Management Team
Robert A. Erich, Jr.
President, Co-Founder
Robert A. Erich, Jr. (Rob) is the President and co-founder of Select* Associates, Inc. Prior to founding Select* Associates, Rob was the President of TMC, Inc., a leading producer of law-firm oriented business software, where he created the Legal Management System (LMS), a time-and-billing software package.
Rob is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a member of the American Institute of CPAs and the Maryland Association of CPAs. Rob is a Certified Computing Professional (CCP) and a member of the Institute of Certified Computing Professionals. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland.
(410) 308-7601
rerich@selectsa.com
Jon
H. Grube
Vice President of Research and Development, Co-Founder
Jon Grube is a co-founder of Select* Associates, Inc. and the chief architect of its flagship products star*collect, *Bill, and star*time. He has considerable experience in the design, development, and implementation of database, time-and-billing, and practice support software for law firms and other professional organizations.
Jon joined TMC, provider of the LMS time and billing system, in 1985 as the Director of Product Development and served on TMC’s Board of Directors. Jon was responsible for the continued enhancement and design of the LMS product, as well as the design and development of TMC’s QWIK-SCAN conflicts and practice/litigation support system.
Jon received his B.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan in 1969 and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1974. Prior to his programming days, Jon was a trial lawyer practicing in the State of Maryland with a major concentration in insurance defense, products liability, and maritime law. He joined Smith Somerville & Case in 1975 and became a partner in 1980. Jon has been a member of the bar of the State of Maryland since 1974. He is also a member of the Maryland State Bar Association and the Baltimore City Bar Association.
(410) 308-7602
jong@selectsa.com
James A. Nitzberg
Executive Vice President
James A. Nitzberg (Jim) is the Executive Vice President at Select* Associates, Inc. and is responsible for Custom Software Development, Technical Consulting, and other special projects. In addition, Jim directs the sales process and works closely with the software product team to assure our products remain up-to-date and competitive in the marketplace.
Jim’s experience in the legal industry began in 1983 at Truax, Inc. as the Senior Software Developer for The Legal Consortium, a time accounting/billing application for law firms. Jim then worked for TMC, provider of the LMS time and billing system, where he held various positions including Director of Research and Development, Director of Technology, and Senior Sales Engineer. Prior to his legal accounting automation career, Jim created image processing and enhancement software for the University of Delaware’s Electrical Engineering department and wrote system control
Jim received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Delaware in 1985 with a specialty in Digital Systems Design.
(410) 308-7604
nitz@selectsa.com
Brian Kane
Director of Technical Services
Brian Kane is the Director of Technical Services at Select* Associates, Inc. and is in charge of client systems integration, implementations, and system support. Brian's team works with the Product Support group to install and support the star*collect, star*time, and *Bill products.
Brian and his team have a wealth of experience providing enhancements to client’s back-end accounting systems, performance tuning, disaster recovery, and capacity planning. Prior to joining Select* Associates, Brian worked at TMC, provider of the LMS time and billing system, where he was the head of the Systems Group and wrote the LMS Spooler System.
Brian studied Physics at the University of Maryland and James Madison University.
(410) 308-7605
bkane@selectsa.com
David P. Callahan
Director of Sales
David P. Callahan (Dave) is the Director of Sales at Select* Associates Inc and is responsible for all sales initiatives including direct sales to law firms and other organizations. In addition, Dave helps to manage partner relations and OEM opportunities. He is also involved in furthering the Select* Associates brand and product through various marketing efforts.
Dave's sales experience includes account management with Whitehill Technologies (Now Skywire Software) managing the sales effort for both partner opportunities and directly selling the Whitehill Business Processes Management product suite throughout the Eastern United States. Prior to his work at Whitehill Technologies, Dave had a prominent role in sales for Omtool Ltd, promoting network fax and imaging solutions.
Dave received his Bachelor of Science in Marketing from the University of Massachusetts, and he also holds an Associate's degree from Northern Essex Community College in Massachusetts.
(603) 458-2272
dcallahan@selectsa.com
