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Baltimore’s Rosie the Lawyer initiative offers high school girls an insider’s look at the law. By Nicole Ortiz
Diversity on Boards
Slow progress in adding more women to boards has dominated the conversation. But tips from standout companies are more likely to inspire others to take firmer action. By Celia Huber and Sara O’Rourke
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SPOTLIGHT: CIVIL RIGHTS
36 Civil Rights Work Has an All New Meaning
46 Flag Desecration as “Speech” A burning issue.
By Martin B. Margulies
Corporations now use federal law to fight regulation. By Thomas R. Julin
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48 Hate Crime Laws By Susan Gellman
Understanding custody issues in California courts. By Elizabeth Yang
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44 Presidential Attacks on Free Speech
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we also showcased certain pro bono initiatives, such as the Rosie the Lawyer program based out of Baltimore. Maryland firm Wright, Constable & Skeen and the nonprofit CollegeBound Foundation teamed up to give back to their community and provide high school girls with an insider’s look at the legal profession. The students hear from attorneys who have backstories similar to their own, watch judges in live court sessions, learn about proper interview and job etiquette, and are able to see that a future as a lawyer is entirely feasible for women and minorities alike. In our cover story, Leslie Davis and Patricia Holmes Brown highlighted a trend within the law industry on why a firm might want to look at taking in a lateral partner and how to make those newcomers feel welcome in the new workplace, particularly if they’re a woman or minority. Both writers make an important note within their article, which is to say that a firm should constantly be evaluating how they can be more inclusive and accommodating, as there is always room for improvement. Celia Huber and Sara O’Rourke also shared how boards can diversify further, noting that only 19 percent of board members identified as female in the United States. In our Civil Rights and First Amendment Section, we saw a culmination of opinions that centered, most notably, around the turbulent political climate in the aftermath of the November election. When we initially
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This magazine is always an exciting point of the year for us and the lawyers and initiatives we collaborate with, particularly because diversity and inclusivity are MEREDITH HINSHAW-CHANEY such necessary topics within a male-dominated industry. This magazine serves as our way of furthering the conversation and highlighting powerful, inspiring female attorneys in their respective practice areas. This year we partnered with the Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law to create our esteemed inaugural Women of Influence awards. Coalition members nominated 70 attorneys from firms and NICOLE ORTIZ companies across the nation based on their achievements and accolades in their specific practice areas, and 15 winners were selected based on factors such as number of nominations, nominator feedback, and editorial research. We believe peer recognition is worthy of celebration, and this list has been an enriching look at the encouragement amongst women in the law. Taking that a step further, Patricia K. Gillette shared what makes a successful rainmaker (encouragement, dominance, motivation, and risk-taking, in short), which offers an insightful look at a firm’s inner-workings as well as enriching advice for those in the field. In addition to focusing on impressive female attorneys,
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reached out about this section, we were inundated with responses. This wasn’t necessarily surprising, but it was encouraging to see so many lawyers interested in offering their input. Susan Gellman focused on the recent rise of hate crimes across the country, while Martin B. Margulies dove into Donald Trump’s controversial remarks about the legality of flag burning. We also received interpretations on Trump’s approach to free speech and libel law from Jennifer Kinsley, as well as Barry Langberg and Deborah Drooz. In a time when many people feel at odds with one another or are unnerved at the direction the country may be heading, it felt important to reach out to professionals and hear their thoughts. Through our “Women in the Law” publication, we aim to amplify the voices of women, minorities, and the disadvantaged within the legal field, which is becoming increasingly more diverse. It’s a publication we hold close to our hearts and share with our readers in the hope that it will resonate as deeply with them as it does with us.
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Akerman Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld Alston & Bird Arent Fox Armstrong Teasdale Arnold & Porter Baker & McKenzie Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz Blank Rome Boies, Schiller & Flexner Brown Rudnick Bryan Cave Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney BuckleySandler Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft Carlton Fields Jorden Burt Chapman and Cutler Choate, Hall & Stewart Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Clifford Chance US Cooley Covington & Burling Crowell & Moring Davis Wright Tremaine Day Pitney Debevoise & Plimpton Dechert Dentons US DLA Piper Dorsey & Whitney Dykema Gossett Faegre Baker Daniels Fenwick & West Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner Foley & Lardner Foley Hoag Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson Frost Brown Todd Gibson, Dunn &
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C O N T R I B U T O R S Peter Canfield, a media lawyer and Jones Day partner, discussed the breadth—and limits—on protestors’ First Amendment rights. Mollie G. Caplis is an attorney at Wright, Constable & Skeen, LLP. Her practice focuses on family law, which includes separation and divorce, custody (including third party custody disputes involving grandparents), child support, alimony, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, as well as domestic violence and adoptions. In the context of divorce cases, Ms. Caplis routinely addresses business valuation disputes. Ms. Caplis has also been collaboratively trained to handle family law disputes. She is a frequent speaker on family law issues facing families in transition. Carrie R. Capouellez is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University and Temple University James E. Beasely School of Law. Ms. Capouellez focuses her practice on representing families in medical negligence and wrongful death cases involving prescription medication errors, surgical mistakes, birth injuries, and failure to diagnose serious medical conditions. Ellen S. Cappellanti is Jackson Kelly’s managing member and practices with the commercial law practice group. She assists clients in a wide variety of commercial transactions, including financings, leasings, acquisitions, and real estate development projects. She also regularly represents debtors, creditors, and trustees in business bankruptcies and out of court restructurings. Ms. Cappellanti is a past recipient of the YWCA of Charleston Women of Achievement Award and the WVU College of Law Women's Law Caucus Distinguished Women in the Law Award. Sebastian Chilco works closely with the firm's attorneys as a member of Littler's knowledge management department to effectively and efficiently answer clients’ labor and employment law questions. He supports the firm’s efforts to monitor, analyze, and report on legislative, regulatory, and case law developments. Sebastian also contributes to the development of client and firm compliance tools. Leslie D. Davis is an experienced and focused trial lawyer that employs innovative strategies to secure positive results for her clients. As a former television network legal analyst, she brings a dynamic and fresh approach to her cases, keeping optics, media coverage, and potential jury impact in mind when devising winning legal strategies. As lead counsel for numerous jury trials, bench trials, and arbitrations, Leslie is proud of the favorable verdicts and settlements she secures for her clients in complex, high-exposure cases.
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Deborah Drooz is of counsel at Pisanelli Bice. Ms. Drooz specializes in defamation appeals and has many published opinions, including those in Gordy v. New York Daily News (95 F. 3d 856), Steam Press Holdings Inc. v. Hawaii Teamsters (302 F. 3d 998), and Star Editorial v. Dangerfield (7 F. 3d 856). Laura Ellsworth is Jones Day’s first partner-in-charge of global community service initiatives, including the Peaceful Protest Project. Susan Gellman is the author of Sticks and Stones Can Put You in Jail, but Can Words Increase Your Sentence?, the seminal article on hate crimes laws, as well as numerous other articles on the topic. She represented the defendants in many of the leading cases challenging the constitutionality of hate crimes laws—including Wisconsin v. Mitchell and Ohio v. Wyant—testified before Congress on the federal hate crimes statute, and advised various universities, schools, and government bodies on speech codes and hate crimes policies. She is of counsel with the Columbus law firm Zacks Law Group. Aaron George is an associate in Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hamptons's business trial practice and a member of the privacy and cybersecurity team. He has extensive experience representing cable operators and other broadband providers in matters involving communications law issues. He can be reached at ageorge@sheppardmullin.com. Pat Gillette is one of the country’s leading experts and most sought after speakers on gender diversity and equality. Rated as a top employment litigator and trial lawyer by Chambers and other organizations for 40 years and as a leader and rainmaker in her firms, Ms. Gillette’s legal career focused on solving the most critical business issues for Fortune 500 clients. At the end of 2015, she resigned from her firm to pursue her passion for empowering women through keynote speaking and writing. She was also invited to join JAMS in San Francisco, and she now spends some of her time mediating employment cases. Jamila Hall, a former prosecutor and Jones Day partner, spoke at the Atlanta Peaceful Protest gathering about interactions with law enforcement, including what to expect and how to react in the event of an arrest. Patricia Brown Holmes, a highly respected and accomplished lawyer, focuses her practice on high-stakes commercial litigation, whitecollar crime, and legal counseling. As a former state court judge and experienced prosecutor and defense lawyer, she
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brings a unique variety of capabilities to her practice. Comprehensive trial experience coupled with deft management abilities position Judge Holmes as a valuable advocate and trusted advisor to her clients. She navigates complicated and delicate legal matters with discretion and poise by applying sound judgment, creative strategies, and common sense. Given her familiarity with sensitive legal matters, including internal employment investigations for major colleges and universities, she is especially qualified to conduct internal investigations. Laura Jehl is co-leader of the privacy and cybersecurity team at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton. She advises clients in connection with cybersecurity and data breach matters as well as U.S. and international data privacy, data transfer, and “Big Data” issues. She can be reached at ljehl@sheppardmullin.com. Regina Sharlow Johnson is licensed to practice law in New Jersey. She is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross. She earned her J.D. from Seton University School of Law and her masters in health law from Widener School of Law. Ms. Johnson focuses her practice on representing individuals who have been injured by medical negligence, defective devices, and pharmaceuticals. Ms. Johnson balances her law practice with her family life, which includes raising her four sons. Thomas R. Julin is a shareholder in the Miami office of Gunster Yoakley & Stewart, P.A. He represented the companies that won the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc. in 2011. Jennifer M. Kinsley is an associate professor of law and director of experiential learning at Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law. She has practiced First Amendment law on a national scale for nearly two decades, is a past president of the First Amendment Lawyers Association, and routinely authors amicus briefs in First Amendment cases before the United States Supreme Court. Linda A. Klein is president of the American Bar Association. She is the senior managing shareholder at Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz. She lives and works in Atlanta and became the first woman president of the State Bar of Georgia in 1997. Barry B. Langberg is of counsel at Pisanelli Bice. For over 40 years, he has specialized in defamation cases, including the landmark case Carol Burnett v. National Enquirer.
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C O N T R I B U T O R S Kim David Lexner is the general counsel of a Swiss-based family office. His private practice experience includes several years at one of Denmark’s leading M&A firms, as well as a number of years at the Zurich office of one of the largest U.S. law firms. He holds an LL.B. and an LL.M. from the University of Copenhagen, a J.D. from American University Washington College of Law, and an LL.M. in tax from New York University. Martin B. Margulies received his A.B. from Columbia in 1961, his LL.B. from Harvard in 1964, and his LL.M. from NYU in 1966. He was a professor of law at Quinnipiac University (formerly the University of Bridgeport) School of Law from 1977 to 2004 and is currently a professor emeritus and adjunct professor of law, teaching criminal law, constitutional law, First Amendment law, and Connecticut constitutional law. He’s been published in scholarly journals and has argued numerous First Amendment and Connecticut constitutional cases for the ACLU of Connecticut. Kevin Ray focuses his practice in the areas of art and cultural heritage law and financial services (lending transactions and restructuring/insolvency matters). He represents and advises artists, art galleries, art collectors, museums, and cultural institutions in a variety of transactions, including consignments, questions of title, provenance, and compliance with national and international law. He advises lenders and debtors on issues unique to art, antiquities, and other cultural property in a variety of lending and commercial transactions. Prior to practicing law, Kevin was director of rare books, manuscripts, and art collections at Washington University in St. Louis and taught at the Washington University School of Art. Rachel Fendell Satinsky dedicates her practice to employment litigation and counseling. She advises clients on an array of issues, including hiring and terminations, wage and hour matters, leaves of absence, accommodations, harassment, and other matters related to federal and state discrimination and civil rights laws. Rachel partners with clients to draft policies, procedures, and processes that are tailored to clients’ business needs and workforce. She regularly advises and represents companies in matters involving the enforcement of restrictive
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covenants, including covenants not to compete and not to solicit and the protection of trade secrets. Christopher W. Savage is a partner in Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP’s communications and privacy and security practice groups and teaches cyberlaw and data security at the Columbus School of Law. He represents a range of communications service providers, including ISPs, cable operators, wireless providers, and others. Elizabeth White is a partner at Sheppard, White, Kachergus, & DeMaggio P.A. who practices primarily in the areas of civil rights and criminal defense. Upon admission to the bar in 1980, Ms. White became the first female private criminal defense attorney in Jacksonville, Florida. She has litigated several groundbreaking civil rights lawsuits, including Florida’s same-sex marriage case where she participated in overturning Florida’s same-sex marriage ban and preventing the state from obtaining a stay in the United States Supreme Court. Elizabeth Yang, founder of the Law & Mediation Offices of Elizabeth Yang, has 10 years of experience and is recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star, putting her at the top 2.5 percent of attorneys across the nation. Her firm specializes in intellectual property (patent, copyright, trademark, licensing, litigation), business law (entity formation, contracts, business disputes, litigation), family law (divorce, child custody, child support, alimony, paternity, prenuptials, postnuptials, mediation) and traffic citations. She earned her electrical engineering and computer science degree from UC Berkeley and her J.D./ MBA from the University of La Verne. Julia Yoo is a partner at Iredale and Yoo, APC, a boutique law firm that focuses on criminal defense and civil rights litigation. Julia represents a broad spectrum of people whose civil rights and liberties have been violated. These include retaliatory arrests, First Amendment protests, excessive force, wrongful death, unlawful detention, sexual harassment, and prisoners’ rights. Julia is a vice president of National Police Accountability Project, the largest civil rights attorney organization in the country. Julia is the recipient of the 2016 American Constitution Society's Roberto Alvarez Award.
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RAINMAKERS: ATTORNEYS WITH $4 MILLION IN BUSINESS
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icture this: two firms are vying for the same engagement with a large client. Both firms have great reputations; both put forth lawyers who are experts in their fields; both sets of lawyers have handled matters that are similar to the potential subject. And yet only one firm will be retained by the client. What makes the client choose one firm over another? I had a theory about the answer to that question. I thought that it took more than just coming from a good firm and having a great reputation to bring business in the door. I believed rainmakers had something that differentiated them from other lawyers: the ability to sell. This is not a skill we are taught in law school, nor is it the focus of most business development training in firms. And yet it is precisely what rainmakers do: we sell ourselves, firms, expertise, and reputations. I theorized that successful business developers had personal characteristics that made them better at selling than other lawyers. And in a study I co-sponsored with Lawyer Metrics that was published in late 2013, my theory was verified. Through psychometric testing and background and behavioral interviewing of rainmakers (attorneys with $4 million in business) and client service partners (attorneys who are highly valued by their firms, but don’t have large books of business), we found that rainmakers do, in fact, display characteristics that are different from client service partners. Those characteristics are engagement, dominance, motivation, and risk-taking. And when you talk with successful rainmakers, you see these characteristics prominently displayed. Engagement is the ability to actively listen, look for connections, and be interested while also being interesting. Rainmakers like people, so they ask questions, gather information, and use that information to connect with the people. They see their work and personal lives as inextricably intertwined, so business development is not a burden but a part of everyday life. Dominance is the ability to persuade and lead. Rainmakers use this characteristic to help clients reach business solutions. How do they do that? They learn their client’s business and understand their business goals. So when they respond to
a client, they speak like business people, not lawyers. They are strategic, creative, and innovative in the way they approach business problems, always looking for the best way to help clients legally reach their business goals. Motivation is the ability to be a team player, but unlike client service partners, rainmakers view “the team” as the client. Rainmakers focus on making the client look good and bringing the client into the decision-making process so that she is invested in the decisions being made. Rainmakers empower others and delegate responsibility to their team in the office so that they can focus on bringing in new clients. The final characteristic is risk-taking, which is exactly what it sounds like: the ability and willingness to take risks. Rainmakers differentiate themselves from the pack by putting out ideas, approaches, and solutions that are outside the box. They are never satisfied with the status quo and are always looking for the next thing. So when a rainmaker is told “no” by a client, she actually hears “not now.” What the “Rainmaker Study” confirms is that business
“THIS IS NOT A SKILL WE ARE TAUGHT IN LAW SCHOOL, NOR IS IT THE FOCUS OF MOST BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING IN FIRMS.” development has two parts. First, you must have an excellent reputation. You build that with your colleagues and in
the community by doing excellent work and by giving speeches, writing articles, winning cases, and making deals. You promote your reputation by being willing to talk about your successes, taking credit for your good ideas, and asking for opportunities that will enhance and expand your reputation. The second part of being a successful rainmaker is not as tactical, but is instead about knowing how to build relationships. That is what the four characteristics identified above are all about: knowing how to engage and connect with your client, understanding your client’s business goals and challenges, making your client feel like part of your team, and letting the client know that you are willing to push the envelope to find creative and innovative business solutions. Both of the R’s—the ability to build a reputation and the ability to build relationships—are what make lawyers successful rainmakers. So that brings us to the ultimate question: can anyone be a rainmaker? The study tells us that the personal characteristics of rainmakers are the same for men and women, meaning that gender is not an issue in terms of ability (although it might be an issue in terms of opportunity, but that is for another discussion). We all know that there are some people who are fabulous lawyers, but should never be allowed in front of a client. Then there are people who are natural rainmakers, who are born with the ability to connect with people and draw them in. They may need to refine some of their skills, but they are primed to be successful business developers. And lastly, there are those in the middle who can develop into rainmakers with the proper training. Unfortunately, that training is all but nonexistent in the world of law firms. Instead, most training is focused on building reputation, not building relationships. This needs to change. We have to admit that we are in the business of selling, and we need to focus on enhancing the rainmaking skillsets of lawyers by teaching them more than simply the tactics of rainmaking. It is the ability to build relationships that differentiates lawyers from rainmakers, and the sooner we refocus our training efforts on that, the sooner we will increase the rainmaking ranks of our firms.
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When Artists Disavow Their Work By Kevin P. Ray
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ll artists edit their oeuvres, destroying works they deem to be inadequate before the works can leave the studio. Louise Bourgeois,1 Francis Bacon,2 Gerhard 3 Richter, Pablo Picasso, and Luc Tuymans4 all destroyed some of their own works in this editing manner. But what about an artist disavowing his or her work, sometimes not only after it has left the artist’s studio? Public—and collector—acceptance of the right (and the propriety) of an artist making such a disavowal is less universal. The artist Cady Noland has disavowed several of her works.5 In November 2011, she disavowed her 1990 silkscreen on aluminum, “Cowboys Milking.” The work was consigned by its owner to be included in an auction. Noland viewed the work and noted that the corners of the aluminum support were bent and damaged. She disavowed the work, stating that the work’s “current condition…materially differs from that at time of its creation.” The auction house withdrew the work from the auction, and the owner sued both the auction house and the artist. The court held in favor of the defendants, finding that the auction house’s consignment agreement gave it the Ian Phillips, “Indiscreet Charm of Louise Bourgeois,” The Observer, April 29, 2000, available at https://www. theguardian.com/theobserver/2000/apr/30/life1.lifemagazine ; Katy Diamond Hamer, “Assistant for 30 Years: Life with Louise Bourgeois,” Vulture, December 18, 2014, available at http://www.vulture.com/2014/12/lifewith-louise-bourgeois.html 2 Rebecca Daniels, “Francis Bacon: Behind the Myth,” The Telegraph, August 16, 2008, available at http://www. telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/3558531/Francis-Bacon-behind-the-myth.html 3 Ulrike Knöfel, “His Own Harshest Critic: A New Look at Works Destroyed by Gerhard Richter,” Der Speigel, Feb. 3, 2012, available at http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/his-own-harshest-critic-a-new-lookat-works-destroyed-by-gerhard-richter-a-812515.html 4 Will Gompertz, “The Artists Who Destroyed Their Own Work,” BBC News, July 15, 2015, available at http:// www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33533960 1
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right to withdraw the work from sale if concerns about the work’s authenticity or attribution arose.6 In 2015, Noland disavowed her 1990 sculpture “Log Cabin with Screw Eyes and Café Door.”7 It was designed to be displayed outdoors, and exposed to the elements, the wooden sculpture suffered significant deterioration and was conserved. However, conservation was done without consulting Noland and without her consent. The reconstructed work was sold. Noland, learning of the repairs, faxed the buyer a handwritten note that stated, “This is not an artwork repaired by a conservator [sic] BUT THE ARTIST WASN’T CONSULTED.”8 The buyer sued the seller and the buyer’s own art advisor for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty, respectively. The art advisor sought dismissal of the case, asserting that no fiduciary duty existed between the advisor and the buyer. The court agreed and dismissed the case against the advisor. The court also dismissed the case against the gallery since the buyer had failed to serve the complaint on the gallery, which was in Berlin.9 Continental European art law has long recognized a variety of “moral rights” (in contrast to the economic rights that most copyright law addresses).10 These moral rights are personal to the creator of a work and cannot be assigned. Particularly under French and German law, certain moral rights are perpetual and are passed down from artist to heirs by inheritance. As a consequence, an artist’s moral rights in these countries continue to be relevant, limiting a 5 Martha Buskirk, “Marc Jancou, Cady Noland, and the Case of the Authorless Artwork,” Hyperallergic, December 9, 2013, available at http://hyperallergic.com/97416/marc-jancou-cady-noland-and-the-case-ofan-authorless-artwork/ 6 Marc Jancou Fine Art Ltd. V. Sotheby’s, Inc., 2012 WL 7964120 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co., November 13, 2012), aff’d 107 A.D.3d 637 (1st Dept. 2013). 7 Eileen Kinsella, “Judge Throws out Lawsuit over $1.4 Million Cady Noland Artwork after Artist Disavows It,” ArtNet News, December 13, 2016, available at https://news.artnet.com/art-world/judge-dismisses-cadynoland-lawsuit-782264 8 Gem Seddon, “Who Loses Money When a Famous Artist Disavows Their Work?” Inverse, June 26, 2015, available at https://www.inverse.com/article/4137-who-loses-money-when-a-famous-artist-disavows-theirwork
collector’s ability to have a work conserved, and in some instances loaned or exhibited, long after the artist’s death. That is unless, of course, the artist’s heirs agree to such conservation, loan, or exhibition. The Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 (VARA)11 incorporated into U.S. copyright law two of the four “moral rights” that have long been part of continental European art law: the right of attribution (which entitles an artist to be recognized as the creator of a work and conversely not be associated with works the artist did not create) and the right of integrity (which allows an artist to disavow works that have been damaged, altered, or mutilated in a manner that would be harmful to the artist’s reputation). Rights under VARA are more limited than those under traditional moral rights law; they are limited to the life of the artist, and they cannot be assigned or devised. They can, however, be waived. Prior to the enactment of VARA, 11 states had enacted moral rights statutes.12 Following VARA’s enactment, three additional states plus Puerto Rico enacted moral rights statutes.13 VARA expressly preempts state moral rights statutes (and any common law moral rights protections) to the extent that such laws are equivalent to the rights granted by VARA. To date, few cases have considered the critical
question of whether the rights afforded under a state’s moral rights statute are equivalent to those granted under VARA. As a result, it remains unclear to what extent the rights granted under these state moral rights laws may survive preemption. Moral rights are also variously protected “indirectly by state tort, privacy, and publicity laws; by the federal protection of the Lanham Act; and by the Copyright Act’s protection of an author’s exclusive rights in his or her derivative works.”14 Artist disavowals of their work are rare, but collectors and their advisors need to be aware of this risk and of the existence and meaning of artists’ moral rights in order to properly care for, and when necessary, conserve works of living artists (and under the laws of some countries, longdead artists) in their collections. In addition to potentially causing an artist to disavow a work (with a corresponding loss of value and marketability), the unauthorized modification or mutilation of a work can also give rise to liability for damages, statutory penalties, and attorney’s fees. Collectors own and enjoy the artworks in their collections, but they are also the custodians of those works and their artists’ reputations and places in history.
