Leadership team

Lumen is proud of its management team.  Highly regarded as thought leaders in their respective professions, the executive team is comprised of self-motivated, highly qualified individuals finding new operational efficiencies and ways to work toward a better future.

• David Galbenski, Esq. Founder & Chairman
• John O’Connor, Chief Executive Officer
• Lynn DeLap, Vice President, Strategic Services, Six Sigma Green Belt
• Molly Frantti, Vice President of Finance & Administration
• Ron Lippitt, Vice President Global Services
• Iris Dalfrey, Vice President, Southern Region
• Courtney Labadie, Esq. Vice President, Central Region
• Kalynn Valenti, IT Manager/ Webmaster
• Mark Adams, Esq. Chief Legal Officer

 

David Galbenski, Esq.
Founder & Chairman

Lumen Legal’s success is one of many proud achievements in David Galbenski’s ongoing work as a legal industry innovator, thought leader, author, community volunteer and business entrepreneur.

Since staring Lumen Legal in 1993, David has pioneered outsourcing solutions for corporate clients and law firms.

Lumen began as a traditional law services firm, but David soon established his thought leadership in the industry by transforming the organization into an innovative operation — providing legal staffing, discovery, document review and consulting services with greater efficiency, accuracy and for less cost.
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John O’Connor
Chief Executive Officer

As Chief Executive Officer, John O’Connor talks to General Counsel around the world — executives who want to streamline their organizations and reduce their legal spend. In the past, companies would spend what they needed to spend to be covered or win a case. But now, business leaders want to receive legal coverage and reduce overall costs.Lumen Legal provides businesses and law firms with both.

John has worked to strengthen Lumen’s core businesses of legal consulting and staffing. John has guided Lumen to invest in infrastructure, and expand into new markets, improve worker benefits and add human resources. At a time when businesses are holding back, Lumen has been identifying and investing in new opportunities. Read full biography.

 

Lynn DeLap
Vice President, Strategic Services
Six Sigma Green Belt

Lynn oversees Lumen’s Document Review Center and Lumen’s Consulting Services. Lumen’s Review Center handles large-scale electronic document review projects for law firms, and national and international corporations. Under Lynn’s leadership, each review is staffed and managed by experienced, licensed attorneys, who have a proven track record in project management and document review.

She and her teams use project-specific tracking tools and dashboards, real-time reporting and software technology to drive quality, efficiency and cost-savings for each review.

Her work has achieved tangible results: Lynn achieved Six Sigma Green Belt status, working in conjunction with a Fortune 500 client team project, which realized a $287 million cost savings. As Lumen’s leader overseeing Consulting Services, Lynn applies Six Sigma methodologies and tools to help Lumen’s clients achieve business process optimization, create a competitive advantage and drive cost savings.

Lynn has more than 15 years of experience in the staffing industry, including 10 years managing large, cross-functional project teams. She graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. Before joining Lumen in 2002, Lynn served as director for an international staffing corporation and has worked for a major energy corporation. She is a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) and participates in Georgetown Law School’s E-discovery conferences focusing on best practices and emerging trends in e-discovery. She is also a member of the Detroit Chapter of Woman in E-discovery.

 

Molly Frantti
Vice President, Finance and Administration

Molly Frantti serves as Lumen Legal’s Vice President of Finance and Administration. In addition to providing executive oversight of the Accounting department, Molly manages the Human Resource and Information Technology teams. She most recently served as Lumen’s Director of Finance and Accounting, where she managed payroll, financial compliance and all accounting functions.

With the legal business undergoing profound change, Molly applies best practices to operations that support both internal and external relationships. Molly has more than 15 years of diverse finance and accounting practice. Her experience includes four years as an auditor with a public accounting firm as well as experience as a Controller for a Harley Davidson Dealership. She has implemented significant cost-saving initiatives and operational best practices.

Molly graduated from Michigan State University with a B.A. in Accounting in 1996. She was named “Luminary of the Year” in 2008 – a Lumen award program honoring employees for outstanding performance.

