Welcome to our new website and welcome to our firm. Even though we make it our business to help our clients advocate about and for themselves in all manner of situations, from the routine to the extraordinary, it is no easy thing when you have to do it about yourself.

Part of me thinks that our results say enough. We take great pride in the benefits we deliver to our clients. However, we also recognize the importance of sharing with you what we believe, the nature of our expertise, and how we work. You will get to know us best through the results we achieve – but in the meantime take all that’s here as a proxy and a partial introduction.

I started this firm because I believed that there was a better way to practice my profession – better for clients, for employees and my industry. All entrepreneurs believe something similar or they wouldn’t be crazy enough to venture out! But I truly believe that being smarter, working harder, inspiring the people around you to excellence, being intellectually honest, and serving clients with passion and commitment is what this business is all about.

We like to see our clients succeed, plain and simple. That means different things for all of our clients. For some it has been about conquering new markets with innovative new products. For others it has meant taking tough medicine in a restructuring, or facing litigation or regulatory actions that could be business killers. We’re grateful that so many clients have relied on us and are proud of our achievements for them.

We think that we have something unique to offer. We find ways to bring to bear decades of experience into counsel and judgment that achieves the most optimal outcome at the most reasonable cost.

Best,

Montieth M. Illingworth
President, Montieth & Company
May 17, 2011