9 Mueller v. Janssen, et al., Case No. 1:15-cv-04827, Memorandum and Order (December 1, 2016) [Docket No. 33]. 10 The traditional “moral rights” are (i) the right of disclosure, (ii) the right of withdrawal, (iii) the right of attribution, and (iv) the right of integrity. 11 The Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990, 17 U.S.C. § 106A (2000).
12 The states with moral rights statutes enacted prior to VARA are California, Connecticut, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. 13 Post-VARA moral rights statutes were enacted in Nevada, Utah, South Dakota, and Puerto Rico. 14 U.S. Copyright Office, “Waiver of Moral Rights: Executive Summary,” available at https://www.copyright.gov/ reports/exsum.html
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How to Accelerate Gender Diversity on Boards By Celia Huber and Sara O’Rourke
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Slow progress in adding more women to boards has dominated the conversation. But tips from standout companies are more likely to inspire others to take firmer action.
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he tone of much public discourse on the issue of women’s representation on boards has been pessimistic of late, and understandably so, given the crawl toward gender parity in the United States. Women currently hold 19 percent of board positions there, while in European countries such as France, Norway, and Sweden, where legislative or voluntary targets are in place, they hold more than 30 percent. That said, some progressive companies are taking the lead, looking for female board members in new places and bringing them on board in new ways. Many feel they still have a long way to go, but their experiences are salutary for those that are lagging behind and want to better understand how to make change happen. We recently conducted an analysis of companies in the S&P 500 to identify top performers in board diversity, defined as those with the highest percentage of women on their boards as of August 2016 (see Exhibit 1 for the top 25 and footnote 1 for the full top 60).1 It showed that women occupied at least 33 percent of board seats among the top 50 companies (up to nearly 60 percent for the highest percentage). In all, female representation on those boards has increased on average by 24 percentage points since 2005.
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We then conducted a series of interviews with the CEOs and board chairs from a number of those standout companies, as well as some European businesses that have made similar progress. (For in-depth insights from executives at some of these companies, see “Straight talk about gender diversity in the boardroom and beyond.”a) Our goal was to hear directly from them about their gender-diversity journeys—the challenges they’ve faced, the best practices they’ve adopted, and the benefits that they continue to reap from increased representation of women, as well as other minorities, on their boards. What follows is a set of best practices, although by no means an exhaustive one. EXHIBIT 2
Change the mind-set Even laggards acknowledge that increasing the percentage of women in the workforce and on boards is the right thing to do. But general conviction isn’t sufficient. What’s too often missing, says Fabrizio Freda, president and CEO of the Estée Lauder Companies, is a sense of urgency: “People believe we are going to get there eventually. But that is not enough; it’s too slow. The real obstacle is the lack of urgency.” (For more on Freda’s efforts at Estée Lauder, see “Straight talk about gender diversity in the boardroom and beyond.”) Freda was one of many executives we interviewed who insisted that meaningful change will come only when executives make fewer excuses
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and work together quickly. What’s needed are purpose and intention—a set of goals and motivations that will underpin decision-making. For some, that has meant establishing a target number of board positions for women, while others take care to ensure that the list of candidates is diverse from the beginning, without adherence to a static quota. As Mary Dillon, CEO of Ulta, explains, “To maintain or expand diversity on our board, we continue to make an active effort to make sure that the slate is diverse. Just the act of being cognizant, and having it top of mind that every slate has to have diversity, will drive action.” Leaders at both Genpact and Microsoft underscored the importance of flexibility, recounting how their searches to fill one board seat yielded two highly qualified women, so they just decided to bring both of them on board.
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Expand your criteria Despite their best efforts, some companies cite the small pool of female executives as a continuing challenge. And they add that specific criteria for expertise in areas such as digital technology narrows the field even further. Overcoming this reality of unequal numbers requires openness to creative solutions. One is to move beyond the standard practice of focusing a search on executives with prior board experience. Dan McCarthy, president and CEO of Frontier Communications, notes that many of the women on his board were first-time directors. “We were willing to take risks on individuals—we look for someone who has the ability to move from the
tactical to the strategic—and it has turned out to be great.” (For more on McCarthy’s experiences, see “Straight talk about gender diversity in the boardroom and beyond.”) This approach can be particularly helpful for small- and mid-cap companies that struggle to compete with large corporations for highprofile candidates. Genpact president and CEO Tiger Tyagarajan observes that “some people may prefer to join the board of a mid-cap company, where they can actually be more engaged and have an impact on the company’s strategy, versus a large company, where more time may be spent on general governance issues.” Leaders also tell us that looking beyond current or former CEOs and C-suite executives for candidates in other spheres such as law, academia, and the social sector can be rewarding as well, creating a rich balance of perspectives at the table. Ultimately, it’s about defining what is nonnegotiable, such as digital or finance expertise, and then seeing what is flexible so as to deliver on gender-diversity goals and to meet specific challenges.
Maintain an active pipeline Effectively creating and cultivating an active pipeline of female candidates is arguably the single most important element of a successful boardinclusion effort. When conducting a search, this means relying on both personal networks and search firms to identify candidates. Relying only on the former, particularly where a board is composed primarily of men, risks perpetuating the candidate slates from the old-boys’ network of yore; relying solely on search firms can produce highly qualified candidates who are not particularly suited to the personal dynamics of the board. A little patience may also be necessary. As John Thompson, chairman of Microsoft, points out, some of the best candidates may take two or
three years to cultivate. By taking the trouble to get to know potential candidates, even those who may not be available for some time, companies will establish foundations for the long term. Companies that are open about their quest for diversity, meanwhile, will also benefit in the long run. Michael Roth, chairman and CEO of IPG, told us his reputation as a male champion for diversity had prompted a search firm to send him a qualified female board candidate proactively, even though he hadn’t initiated a search engagement with them.
Make the case The leaders we interviewed had long since crossed the bridge of understanding the benefits of gender diversity, but their experiences provide a useful checklist for those still trying to convince the skeptics: • Board diversity helps to draw in and motivate talented employees. As Genpact’s Tiger Tyagarajan explains, “To attract the best talent into the company, you need to appeal to 100 percent of the top talent, not 50 percent. To do that, you need strong female role models.” • Boards that represent the customer base have better intuition. For retailers in particular, the reality is that women make up more than half of global purchasers. Board diversity is simply better business. • A diverse board boosts decision-making quality. As Scott Anderson, chairman, president, and CEO of Patterson Companies, states, “The quality of discussions goes up dramatically when you have a more diverse group in the boardroom.” Rodney McMullen, chairman and CEO of Kroger, adds that “you get questions from perspectives that you hadn’t thought of before, and I think this helps you avoid more blind spots.”
Several of our interviewees emphasized that getting more women on boards isn’t the end of the story. For starters, board diversity is not just about gender. As McMullen explains, “I always think diversity of background is important, but also diversity of experiences, thinking, and career paths.” Marc Lautenbach, president and CEO of Pitney Bowes, puts it this way: “While we don’t have a specific number in mind, we do have an appreciation for the value that diversity can bring. To my mind, it’s a little bit like assembling an orchestra. I know I need a bunch of different instruments; whether I have three of one and two of the other, or three of one and three of the other—that misses the point. It’s about how all of the instruments blend together.”
It’s important to recognize, of course, that broader gender inclusion at all levels of the company is critical. Companies can drive board inclusion by preparing their own female executives for future board participation: placing them in roles with profit-and-loss responsibility, ensuring they have committed mentors and sponsors, and equipping them with the knowledge and skills needed to confront the governance and strategy issues that boards typically face. This can create a virtuous cycle that speeds progress on board diversity and counteracts cynicism with success stories such as those in our survey.
a) http://www.mckinsey.com/global-themes/leadership/ straight-talk-about-gender-diversity-in-the-boardroom-andbeyond This article was originally published by McKinsey & Company, www.mckinsey.com. Copyright (c) 2017 All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission.
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FEDERAL OVERTIME RULE INJUNCTION CALLS FOR STATE-LEVEL ATTENTION 1
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any businesses let out a sigh of relief after a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction2 halting the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) final rule increasing the minimum pay requirements for exempt executive, administrative, and professional employees. The preliminary injunction was issued about a week before the rule was scheduled to take effect on December 1, 2016. The preliminary injunction effectively maintains the status quo under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which requires that these employees be paid at least $455 per week to maintain their exemption from the FLSA’s minimum wage and overtime requirements. However, under the halted final rule, the federal minimum weekly salary required for white-collar employees would have increased from $455 to $913 per week (or from $23,660 to $47,476 annually), exceeding any applicable state rate. In other words, if employers went ahead with salary adjustments in anticipation of the (now enjoined) federal rule, they likely would be in compliance with corresponding state laws. However, if the same employers decide to wait and see what transpires with the final rule before making wage adjustments, they should consider whether current salary levels for their exempt employees satisfy state law requirements. Additionally, because many state and local minimum wage rates steadily have increased—and will continue to do so—employers should be mindful of jurisdictions in which white-collar employees are entitled to be paid the state’s minimum wage (which is not required under federal law).3
1 This article has been reprinted with the firm’s permission. https://www.littler.com/publication-press/ publication/federal-overtime-rule-injunction-calls-state-level-attention © 2017 Littler Mendelson. All Rights Reserved. LITTLER MENDELSON® and Insight® are registered trademarks of Littler Mendelson, P.C. 2 See Sean McCrory, Maury Baskin, Robert Friedman, and Tammy McCutchen, Federal Court Blocks New Overtime Rule, Littler ASAP (Nov. 23, 2016). 3 For a discussion about minimum wage rates in 2017, see Josh Kirkpatrick and Sebastian Chilco, The Minimum Wage in 2017: A Coast-to-Coast Compliance Challenge, Littler Insight (Nov. 18, 2016).
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PAY REQUIREMENTS THAT EXCEED $455 PER WEEK
Under the DOL’s final rule, the minimum pay requirement for white-collar employees was to be $913 per week, or $47,476 annually. Because these requirements would have exceeded any equivalent state rate, paying the minimum federal rate essentially would have satisfied an employer’s pay obligations nationwide. But given the injunction against the regulations, for now, the $455 per week ($23,660 per year) standard will continue to apply; thus, employers must ensure the pay provided to executive, administrative, and/or professional employees meets or exceeds the baseline requirement under federal and state law. Employers in Alaska and California are not strangers to dual compliance because both states’ laws have required pay exceeding the federal rate for some time. Laws in these jurisdictions require white-collar employees be paid at least two times the state minimum wage for a 40-hour workweek, and these states have steadily increased their minimum wages. There are other states that link exempt employee pay to the state minimum wage—for example, Colorado, Maine, and Oregon. However, only recently has this become an issue for employers. Previously, the state weekly pay requirement was less than the federal $455/week pay requirement. Notably, all three states have scheduled multi-year minimum wage increases—through 2020 for Colorado and Maine and through 2023 for Oregon— and eventually their minimum wages will adjust annually, too. As a result, the 2017 Maine weekly rate will exceed federal requirements; Colorado’s weekly rate might exceed the FLSA standard in 2017; and depending on an employer’s location in Oregon, the state weekly rate may surpass $455 per week in either 2018 or 2020. Like in Alaska and California, employers in New York must also manage higher pay requirements. But compliance for New
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York employers now has become more challenging due to an April 2016 law that amended the state minimum wage law to create four new rates based upon an employee’s work location and/or the size of an employer’s workforce. This law also schedules minimum wage increases into the 2020s. Moreover, in late December 2016, the New York State Department of Labor adopted amendments to its wage orders that assign different minimum pay requirements for white-collar employees, depending on which minimum wage rate applies. The changes took effect on December 31, 2016.4 Finally, before 2004, federal law applied two tests for each exemption: a “long” test with more strenuous duties requirements and a “short” test with a greater minimum pay requirement. Some states, however, including Connecticut and Iowa, did not eliminate their two-test system, and their short tests require a minimum pay amount that exceeds the FLSA standard.
SOME STATE MINIMUM WAGE LAWS COVER WHITE-COLLAR EMPLOYEES Under the FLSA, executive, administrative, and professional employees are exempt from the law’s minimum wage and overtime requirements. However, numerous states’ laws only exempt these employees from their overtime laws, not their
minimum wage laws. Accordingly, in these locations, employees are entitled to receive their state’s minimum wage. This has not been a major concern for employers because many of these states’ rates were at, or only slightly above, the federal $7.25/ hour minimum wage, so an employee would need to work a considerable number of hours in a particular week before a violation hypothetically could occur. Although this remains true in many states that do not exempt white-collar employees from the minimum wage, other states (and cities and counties) have set their minimum wage rates well above the federal rate or have built-in multi-year minimum wage increases followed by an annual adjustment—e.g., Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Chicago, Illinois. Therefore, in these locations, an executive, administrative, or professional employee’s pay must meet the minimum salary and/or fee payment requirement and equal at least the minimum wage for all hours worked in a workweek.
CONCLUSION
Now that employers have some breathing room with respect to the delayed implementation of the federal white-collar overtime requirements, they should consider using this opportunity to examine state wage and hour law to ensure continued compliance with local requirements. 4 See Bruce Millman and Emma Fursland, Proposed Amendment to New York State Wage Orders Set To Substantially Raise Salary Requirements for Exempt Employees, Littler Insight (November 1, 2016) and New York State Has Adopted Amendments to Existing Minimum Wage Orders, Littler Insight (December 28, 2016).
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There Are No “So-Called Judges” in America Linda A. Klein, president of the American Bar Association, discussed threats to judicial independence, the need for due process in immigration, and other timely topics in a speech on February 6 to the ABA’s House of Delegates in Miami. Here is a condensed version of her remarks:
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hat defines the American Bar Association at this critical moment? It is our commitment to the rule of law, due process, and access to justice. With these foundations, our country has weathered every crisis: civil war, world wars, economic depressions, and social unrest. There’s been a lot of talk about protecting our borders. Let me tell you what the most important border is: it’s our Constitution and the rule of law it embodies. We as lawyers are called upon to protect it. As Winston Churchill put it, “Never give in. Never, never, never, never!” Make no mistake, personal attacks on judges are attacks on our Constitution. Let us be clear: the independence of the judiciary is not up for negotiation. As lawyers, we are trained to be thinkers and leaders—in our profession, in our communities, and in our society. So, lawyers: let’s lead! Let’s lead by promoting and protecting the rule of law. Let’s lead in our communities. Let’s lead together, in this, our defining season. For a nation based on the rule of law, nothing is more important than the impartiality and integrity of our court system. A fair and impartial judiciary is a proud hallmark of American democracy. It is vital that our judiciary remains independent and free from political pressure—independent from party politics, independent from Congress, and independent from the president of the United States himself. There are no “so-called judges” in America. There are simply judges, fair and impartial. And we must keep it that way. Another pressing justice issue is immigration. Every nation has a right to protect its borders. But we are concerned about significant portions of the executive orders recently issued. They jeopardize fundamental principles of justice, due process, and the rule of law. The Supreme Court has held that many fundamental rights apply to all “persons” within the United States, regardless of citizenship or status. We must avoid sweeping bans based on religion or national origin. We oppose detention, except in extraordinary
circumstances, such as a threat to public safety or flight risk. And we insist on the right to due process and legal representation, including hearings before impartial immigration judges. Under the rule of law, we owe due process to all, including those who face deportation. We are very proud of lawyers from around the nation who flocked to airports where immigrants were detained. It is important that lawyers represent their clients’ interests—even unpopular interests—without fear of retaliation or persecution. Faced with these serious concerns, the ABA has acted—and acted quickly. On Friday [February 3], the Law Practice Division Futures Committee and the ABA Center for Innovation accelerated a project to coordinate the volunteer efforts of lawyers responding to the president’s travel ban. Working with the American Immigration Lawyers Association,
convicted of low-level, nonviolent federal offenses received fair sentences. Of the more than 1,700 men and women granted commutations under President Barack Obama, more than half were supported by the Clemency Project. ABA members and other volunteers— backed by policies adopted by this House—made that happen. And here’s another way the ABA is changing lives, this time for young lawyers. In December, the ABA filed suit against the U.S. Department of Education. This is an issue of fairness. Lawyers and others were promised that their student loans would be forgiven if they dedicated 10 years of their new careers to public service. Many young lawyers made life-changing decisions based on this promise. And then the Education Department told some lawyers that their jobs no longer qualified for loan forgiveness, nine years into the 10-year program. That was unfair, a betrayal of not just a promise, but a violation of the law, one passed by Congress and signed by President George W. Bush to encourage public-service work. That’s why the ABA sued on behalf of these public-spirited young lawyers. Our lawsuit is also a stand for access to justice. We want young lawyers to become public defenders, prosecutors, and city attorneys. We want them in rural counties where lawyers are scarce or serving immigrants or children in foster care or low-income litigants who can’t afford representation. We should encourage those choices. So how do we meet the challenges of our defining season? We meet them together. Like America, the ABA’s strength is its diversity, and we need every member’s contribution. This is the ABA’s defining moment: to show our relevancy to our profession and the public. To hold power accountable. To insist on fundamental respect for our laws and the people they protect. At the ABA, we work together. We protect the rule of law. We defend the Constitution. We are lawyers. We took an oath, and these are our values. We will never give in. Never, never, never, never.
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“The independence of the judiciary is not up for negotiation.” they helped set up a website in one afternoon, with links to relevant law, habeas resources, how-to-help guides, and volunteer forms. The website is live now at www.immigrationjustice.us. The groups worked together and completed the project in less than half a day, during this Midyear Meeting and at zero cost. Thank you to everyone involved. Great work! This is a new model that will enable us to respond to events quickly, so the ABA and our members can make a difference. Another critical issue we face is adequate funding for the Legal Services Corporation. Our commitment with state and local bars to LSC is stronger than ever. The LSC provides hope and help to hundreds of thousands of Americans every year. It is a bipartisan necessity. Reforming criminal justice should also be bipartisan. Thank you to the lawyers who helped inmates through the Clemency Project 2014. They ensured that many men and women
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erry Appleman & Leiden believes in creating a diverse workforce. But more than simply talk about it, they are doing it. BAL’s commitment to workforce diversity stems from the firm’s mission. As one of the leading corporate immigration law firms, BAL knows that in order to speak to the legal needs of the world, the firm must look like the world. With this in mind, BAL has a long record of promoting women and minorities. Throughout the firm’s ranks, women are leading the way. Of BAL’s more than 775 professional staffers, more than 70 percent are women. But this diversity is also found in the highest ranks. Of their more than 100 total attorneys, solicitors, and immigration managers, approximately 62 percent are women, and among their 18 U.S.-based partners, 11 are women. Three women hold the title of equity partner, the highest post at the firm. Frieda Garcia works in the San Francisco office and provides guidance on global initiatives, development of
best-in-class programs, and advice regarding requirements within various jurisdictions. Carla Tarazi also works in the San Francisco office and offers comprehensive immigration solutions to Fortune 500 clients. Kortney Gibson works in the Dallas office and provides advice and counsel on business immigration, with a focus on streamlining programs for high-volume clients. Clearly BAL is committed to promoting female leadership, and the legal community has taken notice. Law360 ranked BAL as one of the nation’s best law firms for female attorneys and partners in its recent Glass Ceiling Report. The publication called the firm a “ceiling smasher” and ranked BAL as third on the “100 Best Law Firms for Female Attorneys” list and second on the “25 Best Law Firms for Female Partners.” This is just the beginning for BAL. The firm believes diversity is not only the right way to do business—it’s the only way.
BAL’S COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY IN THE WORKPLACE.
“AMONG THEIR 18 U.S.-BASED PARTNERS, 11 ARE WOMEN.”
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FEM A L E AT TOR N E YS
SHAPING the FUTURE
Baltimore’s Rosie the Lawyer initiative offers high school girls an insider’s look at the law.
