Here’s a sampling of quotes from clients.
You can read more testimonials on each of our Bio pages.
“Several years ago I attended one of Bill Jawitz’s seminars titled “Marketing Your Practice Online.” Prior to the seminar, I had tried to promote my website online, with mediocre results. Using Bill’s suggestions, I was able to hone my focus and substantially improve my web presence. I now get multiple inquiries each week from potential clients that learned about me from web searches — and I don’t spend anything on advertising.
Bill does not just have great ideas on how to market your practice. He is also a productivity guru. He has helped me in numerous ways to become more efficient so that I now provide even more cost effective services to my clients. I highly recommend Bill to any law firm looking to improve its marketing or its productivity.”
Andrew Mitchel
International Tax Attorney
Andrew Mitchel, LLC Essex, CT
www.andrewmitchel.com
“In addition to representing business owners in litigation matters, I also represent many attorneys in discipline and ethics matters, and both, understandably, need lots of attention. Bill helped me create a much more efficient structure for organizing and managing my clients’ demands, and for generally handling the competing priorities I faced (and still face) on a daily basis. His understanding of both human nature and how work flows through a legal practice let him pin-point what I needed to start doing – and what I needed to stop doing – to give myself breathing room (which is something I hadn’t had in years). Bill also helped me with a few important marketing questions, and as a result, my client development activities are more focused than ever. Bottom line is that Bill is an outstanding practice advisor and I recommend him without reservation.”
Stephen J. Conover
Partner
Sandak Hennessey & Greco, Stamford, CT
www.shglaw.com
“When our firm first started working with Johnnie some years ago (he was General Counsel of Olin at the time) on how to incorporate alternative billing structures into our business model, we were skeptical but curious about how it might work. There was a lot of talk about partnering between law firms and their corporate clients but there was very little evidence one way or the other that it would be any better than the familiar billable hour. We took a chance and went with it based on the relationship we had with Johnnie and a commitment by each of us that we would find something that would be mutually beneficial. We did. It was a very creative process that made both of us focus on the process and alternative billing that included a modified task based billing approach. We focused on the details of providing legal services at every level and we focused on costs and value. We improved. Results got better. The cost/value of services rendered improved. He got what he wanted which was predictability, very good value and continuous improvement. And we got what we wanted – a true partnership with a client and a long term, high value client that remains to this day.”
Thomas M. Carney
Partner and Member of the Firm’s Executive & Partner Boards
Husch Blackwell, LLC, St. Louis, MO
www.huschblackwell.com
“Doug’s experience in business and as a lawyer lets him quickly zero in on the specific issues, skills and actions I need to address as I grow my practice. He’s an excellent motivator (i.e., he knows how and when to push me in a particular way) and he’s simply a pleasure to work with. I recommend him highly if you’re serious about growing your book of business.”
Paul Holland
Principal
Holland Law Offices, Groton, CT
www.hollandprobatelaw.com
“Hiring Bill has been among the best decision our firm has ever made. The overarching accomplishment we credit directly to Bill’s consulting work with us is our transformation from being a general practice firm to fast becoming THE state-wide leader in our niche (landlord/tenant law). We initially engaged Bill to help us with personnel management issues, but quickly realized that his talent in both business development and organizational dynamics could help us in many more areas.
Our brand, our firm culture (including decision making, communication, and client service) and our overall strength heading into the future have all been developed thanks to our work with Bill. Now that our firm’s path is set, my partner and I continue to work with Bill as our executive coach. Not only has our business benefited, but Bill has challenged us to grow as individuals, as well, which has impacted the quality of our lives outside of the office. We’re eager for our office to continue to grow and improve with Bill’s guidance.”
Robert Chesson
Partner
Chesson & Schweickert, LLC, Milford, CT
www.LandlordLawFirm.com
“Johnnie not only understands how corporate law offices work (having run one, and having held leadership positions in organizations of chief counsel), he also has made a study of people, and how they work. He has tremendously valuable insights to share. If managing counsel are looking for a program to help their lawyers become more efficient and effective, I do not believe they could find a better presenter than JMJ.”
Stephen A. Dvorkin
Partner
Dickstein Shapiro LLP, New York
www.dicksteinshapiro.com/dvorkins/
“Doug is a captivating speaker. He offers a wealth of practical information on time management, business development and general business skills for attorneys. He presents information in a way that is interesting and easy to understand and apply. Each and every time I have interacted with Doug, I have come away with a new perspective to apply to my life or business.”
Karen J.S. Gallagher
Partner
Ouellette, Deganis & Gallagher, Cheshire, CT
www.odglaw.com
“Bill Jawitz helped me revolutionize my law firm. His 8 SuccessTrack Essentials allowed me to see that organization, systematization and attention to the performance of my practice were what I needed to work on to make it an outstanding and profitable business. Bill brought to coaching a perfect mix of the pressure that made me effect the change I wanted and a compassionate understanding of how uncomfortable change can be. Working with Bill helped me to do the things I knew I should be doing but wasn’t. If Bill can’t help you improve your practice, you don’t want it to be better.”
Scott Kern
Principal
Scott C. Kern, Attorney at Law, New Haven CT
www.FranchiseLawSource.com
“I have known Johnnie for more than 20 years, having worked with him and ultimately for him when he was General Counsel at Olin. While there – and as President of WESFACCA (now ACC) – he was a true innovator in law department development. In these roles, and in less formal interactions, he was an exceptional resource when fellow GC’s and those who worked with him wrestled with practice issues. Now, to the benefit of attorneys everywhere, Johnnie has joined SuccessTrackESQ where he is bringing his decades of insights, both personal and technical, to help attorneys meet the challenges they face every day.”
Mark S. Flynn
EVP, General Counsel & chief compliance Officer
VIRTUS Investment Partners
www.virtus.com
“I was a lawyer with seventeen years experience who looked at the way I was practicing law and decided to change it. I wanted more productivity, more profitability and more satisfaction with my work. I wanted less stress and better health. I had lost my enthusiasm for practicing law, and I wanted to get it back. I turned to coaching not out of desperation, but out of confidence that I already had within me all the skills and abilities I needed to transform the way I practiced – I just needed ideas, structure, guidance, and follow-up to make it happen. I can unequivocally say that the program delivered the results I wanted. I changed the way I worked and built a more successful and more profitable practice. I put in place the attitudes and the habits that literally lowered my stress and improved my overall health. Coaching was the key. Coaching made it all possible.”
David Sheridan
Former Partner, Municipal Law
Levy & Droney, P.C., Farmington, CT
www.LDLaw.com
“As Managing Partner of Barton, Barton & Plotkin, I had the opportunity to work with Johnnie as a consultant, of counsel, and partner. In each position, he always played the role of “the coach” and I came to rely on his keen insights about managing lawyers, how general counsels manage their law departments and how best to serve public and private corporate clients. He is known for his forward thinking legal management skills and for good reason. As our firm evolves and we reposition ourselves for the next ten years, I continue to use Johnnie as a resource and business coach. I recommend him without qualification as a person who is easy to work with, keeps his promises and gets results..”
Roger Barton
Managing Partner
Barton Barton & Plotkin LLP, New York, NY
www.BartonESQ.com
