Barbara D’Amico is a consultant and executive coach specializing in helping talented and motivated individuals and organizations stand out and stay relevant in an intensely competitive legal market. She is the former General Counsel of Chase Financial Services, J.P. Morgan Chase and Founder of Esquire Crossroads, a coaching and consulting firm dedicated to excellence in leadership, management, and personal and professional development for lawyers, law firms, and law departments. While at J.P Morgan, Barbara served as Chief Counsel to three successive Vice-Chairmen and as a member of their Management Committees. She was also responsible at various times for legal services Corporate Finance, Investment Banking, Private Equity, and Private Banking. She brings over 25 years of experience in Corporate America and the legal profession (including both major law firm and major law department experience) to her practice. Barbara has extensive experience in coaching and consulting with lawyers as professionals, leaders, managers, and individuals seeking greater satisfaction in their careers. Her experience includes front line experience in mega-mergers and career transitions; selection and management of outside counsel; professional development; highly challenging and highly charged communications; and bridging gaps between diverse groups in the workplace. Barbara is certified as a professional coach by The Hudson Institute of Coaching and is a member of the International Coach Federation, the American Bar Association, the ABA’s Law Practice Management Section, the New York State Bar Association’s Law Practice Management Section, and the National Association of Women Lawyers. She is a graduate of Trinity College in Washington, D.C. and of The New York University School of Law where she served on the Law Review.Specialties: Personal and Professional Development for Lawyers, Leadership and Management Development, Business Dedvelopment, Communications, Career Transitions and Retirement