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he future of our country is in the hands of today’s teens. Wright, Constable & Skeen LLP is counting on that principle with its pro bono initiative Rosie the Lawyer. Alongside Baltimore’s CollegeBound Foundation, the firm is reshaping the perception of what it means to be a woman in the law. By highlighting different practice areas—particularly those that don’t typically see a lot of women—Rosie the Lawyer is able to offer high school girls in Baltimore a new perspective on the law industry
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outside of what they’ve seen in television and movies. The program began in 2013, when Lisa Sparks, a construction lawyer with Wright, Constable & Skeen, coupled with the CollegeBound Foundation. The program started small with only a handful of attorneys, and through the help of their marketing director has expanded its reach. The program went from being made up of four firm attorneys to involve the efforts of six firm attorneys, two judges, and two in-house counsel, and Ms. Sparks has kept it running since. It has also achieved local and national recognition, including being a recipient of the prestigious Mayor’s Business Recognition Award, which is given to Baltimore firms for pro bono efforts that have achieved far-reaching impacts on the community. “I run all of the sessions,” Sparks said. “I’m there from beginning to end with the young ladies, and sort of introduce our speakers and talk them through some discussions and activities.” At the ripe age of 22 and as a firstgeneration college student, Sparks became a lawyer after graduating from the University of Baltimore. She has a background that’s relatable to many of the high school students, which is also a common thread among the lawyers and judges involved in Rosie the Lawyer: they got to where they are in their careers due to their personal drive and determination. Rosie the Lawyer comprises four sessions in a fall semester, lasting approximately three and a half hours each. The first session is a meet and greet with the lawyers, who talk about their backgrounds, experiences, and practice areas. This session is invaluable to the students, offering them a perspective that puts them on a level playing field and shows them that women can succeed in male-dominated areas of law. In
“...their voices are important... and their voices matter.”
the second session, the girls meet a judge and observe her in a courtroom environment. The second day is business etiquette training, which focuses on how to dress, eat, and act in professional settings, as well as interview etiquette and building selfconfidence for those interviews. The third session is at the courthouse where the girls meet with judges, first in their chambers and then in the courtroom where they get to see the judges in action. The fourth and final session is a wrap up, a refresher, and culmination. The girls share highlights of the sessions over the past four months, lessons learned, and views changed or reinforced as well as ways that Rosie has affected their longand short-term plans as they move into their junior year and start thinking about the possibilities after graduation. Michelle Gomola, a family law attorney at Wright, Constable & Skeen and one of the attorneys who met with the students, recalls an inspirational guidance counselor from her high school who created a shadowing program that let students follow professionals in any career field. That was how she connected with law, and it ultimately brought her to the firm where she happily shares her experience with the Rosie students. “I got to speak with the ladies about my background and experiences with becoming a lawyer, and then my experiences with family law, being a family law attorney and what that means, what type of cases I handle. Then I answered all of their questions about family law,” she said. Many of the girls already had a basic understanding of the practice area, as they had witnessed divorces or struggles over custody within friends’ families or their own.
And in addition to questions about law, there were plenty of questions about balancing work and personal affairs. “They were also asking about balancing my career and my personal life and how one does that. So it was neat for me, because I actually have a relatively new perspective on that, because I have a two-year-old and a six-month-old.” Another lawyer involved in the program, Alicia Wilson of Sagamore Development, said, “I think one of the highlights is always meeting and having that turning point, when the young ladies go from being shy and a little removed from what you’re saying and what you’re trying to do, and then they open up and start telling you about their hopes and dreams and their fears and their anxieties. And you hope to try and work them through that and build them up to understand one of the things that we as lawyers understand: that their voices are important and that their voices matter, how to advocate for themselves. But, more importantly, to dream of things that they may have never dreamed of being before, whether it’s a lawyer or judge—and the many different aspects of what it means to be a lawyer.” For students to get involved in the program, they need to apply through CollegeBound. Between 15 and 20 students are accepted each year. Zyrashae Smith is in charge of that process and also attends every session. “My job was coordinating things on the school side of it all: gathering the applicants, contacting them, keeping in contact with the students to get their applications in, encouraging them to come, and coordinating between the program and my school and other schools.”
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LAW GRADUATES BASED ON DEGREE and GENDER1 Legal Professions & Studies BACHELORS 4,513
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WOMEN OUTNUMBER MEN IN LAW SCHOOL For the first time ever, women outnumber men in law school across the U.S., making up 50.32 percent of law students in ABA-accredited schools. However, gender bias is still rampant in law school, as the higher-ranked schools have smaller percentages of female students, and women are still less likely to be accepted to law school than men. 26 |
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Being at every session offered her the opportunity to see first-hand just how much it impacted the students. “It had a huge effect on them, especially the last session. We really got a chance to sit down and reflect on the things that we learned in the program.” She added that “having the opportunity to really see first-hand and interact first-hand with women who have gone through things, who have been successful … that was very important. And having it over a couple of months allowed the girls to consistently get that reinforcement of, ‘This is possible. This is what you can do. This is how you do it.’” This was a sentiment that Ms. RodgersWaire also shared. “I think it’s important for people who may not have had that exposure in their own backgrounds to get access to lawyers and how they work and where they came from and what they do in their practice, because otherwise they may not even consider it as a career.” This year’s session allowed the girls to watch Circuit Court Judge Audrey
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Carrion as she presided over an asbestos trial as well as Judge Diana Smith, who allowed them to sit in on a landlord/ tenant proceeding in the district court that she presides over. Judge Carrion first became interested in law when she would visit from Puerto Rico and join her grandfather, a notary public who lived in the Bronx, at the attorney’s office where he worked. While attending the College of Notre Dame, she had an internship with Judge Robert B. Watts, who became a mentor to her. She went on to graduate from the University of Baltimore Law School and worked with Russell & Thompson, who later merged with Piper and Marbury. “When there is a group or organization such as Rosie that involves young women who are leaders in their own way, I certainly would sign up for that. It’s not an imposition at all to meet with them; in fact, my whole chambers look forward to it.” Breyana Wade, a sophomore at the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute who is interested in becoming a prosecutor, attended this year’s Rosie the Lawyer
session. She became interested in law when she realized she had a knack for arguing her point while on her school’s debate team, and she felt particularly impacted by watching Judge Carrion. “I like watching how they had to go back and forth with it. And I was like, ‘This is just really what I want to do.’ Being in that atmosphere and being in the courtroom, I felt like that was where I belong.” And she wasn’t the only one. Regarding the other girls involved, Wade said, “I felt like this program really helped them decide what kind of lawyer they would want to be.” She added, “I felt like it really set the foundation and gave them insight on where they want to go.” Rosie the Lawyer will continue to help girls in Baltimore by offering them insight into the legal field and introducing them to male-dominated areas of the law. According to the American Bar Association3, only 36 percent of the legal field is composed of women. Rosie the Lawyer serves as an example of what kind of change is possible.
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percent of male applicants were 79.5 accepted to law school percent of female applicants were 75.8 accepted to law school
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1 Chart from https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d15/tables/dt15_318.30.asp?current=yes. 2 Stats from http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/women_outnumber_men_in_law_schools_for_first_time_newly_ updated_data_show and http://www.lstradio.com/women/documents/MerrittAndMcEnteeResearchSummary_Nov2016.pdf. 3 http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/marketing/women/current_glance_statistics_january2017. authcheckdam.pdf
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FCC STAYS ISP PRIVACY AND CYBERSECURITY RULES In Favor of FTC Approach to Privacy Regulation BY AARON GEORGE AND LAURA JEHL
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ast October, in a vote split along party lines, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under thenchairman Tom Wheeler approved a new regulatory regime staking the FCC’s claim to aggressive privacy and cybersecurity regulation of Internet service providers (ISPs). The privacy and cybersecurity rules followed the FCC’s 2015 decision in the Open Internet Order (known as net neutrality) to classify broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service under Title II of the Communications Act.
“THE FCC’S RULES ARE ON THE BOOKS NOW, WITH THE SUBSTANTIVE REQUIREMENTS SCHEDULED TO TAKE EFFECT IN STAGES OVER THE COURSE OF 2017.” One effect of the FCC’s 2015 Open Internet Order was to remove the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) oversight of ISPs by classifying them as common carriers exempted from Section 5 of the FTC Act. The FCC’s new privacy regime thus sought to fill the privacy gap left by the agency’s classification decision, but the FCC’s privacy rules went far beyond the guidelines established by the FTC. The FCC’s rules would firmly establish the FCC as the
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toughest privacy regulator in the Internet ecosystem by imposing significantly more onerous and restrictive requirements for use and collection of consumer data on ISPs than the FTC imposed on their non-ISP competitors who also collect, use, and share consumer data. The FCC’s privacy rules share some characteristics with the FTC’s longstanding regulation in this space, including requiring fixed ISPs and mobile data carriers that offer broadband services to obtain affirmative opt-in consent from consumers prior to using, sharing, or selling sensitive information. The FCC’s definition of sensitive information, however, is far more expansive than the FTC’s definition and includes geo-location information, web browsing, and app usage history in addition to the health and financial information considered sensitive by the FTC. Under the FCC’s rules, consumers would be entitled to opt out and prevent ISPs from using and sharing nonsensitive individually identifiable customer information as well. The FCC rules also require ISPs to provide customers with information about their collection, use, and sharing of consumer data to comply with additional protocols, protect consumer information, and adhere to new notification protocols in the event of a data breach that includes consumer information. The FCC’s rules are on the books now, with the substantive requirements scheduled to take effect in stages over the course of 2017. Several parties have filed petitions for reconsideration that are currently pending
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before the agency. Following the change in administration and the ascendancy of new FCC chairman, Ajit Pai, the status of the FCC’s new privacy regime (and the agency’s decision to classify ISPs as common carriers under Title II) is in question. On March 1, 2017, the FCC entered an interim stay of the new rules related to data security, which were set to take effect on March 2, 2017, pending the agency’s resolution of the petitions for reconsideration. The FCC did not stay other aspects of the new rules, which have not yet taken effect. The same day, Chairman Pai and acting FTC Chairman Maureen Ohlhausen released a joint statement announcing their belief that the FTC should be restored as the privacy regulator for ISPs (which would require reclassifying ISPs as non-common carriers) and that, in the meantime, the FCC’s privacy rules should be harmonized with the FTC’s standards applicable to other companies in the Internet ecosystem. It remains to be seen whether and how the FCC ultimately will revise its privacy and cybersecurity rules to align with the FTC’s standards. To the extent it is able to do so, the FCC’s approach could prove a useful template for other agencies seeking to harmonize their privacy and cybersecurity regulations with the FTC’s standards. The FCC’s approach also could serve as a valuable compass for other industries hoping for clear and uniform privacy and cybersecurity requirements across their various federal regulators.
WHAT’S NEXT FOR NETWORK NEUTRALITY?
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ack in the 1990s, getting online required a dial-up connection to an Internet service provider (ISP). Dialup had limited bandwidth, but getting into the business was easy: the ISP just had to buy equipment, upstream connections to the Internet, and connect through phone lines for incoming calls. To overcome dial-up’s limitations, cable operators deployed cable modem service, and telephone companies deployed digital subscriber line (DSL) service. At that time, telephone companies had to offer DSL to competitors, but cable operators didn’t have to share their networks. Dial-up ISPs, desperate for higher bandwidth, pressed for access to cable networks. The issue came to a head in 2002 when the FCC said cable broadband was an unregulated “information service,” not a “telecommunications service,” so no access was required. The Supreme Court agreed in 2005, and the FCC promptly extended the ruling to DSL. At that time, the FCC issued an “Internet Policy Statement” setting out the basic ideas of net neutrality: unfettered access to all lawful content; the ability to run any lawful applications; and the ability to connect devices that don’t harm the network. The problem was that the FCC had just declared broadband to be unregulated. Where did it get the authority to impose obligations—even just “policies”—on an unregulated market? Answering that question took 10 years. The D.C. Circuit rejected one FCC legal rationale after another, even as the agency refined and expanded its rules. Finally, in 2015, the FCC reversed its earlier view and held that broadband was a regulated telecommunications service. This provided
clear authority to establish network neutrality rules. The D.C. Circuit accepted that decision and approved the FCC’s rules in June 2016. Treating broadband as a regulated telecommunications service was hugely controversial; both Republican commissioners—Commissioner O’Reilly and now-Chairman Pai—dissented. Chairman Pai has now said he wants to step back and impose only “light-touch” regulation on broadband ISPs. When control of the FCC shifts from one party to another, it’s natural for the new chairman to pursue a new regulatory approach. So it’s no surprise that Chairman Pai, as a general matter, wants to regulate less heavily. The question is: how will he go about it? One possibility is to leave the existing legal regime, broadband classified as a telecommunications service, in place while rolling back specific regulatory obligations. For example, the FCC has already exempted small ISPs from some obligations under the rules and has stayed the controversial privacy rules for broadband ISPs. Notably, the current rules already formally “forbear” from applying large swaths of telecommunications regulations to broadband ISPs, and the Pai FCC could choose even greater forbearance. Another possibility is to go back to viewing broadband as an information service and impose scaled-back regulations using a provision of the law known as Section 706, which the FCC tried to rely on before. The challenge would be that the D.C. Circuit has held, in effect, that Section 706 does not support imposing the core net neutrality obligations—no blocking of,
or discrimination against, lawful content— on information service providers. In fact, this ruling is likely what drove the FCC to treat broadband as a telecommunications service in the first place. Chairman Pai may be able to find some viable “light touch” net neutrality rules that would work under Section 706.
“WHEN CONTROL OF THE FCC SHIFTS FROM ONE PARTY TO ANOTHER, IT’S NATURAL FOR THE NEW CHAIRMAN TO PURSUE A NEW REGULATORY APPROACH.” Still another possibility is to go all the way back to the original approach from 2005: to simply articulate “policies” that the FCC expects to be respected, even if they are not formally enforceable. This might work because, in 2017 as opposed to 2005, we know that the courts will accept regulating broadband as a telecommunications service. With a highly credible threat of potential regulation in the FCC’s arsenal, this might be enough to accomplish Chairman Pai’s lighttouch regulatory objectives. Nobody knows yet what the new chairman will do. But everyone is watching him closely. 1 In the Matter of Inquiry Concerning High-Speed Access to the Internet over Cable and Other Facilities; Internet over Cable Declaratory Ruling; Appropriate Regulatory Treatment for Broadband Access to the Internet over Cable Facilities, Declaratory Ruling and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 4798 (2002).
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he millennial generation, known for switching jobs more frequently than previous generations, has started to influence the legal profession. Taking a cue from the younger generation, more senior attorneys are using lateral transitions to enhance their careers as well. For a variety of reasons, diverse attorneys change jobs at higher rates than other attorneys.1 But while lateral transitions are generally beneficial for both the attorney and the new law firm, those firms are now charged with finding more effective ways to quickly integrate lateral attorneys, particularly as those attorneys become more diverse. While most firms purportedly have an integration plan for laterals, these plans might benefit from a fresh approach that addresses the complexities of integrating diverse lateral candidates. Any subject involving race is always difficult to discuss; the integration of diverse lateral partners into the fabric of a large law firm falls within this category. Nonetheless, the subject deserves exploration; it is critical to the bottom line.
BEN EF I TS & M ECH A N IC S of DI V ER SE PA RT N ER
“I T IS CR I T IC A L TO T H E BOT TOM L I N E.�
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According to the American Bar Association, in 1993, 8.3 percent of law firm associates and 2.5 percent of all partners were diverse.2 Today, approximately 20 percent of associates and 8.4 percent of all partners are diverse.3 This shift, while seemingly small, poses a unique set of challenges for the legal profession, which has historically lagged behind other professions in terms of diversity.4 In order to remain competitive, law firms must work to address the barriers that have inhibited the successful integration of diverse lateral attorneys, particularly as the numbers steadily increase. The racial makeup of attorneys is not the only change to be navigated. Women now make up 36 percent of the legal profession, including 45 percent of law firm associates and 18 percent of equity partners. Similarly, women account for almost 25 percent of Fortune 500 general counsels.5 These rising numbers of diverse and female attorneys represent an untapped opportunity for law firms to grow their books of business by reaching out to the social networks of the burgeoning numbers of diverse and female attorneys. In fact, it is our experience that approximately 40 percent of the decision-makers with whom our firm does business are women and approximately 24 percent of those are diverse. Of the remaining 60 percent of male decision-makers, 25 percent are diverse. It would not be wise to ignore relationships that diverse or female laterals may have with diverse in-house counsel, thereby potentially ignoring opportunities. This by no means indicates that diverse inhouse attorneys are the only source of business for other diverse attorneys. It is only one factor in a complex analysis regarding untapped potential frequently ignored when proper integration of diverse lateral partners is ignored. Lowering diverse lawyer attrition and enhancing lateral success is financially beneficial for law firms. Typically, it takes between three and 12 months before a firm recoups the initial costs of a lateral partner hire and longer for a lateral to become profitable.6 Focusing on successful integration of diverse
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laterals may expedite a firm’s return on its investment and ensure that expensive diverse lateral hires don’t flee the firm because of an unsuccessful onboarding experience. While successful lateral integration can be challenging in general, successfully integrating women and diverse lawyers requires strategic planning, innovation, and continuous evaluation. A determination to succeed in the integration process will have a positive impact on the financial bottom line for all involved.
STRATEGIC PLANNING
“LOW ER I NG DI V ER SE L AW Y ER AT T R I T ION A N D EN H A NCI NG L AT ER A L SUCCESS IS BEN EF ICI A L FOR L AW F I R MS.”
For female and minority attorneys, strategic planning is a crucial but sometimes neglected element of lateral integration. Welcoming a newcomer into a firm can be tricky. Without a formal plan, a new lawyer may arrive in a firm and feel out of place in its set culture, often contributing to the lateral’s inability to “catch on.” And if the lateral is female or diverse (or worse—both!), the feelings of isolation may be even more pronounced. Stereotypes and implicit biases may get in the way of the integration goal. This is, of course, counterproductive. It may seem like common sense, but many firms often fail to take advantage of the new synergies and contacts to be gained from adding a new diverse or female lateral partner. The increasing numbers of diverse and women lawyers in the profession means increasing opportunities to connect both in-house and outside counsel in meaningful relationships. It would be critical, therefore, to sit down with any lateral, and particularly a diverse or female lateral, to discern relationships they may have, activities in which they may have participated, and skills they honed during their career. Creating opportunities for a diverse lateral to interact with existing members of the firm in both casual and formal settings is essential. Making a concerted effort to get to know a diverse attorney on a personal basis can help ease their transition into the new workplace environment. These informal meetings are important ways of gauging the new attorney’s strengths and professional focuses in order to include the new lawyer in client introductions, RFPs, and client meetings. When we fail to get to know our lateral colleagues on a personal level, we may miss opportunities to strengthen the workplace and ultimately add to the bottom line.
Karen Hester, Mentoring Diverse Attorneys, NALP Bulletin, (December 2016), http://online.qmags.com/NALP1216?sessionID=43A60A44BF0894E7A85EC942E&cid=2784819&eid=20093#pg6&mode1. Aviva Cuyler, Diversity in the Practice of Law: How Far Have We Come?, 29 GP SOLO (2012), http://www.americanbar.org/publications/gp_solo/2012/september_october/diversity_ practice_law_how_far_have_we_come.html. 3 Jacqueline Bell, U.S. Law Firms Fail to Move Needle on Racial Diversity, LAW360, (May 15, 2016), https://www.law360.com/articles/794900. 4 ABA Section of Litigation, DIVERSITY IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION: THE NEXT STEPS 17 (2011). 5 American Bar Association, A CURRENT GLANCE AT WOMEN IN THE LAW 2–3 (2017) http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/marketing/women/current_glance_statistics_ january2017.authcheckdam.pdf. 6 Edwin Reeser, Pricing the Purchase of Lateral Talent, San Francisco Daily Journal, June 18, 2012, at 8; Amy Kolz, Building a Better Lateral, The American Lawyer, February 1, 2013. 1
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Assessing diversity concerns is paramount to the strategic planning. As black female partners, we know first-hand the extensive and diverse network of lawyers and businesspeople that represent new opportunities to develop client relationships. Law firms can assist diverse lawyers in cultivating these relationships by alleviating concerns about origination credit and other forms of recognition. Acknowledging upfront that members of the firm may have relationships already with many of the same people that the new lateral partner has is an important first step. Embracing these relationships is extremely important― fostering them, even more so. Supporting the skillset of the lateral attorney is also critical when the lateral is a diverse attorney. Trusting that the diverse lateral lawyer adds value to existing matters helps the firm showcase talent, which in turn may lead to additional opportunities with existing and prospective clients.
INNOVATION
While there are a variety of ways to successfully integrate laterals, flexibility, teamwork, and inclusion are paramount to integration success. It is essential that law firms seeking to hire female or diverse attorneys implement ways to combat implicit biases and unequal distribution of work and credit. One way to accomplish this goal is to de-emphasize the billing hour, origination or billing credit, and realization rates. This would incentivize attorneys to help each other and place the success of the firm equally on all shoulders. An added benefit is that diverse attorneys are not penalized if it takes them slightly longer than other attorneys to get “up and running” in the new environment. Also within the innovation spectrum is embracing the notion that diverse and women attorneys tend to engage in more nontraditional business development opportunities. Golf and other sporting events tend to be the norm for non-diverse attorneys. Shopping sprees, spa outings, beer or wine tastings, book clubs, pro-bono activities, or child-
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friendly events are all the rage among women and diverse attorneys. Support of these ideas for diverse and women laterals is often essential to their success and impact on the bottom line.
CONTINUOUS EVALUATION
Lateral moves are definitely a two-way street. Best practice for successful integration should also include the firm and the lateral constantly conducting self-reviews, the firm soliciting feedback from the diverse lateral, and requiring other attorneys to evaluate their own participation in the integration process. The law firm should track whether diverse laterals are included in client meetings, introduced to existing or prospective clients, included in brainstorming opportunities, and invited to business and personal networking and social events. Neglecting these actions can inhibit the integration process. Continued assessment provides an instant opportunity to make necessary adjustments in a timely manner. While time-consuming, continuous evaluation is time well spent if it results in better integration and success. When diverse attorneys are included in the essential elements of the firm, it necessarily follows that the firm will reap the financial benefits of a more diverse, stable, and focused law firm environment. It is no longer just good business practice to fully integrate diverse attorneys, but a business imperative to do so to compete in the marketplace. Successful lateral integration is absolutely possible, and legal employers that address the challenges inherent in the process for women and diverse laterals will have a better chance of enjoying a boost in both the bottom line as well as in office morale.
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FIRST AMENDMENT & CIVIL RIGHTS LAW
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CORPORATIONS NOW USE FEDERAL LAW TO FIGHT REGULATION. By Thomas R. Julin
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hen lawyers talk about civil rights, they usually discuss protecting women and minorities against different forms of discrimination. When large U.S. corporations talk about civil rights, they have something quite different in mind. Work in the civil rights field increasingly involves battles against the government regulation of businesses. How did this happen? The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Almost a century earlier, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1871, which many referred to as the Ku Klux Klan Act because it was designed to stop state officials from depriving African-Americans of their federal rights. Codified as 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983, the act stated that any person who, under color of any state law, deprived a U.S. citizen or any person in the United States of any federal
right would be liable for damages and could be enjoined from committing future violations. This was a powerful tool that became even more powerful with the enactment of the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988, providing that one who prevails in a section 1983 action is entitled to recover attorney’s fees. These laws certainly were not passed with corporate America in mind. Large businesses usually got their way through well-funded lobbying efforts and supporting candidates who would act in their interests. But big business does come under attack by state officials from time to time. One example is a group of state laws that banned the sale of information for targeted marketing. The laws had been enacted in 2006 and 2007 after several big data companies found innovative ways to ensure that doctors knew about the most recent drug discoveries. The companies bought reams of data from large pharmacy chains, like CVS and Walgreens, and the data showed that many doctors weren’t prescribing the best drugs for their patients. The companies then sold this information to drug companies. States across the country became alarmed that this would drive up health care costs. Three states—New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont— banned pharmacies from continuing to sell their information.
