Michael S. Kraft, Esq.

President,
Kraft Kennedy & Lesser, Inc. New York

Michael Kraft is the President and co-founder of Kraft Kennedy & Lesser, Inc., a consulting and systems integration firm founded in 1988. Kraft Kennedy & Lesser, Inc. specializes in technological solutions for law firms and legal departments. Michael is a lawyer who began practicing in 1970 as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of New York. Michael moved to private practice with the firm of Choate Doman Moore & Hahn, working in international litigation. Thereafter, Michael joined a financial printing firm as Executive Vice President in charge of marketing, sales, and product development. Michael is a member of the Bar Association of the City of New York, the American Bar Association and an active member of the American Corporate Counsel Association. He serves on the Board of the New York Chapter of ACCA, is the Chairman of Technology Committee for the New York Chapter and serves on the Law Department Management Committee in the national organization. He co-authored a book, Managing Outside Counsel, published by ACCA in 1994, authored an article entitled Technology for the May/June1995 edition of the ACCA Docket, and assisted with the creation of a report on the Selection of Outside Counsel issued by the New York Chapter. Michael Kraft graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 1969 and received his undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Miami in 1966.

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