Our Team

Chad Dudley

Founder

After earning his undergraduate degree at LSU, where he accepted a tennis scholarship, Chad attended LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, where he received his Juris Doctor.

In 2009, Chad founded Dudley DeBosier Injury Lawyers, a Louisiana-based personal injury law firm. The firm has grown to include nearly 50 attorneys and more than 170 employees throughout Louisiana.

The same year that he founded Dudley DeBosier, Chad also founded Vista Consulting, a consulting firm dedicated to helping other plaintiff personal injury law firms run more efficiently. Chad worked with more than 100 personal injury law firms for more than a decade, becoming an authority in law firm management and a frequent speaker at national conferences.

In 2022, he founded Xcelerator Law Firm Consultants alongside Micki Love.

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Micki Love

Founder

Micki began her career as a runner for Hughes & Coleman, a small personal injury law firm in Kentucky, while attending school. For more than 23 years, she was involved in all aspects of marketing and managing at the firm, and she eventually led the firm as their Chief Operating Officer.

Over the course of her tenure with Hughes & Coleman, the firm grew to more than 175 team members with nine offices in four states. Throughout this time, she helped organize the M&L Legal Marketing and Management seminars, conducted financial comparison groups, and helped implement a cutting-edge intake department and operational efficiency system.

Micki’s next step was working with Vista Consulting, where she helped law firms maximize their potential by solving operational obstacles.

In 2018, Micki left Vista to join cj Advertising as President and Chief Brand Strategist, where she oversees all agency accounts.

In 2022, Micki founded Xcelerator Law Firm Consultants alongside Chad Dudley.

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Marisa McKain

Senior Operations Advisor

Marisa McKain is a nationally recognized law firm operations leader with more than 20 years of experience scaling and transforming personal injury law firms from the inside out. As Senior Operations Advisor with cj Advertising and Xcelerator Law Firm Consultants, Marisa works with law firms across the country to strengthen operational infrastructure, improve accountability, optimize the client journey, and build systems that drive sustainable revenue growth.

Throughout her career, Marisa has led operational strategy across every stage of the legal client lifecycle with deep expertise in leadership development, efficient processes, workflow optimization, case velocity, client experience, and scalable growth systems. She has successfully helped firms navigate rapid expansion, mergers and acquisitions, rebrands, organizational restructuring, and operational turnarounds.

Known for her high-energy leadership style and practical, results-driven approach, Marisa is passionate about helping firms bridge the gap between the practice of law and running a law firm like a business by creating operational discipline that drives real results. Her presentations focus on actionable strategies law firms can immediately implement to improve efficiency, accountability, team performance, and profitability.

Marisa is also a speaker, mentor, and advocate for leadership development within the legal industry, with a strong focus on empowering teams, building culture, and creating operational excellence at scale.

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Peter Ellis

Attorney

After receiving his undergraduate degree in history from Louisiana State University, Peter went on to earn his Juris Doctorate from Southern University Law Center, where he graduated cum laude. He began practicing law as an associate attorney in 2013.

While at Southern University Law Center, Peter focused on Torts, Advanced Torts, Toxic Torts, Product Liability, and Insurance Law, further serving him in his practice of personal injury. Peter maintains membership in the Louisiana State Bar Association and the Baton Rouge Bar Association, where he participates in membership activities throughout the regional area, including pro bono opportunities with Thirst for Justice and Sudden Impact.

Peter is admitted to practice in all Federal Courts in the State of Louisiana, including the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts, in addition to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. As a Trial Attorney, Peter has successfully litigated jury trials in State and Federal Court obtaining maximum value for the clients he feels lucky enough to represent. Peter brings his specialized knowledge, compassion, and dedication over the last 9 years to our Xcelerator team.

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