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Firm Consulting for Texas Plaintiff Firms
Your firm runs on systems or it runs on memory.
I build the first kind. Staffing that matches the docket you actually have, straight answers on software, and honest assessments of the people on your payroll.
Start My ApplicationA short application, then a call. Deann reads every one personally.
What Memory Costs
Count what the current way is already costing you.
One departing paralegal takes a caseload's worth of unwritten knowledge out the door, and by common industry estimates, replacing her costs a third to half of her salary before the new hire is even productive. A panic hire made in a heavy month costs more and knows less. Software chosen from a demo instead of your real workflow relocates the chaos and adds a subscription.
None of that shows up as a line item. All of it shows up in your margins, your malpractice exposure, and how you sleep during trial season. The question is not whether you can afford to fix it. It is how long you can afford not to.
The Engagement
Three honest answers, delivered plainly.
Staffing that matches the caseload
A staffing plan built from your actual docket, so you stop hiring in a panic every time it gets heavy and stop paying for seats you do not need.
Straight answers on software
Sometimes case management software fixes the problem. Sometimes it just relocates it. I tell you which is happening, and which system fits the way your firm really works.
Honest assessments
A plain spoken read on the people already on your payroll: who is worth investing in, and who is quietly costing you money.
Ways to Begin
Full Operational Assessment
starting at $7,500
Staff interviews, workflow and case management review, gap analysis, and a 90 day roadmap. Scaled to the size of your firm.
Operations Snapshot
$1,500
A half day remote review of one team or one workflow, with a short written findings memo. The low risk way to see how I work before anything bigger.
Monthly Advisory Retainer
$2,500 per month
Up to 8 hours of ongoing support each month, for firms that want me in their corner as things change.
Every engagement starts with a free discovery call, and larger projects begin with a short application. I only take firms I can genuinely help.
Start My ApplicationNo obligation. If I am not the right fit, I will say so on the call.
What Clients Say
Proof beats promises. From an attorney.
Deann is a fixer. She has an almost instinctive ability to see problems before they become problems, and she notices the inefficiencies that others have simply learned to live with. More importantly, she does something about them. She digs in, builds a better system, and gets it moving.
She is relentlessly results-oriented and brings a sense of urgency and a willingness to act that is rare. When you need to move something forward or to make a change, she's the person you want in the room.
Partner Questions
Asked by every managing partner. Answered here.
What does this cost?
The starting prices are right on this page, because you should not have to apply just to learn a number. Larger or more complex firms scale up from those starting points, every engagement is scoped in writing before you commit a dollar, and the first call costs nothing.
We already have case management software.
Good. The question is whether it fits the way your firm actually works or the way your firm described itself in the demo. I will tell you which, and what to do about it either way. Sometimes the answer is keep it and fix the habits around it.
How disruptive is this to a working firm?
Less disruptive than the next resignation. I work around your docket, most of the assessment happens by reviewing what already exists, and nothing changes until you have the plan in writing.
Why you and not a big consulting shop?
Because I did the work for 25 years. I am not selling a framework or a junior team. You get one experienced person who has sat at the desks you are trying to fix, and who will tell you the truth even when it stings.
Build the firm that keeps its promises.
Five minutes on the application, thirty on the call. You will know exactly where your firm stands.
Start My ApplicationDeann reads every application personally and replies within two business days.