Change is inevitable, and the best thing you can do is plan for it. Peter has studied law firm business cycles, compensation structures, and client relationships for several decades to help his clients maximize potential for growth. Having served as a managing partner, a business development coach and a psychologist, Peter brings a unique expertise to every client he serves. Over the years, he has helped his clients find opportunities, when markets were both strong and weak, to maximize profitability. As the founder of Law Practice Consultants, LLC, Peter helps lawyers with business development, client retention, and succession planning. His proudest moments include taking a splintering law firm and making it successful, and when a client called to tell him that he changed his life. Peter says, “your success is my success.” Watching his clients grow and thrive are Peter’s most significant drivers.

Peter brings a firsthand understanding of what matters to his clients, and he works with them to deepen business relationships. Along with his team, Peter conducts client interviews to evaluate satisfaction and future needs. He works with his clients to develop strategic coaching programs for partners and associates.

Invested in his client’s future, Peter has coached over 700 attorneys on a one-on-one basis. He is a published author and a well-regarded public speaker. He has written for several law firm management publications on topics relating to business development, client interviews, and legal marketing. He is also active in the Legal Marketing Association, Association of Legal Administrators, and many bar associations.

Before becoming a consultant, Peter practiced law for seventeen years and served as managing partner and chair of the compensation committee for a mid-sized Boston firm.

Peter has been inducted as a fellow-elect in the College of Law Practice Management. The College is an international professional, educational, and honorary association dedicated to “the improvement of the law practice management and the enhancement of the professional quality of and public respect for the law.” Fellowship to the College is exclusive, by invitation only, and is awarded to only the highest achieving professionals with outstanding experience, accomplishments, and ethical standards. Since 1994 there have been less than 350 Fellows admitted.

He holds his law degree from Boston College and has two graduate degrees in counseling and psychology from Boston University. His undergraduate degree is from Bates College. During his spare time, Peter enjoys daily exercise on the peloton or the elliptical. He has been married for 48 years to his wife Jan, and he cherishes time with family. He supports the Ronald McDonald House. If he had to change his career, Peter would serve as a serial managing partner for different law firms.