Dilworth Paxson’s attorney head count has taken some noticeable hits in recent months, leading some to express concern for the firm’s future, but its leader said he is encouraged by the shape Dilworth has taken since he began implementing a new strategy more than two years ago.

While one former attorney suggested Dilworth is experiencing an “identity ­crisis,” chairman and CEO Ajay Raju said the changes are a product of “an ambitious and fairly radical new vision for the firm.”