Derek Barto is a Principal in Armanino’s Law Firm Services Group where he spends 100% of his time consulting with law firms. He provides consulting services on critical issues that law firm managers encounter, including advising on partner compensation methodologies, merger and ac­quisition analysis, firm start-ups, restructuring, profitabili­ty improvement analysis, and analyzing and benchmarking data in comparison with industry statistics.

Derek’s clients range from start-up law firms with less than 10 attorneys to multi-office firms with over 100 attorneys operating in multiple states. He also manages tax return and financial statement engagements for his law firm cli­ents.