"You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realised how seldom they do."
Eleanor Roosevelt
Michelle Anderson Lahr
Founder of Fell Consultancy Ltd
The Formal Bio
With over 20 years experience in the London insurance market, Michelle has worked on some of the largest US liability losses and negotiated high-profile settlements across multiple lines of business.
After passing the New York Bar Exam in 2019, she transitioned into a senior business development role before founding Fell, an exclusive, referral only, consultancy firm.
Michelle’s expertise is backed by extensive training in coaching, emotional intelligence (EQ-i 2.0), Neuro-linguistic Programming, psychotherapy, and business development. This unique combination allows her to help lawyers unlock their full potential, develop a thriving practice, and stand out in a competitive market.
As a former client herself, Michelle knows first-hand what truly matters to clients and the lawyers they instruct. She combines that experience with insights from her extensive research into the client–lawyer dynamic to deliver practical strategies for business growth, leadership development, and personal resilience, ensuring sustainable success.
Learn more about Michelle’s coaching here.
The Informal Bio
What I want you to know about me is…
I passed my 11+ at 9 years old and went to a grammar school before my 10th birthday. (Only Brits will know what I’m talking about here.)
I took the New York Bar as a mental challenge and passed first time. Boom!
I married the love of my life at 45 and now split my time between London and New Jersey, which shows you really never know where life will lead you.
I was asked to speak at the IFASIC conference in Dubrovnik on Motivating Employees Post-Pandemic. I opened with a Stalin quote!
My long-term goal is to open a school for young parents who think they have few options and no route to a successful happy life.
I have worked with some of the wealthiest, most intelligent and theatrical lawyers around the globe. (Spoiler alert — they all have the same insecurities and fears.)
Taking this leap is the most exciting, terrifying and rewarding thing I have ever done. To make a difference to lives in a time full of anxiety, fear and loneliness.
What I don’t want you to know about me is…
I am an introvert. I love people but I get very excited when plans get cancelled.
I have had to deal with negative narrow-minded opinions for most of my life. Despite it being almost 30 years later, some still really piss me off!
I hate my photograph being taken! I understand most women have to do some body-image work as we get older, but photos of me tend to set me back a step or two. Doesn’t seem worth it.
I have had my heart broken, felt lost and been treated badly (by those I expected it from and by those I didn’t).
I have felt powerless, afraid, scared and hurt. Sometimes all at once.
I get botox.
I’ve had a nose job. (If you don’t like it, change it.)
I’ve spent my whole life looking for somewhere I could be seen, heard and loved. I wanted to belong.
I have a weird addiction to TV crime dramas and still find rewatching episodes of Murder She Wrote oddly comforting.
Somehow this list was much easier to write than things I do want you to know.