The Reconstruction Civil Rights Act of 1871 came to the rescue, since the laws violated the companies’ rights under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to gather and sell information. It took six years of hard-fought litigation, however, to persuade federal judges that the old law could be used to protect businesses. Lower court judges were also quite divided on this. Ultimately, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved the matter by a vote of six to three in Sorrell v. IMS Health, Inc., 564 US 552 (2011). What is most exciting for civil rights lawyers is that Sorrell has opened the door to thousands of attacks on government regulations that limit the use of information, compel businesses to disclose data, or force businesses to advocate positions with which they disagree. Since 2011, Sorrell has been cited in more than 1,100 judicial opinions involving laws governing tobacco, meat, securities, credit cards, trademarks, guns, billboards, health care, and many other commercial activities. Not every challenge has been successful, because many judges still feel unsettled about seeing a Civil War-era law used to help big business. However, many challenges have been encountered and many more will be successful as the judiciary comes to accept that the law protects everyone’s federal civil rights.
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“MANY JUDGES STILL FEEL UNSETTLED ABOUT SEEING A CIVIL WAR-ERA LAW USED TO HELP BIG BUSINESS.”
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FIRST AMENDMENT & CIVIL RIGHTS LAW
SEX, GENDER, AND STEREOTYPES
HOW COURTS ARE INTERPRETING TITLE VII TO PROTECT LGBT WORKERS. By Elizabeth White
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ast August, in a case called Winstead v. Lafayette Board of County Commissioners, the federal District Court for the Northern District of Florida held that an employee who was discriminated against for being gay could sue her employer under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The opinion is part of a quiet transformation of Title VII, gradually being recognized by federal district courts across the country, including those in Pennsylvania, Alabama, Oregon, the District of Columbia, California, and Florida. The statute has not seen a major amendment since 1991 and is silent about sexual-orientation discrimination. However, due to recent administrative agency action and the growing prevalence of an—until recently— seldom-used theory of liability prohibiting gender stereotyping, LGBT workers enjoy more protection under federal employment laws than ever in history. The Supreme Court has long held that employers cannot discriminate against employees for failing to conform to stereotypes about how members of their sex are expected to behave. Title VII actions for gender stereotyping came to prominence in 1989, in a case called Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins. There, a woman successfully sued her employer after she was passed over for a partnership because she failed to act the way a “woman should” and was told that she could increase her chances of promotion if she “walk[ed] more femininely, talk[ed] more femininely, dress[ed] more femininely, [wore] makeup, [had] her hair styled, and [wore] jewelry.” Fast forward two decades, and notions that “men should
be physically attracted to women” or “a person born female should self-identify as a woman” are now litigated under Title VII as forms of gender stereotyping, no different from requiring women to wear dresses or makeup at work. The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) has largely been responsible for spearheading efforts to expand Title VII into this area. The Commission can issue decisions as to whether employers violated employment discrimination laws or bring a lawsuit on an employee’s behalf. In recent years, the Commission has issued determinations that certain employment actions taken against LGBT workers violate Title VII. These actions include failing to hire an applicant because she is a transgender woman, denying an employee a promotion because he is gay or straight, or harassing an employee because of a gender transition, such as by persistently using a name or gender pronoun that does not correspond with the employee’s gender identity. EEOC determinations are not binding on courts, and the Commission’s stance on these issues may bend with a new Republican administration in control of its funding and appointments of key staff members. However, these determinations provide both a glimpse into the future battlegrounds of Title VII litigation and a torch to pass on to private litigants seeking relief in federal court. In the very near future, gender identity and sexual orientation discrimination suits are likely to be as commonplace as the “traditional” sex and race discrimination claims courts frequently hear.
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“THE SUPREME COURT HAS LONG HELD THAT EMPLOYERS CANNOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST EMPLOYEES FOR FAILING TO CONFORM TO STEREOTYPES ABOUT HOW MEMBERS OF THEIR SEX ARE EXPECTED TO BEHAVE.”
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CAN PRESIDENT TRUMP CHANGE LIBEL LAW? By Deborah Drooz and Barry Langberg
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onald Trump filed at least half a dozen libel cases in the course of his career, and he lost most of them. Apparently, he blames the nation’s libel law for his losses and for the press’ ability to make statements he does not like. It’s not surprising, then, that he threatened to radically alter those laws if elected president. Trump vowed during his campaign to “open up our libel laws so when they write purposely negative and horrible and false articles, we can sue them and win lots of money.” Trump wants to sue the media as they have “never been sued before.” Can President Trump make good on his threat? Not likely. In this case, the “law” in question features the “actual malice” evidentiary standard that has governed public figure libel cases and protected the press since the Supreme Court’s 1964 decision in New York Times v. Sullivan. Under this standard, public figures must prove with convincing clarity that media defendants published defamatory statements about them with “knowledge of falsity or reckless disregard for truth.” Even plaintiffs that are not public figures have to prove actual malice in order to obtain punitive damages and often in order to obtain damages for presumed injury to reputation. The actual malice standard is rooted in the First Amendment and was created by the Supreme Court. It cannot be dissolved by executive fiat or revoked by legislation. Any attempt by a president to unilaterally repeal or circumvent the standard under the guise of discretionary executive action would undoubtedly violate constitutional restraints on executive authority. With Congressional approval, the president could theoretically appoint Supreme Court justices sympathetic to his views. (Perhaps New York Times v. Sullivan will take a place beside Roe v. Wade as a primary subject in Senate confirmation hearings.) But even if he were able to install several such justices, it is highly improbable that the standard would be changed. In order to overturn New York Times v. Sullivan, the Supreme Court would have to take up a new case that addressed the same First Amendment issues and would have to flout stare decisis to reach a different result than set forth in the more than 50-year-
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old case that has been cited affirmatively in many subsequent Supreme Court decisions and thousands of lower court decisions. The president could appoint like-minded federal judges in the hope that they would interpret the fact-intensive actual malice standard in a more plaintiff-friendly way at the trial court level. However, such appointments would have minimal effect as long as the actual malice standard is in place, particularly since the trial court’s decision on the issue is subject to rigorous review on appeal. Also, many defamation cases proceed in state courts, where the president has no power of appointment. Trump could urge legislators to
“THE PRESIDENT COULD THEORETICALLY APPOINT SUPREME COURT JUSTICES SYMPATHETIC TO HIS VIEWS.” refrain from enacting a long-debated federal version of state antiSLAPP (Strategic Litigation against Public Participation) statutes. If successful, this would simply maintain the status quo. Of course, a constitutional amendment could change libel law. However, the likelihood of such an occurrence seems very remote. For example, Congress could propose an amendment under which public figures defamed on the Internet would be relieved of the obligation to prove actual malice. The proposal would first have to be approved by a supermajority and then ratified by three fourths of the state legislatures. In the end, it is doubtful that the president will succeed in changing defamation law significantly, although that may not stop him from trying.
Reputation is everything. Yours and ours. It’s why we proudly welcome the unparalleled experience and expertise in defamation counsel that Barry B. Langberg and Deborah Drooz bring to our firm.
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THE FUTURE OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT WHEN THE FUTURE ISN’T FREE. By Julia Yoo
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am responsible for ensuring that the positions we take in court remain consistent with this institution’s solemn obligation to always seek justice and stand for what is right,” acting Attorney General Sally Yates wrote in a memo to Justice Department lawyers about President Trump’s executive order regarding the travel ban. “I am not convinced that the defense of the executive order is consistent with these responsibilities, nor am I convinced that the executive order is lawful.” Promptly after Sally Yates issued this statement, she was fired. In the days following Trump’s inauguration, the importance of the First Amendment has reached heights rarely seen in American history. Government efforts to limit First Amendment rights have also reached historical heights. While the removal of Ms. Yates may be legal,1 it highlights for the public what they perceive as the president’s continued battle with the freedoms of speech and religion. (Minutes after Ms. Yates was fired, the White House issued a statement that she, who served the United States for three decades, had “betrayed” the DOJ with her memo.)
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Trump issued an executive order banning all Syrian refugees indefinitely and banning people from seven mostly Muslim countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) for 90 days, which sparked spontaneous mass protests in airports across the country. The Environmental Protection Agency was ordered by the Trump administration to freeze all grants and contracts, and employees were told not to speak to members of the press about it. White House advisor Steve Bannon has described the media as the “opposition party,” which should, in his words, “keep its mouth shut.” 2 At least six journalists were charged with felony rioting for covering Inauguration Day protests that turned violent, according to The Guardian.3 Such severe charges against journalists reporting on a newsworthy public event are highly unusual in modern American history. To the public, the charges appear to be linked to a hostile climate fostered by Mr. Trump. The tension between Trump’s policy positions and the previously undisputed right of concerned citizens to challenge such positions is palpable. If there is any context where this tension will be felt the most, it is in the rights of the public to monitor law enforcement officers—that is, to observe, photograph, and film police as they perform their duties. In October 2016, before Yates made an unwise career move, the DOJ Civil Rights Division filed an amicus brief in the Third Circuit supporting the plaintiffs in Fields v. Philadelphia. In Fields, the district court had dismissed plaintiffs’ First Amendment retaliation claims, holding that there was no right to record police without engaging in additional forms of expressive conduct. The DOJ argued—on behalf of the plaintiffs— that increased recording of police conduct furthers the United States’ interest in promoting constitutional policing. It argued that photographing, video recording, or audio recording police activities are protected because each act of recording enables production of an expressive work. The recording is also protected as an information-gathering activity that later enables protected speech. This information gathering properly enables subsequent critical commentary on police activities, including documentaries, news reports, or complaints to oversight authorities.
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Or at least it properly enabled such commentary according to the Obama DOJ. Whether the newly installed Trump DOJ will be of the same view remains an open question. Indeed, early impressions suggest that the basic premise of the amicus brief—that critical commentary of police is valuable in a democracy—won’t find much purchase in a “law and order” regime. Having previously argued in an amicus brief for a broad reading of the First Amendment, it remains to be seen whether the next attorney general will ensure that the positions the DOJ takes in court remain consistent with the institution’s solemn obligation to always defend the citizenry’s constitutional rights.
“WHITE HOUSE ADVISOR STEVE BANNON HAS DESCRIBED THE MEDIA AS THE ‘OPPOSITION PARTY,’ WHICH SHOULD, IN HIS WORDS, ‘KEEP ITS MOUTH SHUT.’”
1 In Garcetti v. Ceballos, 547 U.S. 410 (2006), the Supreme Court found that a district attorney’s speech criticizing his employer was not subject to First Amendment protection because his statements were made in his position as a public employee rather than as a private citizen. 2 Grynbaum, M (January 26, 2017) “Trump Strategist Stephen Bannon Says Media Should ‘Keep Its Mouth Shut,’” The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/business/media/stephen-bannon-trump-news-media.html (last visited February 8, 2017). 3 Swaine, J (2017, January 24) “Four more journalists get felony charges after covering inauguration unrest,” The Guardian. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/jan/24/journalists-charged-felonies-trump-inauguration-unrest (last visited February 8, 2017).
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PRESIDENTIAL ATTACKS ON FREE SPEECH A THREAT TO OUR DEMOCRACY.
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ince being elected president on November 7, 2016, Donald Trump has levied a host of threats to the First Amendment right of free speech. For example, in a pre-inauguration tweet, then President-elect Trump threatened to revoke the citizenship of any American who burned or defaced the flag, despite the fact that flag burning was declared to be protected expression nearly three decades ago.1 Since taking office, President Trump has further weakened the First Amendment by freezing the social media accounts of several federal departments and their employees2 and by terminating the employment of government officials who vocally disagreed with him, thereby chilling the right of government employees to speak out on matters of national political importance.3 Even more alarmingly, Trump previously vowed to “open up” the libel and slander laws, eliminating the constitutional protection for statements of opinion and on matters of public concern, 4 and to “close up” the internet to restrict the free flow of information.5 In the wake of these threats, lawyers must take a more active role in defending our right to free expression, particularly regarding matters of political and social significance. Preserving the right of free speech is critical, not only to maintain the marketplace of ideas that the First
“TRUMP PREVIOUSLY VOWED TO ‘OPEN UP’ THE LIBEL AND SLANDER LAWS, ELIMINATING THE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION FOR STATEMENTS OF OPINION AND ON MATTERS OF PUBLIC CONCERN.”
Amendment embodies, but to ensure that channels exist for an open and robust dialogue as we move forward in a new age of government. After all, it is through protests, rallies, and the sharing of truthful information that we are collectively able to call attention to other constitutional threats. The First Amendment acts as a gateway to the exercise of other freedoms, but aside from the right to speak freely, many other constitutional rights are at risk as well. Lawyers must therefore be vigilant, both in calling out threats to our free speech rights and in creating strong protections for the First Amendment through judicial and extrajudicial means. These include: • Using state law to solidify state constitutional protection of expression. The highest courts of several states, including Oregon and Massachusetts, interpret their state constitutions to provide broader protection to expression than the First Amendment. Similar cases could be mounted in other states as well. • Lobbying local governmental bodies to remove existing barriers to the exercise of free speech rights and to expand their protection of political speech. Park boards, neighborhood associations, and city councils may be receptive to amending permit regulations that impact political events. These bodies may also be willing to create free speech zones on public property or repeal ordinances punishing speech in their jurisdictions. • Challenging federal regulations in federal court when they violate the First Amendment. The recent litigation challenging President Trump’s travel ban provides a strong model for how the federal courts can act as a check-and-balance system against unconstitutional executive orders. Our right of free expression hangs in the balance, and along with it, the constitutional future of our democracy. In these challenging times, we must not be silent, but must continue to speak out—and to speak up—for the First Amendment.
David Wright, “Trump: Burn the Flag, Go to Jail,” November 29, 2016, available at http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/29/politics/donald-trump-flag-burning-penalty-proposal/; Texas v. Johnson, 419 U.S. 397 (1989). 2 “Trump Admin Institutes Media Blackout for EPA, Suspends Social Media Activity,” January 25, 2017, available at http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/25/source-trumpadmin-institutes-media-black-out-for-epa-suspends-social-media-activity.html. 3 Evan Perez and Jeremy Diamond, “Trump Fires Acting AG after She Declines to Defend Travel Ban,” January 31, 2017, available at http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/30/politics/donald-trump-immigration-order-department-of-justice/. 4 Hadas Gold, “Donald Trump: We’re going to ‘open up’ libel laws,” February 26, 2016, available at http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/02/donald-trump-libel-laws-219866. 5 David Goldman, “Donald Trump Wants to ‘Close Up’ the Internet,” December 8, 2015, available at http://money.cnn.com/2015/12/08/technology/donald-trump-internet/. 1
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FLAG DESECRATION AS “SPEECH”
A BURNING ISSUE. By Martin B. Margulies
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ur new president is no friend to the First Amendment. He has advocated curbs on journalists, violence against political demonstrators, and harsh punishment, such as imprisonment and loss of citizenship, for protesters who burn an American flag. The U.S. Supreme Court, however, has held in Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989) and U.S. v. Eichman, 496 U.S. 310 (1990) that flag-burning is protected under the First Amendment’s speech clause. Both decisions were right. It is true that the Amendment’s framers would not have thought of flag-burning as “speech.” It was not that they were strangers to non-verbal expression—remember the Boston Tea Party?—but the discourse most familiar to them was verbal: a newspaper article or an address on the town green. And that is what they wanted to protect. Today, though, times have changed. The town greens are empty, and many Americans lack access to a newspaper or other media outlet: they are not prominent enough for their speeches to be reported by a newspaper, articulate enough to write for one, or affluent enough to advertise in one. Even the Internet has not broadened expressive opportunities for
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those who lack computers. An indigent speaker today who wishes to communicate to a sizable audience must find a way of attracting media attention—like publicly burning a flag. The flag-burning controversy therefore implicates the ancient debate over whether constitutional language should be construed as its authors literally intended (what proponents call “originalism”) or flexibly, so that original values are protected under modern conditions. But it implicates, as well, an issue unique to speech clause jurisprudence. The flag-burners prevailed in Johnson and Eichman because they were prosecuted under legislation that specifically targeted flag-burning. The Court pronounced the legislation “content-based” because it was enacted to suppress an offensive message. In consequence, it was subjected to “strict” judicial scrutiny, a standard that effectively foredoomed it. If instead the law had simply prohibited the public burning of any object, the result would probably have been different. The law would then have been characterized as “contentneutral” and hence received a lower level of scrutiny:
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Peaceful Protesting By Peter Canfield, Laura Ellsworth, and Jamila Hall
“AN INDIGENT SPE AKER TODAY WHO WISHES TO COMMUNICATE TO A SIZ ABLE AUDIENCE MUST FIND A WAY OF AT TR ACTING MEDIA AT TENTION.”
Peaceful Protest Luncheon at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta, Georgia, January 17, 2017.
A notionally “intermediate,” but in practice quite permissive. Under this standard, for instance, the Supreme Court upheld a regulation prohibiting demonstrators from camping overnight in Washington-area parks, even when their purpose was to dramatize the plight of the homeless. The government’s concerns, such as aesthetics and administrative convenience, outweighed the importance of speech. The content-based versus content-neutral dichotomy is flawed. It mutes impecunious speakers who must employ unconventional means of expression and, lacking property of their own, use public property to reach desired audiences. Further, it has content-based impacts, which means the muted speakers are the ones most disposed to challenge the mainstream. Law schools once taught that speech occupied a preferred position in relation to other values and was a means for people without property or power to acquire both. Today it is subordinate to aesthetics and administrative convenience, and one needs property and power in order to speak. Mr. Trump’s judicial appointees are unlikely to rectify the imbalance.
t the core of the First Amendment is the protection of “the right of the people to peaceably assemble,” a right best exercised with a nuanced understanding of not only First Amendment principles, but also criminal law and practice, media interest, and police and rescue personnel and procedures. In the summer of 2016, Jones Day attorneys of all levels, firm-wide and across practice groups, committed to making such an understanding more universally available by partnering with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights to create training materials dedicated to teaching the rules of the road for peaceful protests in cities across the country. The materials, including “Know Your Rights” brochures customized for Atlanta, Baton Rouge, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Tulsa, and Washington, D.C., provided organizers and participants with practical and legal guidance on how to organize and protest peacefully, while offering law enforcement and public safety officials a legal primer on constitutional rights, local ordinances, and procedures currently in place to ensure that peaceful protestors can exercise their First Amendment rights. The materials were put to great use earlier this year at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta—the birthplace of Martin Luther King and a cradle of the nonviolent Civil Rights Movement—where peaceful protest is a right steeped in the city’s history. On January 17, 2017, the day after the national celebration of Dr. King’s birthday and just a few days before the presidential inaugural, Jones Day offered a public primer on how to effectively and safely protest at the Center’s downtown Atlanta auditorium. A capacity crowd of young and old, novices and veterans, responded, gathering to hear and question a panel of the firm’s lawyers, Atlanta’s assistant police chief and fire and rescue chief, and an Emmy awardwinning local news producer as they provided general information and specific tips and practical advice about how to successfully organize, conduct, and promote a safe and effective demonstration. Even the most basic rights benefit from repeated public education and discussion. www.bestlawyers.com | 4 7
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HATE CRIME LAWS IN A HATE-FILLED ERA
SPITTING AGAINST THE WIND. By Susan Gellman
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he 2016 election unleashed a flood of racist and nativist invective in America, and hate crimes across the country have skyrocketed. So you’d think that hate crime laws would be even more important than ever, and you might worry that the Trump administration’s apparent desire to cut government regulation in general, as well as Mr. Trump’s repeated derision of “political correctness” in particular, would lead to repeal or tepid enforcement of these laws. But that’s not the problem. Hate crime and hate speech laws have always been problematic. Their constitutionality is questionable, and they’re ineffective at reducing hate crime. But because it’s important, activists and legislatures have struggled to draft effective and constitutional hate crime laws. In the Trump era, though, it’s an outright surreal exercise to discuss what types of laws would be best at fighting bigotry and hate crime. When it’s the highest level of government itself, including the president and his chief strategist, that are the leading enablers—and sometimes disseminators—of bigoted speech and threats of discrimination, what kind of legislation (never mind its constitutionality) does anyone expect could beat back the predictable, even inevitable, increase in hate crimes and hate speech? Perpetrators of hate crimes now act with what they perceive as a newfound—and perhaps long-desired—government-issued license to air their hatred and commit their offenses. When you make anti-Muslim sentiment the
coin of the current realm, you’re inviting people to invest in it. Any attempt to craft policies deterring hate crime goes beyond the proverbial rearrangement of deck chairs on the Titanic. It’s trying to decide what kind of decorative cushions to put on those seats while the ship is already sinking. But this is worse, actually— more akin to taking the seats from the lifeboats. Approaching the issue as per usual belittles the crisis of increased bigotry and hate crime. Ignoring that the rules of the game have changed by the very people entrusted with protecting us normalizes the bigotry-friendly climate and
legitimizer of and provider of the leading platform for the racist, anti-Semitic, anti-Islamist, antiimmigrant, misogynistic, hatredpeddling “alt-right,” to a position of power and influence. President Trump’s disavowal of even the worst of the crimes and invective his campaign unleashed has been far too few, far too late, and far too feeble. Or entirely absent: when a reporter asked Mr. Trump—first explicitly acknowledging that he saw no evidence that Mr. Trump is himself anti-Semitic—about the recent rash of anti-Semitic incidents, including bomb threats to dozens of Jewish community centers, and what plans the administration had to address it, the president’s response was, “Number one, I am the least antiSemitic person that you’ve ever seen in your entire life. Number two, racism. The least racist person. In fact, we did very well relative to other people running as a Republican.” He accused the reporter of insulting him and lying, told him to sit down, and added that bigoted harassment was actually the work of “the other side,” designed to foment anger among “people like you” against “people that love or live Donald Trump.” Unsurprisingly, there was not a word condemning or even commenting on the rise of anti-Semitism to its highest levels since the 1930s, let alone any plans to combat it. Criminal laws are hamhanded tools for effecting social change, even in the best of times. But no law intended to curb hate has a chance when the president himself winks at it and encourages it daily.
