{"id":8985,"date":"2025-12-15T11:37:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/employerdefensereport.com\/?p=8985"},"modified":"2026-03-20T12:03:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T16:03:04","slug":"cmc-co-founders-kara-m-maciel-and-eric-j-conn-featured-in-alm-law-com-how-we-founded-a-law-firm-find-great-partners-to-build-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/employer-defense-report\/cmc-co-founders-kara-m-maciel-and-eric-j-conn-featured-in-alm-law-com-how-we-founded-a-law-firm-find-great-partners-to-build-with\/","title":{"rendered":"CMC Co-Founders, Kara M. Maciel and Eric J. Conn, Featured in ALM | LAW.COM &#8211; How We Founded a Law Firm: &#8216;Find Great Partners to Build With&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Conn Maciel Carey LLP is proud to share a recent <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/a21db1a9-ee86-4e05-b156-738012d7b87e.filesusr.com\/ugd\/460460_fb766aa421224ae09f8b395a2a43c836.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-start=\"547\" data-end=\"564\">ALM | LAW.COM<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0interview featuring the firm\u2019s co-founding partners, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/kara-maciel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"636\">Kara M. Maciel<\/strong><\/a><\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/eric-j-conn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-start=\"641\" data-end=\"657\">Eric J. Conn<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, as part of LAW.COM\u2019s <em data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"709\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/a21db1a9-ee86-4e05-b156-738012d7b87e.filesusr.com\/ugd\/460460_fb766aa421224ae09f8b395a2a43c836.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Alm Law.com Image 300x300\" class=\" wp-image-8989 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/employerdefensereport.connmaciel.stagingarea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/ALM-Law.com-Image-300x300.png\" alt=\"Alm Law.com Image 300x300\" width=\"366\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/employer-defense-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/ALM-Law.com-Image-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/employer-defense-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/ALM-Law.com-Image-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/employer-defense-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/ALM-Law.com-Image-368x368.png 368w, https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/employer-defense-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/ALM-Law.com-Image-167x167.png 167w, https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/employer-defense-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/ALM-Law.com-Image.png 483w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" \/><\/a>How We Founded a Law Firm\u201d<\/em> series.<\/p>\n<p>In this candid conversation, Kara and Eric reflect on the decision to launch Conn Maciel Carey in 2013, the personal and professional motivations behind building a national boutique firm, and how flexibility and proactive client partnership shaped the firm\u2019s business model from day one. 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