Meet Our Team

Casey Meraz has been helping law firms grow their practices by signing more cases for over 10 years. As someone who has worked directly in law firms and understands the entire case intake process from a phone call to a client, Casey has successfully optimized many firms’ lead and intake processes.

His philosophy is simple: Website traffic looks good on reports, but it doesn’t do you any good unless it actually converts. Casey ties the entire process into his internet marketing strategies to ensure your firm is always in growth mode. Find him speaking at conferences such as SMX, Big Digital, and State of Search.

Matt Green began his career in SEO way back in 2011 when Casey hired him to be a blog writer. A short while after he began, he found himself going home after writing for 8 hours, making a fresh Cup O’ Noodles, and devouring SEO blogs and tutorials (in addition to the Cup ‘O Noodles). Matt immediately developed a passion for search marketing which still burns to this day.

Over the past decade Matt has executed search marketing campaigns for hundreds of businesses, and has established himself as a leader in legal digital marketing by publishing hundreds of articles and guides on the Juris Digital website and for publications like Above the Law, Lawyernomics by Avvo, Moz, and Search Engine Journal.

Leann Pickard serves as Chief Operations Officer at Juris Digital. After joining Juris in 2016, Leann held several positions within the organization before becoming COO — this experience led her to become a dynamic, versatile, and charismatic leader, championing next-level digital marketing practices. Leann combines her technical knowledge, entrepreneurial thinking, and passion for leadership to scale up operational success.

Leveraging a truly collaborative spirit, she is charged with ensuring that law firms receive exceptional service, flexibility, humility, and a steadfast collaborative community working toward continual success in the online space. Her roots are seeded in growth. From a “wanna-be surfer” off the coast to starting and building foundational tactics for multiple businesses, Leann has evolved in the very best ways. Using support & guidance as a backdrop, she creates an environment amenable to a diverse team, driving success for each team member as they move through various seasons in their lives. Without a doubt, Leann enables them to bring their true, best selves to work.

Steve King is the Director of Existing Growth at Juris Digital. He started his career in internet marketing as a copywriter, but found himself diving deeper into marketing in short order. After discovering SEO and content marketing, he was hooked. Steve is a firm believer in delivering outstanding content and website optimization in order to drive visibility.

Steve is a seasoned marketer and has direct experience in the legal field as well. He understands that the most important result that digital marketing provides attorneys with are new signed cases and new clients based on their goals. His primary focuses at Juris Digital currently include developing strategies for new firms we’re working worth and developing sustainable internal strategies and processes.

Maxine Harrison is the Director of Content for Juris Digital. “Max” is a purveyor of all things content, including writing, deployment, and ongoing optimization. She’s worked directly with attorneys to establish their brand voices online, implement SEO best practices, and contour channel-specific content for maximum conversion and success. As a seasoned copywriter and marketing strategist, Max understands the pivotal impact that SEO and effective messaging have on the success of a brand.

Max brings over 15 years of content marketing experience to Juris Digital, promoting more efficient content throughput, quality, and diversification. Max has written dozens of articles covering tax and legal matters in the captive insurance industry and beyond.

Mitch Cornell is a Lead Strategist at Juris Digital. Mitch began his career in SEO as a digital marketing intern here at Juris Digital and has progressed quickly.

Mitch has a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Colorado and plans to obtain a master’s degree in the future. For now, he eats, drinks, and sleeps SEO in order to maximize results for his clients.

Leah Ford has worked in Law Firm Marketing since September 2019. With many years of experience, she has a vast resume that spans 10 years of client support and SEO strategy. She brings her experience to Juris Digital with a steadfast attitude, ready to tackle all your needs and walk you through any project.

Leah was born in the sunny state of California. After traveling all over the U.S she met her husband and settled down in the lighthouse state of Maine. Unfortunately, since moving to Maine she has never seen a lighthouse. Fast track to fifteen years later, Leah and her husband have 3 beautiful children, a new home, and many memories.

Peter Kerlin has worked in the Digital Marketing world for over a decade with a vast resume from Sales, Client Success and Management to Project Management and beyond. At the core of Peter is his passion for relationships and his attention towards ensuring each client relationship has success.