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“NO CONSTITUTIONAL SCHOLAR OR PRACTITIONER CAN, IN GOOD CONSCIENCE, ACT AS AN ENABLER.”
legitimizes the actions that have created it. No constitutional scholar or practitioner can, in good conscience, act as an enabler in that way. We as lawyers, too, are officers of the court who have taken an oath to defend and protect the Constitution. Parents struggle with what to tell their children about lying and bullying when they see their president do it without consequence. Likewise, it’s asking an awful lot of some little statute to deter people from acting out their bigotry and hatred when a president who encouraged it during his campaign elevates someone like Steve Bannon, proud
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very woman lawyer faces obstacles in her career. Sometimes because we are unlucky. Sometimes because we are women. Sometimes just because the career path we’ve chosen is not easy. We women lawyers know this because we live this. But knowing a problem exists is not the same thing as solving a problem. These obstacles have been on my mind quite a bit these last few months since a certain woman lawyer was not able to overcome all the obstacles in her path to win a certain election. What do we do—what can we do—after a profound professional setback? How do we regroup? And how do we help other women avoid the same result? A big part of my answer to those questions is the Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law. As the past-president of the Coalition, I can attest to the enormous power of women lawyers working together for the advancement of all women seeking a real chance to succeed and lead in our profession. As the Coalition continues to grow, our goal is to be a springboard for even more women attorneys to use so that success is more attainable for all of us. We want to offer a community where women attorneys can speak candidly and confidently without being second guessed or sidelined. If
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you miss out on an opportunity, if you lose something you know you should have won, the Coalition helps you find the next step forward. If you are missing a critical piece in your network, the Coalition helps you make that final connection. If you are being overlooked, the Coalition helps you get that extra skill or credential that will make the difference the next time. And if you just need someone else to agree with you that, yes, this is all really hard, well, yes, the Coalition definitely agrees. That’s why the Coalition exists. The Coalition is where I’ve found many of my favorite people in our profession—some of the very best women, who lift me up, cheer me on, and have my back. As part of the Coalition, surrounded by these women, I’ve seen some of those big obstacles we all face start to shrink as we tackle them together.
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Immediate Past-President, Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law PARTNER, BARTLIT BECK HERMAN PALENCHAR & SCOTT LLP
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C H R I S T I N A B O S T S E A T O N How do you think firms/companies can develop environments fertile for success?
ne of the best ways employers can foster an O environment fertile for success is by training employees to recognize and correct for their implicit biases. This helps to create a workplace culture where employees are more likely to have the opportunity to succeed on the basis of their merit.
Harvard University’s Project Implicit continues to
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demonstrate the numerous ways in which each of us harbors—often unknowingly—associations between certain types of people and their perceived strengths and weaknesses. By learning how to identify our implicit biases, we can re-design our processes and systems to try to protect against these biases and protect against our own biases when making decisions.
What strategies do you employ to win business? F or me, the best strategy to win business has been maintaining real, authentic relationships with people from a variety of stages of my life. In my experience, clients hire lawyers, not law firms. Some of my clients hired me because we were already friends, and others hired me because I was referred to them by someone they
trusted. Each and every client came to me as a result of my personal relationships, and many of my clients have become my friends over time.
By what standards do you measure success?
I think each of us can only measure success by our own standards. There is no one measure of success. One of the best things about getting older, for me, has been gaining the confidence to benchmark my success against myself and my goals as opposed to against other people.
For me, success has meant reaching a point where I have
control over my career. I am able to decide what kind of work I want to be doing, how many hours I want to be billing, and from where I want to work each day or whether I’d like to take a morning off so I can go with my daughter to her music class. My vision of success— today—isn’t about maximizing the dollars I take home or the prestige of the name on my business card (although both things are important to me), but instead it’s about exercising control. By having increased control over my career, I am also able to devote time to other things that are also important to me, such as my volunteer service and my family. My vision of success may be very different 10 or 20 years from now.
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“Jill has gone from being the only woman in the room in banking and finance law to leading young women into the field, coaching and mentoring along the way, giving freely of her time, and never ceasing to think of [her] team and others, and lifting up her more junior colleagues.”
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“At final approval of a nationwide sexual harassment settlement on behalf of 16,000 women, Judge Wayne Anderson (Ret.) praised Ms. Fegan, stating, “I have found working with you on this case one of the more interesting, challenging, and, at some level, uplifting things that I have been able to do.”
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How do you think firms/companies can develop environments fertile for success?
F irst and foremost, hire top talent. Second, train and support your people to be the very best lawyers in their practice area. Third, for firms, implement formal training on effective business development and retention for all junior lawyers. Fourth, encourage and directly reward collaboration and teamwork. Fifth, elect strong, strategic, and compassionate leadership. Last, it is important to foster a collegial and fun work environment so your attorneys and staff enjoy going to work.
What is one of your proudest moments, inside or outside your career? A s a young lawyer, after a two-week trial having a judge
read my first jury verdict. I had never worked so hard in my life. The verdict was for my client. The other side was very sympathetic, and we represented a large company, so the challenge was to convince the jurors to set aside sympathy and apply the facts to the law. They did so. I was so proud of the result but also of our jury system. Twenty years later, I still believe it is the best system in the world.
By what standards do you measure success?
T here is financial success, of course, but I do not view that as success if you do not also enjoy what you do and create value for others. For me it is all three. I want to help support my family by doing something I love and hopefully, while doing so, I am having a positive impact on my clients, colleagues, firm, and the overall community in which I practice. www.bestlawyers.com | 5 3
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y parents literally told me that I was going to be a lawyer M from the first day I can remember careers being raised as a topic in my home. They wanted me to have a degree that would allow me not to have to be dependent on a man to feed my children.
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each your associates by propping them up for their T good work rather than hammering them down for their mistakes. Take all associates to prospective client pitches and initial client meetings from the first day. Business development suddenly becomes key in the years just before partnership consideration, and most associates have no idea where to start. It should be ingrained in
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What strategies do you employ to win business? I speak and mentor at various startup accelerator and incubator programs around Chicago. I also get very involved in the organizations I commit to, such as the Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law and the Small Business Advocacy Counsel, through which I run venture pitch sessions. I continue to network and meet people whom my trusted connections believe would be helpful to my career and/or believe I could be helpful to.
By what standards do you measure success?
eadership and influence. Having achieved success to me L means that younger women lawyers look up to me as a mentor and want to learn from my accomplishments.
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Was there anyone along the way who mentored or influenced your work?
I learned a great deal about the kind of lawyer I wanted to be by watching, observing, and listening to other lawyers—both positive role models and others that exhibited behaviors and mannerisms that I did not wish to adopt as my own. While it is critical to develop excellent legal skills and expertise in your practice area, it is more important to have a reputation for honesty, professionalism, civility, and integrity.
What is one of your proudest moments, inside or outside of your career?
A s to professional accomplishments, in 2013, I was honored to receive the Jerold S. Solovy Award from Jenner & Block. This award recognizes attorneys who have demonstrated exceptional service to the organized bar and to the community. The award, named for Jenner & Block’s esteemed late chairman emeritus, honors those attorneys who exemplify Mr. Solovy’s unwavering dedication to the
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organized bar, the public good, and the highest ideals of the legal profession. This award means a great deal to me because it came from my firm and honors Mr. Solovy’s lifelong love of the law and his untiring commitment to give back to those in need through his pro bono work and community involvement.
By what standards do you measure success?
I think how you view or define professional success is a very individual inquiry and no two lawyers probably view it the same way. For me, being successful as a lawyer means being an important part of and contributor to your firm or practice group, earning the role as a trusted business advisor to long-standing clients and knowing that your counsel and advice on critical legal issues matters to them, and having the good fortune to enjoy what you do and who you represent and work with on a regular basis. A very important part of success is finding a place you belong and having the opportunity to make a difference.
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“Irene is a real leader and inspiration at Jones Day, running cases with aplomb and spearheading programming specifically designed to help push women ahead in their careers and build community.”
“Ellen knows leasing from both the landlord’s chair and the tenant’s, and she deploys that dual knowledge to help her clients get the best results possible—leases that are fair and that appropriately represent the risks and benefits to which each side agreed.”
Ellen Friedler
Founding Partner/ Managing Partner
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Carol Gilden
Partner in Securities Litigation & Investor Protection Practice Group CO H E N M I L S TE I N
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Amanda Hollis
Partner, Chair of Environmental and Workplace Health & Safety Practice Group
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K I R K L A N D & E LLI S LLP
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Partner and Chair of Medical Devices M A RS H A LL , G E RS TE I N & B O RU N LLP
“Julianne takes on tasks to serve women in the profession without any regard to the reward or spotlight she may receive.”
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Corinne Heggie Counsel
SC H A R F BA N KS M A R M O R LLC
Sara Tonnies Horton
Partner
J E N N E R & B LO C K
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J E N N E R & B LO C K
Kirstin Ives
Founding Partner
FA LK E N B E RG F I E W EG E R & I V E S LLP
Mary Kay Kelly Attorney Coach
H I N S DA LE H I G H SC H O O L
“After an extremely successful career as a trial attorney and years in firm management as a mentor for women attorneys, Mary Kay left private practice to take on the voluntary role of trial team coach for Hinsdale High School. The team has been hugely successful after she took the helm, but the real success is the influence and guidance she has provided to the young women on the trial team, some of whom have had very serious personal troubles (yes, even in Hinsdale). The experience of working with Mary Kay provided the young women on the team with an incredible role model and left them more confident, stronger, and prepared to succeed. They also left with a lifelong professional and personal resource.”
Jennifer Kenedy
Managing Partner, Member of Board of Directors LO C K E LO R D LLP
R ECO G N IZE D BY B EST L AW Y ERS F O R C O M M E R C I A L L I T I G AT I O N A N D D E F E N D A N T S ’ P R O D U C T L I A B I L I T Y L I T I G AT I O N SINCE 2011
Andie Kramer Partner
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Anne E. Larson Shareholder
O G LE TR E E D E A K I N S
“Anne is a tremendous role model and advocate for the junior women lawyers at her firm. She is a bright, tenacious, detail-oriented but pragmatic lawyer who gets great results for her clients and sets an example of excellence and professionalism.”
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Amy Manning
Partner
M CG U I R E WO O DS LLP
“Amy has been a model of integrity, intelligence, and compassion—all qualities many of us want to emulate while at the same time maintaining a successful practice.”
Megan L. Mathias Partner
STAHL COWEN CROWLEY ADDIS LLC
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Was there anyone along the way who mentored or influenced your work? ruce Boruszak, my summer associate mentor and one B of the chairs of the real estate department when I started practicing law, was my mentor. We worked closely on a number of deals for the first seven years of my practice and continue to work on deals together now that he became general counsel. Aside from him, I would credit my clients with mentoring and influencing my work. While not attorneys for the most part, they are truly wise businesspeople and have taught me how to analyze risk vs. reward and to look for creative solutions to solve problems. Without understanding how clients see a transaction, it is hard to be an effective transactional attorney.
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How do you think firms/companies can develop environments fertile for success?
I n private practice, I believe firms would find greater success if the metrics for compensation and promotion were changed from evaluation on an individual basis. No matter how successful a team or how rich the experience
of a subject matter for a particular firm, compensation and evaluation systems that reward named billing partners will never foster the type of collaboration needed to create cohesive team environments and best service clients. With respect to the advancement of women, the institutional stereotypes need to be removed. Attorneys at all levels need to be educated on implied bias, as this tends to be the primary force that holds women back. I truly believe that if every attorney was made aware of the unconscious bias that affects women and can recognize unconscious bias in their own actions, they would strive to counteract it.
What strategies do you employ to win business?
Nothing beats good work and open communication. While continually striving to obtain and maintain the right credentials to win business in my area of practice, I truly believe that most opportunities are driven by hard work and a proven track record. Being vocal in asking for work or marketing your capabilities is important, but having a relationship of trust and confidence takes time to achieve.
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y father and grandfather were M litigators, so I literally grew up surrounded by the law. I first wanted to be a lawyer when I saw my father argue a case in the courtroom—I was captivated by his presentation and his ability to persuade others to his position. When it came time for me to practice law, I found that I enjoyed litigation because it constantly exposed me to new ideas and businesses; it is still so interesting and gratifying to learn what my clients do and help them achieve their goals. I also enjoy the challenge of putting together
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the puzzle of the defense of a case. My work in employment law gives me the opportunity to teach and counsel my clients on best practices and how to avoid litigation—and this is rewarding as well.
How do you think firms/ companies can develop environments fertile for success?
D iversity and attorney support are important elements of developing a fertile environment for success. Since I became chair of the diversity committee at Vedder Price, I am proud to say that we have achieved at great deal in a very short time.
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We have formed a very successful women’s initiative and a diverse attorneys’ initiative. Attorneys in all offices at the firm are now engaged, and we use the committee programming to provide attorneys with tools to succeed in their practices and better market to clients who are looking for diversity in their outside counsel as well.
What strategies do you employ to win business?
T o win business, I focus on the value I can provide to my clients. I am always looking for ways to enable my clients to succeed and to reach their business goals.
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Kathryn Homburger Mickelson Partner
B E E R M A N N PR ITI K I N M I R A B E LLI
Katherine Minarik Partner
BA RTLIT B EC K H E R M A N PA LE N C H A R & SCOT T LLP
Portia Moore Partner
DAV I S W R I G HT TR E M A I N E LLP
“Portia is among the most sought-after and winning-est trial lawyers in the management-side employment bar nationwide. She is often retained by clients when their case gets close to trial because of her well-demonstrated skills as a top trial lawyer.”
Margo Wolf O’Donnell Shareholder, Chair of Diversity Committee V E D D E R PR I C E
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Sonya Rosenberg
Partner
N E A L , G E R B E R & E I S E N B E RG LLP
“Sonya is whip-smart, keenly practical, and focused on getting the right result (even if it means delivering bad news or walking the client through changes in their practices).”
“Margo provides counsel to our company on employment matters. She is highly responsive and provides very practical advice to support our business initiatives.”
Marcia Owens Partner
H A M I LTO N TH I E S & LO RC H LLP R ECO G N IZE D BY B EST L AW Y ERS F O R R E A L E S TAT E L A W SINCE 2015
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Katie Rak
Senior Counsel
M CG U I R E WO O DS LLP
Jennifer Senior Associate
J E N N E R & B LO C K
“Jennifer keeps her cool in challenging situations and testy disputes, giving her a presence beyond her years and making her a trusted advisor. Jennifer strongly supports mentoring efforts and pro bono work, making a commitment to the profession and the community that is commendable.”
Tina M. Tabacchi Partner
J O N E S DAY
“Tina is an excellent litigator who also held several leadership positions during her more than 20 years of practice. She is currently the partner in charge of the Chicago office of Jones Day.”
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Partner, Business Litigation Attorney, Member of Executive Committee, Member of Compensation Committee
TRO UTM A N S A N D E RS LLP
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K A T H E R I N E M I N A R I K What brought you to your specific practice area? n open mind, curiosity about complicated things, and A good fortune. I split my practice between IP litigation and major commercial contract disputes. When I first started practicing law, I would not have predicted that particular combination. But when I arrived at my firm, I was open to working on any case that was interesting. And I quickly found that I loved digging into complicated patents and contracts and the technology underlying them. There’s no more magic to it than that. I truly enjoy the trickiest legal puzzles, and I was fortunate enough to find myself at a firm where I could regularly tackle those puzzles.
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What is one of your proudest moments, inside or outside your career?
ne of my proudest moments was in many ways a simple O moment that simply felt momentous. A few years ago, I was eight months pregnant with my daughter and I did a multi-hour summary judgment argument in federal court. I sat down for the final time at the end of the argument with nothing on my mind but whether I had made every point as well as I could. And then it occurred to me that my ability to be there that day had come on the shoulders of many determined, ambitious women lawyers before me, including many who were not given the same opportunity I was.
Perhaps in some courtrooms, I might have still gotten a strange look or two. And certainly a couple decades earlier, few corporate clients would have been so unconcerned about the courtroom performance abilities of a pregnant woman. But on the day of my argument, in my mind, in my clients’ minds, in the court’s mind, I was just a lawyer. So in some small way, I was part of the path of progress for women lawyers and quite a positive step. I’m still thrilled by that (and because my client got a nice result as well).
By what standards do you measure success?
M any years ago, I had to make one of those big life choices. I ultimately made the decision by picking the option that required me to believe in my own potential the most. And it turned out wonderfully. So now, I have a personal philosophy that I like to call “bet on yourself.” If I’m unsure of whether I can do something challenging, if I’m unsure whether to tackle something new, then I remind myself that the best decision is to bet on myself. Because of that, I think I tend to measure my success by whether I’ve done more than I once believed myself capable of doing. It motivates me to keep taking risks, to learn from imperfect outcomes rather than get defeated, and to appreciate that the most rewarding tasks are often the ones that don’t come easily from the beginning. And success is really just my past self, smiling into the future at what I’ve been able to do. www.bestlawyers.com | 6 1
Carrie A. Goldberg Founding Attorney
C . A . G O LD B E RG , PLLC
“Carrie fights for victims of privacy invasions and sexual assault. Her cases involve nonconsensual pornography, online harassment, rape, domestic violence, and Title IX lawsuits. Her firm’s mission is to use litigation to change the status quo of sexual exploitation, humiliation, and abuse in our culture.”
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Precious Jacobs Partner
J E N N E R & B LO C K
“Precious is a dedicated attorney, consistently going above and beyond to hone her craft, zealously represent her clients’ best interests, and to represent those unable to obtain legal representation.”
LaDonna Lusher Partner
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Elizabeth McNamara
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DAV I S W R I G HT TR E M A I N E LLP
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“LaDonna has taken on multiple industries for various wage and hour violations, helping to create new law in New York to protect workers rights.”
Cynthia Mitchell
Partner
S E Y FA RTH S H AW LLP
“Marisa led a complex RICO class action against a New York City slumlord, dedicating hundreds of hours to the representation of tenants who were being forced from their rent-controlled apartments through horrid conditions.”
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Marisa Perry Partner
H A R R I S W I N I C K H A R R I S LLP
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F irms and companies are statistically more successful when they engage in at least the following practices: (1) invest in their employees, particularly junior employees; (2) invest in creating a diverse work environment by including middle- and high-ranking persons from various backgrounds, thereby tapping into a wellspring of fresh ideas and perspectives; and (3)firms and companies should take the time to foster mentoring communities through which junior employees are empowered to create informal or formal mentor relationships.
What is one of your proudest moments, inside or outside your career? M y proudest moments have been the work that I have done in giving back to my community by advancing
the rights of women via my pro bono work or within my firms. My pro bono work is almost exclusively with organizations working with those affected by domestic violence. In addition, I place enormous value on my work I have done within my firm in advancing its diversity efforts, including mentoring junior female associates or laying the groundwork [that has led] my firm to be one of the founding member firms of the New York chapter of the Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law, a nonprofit organization focused primarily on advancing the recruitment, retention, and promotion of women lawyers. I work in a company with the potential to be one of the great leaders in advancing the careers of many women, and it is important that I continue to use my voice to encourage younger attorneys to find their voices and speak up. Seeing the amount of work that still needs to get done, I am passionate about making sure that, despite how much we have accomplished, we keep the stride going. www.bestlawyers.com | 6 3
Katherine Posner Partner
CO N D O N & F O RSY TH LLP
Nancy Ross Partner
M AY E R B ROW N
“Kathy is among the trailblazers on many aviation women’s issues.”
Diana Gurfel Shapiro
Partner
CO N D O N & F O RSY TH LLP
“Nancy’s confidence in herself and her abilities, whether in the courtroom, on a client call, or at a firm meeting, always shines through, setting a wonderful example for women around her.”
“Diana leads some of our cutting edge electronic legal issues.”
Laura Sack
Partner, Co-Leader of East Coast Labor and Employment Law Practice DAV I S W R I G HT TR E M A I N E LLP
Christina Bost Seaton Partner
F I S H E R B ROY LE S , LLP
Jane M. Sigda
Partner
CO N D O N & F O RSY TH LLP
Karin Segall Partner
LE A SO N E LLI S LLP
WASHINGTON, D.C. Amy Epstein Gluck
Partner
F I S H E R B ROY LE S , LLP
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y career is indebted to my partners M Victor Kovner and Laura Handman. They kindled my passion for the First Amendment and media law and taught me that excellence is not divorced from compassion and collegiality. I still have the benefit
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of their counsel and little I do is not imbued with their influence.
How do you think firms/ companies can develop environments fertile for success?
iversity in all its forms is central D to success, today more than ever. Combining diverse experiences and
points of view with an environment that encourages creative approaches opens the door to real achievement.
What strategies do you employ to win business? roviding excellent work should be a P given; being knowledgeable and truly caring about your client’s business changes the equation.
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Cynthia Abbott
Vice President-General Counsel C H I C AG O PU B LI C M E D I A
Melissa Bachhuber
Vice President and Associate General Counsel
“In working with Cindy on insurance matters while she was at Motorola Mobility, and again when she began at Chicago Public Media, I have been continuously impressed with her graceful but strong style, her passion for her company, and her detailed analysis and understanding of the legal issues at hand.”
Courtney Holohan
Chief IP Counsel
ACC E NTU R E LEG A L G RO U P
ADVANCED DISPOSAL SERVICES, INC .
“Melissa is well versed in litigation and environmental issues and manages outside counsel and her internal clients with strength, skill, and poise.”
Laura Coruzzi
Senior Vice President of Intellectual Property
Kristen Hudson
Principal & General Counsel C H U H A D & TEC SO N
Karen Klein
General Counsel H OTE L TO N I G HT
R EG E N X B I O I N C .
“Laura Coruzzi is one of the most impactful Biotech IP attorneys in the country and one of the few women attorneys in her field when she started her career.”
Veronica Gomez
SVP Regulatory & Energy Policy and General Counsel
CO M M O N W E A LTH E D I SO N CO M PA N Y
Maria A. Maras
Senior Legal Counsel in IP Litigation ACC E NTU R E
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Kathryn Hartrick
Vice President and General Counsel RO B E RTSO N LOWS TUTE R , I N C .
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Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary N E W YO R K PU B LI C LI B R A RY
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I first became interested in law during college. In addition to cohosting a talk radio show on the college radio station, I interned with two separate radio stations to learn the broadcasting business. During that time, I was sent to the courthouse with an on-air reporter to cover high profile trials. My job was to assist the reporter write copy that was then read on-air. I found the trials and entire legal proceedings fascinating! That’s when I got my first “itch� to go into law.
