Sara Holtz

Sara Holtz helps successful lawyers become rainmakers. Since 1995, Sara Holtz has trained and coached hundreds of partners from the leading law firms in the U.S. and Canada to help them grow their practices. Her extensive roster of satisfied clients demonstrates the value of her practical, results-oriented approach to developing a book of business. Sara Holtz literally wrote the book on rainmaking: Bringin’ in the Rain: A Woman Lawyer’s Guide to Business Development. Her expertise has been featured in articles in The American Lawyer, ABA Journal, Litigation Magazine, Law Practice, USA Today, California Lawyer, Harvard Law School Bulletin, and many other publications. She has done numerous presentations for the American Bar Association and the National Association of Women Lawyers, as well as programs for Harvard Law School, Hastings Law School Leadership Academy for Women, the Project for Attorney Retention, the Legal Marketing Association, California and Texas Women Lawyers, and the State Bar of New York. She is the recipient of the American Bar Association’s prestigious Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award. Prior to founding ClientFocus, Sara Holtz served as Vice President and General Counsel for Nestlé Beverage Company and Division Counsel for the Clorox Company. The first woman ever to chair the Association of Corporate Counsel, Sara was honored by the State Bar of California for outstanding leadership of the in-house legal community. These experiences give her a thorough understanding of the in-house/outside counsel relationship that she is able to share with her clients. Sara graduated magna cum laude from Yale College and cum laude from Harvard Law School.