“When I started as Managing Partner, I had some idea how complicated it was going to be to navigate the relationships with my partners, communicate effectively both inside and outside the firm, and keep everyone motivated . . . dare I say “inspired?” Michael Colacchio and his team helped me every step of the way – performing a very skilled job of being my “trusted advisors.”

“For years we got away with boosting our revenue through rate increases. Then 2008 happened. We hired Michael Colacchio and his team to coach our partners and to help us grow “real revenue” – namely, net new engagements and net new fee billings. We had high hopes for the results, AND we exceeded them by a factor of 2.”

“Making partner was a little bit of a shock – less billable work coming my way from other partners; effectively making a little less money than I had been making as a senior associate; an expectation that I would begin generating revenue to make it into the equity partner ranks. I did make it, and I couldn’t have done so without Michael Colacchio’s help.”

“I was good at my work, pretty good at generating business, and had very little management experience . . . Isn’t that how everyone gets to be a practice group leader? I needed to get up-to-speed quickly to manage the group, and I needed ongoing support to grow the group. That’s exactly what I got from Michael Colacchio. Over a 4-year period, we increased the group’s revenues by over 400% and built a very strong team.”

“My internal team does a great job supporting our lawyers, up to a point. When a lawyer gets “stuck” from moving forward in his or her business development or professional development, that’s when we need outside help. And that’s where Michael Colacchio and his colleagues excel – finding the real obstacles and helping the lawyers move through them.”