Texas-based Gray Reed & McGraw LLP last week announced the creation of Gray Reed Advisory Services, joining the ranks of law firms that have opened consulting businesses to expand the services available to clients.
Gray Reed Advisory offers advice on business strategy, operations, marketing and information technology, according to the firm. The new business is led by Mark Gargiulo, who has been the firm’s chief operating officer for 11 years. Gargiulo is joined at Gray Reed Advisory by Chief Marketing Officer Michael Blachly and IT director Jason Rodriguez.
Managing partner Cary Gray told Law360 that the firm has been helping its legal clients with business problems for a long time, but it wasn’t always set up to answer clients’ questions.