What people are saying about Bud:
Alan M. Solow, CEO and Chairman of the Board
Prudent Publishing Company
Our two-family, multi-generational industrial business had come to a critical junction and disagreement among the owner-managers that threatened the continuation of the business. Bud D'Avella was brought in to help mediate the issues. His ability to listen to both sides, discern the real underlying issues and present a reasoned and practical path forward allowed the parties to re-align themselves and continue the business. Bud's legal and business experience, combined with his excellent inter-personal skills, provided a unique perspective and approach. He would be a tremendous asset to any company looking to expand its Board of Directors.
James Reynolds, Former Chairman & CEO
Croll-Reynolds Company, Inc.
Mr. D'Avella literally saved the small family business that I ran for 5 years. Had Mr. D'Avella not met with the family owners, established a Board of Advisors and provided monthly positive, clear, concise direction, the family business and I would have failed.
Kenneth Ballantyne, Former President and CEO
LP Music Group
Bud’s brilliant foresight to form an Advisory Board at LP not only was the single biggest factor in restoring the “Market Leader in Hand Percussion,” but also gave me the opportunity of a lifetime.
Barry P. Granet, COO & CFO, Lindsay Phillips, Inc.
Former CFO, LP Music Group
More than 20 years ago, I retained Bud D’Avella and his then law firm to assist with succession planning for our insurance firm, which I started in 1957. He worked with us regularly over the next ten years, after which he assisted me in selling my business interest to my son. Even after he left his practice to run the business of a former client, we continued to draw on his expertise by having him serve on our Advisory Board. Almost four years later, he assisted my son in bringing his stepson, an attorney, into our business. During these past years as a fellow member of our Advisory Board, Bud is still contributing his business acumen and legal background to help our business thrive. He is knowledgeable, caring and committed. He continues to be a valued advisor and friend to three generations of our family.
Herbert H. Owens, Chairman Emeritus
Owens Group
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Bud contributes to corporate boards a unique combination of experienced lawyer and years of experience at the helm of successful business entities, whose growth is testimony to his successes. He adds to this unique mix another unusually effective combination - warmth coupled with strength and candor that brings resolution from dispute, and consensus from contention.
William J. Heller, Esq., Senior Vice President and General Counsel
New York Football Giants, Inc.
Former Partner, McCarter & English

I’ve known Bud going on 30 years. He served for many years as both our Corporate Counsel and advisor to our outside Board of Directors. In those capacities his legal expertise, as well as general business advice, was of significant value in helping us grow our company both organically as well as through many acquisitions he helped negotiate and execute. He also provided guidance in the Human Resource policies of my company as well as my personal estate planning. Most memorable for me personally was his help in the successful 1998 purchase of my company from a very reluctant and difficult seller. This was the culmination of an almost three year negotiation. I’m not sure I would have made it without Bud’s help. I’ve told many people that I’d rather have done a second tour in Viet Nam than go through the protracted negotiations to buy the company. But Bud kept me sane and focused on the finish line.
Robert H. Busch, President and CEO
All-State Legal
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There are very few people you meet who live up to the billing “guru.”  Soon after my father told me that Bud D’Avella was a guru of advice for family businesses, I learned that to be true - yet also not fully descriptive - of Bud. Bud’s calm demeanor, smarts, neutrality, and strength are just a few of the assets which, along with his wealth of experience, make him uniquely qualified to provide guidance to family businesses.
David J. Singer, CLU, President, The Singer Insurance Group, Inc.
After 25 years as legal counsel to the Solow Family, I asked Bud to take on full leadership responsibilities of our family business.  For the next twelve years, as President, he not only provided for the succession of the chief executive officer, but he put in place a strong operational, financial and marketing team.  As a direct result of his productive efforts, Bud has paved the way for our company’s continued success.
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