I left big firm practice a little over two years ago. After working as a partner at three international firms, I decided to build my own practice. I found myself always struggling to conform to a large law firm environment. Writing this column, for example, required firm approval to make sure I didn’t say anything that could be viewed as controversial. Flat fees, which our firm uses religiously, were a tough sell. Dress code violations were frowned upon.
So, I did what every big firm lawyer at some point in time threatens to do. I took a leap of faith and formed a law firm with a childhood friend—a successful plaintiffs’ lawyer. The firm struggled early on trying different approaches for firm culture to find a model that was right for us. At the end of the day, it was our clients who showed us how to be successful. God bless them. For many of them, we become an extension of their legal department. And we learned from their successes. We have taken the best traits from each of their legal departments and built our firm culture around what makes those organizations successful.
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