Peter is married to his wife Bobbi and they have been blessed with two amazing boys and reside in the sunny state of North Carolina, where it rarely if ever snows, and he is great with that. Peter also considers himself a moderate “sneakerhead” with a growing collection that his wife doesn’t understand.

Kyle Biner is a Senior SEO Specialist that recently graduated from the University of Boulder. He is thrilled at the opportunity to dive deep into SEO fundamentals and apply them through his work. He began a website passion project in early 2018 which ultimately drove him to change course and pursue a career in digital marketing.

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Rhiannon Stratton is a Senior SEO Specialist at Juris Digital. She started her career in digital marketing as an intern for Juris after making a career switch in 2019 and has loved diving into the world of SEO and looks forward to honing her skills.

Rhiannon is originally from the Salem, Massachusetts area and enjoys a good spooky movie and all things fall season-related. Outside of work, you can usually find Rhiannon in an antique store, museum, or enjoying Colorado outdoors by hiking or spelunking.

Rob Claybon began his career in banking, where he developed a foundation in data management. Rob left the banking world to pursue various business ventures related to freelance marketing for small businesses. During this time, he focused on performing all the technical digital and non-digital marketing functions such as SEO, Local SEO, SEM, Email Marketing, PPC Ads, Social Media, and Website Development. Interpreting your business objectives and data to make marketing decisions is what he excels at.

Rob currently resides in Colorado, where you can find him volunteering as a high-altitude mountaineering instructor, camping, fly fishing, off-roading, ice climbing, snowboarding, or hanging out in the city.

Kojo Tabiri began working in digital marketing in 2013. With an education in Psychology and Business Marketing, Kojo initially combined his digital arts, web, and media background to utilize his technological skills within the independent consultation field to implement different SEO and paid ad marketing initiatives.

By helping to catapult his clients’ ideas, Kojo has been able to engage new audiences with authentic digital marketing campaigns using strategy, research, and data to make effective SEO decisions.

Brighton Ooko is a skilled SEO specialist who has worked with marketing firms for a period of 6 years. During this time he has handled various SEO delegations ranging from Onpage SEO, Off-Page SEO and doing technical delegations like Schema Markup, fixing crawl errors, and Optimization.

He enjoys handling SEO delegation and I count my day as a success when I accomplish the delegation and the goal is achieved.

Daniel Navarro started his career in the SEO industry back in 2014. He is a Junior SEO Strategist of the company. His 6 years of experience allowed him to sharpen his strategic skills and create problem-solving plans for clients. He continues to broaden his knowledge to help the whole team achieve clients’ goals successfully.

Daniel resides in Cebu City, Philippines. He likes to challenge his mind with new things. In his spare time, he is either seen shooting arrows at a nearby range, throwing punches in a boxing ring, or perfecting a new choreography in a dance studio. He also loves to travel and experience different cultures.

Danica Navarro has been in the SEO industry since 2015. Danica handles a mix of SEO tasks, such as citations, on-page, client reports, and link building. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration Major in Marketing Management.

Danica is from the Philippines, where people are loaded with Vitamin D because they are always smiling. She loves to travel and get lost in new places. She has simple dreams that include watching whales blow their noses and taking a selfie with a great white shark while avoiding becoming fish food.

Clint Kelly started his career in digital marketing in 2019 and leaned heavily into SEO, writing content and optimizing pages. Clint graduated from Liberty University in 2017 with a Bachelors in marketing.

Clint currently lives in North Carolina where you can find him working out, hiking, or fishing in his free time.

Abduttayyab Dohadwala is a Technical SEO Specialist at Juris Digital. He started his SEO journey back in 2019 and now he is focused on SEO strategies and audits, solving technical SEO issues, on-page SEO, local SEO, and link building strategies. He is always up for SEO-related discussions and loves to share his learnings.

Abduttayyab is from Akluj, India, and enjoys going on weekend rides either solo/group or spending time with family. Outside of work, you will find him exploring new updates in the SEO industry, experimenting with some SEO tricks, or just chilling on his motorcycle.

