The Esquire Interactive Team

We've assembled a top-notch team to handle all aspects of the Internet Marketing Needs for our Law Firm Clients. 

Esquire Interactive was founded by Jeff Lantz, who serves as the Company’s CEO.  Prior to forming  Esquire Interactive, Jeff founded Internet companies 55-Alive!, RVListingsOnline.com, Retirement Communities Online.com.  He also co-founded Widget Realm, a company that develops interactive widgets on the Yahoo! widget platform.  Through 55-Alive!, Jeff has been featured on CNBC’s Power Lunch, and in the “Elevator Pitch” column in Inc. Magazine, and has had Internet Marketing articles published in the California Bar Online and in the American Bar Association’s Technology Newsletter.  Jeff also authored the book The Essential Attorney Handbook for Internet Marketing, Search Engine Optimization and Website Development Management.

Before becoming an internet entrepreneur Mr. Lantz was a practicing attorney for over 12 years.  His legal career includes private practice as a corporate and securities attorney for Snell & Wilmer,  a senior lawyer position with Australian-based BHP Billiton, and serving as VP and General Counsel for St. Louis-based Westar Aerospace and Defense Group.  Mr. Lantz graduated from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law where he was a member of Law Review/Law Journal, and the Indiana University Kelley Graduate School of Business with an M.B.A. in Finance, both in December, 1990.

Kelly Lantz is a veteran Internet entrepreneur, and serves as the Chief Internet Marketing Officer for Esquire Interactive, where she heads up the Company’s Search Engine Marketing group.  The Search Engine Marketing Group is responsible for pay-per-click marketing on Google, Yahoo!, and Microsoft Bing.  Kelly also helps attorneys and law firms establish an internet presence generally, and is a Facebook and social networking guru.

Aside from her work with Esquire Interactive, Ms. Lantz is also the President of Internet companies 55-Alive, Retirement Communities Online.com, and RV Listings Online.com.   Ms. Lantz has both an undergraduate and a master’s degree in education, and taught for ten years prior to assuming the positions she currently holds.

Cesar Cruz works on both WordPrESQ™ and JoomAttorney™ development and heads our graphic design team. Mr. Cruz works with our clients to create a website that meets their specifications and resonates with prospective clients. Mr. Cruz is a self taught graphic designer and programmer, and has worked in various IT related fields. Mr. Cruz is skilled in the areas of website and logo design, vector, and 3d modeling. He also proficient in the development of HTML pages such as CSS and javascript frameworks like Prototype, jQuery and Mootools. Mr. Cruz has worked extensively with content management systems Wordpress, Joomla, and phpBB, and develops custom applications for web-based platforms using PHP / MySql.

Ash Goodman is a member of the WordPrESQ development team. Ash’s professional life revolves around development on the WordPress system. He is the brains behind much of the innovative coding that gives WordPrESQ such a clean user interface.

Rich S. Wyatt comes with 12 years of web development experience. Starting with basic HTML he has acquired multiple skill sets in web design and web application development. Rich is an effective communicator and developer who finds creative ways to complete complex projects. His skill set repertoire includes: PHP, ColdFusion, JavaScript, AJAX/JQuery, MySQL, SQL, HTML, CSS and table-less design, Linux server administration, Apache configuration, PHP configuration, MySQL configuration and Windows 2003 + server administration. Rich’s website development is focused on Joomla and Joomla applications, and, to a lesser extent, on WordPress blog and site development. Rich has developed several custom Joomla components and modules (including JoomAttorney™). He is also heavily involved in customizing and modifying open-source non-encrypted components and modules to fit customer needs. 

Larry Bodine is a Business Development Advisor who helps law firms generate revenue and get new clients by devising business development strategies, conducting business development training, and coaching lawyers on their personal marketing.  Since he launched his consulting practice in 2000, he has advised nearly 100 firms and businesses – as large as a 3,000 lawyer global law firm and as small as a husband-wife litigation boutique – on their business development strategies, tactics, and websites.  For more information, see his client list at http://www.larrybodine.com/.

Jamie Spannhake is a lawyer, writer, and content creator whose work has appeared in print and online, including Law Practice magazine, eHow.com, and webzines Law Practice Today, The Complete Lawyer, and Electronically In Touch.  She has also published in The Brooklyn Journal of International Law and The Cumberland Law Review.   Jamie serves as one of our team's primary writers and content creators, and works as part of our graphic design team, to develop the customized contne and look for firm website pages, attorney profiles, e-newsletters, and blogs.

For clients seeking public relations efforts, Avalon Communications provides excellent public relations counsel. 

Join the Esquire Interactive Team
We are seeking talented, experienced individuals to help us further serve the needs of our clients.  If you’re interested, please call us.