 

Ron Lippitt
Vice President, Global Services

Ron Lippitt is an expert in addressing the issues affecting corporate performance and ensuring that Lumen’s relationships result in successful outcomes. He works with Lumen clients around the globe to design solutions that improve efficiencies and lower costs. Ron brings more than 20 years of experience in consulting and assisting organizations in finding the right balance between people, process and technology - leveraging Lumen’s thought leadership and strategic service offerings.

Ron graduated from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor with a B.S. in Psychology. Before joining Lumen in 2011, Ron was the global sales lead for a leading international staffing firm. He also excelled as the director of sales for a major marketing consulting organization.

 

Iris Dalfrey
Vice President, Southern Region

Iris joined Lumen Legal in 2009, bringing a 13-year, proven track record in sales, business development and staffing industry management. Her staffing experience includes successfully implementing a diverse initiative while taking a lead role in Lumen’s relationships with minority-affiliated organizations.

Iris and her team expanded Lumen Legal’s presence in the Western and Southern Region.

Prior to joining Lumen, Iris secured the staffing for many of the world’s largest multinational firms, as well as effectively helping staff branch offices and small businesses. Iris’s strategic partnerships consist of working with prominent Fortune 500 Corporate Law Departments in the energy, insurance, technology, entertainment, engineering and financial sectors.

Iris graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree from Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas. Iris also obtained her certification in Legal Staffing.

 

Courtney Labadie
Vice President, Central Region

As Vice President of Lumen’s Central Region, Courtney Labadie works closely with major law firms and corporations on consulting projects, legal staffing, customized direct hire, contract needs and document review projects. Courtney oversees the Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois markets, while leading a team of legal staffing consultants and senior account executives.

While Courtney’s work touches on all aspects of staffing and management, she has extensive experience with time-sensitive, document review project planning and execution. Highlights include assembling and managing teams nationwide and internationally in a variety of legal matters including: Grand jury investigations, environmental cases, class actions, anti-trust litigation, Department of Justice investigations, mergers and acquisitions, employment actions, and other litigation matters. In addition, Courtney works with law firms and corporations to provide foreign language legal support, translation and document review, including Japanese, German and Spanish language projects.

Courtney’s consulting and staffing experience spans the energy, insurance, health care, financial, automotive, telecommunications, entertainment, retail, manufacturing and agricultural industries. She is a 2006 graduate of Wayne State University Law School and a magna cum laude graduate of Albion College, where she holds undergraduate degrees in Political Science and English. She is an active member of the Michigan State Bar, and is an active member of the Association of Litigation Support Professionals and the Detroit Chapter of Women in eDiscovery.

 

Kalynn Valenti
Manager of Information Technology

Kalynn T. Valenti manages Lumen Legal’s technology and communications infrastructure, which includes developing and implementing the company’s expansive, custom-designed, document review center. As Lumen’s Information Technology leader, Kalynn uses her expertise to drive cost efficiencies throughout the company’s operations. Kalynn supports the development of new, innovative technology initiatives for Lumen, and oversees global operations that require specialized technical solutions and support. She also created a support process to interface with leading industry discovery platforms.

Kalynn joined Lumen Legal in 2004, and has more than 15 years of Information Technology experience, including strategic planning, technical service design and delivery, and technical support. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University. Kalynn has been honored three times as the Lumen’s “Luminary of the Year” – a Lumen award program honoring employees for outstanding performance.

 

Mark Adams, Esq.
Chief Legal Officer

Mark is a partner with a preeminent national law firm that specializes in health law. He has been Lumen Legal’s Chief Legal Officer since 1993.

Mark’s practice areas include business and commercial law, real estate and taxation for health law and commercial enterprises. Mark received his JD from Wayne State University in 1992 and his BA in Accounting from Michigan State University in 1984. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Mark was a CPA with PriceWaterHouseCoopers.