittenberg University between 1985 and 1988.

Bill Garcia is a Chief Practice Innovation Officer at Thompson Hine LLP and is based in Washington, D.C.. He has worked as Faculty - Legal Services Management Master Class Series at Association of Corporate Counsel; Managing Director, Client Services at Howrey LLP; and Senior Legal Counsel at Gannett Co., Inc.. Bill works or has worked as CHAIRMAN at American Bar Association. He studied at University of Chicago Law School between 1980 and 1983 and Harvard University between 1976 and 1980.

Andy Colon, JD is a Chief Talent Officer at Thompson Hine LLP and is based in Washington, D.C.. He has worked as Trial Attorney at Department of Justice; Director of Legal Recruiting and Development at Dickstein Shapiro; and Appellate Court Attorney at New York State Superior Court, Appellate Division. Andy attended SUNY Brockport between 1987 and 1991 and University at Buffalo School of Law between 1991 and 1994.