President and CEO, Rafte and Company
Ms. Rafte is a frequent speaker for ILTA and ALA on business-building strategies for law firms and legal corporate departments. Ms. Rafte is a graduate of Syracuse University. She founded Rafte & Company in 1983, a leading and proven provider of strategic technology consulting services; legal software solutions; and IT network design, implementation, and management services.
Dena’s expertise has helped law firms and legal corporate departments maximize their return on investment in people, processes and technology by understanding and aligning their culture, business objectives, and strategies. Under her leadership, Rafte & Company has developed a well-defined evolutionary path for enhancing business practices and gradually deploying various technology tools.
Ms. Rafte's commentaries have been published in various trade and business publications, including:
- “Time is Money”, American Lawyer, June 2007
- “Don’t Get Caught with a 1.0 in a 5.0 World”, Office Counsel, May 2007
- “Building Web Sites A Vital Event Marketing Tool”, BtoB, April 2007
- “Keeping Up with The Latest Technology is a Balancing Act”, Bankruptcy Court Decisions, March 2007
- “Early to Rise”, Houston Business Journal, December 2005
- “The Challenge and Necessity of Managing E-Mail”, Peer to Peer, February 2003
- “Billing Software Issues for the Mid-Sized Firm”, Legal Technology News, February 2002
- “Outsourcing: Escaping Storms and Bumps”, Legal Technology News, May 2002
- “Case Management: Maturing the Next Generation Law Firm”, Case Management Coming of Age, ILTA Whitepaper, October 2001