Brenda A. Barnes graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in Accounting and has her MBA from Texas State University. She is a legal and accounting professional with over 35 years of experience working with solo to mid-sized law firms across the United States.
Brenda has an innate understanding of best practices in law firm accounting and financial management.

Founded in the fall of 2008, Brenda created B2 Legal Management, LLC, known as B2®. B2 provides outsourced financial management to small to mid-size law firms.

Before launching B2, Brenda served as a Firm Administrator in the Austin, Texas, area. During this time, she was active in the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) and served in many leadership roles. She is the Past President of the Austin Chapter.

As a guest speaker and panelist, Brenda has frequently spoken on the following significant topics relevant to the effectiveness and efficiency of law firm practices:

• Law Firm Compensation
• Succession Planning
• Budgeting and Cash Flow Forecasting
• Legal Pricing for Profitability
• The Business of Law
• Financial Internal Controls

Recognized by her peers and law firm managing partners, as well as the business community, Brenda was nominated by the Austin Business Journal for the “Profiles in Power” series in 2013, 2014, and 2017; and by the Leukemia Lymphoma Society’s Woman of the Year in 2018.

During her time as the Managing Principal of B2®, the company received the following awards:
• 2016 “Best Places to Work” by the Austin Business Journal
• 2020, 2019, 2018 “Best Outsourced Support Company” by Texas Lawyer
• 2020 “Best of Hall of Fame” by Texas Lawyer

ALA Presentations:

• Brenda Barnes –September 19, 2023 – Nebraska ALA Chapter. “Law Firm Budgeting: Managing Finances for Success”
• Camille Stell- January 18, 2024 – Raleigh/Durham ALA Chapter. “Legal Trends for Resilient Law Firms.”

Other Presentations/Podcasts Interviews:

• Brenda Barnes & Camille Stell – February 13, 2024 Law Office Management Webinar – “Financial Mastery for Law Firm Administrators Made Easy: What Do Numbers Have to Do With It?”
• Brenda Barnes & Camille Stell – September 27, 2023 Alta Pro Insurance Services (Services attorneys). “Law Firm Compensation”
• Brenda Barnes & Camille Stell November 16, 2023 – Leading Law Compensation Round Table – “Q&A on Law Firm Compensation”
• Brenda Barnes & Camille Stell October 4, 2023 – Mecklenburg County Bar Association (Charlotte NC) – “Attorney Compensation in 2023.”
• Brenda Barnes & Camille Stell April 25, 2023 – Topeka Bar Association “Attorney Compensation”
• Brenda Barnes & Camille Stell March 2, 2023 – DC Bar Association “Law Firm Compensation & Bonuses: Planning for 2023
• Brenda Barnes & Camille Stell March 8, 2023 – Wyoming Bar Association. “Roundtable Discussion on Law Firm Compensation”
• Brenda Barnes & Camille Stell March 30, 2023 – Detroit Bar Association. “Law Firm Compensation: Planning for 2023”
• Brenda Barnes & Camille Stell February 23, 2023 – Law Office Manager Webinar – “Law Firm Compensation: Planning for 2023”

Camille Stell is a graduate of Meredith College and the Meredith College Paralegal Program. With over 35 years of experience, she has worked with firms from solo to BigLaw but has an affinity for helping small to mid-sized firms find sustainable business models in the areas of compensation, path to partnership, and succession planning.

She is a nationally recognized speaker, writer, thought leader, and facilitator at law firm retreats. She counsels law firms on next-level solutions, and she coaches individual lawyers on real-time problems.

She is also the co-author of Designing a Succession Plan for your Law Practice: A Step-by-Step Guide for Preparing Your Firm for Maximum Value, published in 2021 and RESPECT: An Insight to Attorney Compensation Plans, 2nd Edition published in October 2024.

Leadership roles include serving as past chair of the Law Practice Management Section of the North Carolina Bar Association, and on leadership boards for the Association for Legal Administrators RDU and the Legal Marketing Association Raleigh City Group. She served on the North Carolina State Bar Committee to Study Regulatory Reform and continues to serve on the Duke Law Tech Lab Advisory Group, the North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center Advisory Board, and the Legal Aid of North Carolina Innovation Lab Advisory Board.

Camille is a Fellow in the College of Law Practice Management. She was honored by the Triangle Business Journal with its “Women in Business” award, and by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly in its inaugural class of “Leaders in the Law.”

Other Presentations

• January 2025 – ALA RDU Chapter – Top Legal Trends for 2025
• October 2024 – National Association of Bar Executives – The Future of Law Firms
• June 2024 – Inside Practice – Economics of Well Being
• April 2024 – CXps 2024 – SuCXession: Keeping Clients Happy and Preserving Your LegacyJanuary 2024 – ALA RDU Chapter – Legal Trends for Resilient Law Firms
• May 2023 – Women in e-Discovery Chicago Chapter – Compensation: Know Your Value

Podcast Interviews

• Profit with Law Podcast with Moshe Amsel, February 2025
• PI Marketing Minute Podcast with Lindsey Busfield, December 2024
• Moore Injury Funding Podcast with Laura Moore, November 2024
• The NC DWI Guy Podcast with Jake Minick, November 2024
• Be That Lawyer Podcast with Steve Fretzin, October 2024
• Wealthy Woman Lawyer Podcast with Davina Frederick, October 2024
• The Lawyer Millionaire Podcast with Darren Wurtz, August 2023