Emens & Wolper Law Firm opened its doors less than one month after the low of the Great Recession, so co-founder and partner Bea Wolper and her associates knew that many of their clients were facing difficult times.
“We asked what we could do to help them,” says Wolper. “Their answers gave us the blueprint for our firm. We heard what they wanted, and built our practice to fit their needs.”
Wolper was named one of 2010 Smart Leader honorees by Smart Business and Blue Technologies. We asked her how she delivers for clients, innovates and impacts clients.
In what ways are you an innovative leader, and how does your organization employ innovation to be on the leading edge?
By leaving downtown, we were able to reduce our hourly rate 30 percent, and had the flexibility to be more creative in our billing. Our firm, Emens & Wolper, quotes fixed fees for a variety of transactions, and also provides annual checklists for family businesses and estate checklists at no charge.
Like so many people, we do not venture out without the BlackBerry…and so we are extremely responsive-day or night – weekday or weekend. We give our cell phone numbers as well as home numbers so that our clients know they can always reach us.
