Oct. 14, 2026
The boutique model: Building infrastructure before the ceiling hits
See more on The boutique model: Building infrastructure before the ceiling hitsFor boutique law firms, preserving the advantages of specialization requires building the systems, accountability and discipline that allow the practice to thrive beyond its founder.
Dan Katz
Founder
DJK Counsel
DJK Counsel is a boutique law firm focused on real estate and business matters. Dan Katz's practice includes advising clients on complex real estate and business issues.
For most boutique firms, the operating model grows organically rather than by design. That is the quiet truth of many specialized practices: talented people doing excellent work, held together by the founder's judgment and sheer will. It works, until it doesn't. The boutique advantage is real, but it is not self-sustaining. It has to be built into infrastructure, or it slowly collapses back onto one desk.
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