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What brought you to your specific practice area?
To be a great general counsel, I believe one has to have adaptability, a thirst for knowledge, the ability to build constituencies and a wide variety of experience in different areas of the law. It was all of these drivers that lead me to my position at Alliant Credit Union over 9 years ago. Experience as a litigator, a prosecutor, in private practice, with the government and with a global
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technology consulting firm, gave me the background necessary to excel in the financial services industry as trusted counsel. I thrive on the variety of challenges and subject matter that comes my way on a daily basis. Most of all, I am driven to help my company and its business partners succeed.
How do you think firms/ companies can develop environments fertile for success?
I believe that both firms and companies can help their employees succeed by ensuring that the employees understand what is expected from them and how that employee will be evaluated. Making sure that a manager and his or her direct report understand how success will be measured is vital (that includes the measurement of success for the company or firm, the team and the individual). Encouraging development and growth are also important. I believe that managing attorneys is very
different than managing others. The most successful companies and firms convey the message that employees are valued, that their opinions count and that they will be rewarded for their success.
What strategies do you employ to hire outside counsel?
In Chicago, we have many talented attorneys from which to choose to handle legal matters. I am continuously meeting and evaluating potential outside counsel. First impressions do count. If I am favorably impressed by an attorney at a CLE or networking function, I file that information away. Then, when it comes time to vet different attorneys and firms, I pull out that information and often call on those folks to discuss the possibility of working with us. I always tell people not to underestimate the value of networking and making a great first impression. At the end of the day, selection will depend on criteria such as subject matter knowledge, fit and price/value. www.bestlawyers.com | 6 7
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N A O M I WA LT M A N What brought you to your specific practice area? fter law school, I clerked for a federal judge A for a year and then joined the litigation department of a large law firm in New York City. I was assigned to work for a partner who handled a lot of the firm’s trademark and copyright litigation. This allowed me to develop something of an expertise in trademark and copyright law, which was very helpful when I moved to CBS. At CBS, I handle much of the intellectual property litigation (including trademark, copyright, and more recently, patent cases) and serve as the cohead of the CBS law department’s intellectual property group.
Was there anyone along the way who mentored or influenced your work?
I have had many mentors over the years, both male and female, all of whom have provided me with guidance and positively influenced my work. Undoubtedly, my biggest mentor and role model was my mother. She attended law school when I was in high school and then became a practicing lawyer. Through her words and actions, she taught me that women can achieve anything they set their minds to and that no goal is out of reach.
What is one of your proudest moments, inside or outside your career?
A s a relatively junior in-house lawyer, I supervised a defamation lawsuit involving a CBS News report that aired on “60 Minutes” (Kastrin v. CBS). The case culminated in a two-week trial in El Paso, Texas, in which the jury found in our favor. Another career highlight was working on the Aereo copyright infringement case (CBS was one of a number of broadcasters who objected to Aereo’s Internet streaming service). The case went up to the U.S. Supreme Court, and the broadcasters ultimately prevailed. It was wonderful to have the chance to work with so many talented people, including many individuals at CBS, both inside and outside the CBS law department, our outside counsel, as well as my counterparts at the other networks. We achieved a great result for the company, and it is one of my proudest accomplishments. 68 |
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Kim Metrick
Director and Managing Counsel, Employment Law
WA LG R E E N CO.
Thalia Myrianthopoulos
Associate General Counsel
N O RTH W E S TE R N U N I V E RS IT Y
Meredith Ritchie
Vice President, General Counsel, and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer A LLI A NT C R E D IT U N I O N
Sepideh Esmaili Smith
Senior Counsel of Labor & Employment C N H I N D US TR I A L
Naomi Waltman
Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel C B S CO R P O R ATI O N
Monica Weed
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary N AV I G A NT CO N S U LTI N G , I N C .
Susan Zumph
First Vice President
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I became interested in the legal profession after working nearly 10 years in non-profit organizations championing educational research, reform, and services for low-income children. My parents were public school music teachers and ministers of music at our church, so my brother and I are also classically trained musicians. We sing and play several instruments. I noticed increasingly that so much of our lives was regimented by laws about which we knew little, and lawyers seemed to be perceived (for the most part) by our community members as intimidating rather than helpful. I was selected to be a community representative on the Legal Services Board of North Carolina while I was quite young and reveled in the intellectual discussion at our board meetings while worrying that many of us did not actually understand what the lawyers were staying. After five years as a “gadfly” on the board, I was encouraged by many of the lawyers to go to law school myself. And so I did. I have never regretted that decision, although I was 33 before I launched my career as an attorney.
What brought you to your specific practice area? hile clerking in the Eastern District of Michigan in the W chambers of the Hon. Anna Diggs Taylor, I enjoyed my experience so much that I thought I would love being a litigator and came to New York to pursue that dream. I since found out that I am a much better problem-solver than warrior; although I can certainly stand and do battle when I need to do so. After a stint as a litigation
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associate at a really great law firm, I was recruited by the Federal Trade Commission to a position as litigator that soon morphed into a role as a senior manager, litigation supervisor, community advocate, and intra-organizational educator. I loved having the opportunity to help people both within and without the organization and believe that all of the myriad jobs I have held helped to prepare me for the moment when I advanced from being a member of the staff to supervising the staff. While at the FTC, I learned about consumer marketing, data privacy, and security (an emerging practice area) and much, much more. I could never have imagined that I would become a social media marketing law maven. It is challenging, scary, and fun!
What is one of your proudest moments, inside or outside your career?
ne of my proudest moments is graduating from Yale O Law School in 1983, while my maternal grandmother, Mrs. Eva Belle Coleman Coles, was still alive. She had a sixth grade education, yet raised five children successfully to adulthood, all of whom obtained degrees ranging from bachelor’s degrees to doctoral degrees while raising families and contributing to their communities. My grandmother was 4’ 11’’ and, in order to make sure she could see me receive my law school diploma, stood from the time they began reading names until I walked across the stage. She was 87 years old. In my mind’s eye, I can still see her standing there, waiting patiently, until my name was called. I shall never forget her. www.bestlawyers.com | 6 9
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decade ago, a small group of women attorneys in Chicago scattered among different law firms put out a small call to action: come to a meeting and share your experiences about being a woman lawyer in our city. A few weeks later, a couple dozen women found their way to a law firm conference room over a lunch hour. They began sharing their stories with one another, nodding along to shared experiences, and quickly running out of time for a conversation that had only skimmed the surface of their agenda. So, not surprisingly, from that meeting an idea was born. The women talked about the “women’s initiatives” at their own law firms. But what if those women’s initiatives worked together? Could they could accomplish more for women attorneys together than they could alone? Surely the answer was yes. From that meeting, the Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law was created almost 10 years ago as a collaborative network of women’s initiatives across law firms. A law firm could join the Coalition and all of its women attorneys would have access to the shared programs, resources, and network of the Coalition. A few years later, the Coalition expanded its membership to include companies’ and non-profit organizations’ legal departments so that in-house women attorneys could participate in Coalition activities as well. Today, the Coalition is a non-profit membership association comprised of representatives of women’s initiatives in Chicago and New York area law firms and corporations. The Coalition’s mission remains the same now a decade into existence: to provide positive avenues of communication, support, networking, and career advancement for women lawyers. Any
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he “Women of Influence” awards are the result of the first-ever collaboration between the Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law and Best Lawyers. Coalition members in both private and general practice submitted nominations, with each nominee named for her outstanding work in her area of expertise. Ballots were counted and evaluated by Best Lawyers publication editors, and final awards were based upon a number of factors, including number of nominations, votes, nominator feedback, editorial research, and inclusion in the 23rd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. We at Best Lawyers believe that an endorsement by one’s peers is one of the highest forms of recognition within the legal profession. We are pleased to co-host this special feature with the Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law this year and look forward to its growth in years to come.
law firm or company with lawyers based in the Chicago or New York areas that are committed to addressing issues facing women lawyers in the firm or company is welcome to join the Coalition. The Coalition’s membership now includes more than 100 law firms and companies across the Chicago and New York chapters. Every year, the Coalition chapters host dozens of in-person and online programming for our members—all of which are free for our members’ attorneys and most of which provide CLE credit. Last year, the Chicago Coalition hosted more than 20 programs, including our Fourth Annual Managing Partner/ General Counsel Forum featuring Elena Kraus, the General Counsel of Walgreen Co., and our Sixth Annual Leadership Forum featuring Brigadier-General Maritza Ryan, along with more targeted programming on substantive legal issues, climbing the career jungle gym, and utilizing personality style to be a more effective leader. Meanwhile, the New York Coalition hosted nine programs in its first full year of programming, including a Women in the Courtroom panel with federal and state court women judges. Collectively, the Coalition’s programming reached more than 1,000 women attorneys in 2016 alone. The Coalition chapters grow every year—in membership and programming numbers—because of the strength and determination of the women attorneys at our member firms and companies who enthusiastically champion one another. And now as the Coalition begins its second decade, the number of Coalition chapters is growing as well with two potential new chapters already in planning stages for 2017–18. You can find out more at www.thewomenscoalition.com.
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2017 National Coalition Board of Directors • Chair: Nicole Auerbach, Valorem Law Group • Katherine Minarik, Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott • Cynthia Mitchell, Seyfarth Shaw • Marcia Owens, Hamilton Thies & Lorch • Katie Rak, McGuireWoods • Christina Bost Seaton, FisherBroyles
2017 Chicago Officers
2017 New York Officers
• President: Katie Rak, McGuireWoods • Vice President: Kim Metrick, Walgreen Co. • Secretary: Jennifer Ryan, BMO Financial Group • Treasurer: Carolyn Blessing, Locke Lord • Member at Large: Anne Larson, Ogletree Deakins
• President: Cynthia Mitchell, Seyfarth Shaw • Vice President: Nneoma Maduike, Otterbourg • Treasurer: Jean Rose, Condon & Forsyth • Secretary: Mehtap Cevher Conti, Vedder Price • Member at Large: Laura Sack, Davis Wright Tremaine • Member at Large: Rekha Rangachari, American Arbitration Association
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F A M I LY L A W DENISE J. POMEROY MAXWELL H. PULLIAM, JR. STEPHEN W. SHAW JOSEPH C. SULLIVAN, JR. FAMILY L AW RONALD W. WISE LISA L. WOODS L. STEPHEN WRIGHT, JR.
ALABAMA STEPHEN R. ARNOLD ROBERT C. BARNETT J. RONALD BOYD DONALD M. BRISKMAN ROBIN L. BURRELL WILLIAM N. CLARK TERRY M. CROMER GERARD J. DURWARD ANNE LAMKIN DURWARD JOSEPH C. ESPY III GEORGE RICHARD FERNAMBUCQ CHARLES W. GORHAM JACK HELD JOHN A. HENIG, JR. HERNDON INGE III SAMMYE ODEN KOK ROBERT T. MEADOWS III J. FLOYD MINOR RANDALL W. NICHOLS J. JERRY PILGRIM
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JOHN R. BOLT BARRY L. BRODY HELEN R. DAVIS PETER ECONOMIDIS STEVEN EVERTS TODD H. FRANKS ARIS J. GALLIOS PHILIP C. GERARD CHARLES R. HALLAM FAMILY L AW JOHN E. HERRICK ROBERT A. JENSEN LEONARD KARP DANA M. LEVY DAVID H. LIEBERTHAL LEONARD J. MARK KATHLEEN A. MCCARTHY JEFFREY G. POLLITT DESHON PULLEN MITCHELL REICHMAN LEONCE A. RICHARD PAUL G. SCHMIDT ROBERT L. SCHWARTZ STEVEN M. SERRANO STEPHEN SMITH SUSAN M. SWICK W. PATRICK TRAYNOR STEVEN D. WOLFSON
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ith over 30 years of collective ex p e r i e n ce, t h e l a w ye r s of Grenadier, Starace, Duffett & Levi, PC, know that family law cases are always best served by lawyers who not only have the skill to build client trust and use good judgment, but genuinely care about each client’s individual concerns. Grenadier, Starace, Duffett & Levi. P.C. handles, exclusively, family law matters, including: divorce, child custody, child and spousal support, property distribution, and routinely negotiates both pre- and postmarital agreements. T h e f i r m’s t wo m o s t s e n i o r partners, Ilona Grenadier and Arlene Starace, each with over 30 years of experience, have been recognized
by Best Lawyers®, Washingtonian magazine, and Super Lawyers for their success in handling family law matters. Both have earned the highest rating (AV Preeminent) from Martindale-Hubbell. Ms. Grenadier is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Law yer s. M s. Starace has an active collaborative divorce practice for those clients who prefer to resolve their disputes out of the courtroom. Whether you decide to pursue litigation, negotiation, mediation, or collaborative divorce options, the attorneys at Grenadier, Starace, Duffett & Levi, PC, will use their experience and expertise to guide you to a successful resolution either in or out of the courtroom.
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COLL ABORATIVE L AW: FAMILY L AW FREDERICK J. GLASSMAN KAREN HELLER BERDY SHANNON MILES AMY RODNEY PAULINE H. TESLER
ALASKA
JENNIFER M. COUGHLIN JENNIFER L. HOLLAND LYNDA A. LIMON JANET D. PLATT
CALIFORNIA
ARIS J. GALLIOS
FAMILY L AW MEDIATION ROBIN L. BURRELL TERRY M. CROMER SAMMYE ODEN KOK
GARY B. ROGERS JACK WAGONER III
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MARGARET L. ANDERSON RONALD W. ANTEAU JESSICA F. ARNER ANDREA FUGATE BALIAN BRIGEDA D. BANK DANIEL RICHARD BARBAKOW JULIE R. BARNES BRUCE M. BEALS ROBERT A. BENAVENTE RICHARD C. BERRA CINDY FRAZIER BILSBOROUGH MICHÈLE M. BISSADA NORDIN F. BLACKER SHARON ANN BLANCHET ROBERT E. BLEVANS LORIN B. BLUM ROBERT C. BRANDT SHARON M. BRAZ STEVEN ERNEST BRIGGS RONALD F. BROT FAMILY L AW ARBITRATION MEREDITH L. BROWN SHARON A. BRYAN MITCHELL REICHMAN GLENN S. BUZARD DALE CASTLE FAMILY L AW MEDIATION KIM W. CHEATUM CLIFFORD ROSS CHERNICK BARRY L. BRODY BRUCE A. CLEMENS PETER ECONOMIDIS KRISTINE COLBURN ARIS J. GALLIOS CATHERINE A. CONNER CHARLES R. HALLAM BRUCE E. COOPERMAN PAMELA A. LIBERTY JOSEPH P. CRAWFORD MARIE MENDELSON PICCARRETA JENNIFER CRUM ROBERT L. SCHWARTZ GORDON D. CRUSE JUDITH M. WOLF J. NICHOLAS CUNEO JUDITH ANNE CURTIN GARRETT C. DAILEY PATRICK DECAROLIS, JR. ROBERT P. DES JARDINS ANTHONY S. DICK THOMAS PAINE DUNLAP FAMILY L AW CHRISTOPHER F. EMLEY HILDY L. FENTIN MARCIA BARNES WALLACE S. FINGERETT BARRY E. COPLIN BOBETTE FLEISHMAN STEPHEN C. ENGSTROM JOHN A. FOLEY CARROL ANN HICKS JUDITH R. FORMAN SAM HILBURN A. KATHRYN FOX HENRY HODGES NEIL H. FREEDMAN JUDSON C. KIDD MANLEY FREID DAVID R. MATTHEWS IAN F. GASTON HARRY TRUMAN MOORE MICHAEL H. GAZIN BRYAN J. REIS SAUL M. GELBART
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e live in distressing times, where the divorce rate is the highest in the history of California and America overall. Therefore, it is important to be familiar with child support and child custody laws even if you are in a happy relationship. Understanding the law doesn’t mean you are looking for alternatives but preparing yourself in case bad times come your way in the near or far future.
A Child’s Best Interest Understanding custody issues in California courts.
BY ELIZABETH YANG California family law has been incorporated in order to settle all such disputes, as California is a community property state. Community states declare that the property be equally divided among two spouses at the time of divorce/separation in case a prenuptial document has not been signed. Some salient features, along with general misconception in the mind of the masses, have been discussed in order to educate parents of today about their legal rights. Some of the features include:
Best interest of the children.
All legal documents pertaining to the California state laws in regards to child support and child custody point toward one thing: that the interest of the child’s health, well-being, and psychological needs is the number one priority in any legal dispute in all California courts. It is the parent’s obligation to give financial and moral support to their child for that child’s interest, even after divorce.
Moms always win legal battles.
The general perception that prevails in society is that the best care for a child can only be done by the female. However, recent court rulings have busted this myth, because the best interest of the child comes first and the gender of the parent comes later. For instance, breastfeeding moms in some cases have been asked to pump milk in order for the dads to feed their children if custody is
given to the fathers by the court. Therefore, the best interest of the child is kept first, which usually gives 50/50 custody to both parents, barring issues that may arise while hearing the case.
Only money wins custody.
It is also a common belief that the parent who earns the most money will automatically be granted custody of the child. This is certainly not the case, since many other factors are considered before the custody decision is made by the court. The law usually allows for 50/50 custody in normal cases. However, in a case where negligence or abuse is proved toward the child, the custody will be completely given to the non-abusive parent.
Child support is calculated on salary only.
Child support is not calculated only by salary. It is usually calculated by the DissoMaster, which is a computer program that calculates the amount of child support that has to be paid based on different inputs. These inputs include income, custody time, schooling charges, and certain other expenses. A recent trend indicates that parents are contesting child custody because it is cheaper than child support in a state like California. This is against the interest of the child and is usually considered a crime according to state laws if a parent doesn’t fulfill the rights of their child after separation.
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DONNA T. GIBBS LARRY A. GINSBERG WILLIAM J. GLUCKSMAN GARY S. GORCZYCA MARC H. GRADSTEIN RONALD S. GRANBERG BELINDA HANSON JOHN E. HARDING J. WILLIAM HARGREAVES BARRY T. HARLAN SUZANNE HARRIS WARREN E. HAVILAND KAREN M. HEFFRON CAMILLE H. HEMMER JAMES A. HENNENHOEFER DANIEL C. HERBERT LIONEL P. HERNHOLM, JR. GREGORY W. HERRING NEAL RAYMOND HERSH MARJORIE A. HUNTINGTON RICHARD V. HYATT DANIEL J. JAFFE GREGORY F. JILKA ROBERT S. KAUFMAN ANNE C. KILEY DENA KLEEMAN STEPHEN A. KOLODNY LAURENCE A. KUTINSKY JANET BLEDSOE LACY LAURA S. LANDESMAN CRAIG B. LEEDS ALEXANDRA LEICHTER NICHOLAS A. LETO, JR. SARAH H. LEVERETT
ROGER J. LEWIS PETER G. LOEWENSTEIN S. MICHAEL LOVE DAVID M. LUBOFF SHARON F. MAH MELANIE D. MANDLES JOHN E. MANOOGIAN MARY J. MARTINELLI DEBORAH J. MARX JOHN S. MAY SANDRA L. MAYBERRY JOHN P. MCCALL GERALD L. MCMAHON CHRISTOPHER C. MELCHER LISA HELFEND MEYER LAURA H. MILLER HEATHER L. MILLIGAN STEVEN A. MINDEL MARK E. MINYARD STEPHEN J. MONTALVO CHRISTOPHER M. MOORE DONELLE C. MORGAN MICHAEL A. MORRIS SANDRA JOAN MORRIS BARBARA W. MOSER LAWRENCE A. MOSKOWITZ ANE R. MURPHY LANA L. NORRIS ROBERT J. O’HAIR JAMES R. PARKE LEE C. PEARCE NANCY PERKOVICH SHERRY J. PETERSON LAUREN S. PETKIN
Kuder, Smollar, Friedman & Mihalik, PC
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STACY D. PHILLIPS GERALD J. PHILLIPS PAMELA E. PIERSON ROBERT C. REDDING DIANA E. RICHMOND SCOTT K. ROBINSON AMY RODNEY RONALD D. ROSEN RONALD A. ROSENFELD ANDREW ROSS WILLIAM S. RYDEN LEE W. SALISBURY JOHN R. SCHILLING JASON M. SCHWARTZ DONALD P. SCHWEITZER PHILIP G. SEASTROM LONNIE K. SEIDE RICHARD M. SHACK PHILIP S. SILVESTRI MADELEINE SIMBORG STACI C. SIMONTON MARNIE SMITH NEVILLE K. SPADAFORE KRISTI COTTON SPENCE LANCE S. SPIEGEL JOSEPH P. SPIRITO, JR. THOMAS P. STABILE JOHN F. STALEY HAROLD J. STANTON ELEANOR ANN STEGMEIER MARC M. STERN JANIS K. STOCKS NANETTE S. STRINGER ELLEN WINICK STROSS JEFF M. STURMAN LOWELL H. SUCHERMAN FAHI TAKESH HALLIN JOHN H. TANNENBERG NANCY A. TAYLOR EDWARD J. THOMAS SUZIE S. THORN SORRELL TROPE MARLO VAN OORSCHOT STEPHEN JAMES WAGNER JENNIFER F. WALD GRETCHEN M. WALLACKER PETER M. WALZER DENNIS M. WASSER LAURA A. WASSER FERN Z. WENDER SCOTT N. WESTON JACQUELINE A. WHISNANT WILLIAM F. WHITING ROBERT C. WOOD D. THOMAS WOODRUFF
JANIS K. STOCKS HEIDI S. TUFFIAS
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REBECCA C. ALEXANDER FEDERICO C. ALVAREZ DEBORAH ANDERSON MARTIN DAVID BROWN E. MICHAEL CANGES DIANE MICHELE CARLTON CYNTHIA L. CIANCIO JOHN B. CICCOLELLA PATRICIA A. COOPER MARY JANE COX LISA M. DAILEY FRANK A. DEVINCENT MICHAEL F. DIMANNA STEVEN B. EPSTEIN JENNIFER G. FEINGOLD FRANCES C. FONTANA LOYCE A. FORREST JORDAN M. FOX PETER L. FRANKLIN TED D. GARDENSWARTZ STEPHEN J. HARHAI ROBERT T. HINDS, JR. KATHLEEN ANN HOGAN WILLIAM L. HUNNICUTT DAVID M. JOHNSON ROBERT C. KAUFMAN JAMES J. KEIL, JR. TERRANCE R. KELLY MARY KELLY ROBERT E. KENDIG DAVID A. LAMB STEVEN C. LASS MARK F. LEONARD RONALD LITVAK LAWRENCE LITVAK STEVE MCBRIDE FRANK L. MCGUANE JR. TIMOTHY R.J. MEHRTENS DENISE K. MILLS MICHAEL E. MINER LESLEIGH WIGGS MONAHAN MARIE AVERY MOSES JOHN G. OTTO NEETI PAWAR GARY L. POLIDORI DIANA L. POWELL FAMILY L AW MEDIATION CATHERINE PUTTMANN JERREMY M. RAMP RICHARD J. ROTOLE RICHARD C. BERRA MEGAN M. SHERR CLIFFORD ROSS CHERNICK PAULA J. SMITH GORDON D. CRUSE TODD A. STAHLY WILLIAM B. DOTY BRENDA L. STOREY HILDY L. FENTIN JOHN H. TATLOCK A. KATHRYN FOX MARTHA M. TIERNEY FRANKLIN R. GARFIELD TIMOTHY B. WALKER FREDERICK J. GLASSMAN GINA B. WEITZENKORN RONALD S. GRANBERG DANIEL A. WEST J. WILLIAM HARGREAVES KIMBERLY R. WILLOUGHBY JAMES A. HENNENHOEFER RICHARD I. ZUBER MICHELLE KATZ SANDRA L. MAYBERRY JOAN PATSY OSTROY FAMILY L AW ARBITRATION DIANA E. RICHMOND SCOTT K. ROBINSON ROBERT T. HINDS, JR. RONALD A. ROSENFELD CATHERINE PUTTMANN MADELEINE SIMBORG RICHARD J. ROTOLE NEVILLE K. SPADAFORE MEGAN M. SHERR KRISTI COTTON SPENCE
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Attention Business Ow ners:
CONSIDER A PRENUPTIAL AGR EEMENT BY MOLLIE G. CAPLIS
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f you are a business owner contemplating marriage and you are under the impression that your business is “off limits” in the event of a divorce, you may be subjecting yourself and your business to a huge risk.
