Do you want to position your small law firm to be a merger or acquisition target? Even if you don't, wouldn't it be nice if suitors came calling, because they viewed your firm as a potential catalyst to help grow their own? That's the position I found myself in a few months ago—with no intention of merging my small firm into another one. But then a great offer from an outstanding firm unexpectedly came my way, and here I am, excited and energized, with a new logo on my business card.