Consultants

As a Technology Consultant with Affinity’s Roanoke office, Matthew provides client support for hardware, software, and business technology processes. Matthew attended Roanoke College where he obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration. After seeing the impact of technology in business today, he enrolled at Skyline College and earned an Associate Degree of Computer & Information Science. Matthew has a wide array of skills including networking, troubleshooting, and computer virtualization as well as business administration.

Stacy Devlin is one of Affinity's Senior Legal Technology Consultants. She is a graduate of Radford University with a Bachelor of Science in Social Science with a Certificate to Teach History and Political Science. Before becoming a consultant, Stacy worked as a paralegal for a large law firm in South Carolina and then as a litigation paralegal and network administrator for a mid-size law firm in Virginia. Stacy is also past-president of the Roanoke Valley Paralegal Association, having served two consecutive terms as President. She was also on their Board of Representatives for several years. Stacy became a consultant in 2003 and specializes in consulting and training on front office software for law firms. Her expertise extends to Practice Management, Document Assembly, Document Management, and Voice Recognition. With her combined legal and technical experience, Stacy can recommend the best front office software solutions for your firm and train your staff how to utilize the software efficiently.

John A. Federico, Esq. is an attorney and consultant for Affinity Consulting. Prior to joining Affinity, John practiced law for nine years litigating personal injury cases, insurance cases, and numerous appeals. He is also a licensed patent attorney. He now specializes in HotDocs document assembly software and software training. John received his B.B.A. in Decision Science from the University of Toledo, J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis, and B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Ohio State University. He is a member of the Ohio Bar Association and the Columbus Bar Association. He has prior experience in using a wide variety of systems including Windows, Macintosh, and Linux, and programming experience in Basic, Pascal, C, C++ and assembly language.

Erica Fujimoto is Director of Default Services for Affinity Consulting Group. She specializes in the CaseAware Case Management and Integration Suite and default process organization and management. Erica graduated with honors from Ohio Wesleyan University in International Business and Japanese Studies, and has been in the default arena for over 11 years. During that time she worked for a major mortgage servicer in bankruptcy and foreclosure, and then for mid to large-sized law firms in Florida and Georgia, first as an analyst and paralegal, then senior supervising paralegal, and finally as a CaseAware Administrator, Trainer and Default Systems Manager. Erica is familiar with the foreclosure/bankruptcy laws in states across the country, and can help your firm to implement, customize, maintain and update the software, as well as train your staff to utilize it effectively.

Albert T. Hill is the Senior Network Consultant/Network Manager for Affinity Consulting Group's Tampa office. He joined the Affinity Consulting team as a consultant in April 2008. Al is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) with 10 years of technology experience. Prior to his position with Affinity, Al served his country in the U.S. Air Force for nearly 13 years and worked as a Network/Systems Engineer for other companies in the Tampa Bay area.

Chase Jenkins is an attorney and a process management consultant with Affinity Consulting Group.  He is a graduate of St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami, FL, where he obtained his Juris Doctor. Previously, he clerked for a Florida Circuit Civil Court Judge where his primary focus was foreclosure law research and case file review and is now a member of the Florida Bar Association.  He later worked for a large foreclosure default law firm before joining Affinity.

Liz Lamar is a management consultant with Affinity Consulting Group.  She is a graduate of the University of Miami School of Law where she obtained her Juris Doctor in 1999.  Before working as a consultant, Liz served as Vice President for a multi-state title company and Director of Operations for a law firm and an international art gallery.  With over 17 years of practical management experience, Liz assists clients in the areas business process re-engineering, strategic management and team building.  She is also a certified Circuit Civil Mediator.  

Alex G. Macdonald, Esq. is an attorney and consultant with Affinity's Columbus, OH office. Alex focuses his consulting practice in the areas of law firm time, billing, accounting, and case management.

Chris Martz, a Technology Project Specialist with the Roanoke, Virginia office, provides hardware and software technical support, network engineering and planning, and legal software consulting. Chris graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from Virginia Tech and has 18 years of experience in the computer industry. During his career, Chris has worked as a web designer, support technician, software consultant, computer trainer and systems administrator. Prior to joining the Affinity team, Chris worked for 6 years at a mid-size law firm in Roanoke doing computer training, software implementation and systems administration. 

Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Jeannie Morningstar moved to Southwest Florida in 1995. Prior to joining the Affinity Consulting team, Jeannie was the Office Administrator for a law firm specializing in condominium and homeowner association law. Prior to that, she worked for the past 15 years as a paralegal in the fields of civil and criminal law as well as for the U.S. Attorney's Office and Department of Interior.  Jeannie earned her AAB in Paralegal Studies, earning the outstanding paralegal studies student award, from Lakeland Community College in Ohio and her BA in Public Administration from Barry University in Florida.  Along with her considerable legal experience, Jeannie brings with her, her experience as an end user of PC Law.  Jeannie also serves on the Board of Directors for SWFAS (Southwest Florida Addiction Services).

Bryce Phillips is an IT Technical Support Specialist for the Columbus, Ohio office of Affinity Consulting he specializes in desktop end user support. Bryce works with Affinity's clients providing technical support for desktop hardware and software issues. Bryce holds two industry certifications Comp-TIA  A+ and Comp-TIA Network + that he obtained while attending a technical college working towards his MCSA.

Daniel M. Thomas, a Network Consultant for the Columbus, OH office of Affinity Consulting, works with Affinity's clients providing support for workstations, servers, and network equipment. Dan attended the University of Toledo, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering Technology. While attending the University of Toledo, he worked as part of the IT Department for the University. Dan also attended Stautzenburger College, where he took courses in preparation for the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Exams. Prior to coming to Affinity, Dan worked for 3 years at a popular computer and network consulting firm in Toledo. While there, he held the position of Lead Service Technician and Manager.