Catherine Beeny is our Director of Advertising. She has a true passion for all things PPC. With a BA in English and MA in International Journalism, Catherine started her PPC career way back in 2002 when she began managing campaigns for an online financial company.    As a people person with a creative and analytical mind, Catherine found that she had a knack for figuring out how to create PPC campaigns that get results.  After years of helping countless companies in a variety of industries, Catherine still loves managing PPC accounts and geeking-out to the latest PPC trends.

Henry Bell started his digital marketing career in 2017 while in college. He’s self-taught in website building, SEO, and Email marketing. He specializes in Google Ads.

Henry currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He spends his time weightlifting or hanging with friends and family. Henry studied Intercultural and relational communication at Saint Cloud State University. He loves traveling, meeting new people, and learning new ways to improve himself.

Working in human resources, Bobbi Kerlin has been in the marketing world for the last decade. With a resume that ranges from public relations to project management, she understands the value of contributing to the success of a team.

She is dedicated to helping others, while not skimping on any of the details. She received her degree from Cedarville University where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. Bobbi loves staying active, spending time with family, and traveling. Oh, and a good cup of coffee too

Paul Kragthorpe is a Web Developer that isn’t afraid to try new things when it comes to development. Mostly focused on WordPress, he makes sure all our client website needs are met and exceeded. Having worked with internet marketing agencies since 2011, he knows how important a well-developed website can be for a client’s SEO needs.

An Air Force Veteran of 8.5 years, Paul enjoys spending his time with his family at the beach, playing games, and watching sporting events.

From civil engineering and video game development to owning his own business, Rocky DeLisio has an eye for detail. That is what led him to Juris. Being able to dive into the detailed analytics of what is best for each law firm is a fun and challenging experience that is always evolving.

He has a passion for serving others and is dedicated to his church’s children’s ministry. In his time away from work you can find him somewhere out on a trail in nature, or with his fiancée, enjoying family time and all of what life has to offer.

Molly Brown is an SEO Specialist who started her career with Juris Digital.  She is very eager to apply her SEO skills to help our clients grow and be the best they can be. She has a passion for research and investigation and uses these skills to provide insight into client projects. Molly strives to learn and be the best asset possible to her team.

Away from work, Molly spends her spare time managing her farm and enjoying being outdoors.

Upon graduating with a Bachelor’s in Marketing, Ryan was introduced to SEO in 2012 where he worked primarily with dentists. Over the years, he continued to grow within his craft and understand search engines on a deeper level. Before joining Juris Digital, Ryan worked with legal professionals for more than two years and enjoyed helping them reach their goals. As an SEO Specialist, Ryan brings expertise in local optimization, content creation, keyword research, and competitive analysis. Outside of work, you can find Ryan at the gym, running his dog, serving at church, and reading up on the latest algorithm changes.

Shannon Travis first started SEO in 2012 and is currently an Account Manager. She has well over a decade of experience working in high-level client support and is passionate about delivering the best quality client experience possible. Shannon graduated Summa Cum Laude with her Bachelor of Business Administration as well as being awarded on the Chancellor’s List for highest academic excellence. Shannon is a St. Louis native, but Colorado has been home for the last 20+ years. She currently resides in the south Denver metro area with her children.

When not working, she enjoys hiking the Colorado mountains, camping, reading, digital design, baseball, concerts, and music festivals.

Amanda is an Account Manager with experience in the legal industry. While she’s worn many hats throughout her work experience, account management has been her favorite. She is a born and raised Texan and still lives in Houston.

You can likely find her traveling to new places and trying new things when not working. Sitting still is not her specialty. She genuinely enjoys making new connections and is thrilled to be a part of such a great team here at Juris Digital, where she combines her professional skills and her true passion for providing excellent care for her clients.

Jesse Harris serves as the Director of Marketing here at Juris Digital. Starting in the “Wild West” of early 2000s digital marketing, he has seen trends come and go. But he’s rooted in marketing fundamentals. Jesse brings a unique mix of expertise: brand marketing, sales, design, IT, and analytics. He leverages the most effective tools, tactics, and data available to reach niche audiences searching for specialty products and services. In short, he’ll see to it that partners achieve unprecedented success.