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Just because you own a business prior to marriage does not necessarily mean that you will be able to protect it against a claim by your spouse in a divorce. Where the value of a business increases during the marriage, the appreciated value may be included when a court decides issues relating to the equitable distribution of marital property. Normally, an asset owned by a spouse prior to the marriage or an asset acquired by inheritance or gift from a third party is considered non-marital property. (See Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law § 8–201[e][3][i]– [ii].) Non-marital property is not included in the marital estate that is subject to equitable distribution. In Maryland, however, the law allows a spouse to claim an interest in the appreciation of non-marital property under some circumstances. When one or both spouses actively work to enhance the value of non-marital property, such as a family-owned business, a marital increase to non-marital property may occur. In this scenario, the appreciated value of the business may be deemed marital property, which in turn would be included in the marital estate for the purpose of a monetary award. In Merriken v. Merriken, 87 Md. App. 522, 535 (1991), the Maryland Court of Special Appeals explained, “We define the value of the inherited property as the value that the property held at the time it was inherited, or such value as it has acquired by virtue of passive appreciation. Insofar as the value of inherited property is increased by the expenditure of marital funds for its upkeep and/or development, the amount of such increase or accretion is marital and therefore is to be included in the monetary award.” Not all increases in value to nonmarital property during a marriage are considered marital, however. When appreciation in value occurs without any effort from either spouse during the marriage, such
a “passive” increase is considered a non-marital increase to non-marital property. While the principle of active versus passive appreciation seems relatively straightforward, these types of cases are complicated by the difficult burden of proof. If a spouse claims that there has been marital appreciation to non-marital property, he or she must prove that the value of the business has increased since the date of marriage and that such increase was the product of active efforts by one or both spouses. Business valuation experts are often needed to establish the value of the business both at the time of marriage and at the time of divorce. Further, spouses frequently offer dueling versions of facts to explain why a business appreciated in value over the course of a marriage. To protect yourself from the risk that a court may find that the appreciation of your business constitutes marital property, consider entering into a prenuptial agreement. Among other things, a prenuptial agreement can be used to resolve the property rights of spouses in the event of divorce. Indeed, the Maryland legislature recognized the use of prenuptial agreements when it allowed for an asset to be excluded as marital property “by valid agreement.” (See Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law § 8–201[e][3][iii].) While the terms of a prenuptial agreement are subject to negotiation, it is conceivable that a spouse can waive all interest in the other spouse’s business interests, including any appreciation in value regardless of whether such increase resulted from active or passive efforts. So if you are a business owner planning to get married, consider a prenuptial agreement as a way to avoid the uncertainty, stress, and expense that litigation may inevitably cause to your business.
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ANNE C. DRANGINIS CYNTHIA L. CIANCIO WAYNE D. EFFRON MICHAEL F. DIMANNA SARAH D. ELDRICH ELIZABETH HENSON MICHAEL A. FASANO, SR. DANIEL C. HIMELSPACH GAETANO FERRO ROBERT T. HINDS, JR. CARLO FORZANI WILLIAM L. HUNNICUTT CYNTHIA COULTER GEORGE MARY KELLY DAVID W. GRIFFIN LESLIE M. LAWSON KATE W. HAAKONSEN JOAN H. MCWILLIAMS JOCELYN B. HURWITZ STEVEN MEYRICH RICHARD G. KENT RICHARD J. ROTOLE WM. BRUCE LOUDEN BONNIE M.J. SCHRINER ELLEN B. LUBELL HELEN C. SHREVES AMY CALVO MACNAMARA LINDA L. MARIANI LEE MARLOW MORTON E. MARVIN MICHAEL A. MEYERS LYNDA MUNRO ANDREW P. NEMIROFF COLL ABORATIVE L AW: FAMILY EDWARD NUSBAUM L AW SARAH S. OLDHAM THOMAS P. PARRINO KATE W. HAAKONSEN RACHEL PENCU ANTHONY A. PIAZZA FAMILY L AW GERALD A. ROISMAN KENNETH B. RUBIN RICHARD L. ALBRECHT ARNOLD H. RUTKIN ELAINE S. AMENDOLA LOUISE T. TRUAX CAMPBELL BARRETT AIDAN R. WELSH JANET BATTEY JEAN L. WELTY JILL BLOMBERG CHRISTINE M. WHITEHEAD ANNMARIE P. BRIONES
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Robert F. Kohlman
Deanna S. Shifrin
Robert O. Dugan
FAMILY L AW MEDIATION ALBERT G. CARUANA KATE W. HAAKONSEN KENNETH B. RUBIN
DELAWARE FAMILY L AW CURTIS P. BOUNDS SHAWN DOUGHERTY JENNIFER A. HARTNETT CLAY T. JESTER GRETCHEN S. KNIGHT KATHRYN J. LAFFEY
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COLL ABORATIVE L AW: FAMILY L AW PAUL R. SMOLLAR
FAMILY L AW SANFORD K. AIN BARBARA BURR STEPHEN J. CULLEN JONATHAN M. DANA DARRYL A. FELDMAN SUSAN M. FRIEDMAN ANNE MARIE JACKSON ARMIN U. KUDER RICHARD A. LEVIE ROBERT C. LIOTTA THERESA M. MIHALIK MARY S. PENCE WENDY H. SCHWARTZ LAUREN E. SHEA PAUL R. SMOLLAR ALAN B. SOSCHIN MARNA S. TUCKER SARAH J. ZIMMERMAN
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FLORIDA Emily M. Bradfute
Jeannie M. Etter
Robin S. Buckner
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BRENDA M. ABRAMS KRISTIN ADAMSON WENDY L. AIKIN LINDA A. BAILEY BERT BARCLAY ANTHONY J. BARRANCO, JR. HAROLD BLUESTEIN MARC H. BRAWER JOEL H. BROWN GORDON C. BRYDGER ALEXANDER CABALLERO VICTORIA A. CALEBRESE
JORGE M. CESTERO DEBORAH S. CHAMES JOHN T. CHRISTIANSEN LARRY K. COLEMAN MICHELE K. CUMMINGS ALBERT J. DATZ LAWRENCE C. DATZ MAYANNE DOWNS ELAINE N. DUGGAR JEANNIE M. ETTER TERRY L. FOGEL DORI FOSTER-MORALES JENNIFER C. FRANK BARRY S. FRANKLIN STANN W. GIVENS PETER L. GLADSTONE KENNETH A. GORDON RACHEL A. GORENFLO CARYN M. GREEN CYNTHIA L. GREENE RALEIGH W. GREENE III MARTIN L. HAINES III NANCY HUTCHESON HARRIS WILLIAM T. HAVERFIELD II JOHN FRASER HIMES JOSEPH HUNT LUIS E. INSIGNARES SAMUEL S. JACOBSON JAMES P. JUDKINS LEWIS KAPNER MITCHELL K. KARPF KIM L. KASZUBA JAMES P. KNOX KY M. KOCH GERALD I. KORNREICH MAURICE JAY KUTNER ANDREW M. LEINOFF NATALIE S. LEMOS MARK T. LUTTIER DAVID A. MANEY MIRIAM E. MASON MARIAN P. MCCULLOCH CHARLES FOX MILLER JAMES FOX MILLER RICHARD C. MILSTEIN C. RICHARD NAIL SHANNON L. NOVEY JEROME M. NOVEY YUEH-MEI KIM NUTTER EDITH G. OSMAN REBECCA L. PALMER CARIN MARIE PORRAS THOMAS L. POWELL RICHARD J. PREIRA ELIANE I. PROBASCO MARK RABINOWITZ JAMES G. ROBERTS JONATHAN S. ROOT ALAN J. RUBINSTEIN RONALD J. RUSSO ANDREW L. SALVAGE DALE R. SANDERS N. LEE SASSER, JR. THOMAS J. SASSER THOMAS J. SCHULTE, JR. DEANNA S. SHIFRIN ROBERT W. SIDWEBER CAROLINE BLACK SIKORSKE LAURA DAVIS SMITH MARCIA SOTO ROBERTA G. STANLEY EDDIE E. STEPHENS III WILLIAM H. STOLBERG JEANNE T. TATE JACQUELINE M. VALDESPINO BETH T. VOGELSANG JAIME L. WALLACE MICHAEL R. WALSH
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MICHAEL P. WALSH PHILIP S. WARTENBERG BARRY M. WAYNE NANCY S. WEBER JEFFREY A. WEISSMAN RICHARD D. WEST RALPH WHITE, JR. ELLIOT ZISSER
JEFFREY B. BOGART ROBERT D. BOYD J. STEPHEN CLIFFORD JOHN L. COLLAR JR. GERALD DAVIDSON, JR. HYLTON B. DUPREE JR. SHIEL G. EDLIN DAVID A. GARFINKEL GWENN DORB HOLLAND FAMILY L AW ARBITRATION H. MARTIN HUDDLESTON K. PAUL JOHNSON R. SCOT KRAEUTER REBECCA L. PALMER NANCY F. LAWLER FAMILY L AW MEDIATION JONATHAN R. LEVINE ELIZABETH GREEN LINDSEY BARRY B. MCGOUGH RALEIGH W. GREENE III TIMOTHY S. MIRSHAK RICHARD J. PREIRA RICHARD M. NOLEN N. LEE SASSER, JR. CHRISTOPHER D. OLMSTEAD TAMLYN SBAR B. WAYNE PHILLIPS NANCY S. WEBER TERA REESE-BEISBIER ALISON C. WEINGER MELODY RICHARDSON JEFFREY A. WEISSMAN TINA SHADIX RODDENBERY RICHARD W. SCHIFFMAN, JR. ALVAH O. SMITH STEPHEN C. STEELE CARLA F. STERN KICE H. STONE FAMILY L AW JONATHAN J. TUGGLE C. WILBUR WARNER, JR. MARK C. WILBY THOMAS F. ALLGOOD, JR. EMILY S. BAIR EDWARD E. BATES, JR. R. SCOTT BERRYMAN
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ALTON L. ABRAMOWITZ JOAN CASILIO ADAMS FRANCIS C. AFFRONTI RICHARD B. ALDERMAN EDWARD B. ALDERMAN ELEANOR B. ALTER GRACE MARIE ANGE MICHAEL J. ANGELO DAVID ARONSON BRIAN J. BARNEY SUSAN L. BENDER JOEL C. BENDER HENRY S. BERMAN PETER BIENSTOCK PETER O. BODNAR JON W. BRENIZER ROBERT H. BRODRICK PETER E. BRONSTEIN SUZANNE L. BRUNSTING KENNETH D. BURROWS THOMAS R. CASSANO MARILYN B. CHINITZ BERNARD E. CLAIR ROBERT STEPHAN COHEN MITCHELL Y. COHEN BRUNO COLAPIETRO RICHARD G. CURTIS JOAN A. DE R. O’BYRNE ELEANOR M. DECOURSEY MICHAEL H. DIKMAN ROBERT Z. DOBRISH SHARON L. DYER SAUL EDELSTEIN NINA S. EPSTEIN MYRNA FELDER SAMUEL J. FERRARA VINCENT M. FERRERO DEBORAH K. FIELD PETER J. FIORELLA, JR. BARRY J. FISHER JENIFER J. FOLEY DONALD FRANK IRA E. GARR CARMAN M. GARUFI STEPHEN GASSMAN JOHN A. GEMELLI DONNA M. GENOVESE HARLAN B. GINGOLD SYLVIA GOLDSCHMIDT ELYSE S. GOLDWEBER RONNIE GOUZ PATRICIA A. GRANT JAD GREIFER NINA S. GROSS BARBARA E. HANDSCHU MICHELLE L. HASKIN RICHARD L. HAUSE
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LEWIS J. HEISMAN CHERYL M. HELFER NORMAN S. HELLER WILLIAM C. HERMAN CHARLES P. INCLIMA SOPHIE JACOBI-PARISI STEPHEN M. JACOBSTEIN PAMELA J. JENSON PHILIP C. JOHNSON MARTIN T. JOHNSON LEIGH BASEHEART KAHN ELENA KARABATOS MICHELE A. KATZ CARL A. KIEPER GLENN S. KOOPERSMITH DEBORAH E. LANS ALLAN D. MANTEL DONALD J. MARTIN CHRISTOPHER S. MATTINGLY ALLAN E. MAYEFSKY HAROLD A. MAYERSON KEVIN M. MCDONOUGH CHARLES J. MCEVILY LYDIA A. MILONE MICHAEL A. MOSBERG ROBERT H. MOSES GREGORY J. MOTT JAMES J. NOLLETTI PATRICK C. O’REILLY PAUL D. PEARSON RONALD A. PHILLIPS MARK I. PLAINE KAREN M. PLATT STANLEY PLESENT JUDITH L. POLLER ROBERT M. PRESTON SEYMOUR J. REISMAN JAMES P. RENDA KIETH I. RIEGER SHEILA G. RIESEL KAREN L. ROBARGE LEE ROSENBERG KAREN B. ROSENTHAL HOWARD P. ROY DEBRA L. RUBIN ELLIOT D. SAMUELSON ELLIOTT SCHEINBERG STEPHEN W. SCHLISSEL BENJAMIN E. SCHUB DONALD L. SCHUCK ERIC A. SEIFF DAVID M. SIEGAL MICHAEL S. SINICKI PAMELA M. SLOAN DIANE STEINER VINCENT F. STEMPEL, JR. MICHAEL D. STUTMAN DONALD M. SUKLOFF AJ TEMSAMANI ERIC A. TEPPER MARA T. THORPE MICHELE D. TORTORELLI PAUL A. VANCE MARCY L. WACHTEL BRUCE J. WAGNER JUDITH E. WHITE ELLIOT J. WIENER KENNETH B. WILENSKY JAMES R. WINKLER ADAM JOHN WOLFF HOWARD J. WORONOV ERIC I. WRUBEL NELSON F. ZAKIA ANDREA ZIEGELMAN JOHN F. ZULACK
BARRY J. FISHER JACQUELINE NEWMAN AMY SALTZMAN
JAYE MEYER CHARLES H. MONTGOMERY FRED M. MORELOCK BARBARA R. MORGENSTERN GENA G. MORRIS JOHN F. MORROW JOHN W. NARRON WILLIAM A. PARKER G. EDGAR PARKER COLL ABORATIVE L AW: FAMILY JOHN HILL PARKER L AW DAVID C. PISHKO SCOTT T. POLLARD HILLARY D. WHITAKER ROBERT A. PONTON, JR. CARLTON S. PRICKETT, JR. FAMILY L AW JOHNATHAN L. RHYNE, JR. JULIANNE ROTHERT MARY CRAVEN ADAMS MARIANA G. RUSSELL D. CALDWELL BAREFOOT, JR. THOMAS R. SALLENGER JIMMY H. BARNHILL DEBORAH SANDLIN MONTY C. BECK CHASE B. SAUNDERS SHELBY D. BENTON MICHAEL F. SCHILAWSKI M. DOUGLAS BERRY COURTNEY HAMER SMITH ROBERT S. BLAIR, JR. MARC W. SOKOL HEIDI C. BLOOM RICHARD D. STEPHENS JOHN A. BOWMAN TATE K. STERRETT KIMBERLY W. BRYAN ROBIN J. STINSON LYNN P. BURLESON ROSE H. STOUT ANDREA N. CAPUA ALICE C. STUBBS LEE M. CECIL S. NICOLE TAYLOR CHARLES W. CLANTON SHARON THOMPSON CARY E. CLOSE LORION M. VITALE CHARLES W. COLTRANE ALFRED D. WARD, JR. MICHELLE CONNELL LANA S. WARLICK FRED G. CRUMPLER, JR. S. REED WARREN JOSLIN DAVIS KARY C. WATSON RENNY W. DEESE HILLARY D. WHITAKER WILLIAM K. DIEHL, JR. ELISE M. WHITLEY MICHAEL W. DRYE CAROLYN J. WOODRUFF WILLIAM S. DURR WILEY P. WOOTEN A. DOYLE EARLY, JR. JACOB EHRMANN FAMILY L AW ARBITRATION CALEIGH H. EVANS MARILYN FEUCHS-MARKER J. GREGORY HATCHER KATHERINE WIGGINS FISHER N. JOANNE FOIL FAMILY L AW MEDIATION KATHERINE FRYE CAROLE S. GAILOR M. DOUGLAS BERRY JOSEPH J. GATTO ROBERT S. BLAIR, JR. NANCY L. GRACE JOHN A. BOWMAN C. RAY GRANTHAM, JR. CHARLES W. COLTRANE SUSAN H. GRAY MICHAEL W. DRYE HOWARD L. GUM WILLIAM O. KING DORIAN H. GUNTER JOHN W. KIRKMAN, JR. MONICA R. GUY FRED M. MORELOCK DEBORAH J. HALVORSEN BARBARA R. MORGENSTERN ROBERT P. HANNER II TATE K. STERRETT JAMES WADE HARRISON ROBIN J. STINSON J. GREGORY HATCHER KATHRYN K. HATFIELD FRED A. HICKS ELIZABETH T. HODGES KATHERINE S. HOLLIDAY EVAN HORWITZ J. RANDAL HUNTER FAMILY L AW JILL SCHNABEL JACKSON ELIZABETH J. JAMES DAVID R. BLISS STEPHANIE T. JENKINS JERILYNN BRANTNER ADAMS WILLIAM W. JORDAN JAMES R. BROTHERS ALICIA JURNEY MAUREEN HOLMAN K. MITCHELL KELLING SCOTT D. JENSEN WILLIAM O. KING CAROL E. JOHNSON JOHN W. KIRKMAN, JR. SHERRY MILLS MOORE G. RUSSELL KORNEGAY III JON B. KURTZ JAMES W. LEA III STEVEN D. MANSBERY FAMILY L AW MEDIATION JOHN M. MARTIN PATRICK S. MCCROSKEY LYNN MCNALLY SUZANNE L. BRUNSTING
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FAMILY L AW ARBITRATION ERIC LAUBACHER
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OKLAHOMA COLL ABORATIVE L AW: FAMILY L AW MOURA A. J. ROBERTSON
FAMILY L AW PAUL E. BLEVINS ALLEN CAMPBELL THOMAS J. DANIEL IV SAMUEL P. DANIEL, JR. RICHARD J. EAGLETON HEATHER FLYNN EARNHART NICHOLLE JONES EDWARDS ARNOLD D. FAGIN ROBERT G. FRY, JR. JOHN W. GILE P. WARREN GOTCHER JAMES R. GOTWALS BRADLEY A. GRUNDY JON L. HESTER N. SCOTT JOHNSON JAMES A. KIRK RONALD W. LITTLE LAURA MCCONNELL-CORBYN MICHAEL L. MULLINS CATHERINE H. PETERSEN MOURA A. J. ROBERTSON DEBORAH C. SHALLCROSS CHRISTOPHER D. SZLICHTA CAROLYN S. THOMPSON DAVID TRACY RICHARD A. WAGNER II
GILBERT B. FEIBLEMAN ZACHARY J. FRUCHTENGARTEN RICHARD W. FUNK CHARLES D. GAZZOLA DAVID C. GEARING JULIA M. HAGAN LAUREL P. HOOK WILLIAM J. HOWE III DAVID E. HULL JOEL J. KENT ERIC C. LARSON BRADLEY C. LECHMAN-SU JEFFREY S. MATTHEWS ALBERT A. MENASHE SHAWN N. MENASHE RUTH E. PEKELDER KIMBERLY QUACH LAURA E. RACKNER KATHRYN S. ROOT TED E. RUNSTEIN RICK A. SATURN PAUL SAUCY WILLIAM F. SCHULTE, JR. ANNELISA SMITH SCOTT SORENSEN-JOLINK MARSHAL P. SPECTOR TODD L. VAN RYSSELBERGHE ROBIN J. WRIGHT MICHAEL A. YATES GARY J. ZIMMER
WILLIAM L. GOLDMAN, JR. HARRY J. GRUENER NED HARK J. PAUL HELVY DAVID N. HOFSTEIN KENNETH J. HOROHO, JR. JOHN C. HOWETT, JR. KRISTEN HUMPHREY NEIL HUROWITZ MARGARET P. JOY MARGARET KLAW CANDICE L. KOMAR DAVID L. LADOV SAUL LEVIT JAMES E. MAHOOD CAROL S. MILLS MCCARTHY MARY K. MCDONALD SANDRA L. MEILTON CHARLES J. MEYER MARK A. MOMJIAN HILLARY MOONAY C. KURT MULZET COLLEEN M. NEARY BETHANY L. NOTARO DAVID S. POLLOCK MICHAEL A. RAFFAELE MARY SUE RAMSDEN DAVID S. RASNER REID B. ROBERTS MELAINE SHANNON ROTHEY JACK A. ROUNICK FAMILY L AW MEDIATION CHARLES C. SHAINBERG LORI K. SHEMTOB JAMIE SPERO J. MICHAEL DWYER DONALD F. SPRY II JOSHUA D. KADISH DAVID J. STEERMAN JAMES P. O’CONNOR WILLIAM L. STEINER WILLIAM F. SCHULTE, JR. MICHAEL R. SWEENEY SHARON A. WILLIAMS ANDREW TAYLOR BRIAN C. VERTZ KATHLEEN BILOTTA VETRANO MICHAEL L. VIOLA MEGAN E. WATSON ROBERT I. WHITELAW COLL ABORATIVE L AW: FAMILY JEFFREY M. WILLIAMS L AW CHERYL L. YOUNG
FAMILY L AW MEDIATION MARK O. ANDREWS BOBBY H. MANN, JR. ROBERT N. ROSEN JAMES C. SARRATT THOMAS W. TRAXLER AMOS A. WORKMAN
SOUTH DAKOTA COLL ABORATIVE L AW: FAMILY L AW KRISTINE K. O’CONNELL
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LEA E. ANDERSON JONI J. BERNER DEBRA DENISON CANTOR MARK GUBINSKY MARGARET KLAW
FAMILY L AW MEDIATION STEPHEN J. ANDERER LEA E. ANDERSON CHARLES J. AVALLI MASON AVRIGIAN, SR. TODD M. BEGG CAROL A. BEHERS JOEL B. BERNBAUM JONI J. BERNER MICHAEL E. BERTIN JAY A. BLECHMAN COLL ABORATIVE L AW: FAMILY MELISSA M. BOYD L AW ROBB D. BUNDE BRIAN J. CALI KERRI LEE CAPPELLA RICHARD W. FUNK MARIA P. COGNETTI FAMILY L AW AMY P. DE SHONG MARK B. DISCHELL MARY CUSHING DOHERTY MARK R. BARZDA MICHAEL E. FINGERMAN THOMAS A. BITTNER FREDERICK N. FRANK JOHN H. CASE CHRISTINE GALE DYLAN M. CERNITZ CHRIS F. GILLOTTI CRAIG M. COWLEY DANIEL H. GLASSER JONATHAN R. DUERST MARK J. GOLDBERG MICHAEL J. FEARL JAMES R. GOTWALS BRADLEY A. GRUNDY MOURA A. J. ROBERTSON LARRY SPEARS
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RICHARD A. JOHNSON SCOTT D. KADING KRISTINE K. O’CONNELL FAMILY L AW MEDIATION LINDA LEA M. VIKEN
ANN LEE BEGLER JONI J. BERNER EDWARD BLUMSTEIN MICHAEL E. FINGERMAN FAMILY L AW MARGARET KLAW SANDRA L. MEILTON KATHLEEN BILOTTA VETRANO
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SUSAN EDWARDS VICTORIA L. ESLINGER GEORGE M. HEARN, JR. ROBERT M. HOLLAND KERMIT S. KING GRACE G. KNIE C. DIXON LEE III KEN H. LESTER TIMOTHY E. MADDEN JOHN O. MCDOUGALL JAMES T. MCLAREN SANDRA R. PARISE KENNETH C. PORTER JOSEPH M. RAMSEUR, JR. ROBERT N. ROSEN CAROL H. SANDERS REID T. SHERARD LON H. SHULL III ANN M. STIRLING J. MARK TAYLOR THOMAS W. TRAXLER JOHN B. WHITE, JR.
