Maggie Callicrate Bio

As Chief Executive Officer of Coblentz, Maggie Callicrate is responsible for setting strategic priorities and managing the administrative and business operations of the firm including finance and accounting, marketing and business development, human resources, technology and information systems, and facilities. Maggie joined Coblentz in 2014 as Chief Operating Officer and was promoted to CEO in 2022. Prior to joining Coblentz, Maggie was the COO of New England-based Pierce Atwood LLP. She was also previously a partner in a global consulting firm, advising law firm clients on strategic, competitive and leadership issues; and served as the Chief Executive of Bell Gully, a leading law firm in New Zealand. She has a broad legal industry background from her work in a number of senior executive roles with law firms in her native Colorado, the San Francisco Bay Area, New England, and New Zealand. Maggie was a founding Trustee and Board Member of Excelerator: the New Zealand Leadership Institute, in partnership with the University of Auckland Business School. She is also a presenter and author on subjects related to leadership and governance in the legal industry. Maggie received her M.B.A. from Pepperdine University in 2002, and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Colorado with a B.S. in 1990.