Fox Fact: The collective noun for foxes is an earth (an "earth of foxes"). They can also be called a leash or skulk.
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About Us
You'll do this once. We've done this thousands of times.
What sets us apart? Every consultant on our team has years of experience in law school admissions, and they have counseled, evaluated, and admitted applicants to top law schools across the country. Moreover, we are the only consulting firm that not only helps applicants get into law schools, but also helps law schools improve their admissions outcomes — we have been hired to consult with dozens of law schools on how to advance their institutions. We don't just understand the process; we help develop the process, meaning our expertise lies not just in "what works" in law school admissions, but why it works.
Spivey Consulting Commitment to Ethics and Excellence
Excellence and integrity in our work are our founding principles, and we are dedicated to providing our clients with the very best consulting in the industry. This is reflected in the bios you see on this page — every Spivey Consulting member was recruited to our firm due to their impeccable reputation for integrity and meaningful work among their peers in the law school admissions community. It is the reason we have become the most sought after firm in the industry through reputation alone, without ever having spent a penny on paid advertising. A relentless pursuit for excellence in everything we do will always guide our hiring, our work, and our commitment to you.
As a team, we aspire to be part of something bigger than ourselves in order to make a difference in our clients’ lives. In doing so, we intentionally hire admissions professionals with the best reputations in the law school admissions industry. With over 250 years' combined experience in legal education, the Spivey Consulting team has succeeded in helping thousands of students gain admission to law school.
Administrative & Leadership Team
Mike Spivey
Founder and CEO
Anna Hicks-Jaco
President
Mike Burns
Chief Operating Officer and Admissions Consultant
Christian Panneck
Administrative Director
Paula Gluzman
Director of Diversity & Inclusion and Admissions Consultant
Consultants to Colleges, Universities, & Law Schools
Sam Kwak
Director of Strategic Initiatives
John Stachniewicz
Consultant to Law Schools
Jude Hekman
Data & Project Analyst
Christopher Dong
Data Science & Machine Learning Consultant
J.D. Admissions Consultants
Emily Allen
K. Quinn Brown
Karen Buttenbaum
Shannon Davis
Whiting Dimock
Anne Dutia
Danielle Early
Nicholas Everdell
Erika Guckenberger
Jenn Kopolow
Nikki Laubenstein
Jayme McKellop
Derek Meeker
Nathan Neely
Sarah Oline
Kevin Petty
Joe Pollak
Tom Robinson
Paul Rollins
Hannah Song
Rodia Vance
Sir Williams
Laura Wrobel
Specialty Admissions Consultants
Peter Cramer
LLM & JD Admissions Consultant
Kelly McLaughlin
JD/MBA Admissions Consultant
Lauren Brown
Application & Editing Coach
Pre-L & Success Coaches
Rob Cacace
Pre-L Program Director
Jordana Confino
Pre-L/1L Success Coach
Patrick Connorton
Pre-L Instructor
Pro Bono, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Spivey Consulting Group fully supports equitable access and diverse representation in legal education. Our commitment to providing the best free law school admissions content, advice, and resources available — as well as the extensive pro bono and low bono work we do each year — stems from this value and mission.
The Spivey Consulting Pro Bono Program is a yearly initiative to provide the best possible law school admissions guidance to underserved and underrepresented prospective applicants who may not have the financial resources to pay for a consultant. Through this program, applicants work one-on-one with one of our expert admissions consultants to craft every part of their application, from personal statements to resumes to diversity statements and more.
Applications for our pro bono program open each year in late spring and will be announced on our blog. We encourage applicants from low income and/or diverse backgrounds to apply!
About Our Logo
The fox is a metaphor for what we do (and what future lawyers will soon be doing) — it's an animal long used in literature and fables to illustrate cunning and wisdom. Like all animals, it is also part of the symbiotic world in which we live.
As a firm, we contribute to WWF as our way of honoring this symbol. If you'd like to join us in our small way of adding to the cause of animal preservation, and you're in a financial position to help, we'd encourage you to donate.
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For information on our availability and how to sign up, or for general questions or media inquiries, please email us at info@spiveyconsulting.com. You can also use the live chat feature in the bottom right corner of our website for general questions. Please note that we are unable to schedule initial consultations or answer admissions questions through live chat.
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