
Ward Bower
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wbower@altmanweil.com
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Phone: 610.886.2021
Fax: 610.359.0467
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V-CardWard Bower is a principal of Altman Weil, Inc. He heads consulting assignments in law firm strategy, partnership planning, mergers, and compensation-related issues. He has consulted to leading law firms throughout the world.
He has authored articles for numerous publications, including The American Lawyer, The National Law Journal, ABA Journal, International Financial Law Review and Legal Business. His comments on the legal scene have appeared in legal, business and general publications ranging from Of Counsel to the New York Times, the Times of London, Wall Street Journal, Time and U.S. News & World Report. Mr. Bower is a frequent speaker on law office management-related topics, and has made presentations for legal groups throughout the world.
Mr. Bower is a former Council member and Division Chair of the Law Practice Management Section of the American Bar Association, and he also has served as a Committee Chair and as a Council member of the Section on Legal Practice of the International Bar Association. He taught for many years at the ABA/ICLE Strategic Planning Institute at the University of Michigan Business School. He is a Fellow of both the American Bar Foundation and the College of Law Practice Management. He chaired the IBA's Working Group on MDPs from 1996 to 2007. He served as a member of the Board of The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University from 1994 to 2007 .
Education
Mr. Bower is a graduate of Bucknell University and the Dickinson School of Law. He is admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar.Practices & Services
Recent Articles
- Large Law Firm Mergers: What's the Verdict?
- The War for Talent and Starting Salaries
- Prognosis for U.S. Firms in Europe
AW Seminars
- Excellence in Law Firm Leadership - SOLD OUT!, Chicago, IL (05/08/08)
- Law Firm Merger and Acquistion Strategies, Las Vegas, NV (05/21/08)
Speaking Engagements
- How the Economy Affects Legal Malpractice (09/05/08)
- Hot Practice Areas (09/16/08)
- Corporate Governance in Law Firms; Retaining Law Firms: Basic Rules and New Trends (10/08/08)
