WASHINGTON, DC -- December 8, 2003 -- Sugarcrest Development Group, Inc., the legal industry's premier client development training and consulting partner announced today that Mary Kaczmarek, a former practicing attorney and law firm director of business development has joined the Sugarcrest team.

Mary brings to Sugarcrest more than 20 years experience in the legal industry.  Her areas of focus include strategic marketing planning, plan implementation at firm and practice group levels, group training, individual coaching, program development and facilitation, and team building.

A graduate of Fordham Law School, Mary practiced law with and began her marketing career at Thompson Hine in Cleveland. From 1999 to March 2003, she was the director of business development at Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman in Charlotte, NC.
 
Mary is an active member of the Legal Marketing Association and a marketing volunteer with the Mecklenburg County Bar organization. She is based in Charlotte, North Carolina and can be reached at mkaczmarek@sugarcrest.com.

ABOUT SUGARCREST DEVELOPMENT GROUP

Sugarcrest Development Group is the legal industry's premier client development training and consulting partner. Sugarcrest was founded in 1998 by lawyers with a long track record of growing successful, multi-million dollar relationships with Fortune 500 legal departments at companies such as DuPont, General Electric and Prudential.

For the past nine years, Sugarcrest has helped tens of thousands of lawyers at the world's top law firms win new business and expand existing relationships. Sugarcrest is widely recognized both for its battle-tested management team and its innovative suite of programs, including pioneering work with client teams, dynamic face-to-face workshops and ongoing learning via the Internet.