Key Takeaways
- • Springs Law Group, a Colorado Springs personal injury firm founded in 2017, has signed The Independence Pledge, committing to remain lawyer-owned and to refuse private equity money, directly or through a management services company.
- • The pledge, convened by Best Era, a law firm consulting company based in West Hartford, Connecticut, lists ten principles, including keeping case decisions with a lawyer who answers to the client and keeping client files and case data out of any deal.
- • The pledge is voluntary, creates no legal obligation, and changes no rule of professional conduct, according to the press release.
- • Founder and CEO Christopher Nicolaysen said the firm's commitment to client service matters more than anything private equity can provide.
Summary
Springs Law Group has signed The Independence Pledge, a public commitment by personal injury firms not to accept private equity investment, according to a November 9, 2026 press release distributed via EIN Presswire. The firm, which represents people injured in car, truck, motorcycle, bicycle, and pedestrian accidents in Colorado, was founded in 2017 and is based in Colorado Springs.
The pledge was convened by Best Era, a law firm consulting company based in West Hartford, Connecticut. Signatories commit to ten principles. These include working solely for clients, with no investor's return or timeline shaping a case; refusing private equity money, whether direct or through a management services company or similar structure; keeping every case decision with a lawyer accountable to the client; never pressing a client to settle to meet a financial target; being prepared to try a case when an offer is inadequate; keeping client files and case data out of any deal; and remaining lawyer-owned, passing the firm only to lawyers who will uphold these commitments.
Founder and CEO Christopher Nicolaysen said he signed the pledge because excellent client service and a genuine human connection matter more to him than anything private equity can provide. He added that he does not want the firm to lose what makes it distinct.
The pledge is voluntary and creates no legal obligation or change to professional conduct rules. The full text and list of signers are available at bestera.com/independence. The release is a company announcement and the claims it contains have not been independently verified.
The pledge was convened by Best Era, a law firm consulting company based in West Hartford, Connecticut. Signatories commit to ten principles. These include working solely for clients, with no investor's return or timeline shaping a case; refusing private equity money, whether direct or through a management services company or similar structure; keeping every case decision with a lawyer accountable to the client; never pressing a client to settle to meet a financial target; being prepared to try a case when an offer is inadequate; keeping client files and case data out of any deal; and remaining lawyer-owned, passing the firm only to lawyers who will uphold these commitments.
Founder and CEO Christopher Nicolaysen said he signed the pledge because excellent client service and a genuine human connection matter more to him than anything private equity can provide. He added that he does not want the firm to lose what makes it distinct.
The pledge is voluntary and creates no legal obligation or change to professional conduct rules. The full text and list of signers are available at bestera.com/independence. The release is a company announcement and the claims it contains have not been independently verified.
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