Experience.  When you hire us, you get us.  Large firms often staff their projects with young professionals who have skills but limited field experience, and the expert being retained may focus on the destination rather than the journey.  The risk is that the resulting opinions may contain flaws in linkages from evidence to findings, the application of professional practices and/or a lack of coherence to the facts and circumstances of the matter.  Smart advocates and rebuttal experts will likely find and exploit such shortcomings, to the detriment of the client’s case.

Cost Effective.  You are getting the big firm experience without the big firm prices.  Our standard rates are lower than those of large firms as our overhead is not bloated with expensive real estate and layers of administrative personnel.  We also have more pricing flexibility than other firms and can offer billing arrangements in addition to the classic billable hour model, such as fixed price or not-to-exceed phases.  Also, because we are so involved in engagements and not leveraging everything to a large team requiring constant supervision, we are more efficient.  The traditional consulting leverage model often results in significantly more QC and rework, resulting in higher total fees.  Finally, as the veritable buck stops with us, we can make executive decisions when appropriate to address unanticipated inefficiencies in the execution of our engagements, as we only answer to ourselves and not to outside owners.  

No Conflicts.  As a boutique consulting firm, we are unlikely to have the conflicts of interest that larger firms frequently have.  Should one arise, we will know it and can alert you immediately so that you can make the right choice in short-fuse retention situations.

Connections.  With connections to a talented network of colleagues, we can assemble a team specifically tailored to fit the scope and budget of your case.