How I Founded a Law Firm: 'Act Like an Owner Before You Are One,' Says Michael Forde of Forde & O'Meara

“Starting Forde & O’Meara was really about creating the kind of practice I wanted to be a part of—focused, nimble, with flexible economics, while doing Big Law-type work. I brought experience from big cases at Mayer Brown and a clear idea of what kind of culture I wanted to build. So in away, launching the firm wasn’t a promotion—it was just the natural next step in shaping something from the ground up.”