Dale J. Atkinson, who received his law degree from Northwestern School of Law, Portland, Oregon, is the sole, managing member of the Northbrook, Illinois law firm of Atkinson & Atkinson, LLC which represents various associations of regulatory boards.

Mr. Atkinson represents associations in all matters relating to their operations as not for profit corporations, including regulatory activities, education and accreditation, disciplinary actions, model legislation and applications, and all phases of the development and administration of licensure examination programs, licensure transfer programs, licensure credentials verification and storage.  He is a frequent speaker before these association clients as well as other regulatory groups and also produces numerous writings on these subjects for publications.

Mr. Atkinson also serves as Executive Director of FARB, a not for profit association whose full members consist of associations of regulatory boards, which facilitates cross-profession interaction, provides educational programs for board members, staff, investigators, and attorneys related to regulation in the interest of public protection.

Amy Richardson is an associate in the law firm of Atkinson & Atkinson, LLC. In addition to association law, Ms. Richardson works in the areas of real estate and corporate law.  She received her law degree at the University of Miami where she was a Miami Scholar, and her BA in psychology from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, OR.  While in law school, Ms. Richardson served as the Director of Communications and, later, the Executive Director of the school's Wrongful Convictions Project.  She is a member of the Illinois Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association where she was a past Chair of the Trade and Professional Associations Law Committee.

Mai Lin Noffke is an associate attorney in the law firm of Atkinson & Atkinson, LLC.  She is an expert at communicating in multiple venues for a variety of audiences and at managing relationships with a diverse range of constituents and stakeholders.  Ms. Noffke received her law degree at the University of Miami and her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.  She was on the Editorial Board of the University of Miami Law Review and prior to joining Atkinson & Atkinson, was a litigation attorney at Lord, Bissell & Brook (now known as Locke Lord LLP) representing a number of Fortune 500 corporations in various jurisdictions across the United States.  Ms. Noffke is a member of the Illinois Bar Association.