E27: Building a Company Focused on Teamwork with Company Counsel LLC’s Bernard Williams

This episode, I’m joined by Bernard Williams from Company Counsel LLC to discuss how he started his law firm, the benefits of working with a team, and the issues with the traditional self-centered growth model most lawyers use.

Bernard Williams is an accomplished, versatile, and widely experienced attorney with a reputation for excellence in legal counsel, representation, and business management.

Bernard started his own law firm Company Counsel LLC over 5 years ago where he leads a team of high-performing, specialized Attorneys who support small and mid-sized companies in matters related to labor law, intellectual property, and corporate law. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this episode of The Consulting Trap:

How Bernard started his own law firm.
Producing continued yearly revenue growth through referrals and word of mouth.
Different growth models lawyers use.
Issues with the traditional growth models.
The benefits of working with a team.

Resources:

Connecting with Bernard Williams:

Connecting with the host:

Brian Mattocks on LinkedIn
Brian Mattocks by email

Quotables:

08:04 – “I wanted to build a company on the strength of a team not just on the strength of myself.”
14:11 – “In virtually any setting teams outperform individual results.”