Lawyer and Coach

Roy Ginsburg is one of the most experienced attorney coaches in the Twin Cities area. In addition to coaching, he has an active solo practice and is legal marketing ethics counsel to Minnesota Law & Politics® and Super Lawyers® magazines, and FindLaw, a Thomson West company. During his 25-year legal career, Roy has worked in large and small law firms, and as in-house counsel in corporate legal departments. His well-rounded perspective benefits coaching clients located around the country.

Roy is also a frequent CLE lecturer on the best practices and ethics of business development and client service. His "What's Next?" program addresses career management. All of Roy's popular seminars, designed to enhance attorneys' professional development efforts, are sponsored by Bar associations nationwide.

Contributions to Professional Organizations

Active in the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA), Roy chairs its Practice Management and Marketing Section. And, as a member of the MSBA's Rules of Professional Conduct Committee, he stays current on ethics issues. Roy has twice received the MSBA's President's Award for his task force contributions on the rules of professional conduct and on diversity. He is also the former president of the Minnesota chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC).

Public service has always been a critical component of Roy's career. He is a member of the MSBA's Legal Assistance to the Disadvantaged (LAD) Committee and a founding Board member of LegalCORPS, which coordinates the provision of pro bono services to nonprofit and microenterprises in Minnesota. Roy also serves on the Endowment Committee of Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis.

Education

Roy's undergraduate degree is from Cornell University. He attended the University of Wisconsin Law School where he was an editor on the Wisconsin Law Review. Before entering private practice, Roy clerked for the Honorable Justice Donald Steinmetz of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. He received his coaching training from the Coaches Training Institute.