TIMOTHY J. CONLON JOSEPH J. MCGAIR JERRY L. MCINTYRE DEBORAH M. TATE
SOUTH CAROLINA MARK O. ANDREWS PAMELA E. DEAL R. SCOTT DOVER
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SARAH Y. SHEPPEARD EDWARD P. SILVA GREGORY D. SMITH L. CAESAR STAIR III VIRGINIA LEE STORY PAMELA A. TAYLOR DOUGLAS J. TOPPENBERG ROBERT D. TUKE
FAMILY L AW MEDIATION LEW CONNER SHEREE L. HOFFMAN DOROTHY JOHNSON POUNDERS SARAH Y. SHEPPEARD
TEXAS COLL ABORATIVE L AW: FAMILY L AW KRISTEN A. ALGERT KELLY AUSLEY-FLORES ANGELINE LINDLEY BAIN KYLE G. BASINGER MARTHA BOURNE JANET P. BRUMLEY CARLA M. CALABRESE RHONDA S. CLEAVES DUANE L. COKER CHRISTOPHER M. FARISH KEVIN R. FULLER JANICE L. GREEN CURTIS W. HARRISON II WINIFRED B. HUFF JOAN FOOTE JENKINS JODY L. JOHNSON PAULA LARSEN SHANNON R. LYNCH KEITH D. MAPLES ROBERT J. MATLOCK BETH E. MAULTSBY JAMES N. MUELLER ELIZABETH L. PORTER JULIE H. QUAID DONALD R. ROYALL CAMILLE COOPER SCROGGINS CARIE P. SILVESTRI HARRY L. TINDALL NORMA L. TRUSCH JENNIFER TULL LISA S. ZAHN
FAMILY L AW FRED ADAMS JR. CHRISTINE G. ALBANO ROBERT E. ALDRICH, JR. LEOTA H. ALEXANDER KRISTEN A. ALGERT J. D. BUCKY ALLSHOUSE JEFFREY O. ANDERSON THOMAS L. AUSLEY KELLY AUSLEY-FLORES P. LINDLEY BAIN ANGELINE LINDLEY BAIN JERRY E. BAIN BRUCE D. BAIN J. BENJAMIN BARLOW SAM C. BASHARA KYLE G. BASINGER STEVE A. BAVOUSETT GREGORY S. BEANE PAULA A. BENNETT DAVID S. BOUSCHOR II CHARLA H. BRADSHAW
PAUL H. BRUMLEY JANET P. BRUMLEY WENDY S. BURGOWER MICHAEL L.R. BURNETT CARLA M. CALABRESE LENNEA M. CANNON PATRICIA NELLENBACH CARTER MICHAEL C. CHILDS RHONDA S. CLEAVES DUANE L. COKER WARREN COLE MICHAEL J. COLLINS AUBREY M. CONNATSER THOMAS R. CONNER ANN E. COOVER JULIE CRAWFORD MONICA M. CRUZ EDWIN W. DAVIS MICHAEL R. DEBRUIN LAURENCE A. DEPLAZA JEFF V. DOMEN ESTHER R. DONALD R. SCOTT DOWNING WILLIAM A. DUDLEY ROBERT N. EAMES CARMEN E. EIKER ANGELA PENCE ENGLAND SHERRI A. EVANS CHRISTOPHER M. FARISH WILLIAM H. FORD DAWN E. FOWLER DIANA S. FRIEDMAN DONN C. FULLENWEIDER DENNIS A. FULLER KEVIN R. FULLER SHARLA J. FULLER STEWART W. GAGNON MICHAEL P. GEARY THOMAS P. GORANSON CYNTHIA BARELA GRAHAM RICHARD EDWIN GRAY III JANICE L. GREEN THOMAS A. GREENWALD DAVID E. GROVE LARRY HANCE CHARLES E. HARDY JENNIFER S. HARGRAVE DOUGLAS A. HARRISON A. CRAIG HASTON LINDA A. HINDS REGINALD A. HIRSCH ROBERT S. HOFFMAN LYNNE L. HOLDER ROBERT E. HOLMES JR. WINIFRED B. HUFF JOSEPH INDELICATO JR. JESSICA H. JANICEK MICHAEL E. JARRETT JOAN FOOTE JENKINS JODY L. JOHNSON LYNN KAMIN BRENDA D. KEEN AIMEE PINGENOT KEY HEATHER L. KING J. STEVEN KING ROBERT C. KUEHM BRAD M. LAMORGESE PAULA LARSEN MARILEA W. LEWIS STEVEN PAUL LINDAMOOD JO CHRIS LOPEZ CURTIS M. LOVELESS JAMES M. LOVELESS LON M. LOVELESS ROBERT B. LUTHER SHANNON R. LYNCH KEITH D. MAPLES LARRY L. MARTIN RONALD E. MASSINGILL
BETH E. MAULTSBY CATHERINE A. MAUZY DAVID R. MCCLURE JANET MCCULLAR MARY JOHANNA MCCURLEY MIKE MCCURLEY ASHLEY W. MCDOWELL SUSAN F. MCLERRAN JOHN V. MCSHANE, JR. JOE D. MILNER S. CAMILLE MILNER DAVID F. MINTON CHRISTINA MOLITOR JAMES E. MONNIG ADAM J. MORRIS JAMES N. MUELLER KATHRYN J. MURPHY ERIC A. NAVARRETTE STEPHEN J. NAYLOR KIMBERLY M. NAYLOR KEITH M. NELSON BO NICHOLS, JR. GARY L. NICKELSON LEA C. NOELKE RICHARD R. ORSINGER GEORGE M. PARKER B.F. PENNYPACKER III JAMES W. PIPER ELIZABETH L. PORTER KATHRYN L. PRUITT CHARLES J. QUAID JULIE H. QUAID GRIER H. RAGGIO JR. KENNETH G. RAGGIO THOMAS L. RAGGIO WILLIAM M. REPPETO III RICHEL RIVERS EBONY R. RIVON ERIC A. ROBERTSON CHARLES H. ROBERTSON RICK ROBERTSON REBECCA TILLERY ROWAN DONALD R. ROYALL BARBARA K. RUNGE KYLE W. SANDERS KEVIN J. SCHMID LARRY H. SCHWARTZ STEVEN H. SCHWEITZER JOAL CANNON SHERIDAN J. LINDSEY SHORT, JR. CARIE P. SILVESTRI GEORGANNA L. SIMPSON ANDREA B. ST. LEGER BARRETT A. STERN BROOK M. STUNTEBECK LISA L. TAYLOR JESSICA W. THORNE HARRY L. TINDALL NORMA L. TRUSCH JENNIFER TULL TRAVIS L. TURNER KAREN B. TURNER BARBARA G. VAN DUYNE IKE VANDEN EYKEL JAMES A. VAUGHT JIMMY L. VERNER, JR. G. THOMAS VICK, JR. SUSAN VRANA LAUREN E. WADDELL V. WAYNE WARD BRIAN L. WEBB CLINT J. WESTHOFF PATRICIA A. WICOFF RANDALL B. WILHITE CHARLES M. WILSON III W. WEIR WILSON CHERYL L. WILSON CHRISTOPHER K. WRAMPELMEIER PATRICK A. WRIGHT
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FAMILY L AW ARBITRATION RANDALL B. WILHITE
FAMILY L AW MEDIATION KRISTEN A. ALGERT STEVE A. BAVOUSETT CHARLES F. BOWES BENJAMIN R. CHAPPELL WARREN COLE KEVIN R. FULLER JANICE L. GREEN FRANCES A. HARRIS ROBERT J. MATLOCK BETH E. MAULTSBY JOE D. MILNER ROTHWELL B. POOL DONALD R. ROYALL KYLE W. SANDERS NORMA L. TRUSCH RANDALL B. WILHITE
UTAH FAMILY L AW DEAN C. ANDREASEN MARILYN MOODY BROWN STEPHEN C. CLARK MARY C. CORPORON MARTIN W. CUSTEN DAVID S. DOLOWITZ SHARON A. DONOVAN FREDERICK N. GREEN ELLEN M. MAYCOCK OSCAR W. MCCONKIE III SALLY MCMINIMEE DON R. PETERSEN ROBERT D. PUSEY DENA C. SARANDOS CLARK W. SESSIONS JOHN D. SHEAFFER, JR. CLARK K. TAYLOR KELLIE F. WILLIAMS BRENT D. YOUNG
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VERMONT COLL ABORATIVE L AW: FAMILY L AW SUSAN M. MURRAY
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VIRGINIA COLL ABORATIVE L AW: FAMILY L AW LAWRENCE H. HOOVER, JR. ANNIE LEE JACOBS KAREN L. KEYES FRANK WEST MORRISON MARY BURKEY OWENS DILLINA WIMER STICKLEY JOHN K. TAGGART III SUSAN DAVIS WHITE P. MARSHALL YODER
FAMILY L AW MARC A. ASTORE EDWARD D. BARNES KYLE F. BARTOL TERRENCE R. BATZLI SCOTT I. BEMBERIS BETH A. BITTEL ALBERT M. BONIN JENNIFER BRADLEY DONALD K. BUTLER SUSAN M. BUTLER JOHN E. BYRNES ANN BRAKKE CAMPFIELD DANA JAMES CARLSON EDWARD CHAMBERS SANDRA T. CHINN-GILSTRAP GEORGE A. CHRISTIE JULIE M. CILLO DAVID RUST CLARKE RICHARD J. COLTEN MARY G. COMMANDER JOSEPH A. CONDO DEANNA D. COOK HEATHER A. COOPER JAMES RAY COTTRELL RICHARD E. CROUCH GERALD R. CURRAN KAREN C. DAVIS LAWRENCE D. DIEHL V. ANNE EDENFIELD CAROL L. EHLENBERGER RONALD S. EVANS CHESHIRE I’ANSON EVELEIGH MICHAEL S. EWING KIMBERLY P. FAUSS DAVID H. FLETCHER MAHLON G. FUNK, JR. RICHARD E. GARRIOTT, JR. DAVID L. GINSBERG KEENAN R. GOLDSBY CHERYL K. GRAHAM CAROL B. GRAVITT DANIEL L. GRAY ILONA ELY GRENADIER CAROLYN M. GRIMES 86 |
SANDRA HAVRILAK ROBERT E. HENLEY III SUSAN MASSIE HICKS BRIAN M. HIRSCH KELLY S. HITE LESLIE WEBER HOFFMAN VALERIE E. HUGHES ANNIE LEE JACOBS BRIAN H. JONES NAN M. JOSEPH BARRY KANTOR SHIRLEY KEISLER SEAN P. KELLY JAMES W. KORMAN CHRISTIAN M. LAPHAM DAVID M. LEVY SHARON K. LIEBLICH GARY L. LUMSDEN MARCIA M. MADDOX REEVES W. MAHONEY CHRISTOPHER F. MALINOWSKI CHRISTOPHER M. MALONE DAVID D. MASTERMAN J. PATRICK MCCONNELL MARTHA JP MCQUADE MEHAGEN D. MCRAE TRACY A. MEYER MARK B. MICHELSEN AMY L. MIRABILE ANN W. MISCHE GRANT T. MOHER JENNIFER MULLETT PAUL F. NICHOLS MARY BURKEY OWENS DAVID A. PENROD ALAN B. PLEVY RODNEY M. POOLE SONYA L. POWELL CHARLES E. POWERS COLLEEN M. QUINN CATHERINE M. REESE DAVID E. ROOP, JR. HOPE F. ROSEN BETTY MOORE SANDLER CHRISTOPHER W. SCHINSTOCK WILLIAM C. SCOTT IV JASON SEIDEN MATTHEW H. SMITH ARLENE T. STARACE ANDREA R. STILES ROBERT J. SUROVELL SCOTT A. SUROVELL JOHN K. TAGGART III RONALD R. TWEEL MELISSA VANZILE JAMES A. WATSON II DAVID G. WEAVER RICHARD M. WEXELL SUSAN DAVIS WHITE WILLIAM C. WOOD P. MARSHALL YODER
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ENVIRONMENTAL LAW OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & LIGHTFOOT, FRANKLIN & WHITE 205-581-0700 Lana Alcorn Olson*
PRITCHETT ENVIRONMENTAL & PROPERTY LAW 205-824-9092
APPELLATE PRACTICE DOMINICK FELD HYDE 205-536-8888 Sammye Oden Kok, Denise J. Pomeroy LISA L. WOODS 205-870-8776
CHRISTIAN & SMALL 205-795-6588
Anne Lamkin Durward
FAMILY LAW GOLDFARB 205-314-0500 Candis A. McGowan (EI, LE*, LU), Temple D. Trueblood
Lisa L. Woods
Emily J. Tidmore
TAYLOR & TAYLOR 205-558-2800
BANKING AND FINANCE LAW BALCH & BINGHAM 205-251-8100
Kimberly Hager (B), Debra Taylor Lewis (B)
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS 205-521-8000
Kay K. Bains (B), Julia Gruenewald Bernstein (B), Paige M. Boshell (B), L. Susan Doss (B)
BURR & FORMAN 205-251-3000
FRANCHISE LAW BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS 205-521-8000
Linda A. Friedman
HEALTH CARE LAW M. Ann Huckstep
CABANISS, JOHNSTON, GARDNER, DUMAS & O'NEAL 205-716-5200
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS 205-521-8000 BURR & FORMAN 205-251-3000
JONES WALKER 205-244-5200 Emily Sides Bonds (B*)
LIGHTFOOT, FRANKLIN & WHITE 205-581-0700 Sara Anne Ford (B*)
Jennifer R. McCain (B, R)
Judy Bateman Shepura, Kathrine O. Wilburn**
HUGHES & SCALISE 205-871-0300 Nancy C. Hughes
Maibeth J. Porter (D)
LEITMAN, SIEGAL & PAYNE 205-251-5900
WHITE ARNOLD & DOWD 205-323-1888
Suzanne D. Paulson**
Augusta S. Dowd (D)
MAYNARD COOPER & GALE 205-254-1000
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW Cynthia G. Lamar-Hart**
SIROTE & PERMUTT 205-930-5100
CABANISS, JOHNSTON, GARDNER, DUMAS & O'NEAL 205-716-5200 Melanie Merkle Atha (D)
Katherine N. Barr, Elizabeth H. Hutchins, Leigh Kaylor, Melinda M. Mathews
WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS LAW HUIE, FERNAMBUCQ & STEWART 205-251-1193
Angela Cameron Smith*
Martha Thompson (E)
Susan Dominick Doughton
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS 205-521-8000
Patricia G. Fraley (C)
Lauren C. DeMoss, Frances King Quick
LIGHTFOOT, FRANKLIN & WHITE 205-581-0700
M. Ann Huckstep
DOMINICK FELD HYDE 205-536-8888
BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS Lenora W. Pate / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW WALLACE, JORDAN, RATLIFF & BRANDT 205-870-0555 Kimberly R. West
IMMIGRATION LAW
Jayna Partain Lamar**
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING TEDROW AND MYERS IMMIGRATION LAW 205-871-8084 LLCS AND PARTNERSHIPS) GROUP Amy Kirkland Myers, Klari Tedrow
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS 205-521-8000
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW
Virginia C. Patterson
Virginia C. Patterson, Tracy M. Thompson
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ 205-328-0480 Patricia Clotfelter BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ 205-328-0480 BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS 205-521-8000
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS 205-521-8000
CHRISTIAN & SMALL 205-795-6588
BURR & FORMAN 205-251-3000
Anne Marie Seibel, Rusha C. Smith
Deborah Alley Smith, Sharon D. Stuart
JONES WALKER 205-244-5200
THE COGGIN FIRM 256-485-0909 Gina D. Coggin (C) Linda W. Pope (E)
STARNES DAVIS FLORIE 205-868-6000 Jeannie Bugg Walston
LIGHTFOOT, FRANKLIN & WHITE 205-581-0700
JONES WALKER 205-244-5200 Emily Sides Bonds*
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION CHRISTIAN & SMALL 205-795-6588
Sara Anne Ford
SPOTSWOOD SANSOM & SANSBURY 205-986-3620 Emily J. Tidmore
WHITE ARNOLD & DOWD 205-323-1888 Augusta S. Dowd
LaBella S. Alvis (D)
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
CORY WATSON 205-328-7000 Leila H. Watson (P)
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS 256-517-5100
PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION BUTLER SNOW 201-297-2200
Jennifer Devereaux Segers** JONES WALKER 205-244-5200
CABANISS, JOHNSTON, GARDNER, DUMAS & O'NEAL 205-716-5200
MAYNARD COOPER & GALE 205-254-1000
CHRISTIAN & SMALL 205-795-6588
Katharine A. Weber
Patricia Clotfelter
Alicia M. Harrison (D)
Deborah Alley Smith, Sharon D. Stuart
& PACE 205-802-2214 CONSTRUCTION LAW SMITH Carol Ann Smith
BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ 205-328-0480
WALLACE, JORDAN, RATLIFF & BRANDT 205-870-0555 Kimberly R. West
Leigh Anne Hodge (D)
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE LAW Patricia Clotfelter (IP*, P*, T)
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS 205-521-8000 Linda A. Friedman (C, IP*, T)
CABANISS, JOHNSTON, GARDNER, DUMAS & O'NEAL 205-716-5200
BURR & FORMAN 205-251-3000 India E. Vincent (C, T)
Carolyn L. Duncan (C)
SPOTSWOOD SANSOM & SANSBURY 205-986-3620
CORPORATE LAW Emily J. Tidmore (IP*)
BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ 205-328-0480
Kimberly B. Martin
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS 256-517-5100 Kimberly B. Martin (D)
REAL ESTATE LAW
Melanie Merkle Atha (D)
BERNSTEIN LAW OFFICE 901-767-6671
Sharon D. Stuart (D)
Michelle M. Bernstein
CORY WATSON 205-328-7000 Leila H. Watson (P)
MOBILE
LIGHTFOOT, FRANKLIN & WHITE 205-581-0700 Melody Hurdle Eagan (D)
MAYNARD COOPER & GALE 205-254-1000
BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ 205-328-0480
Angela C. Shields
FIRST AMENDMENT LAW BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS 256-517-5100
PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION
Helen Kathryn Downs (D)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW Maibeth J. Porter (D)
SMITH, SPIRES, PEDDY, HAMILTON & COLEMAN 250-547-2034
Kimberly B. Martin
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS 205-521-8000
Emily Sides Bonds
BIOTECHNOLOGY LAW BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS 256-517-5100 Kimberly B. Martin
Jennifer M. Busby
HUIE, FERNAMBUCQ & STEWART 205-251-1193
HUNTSVILLE
MUNICIPAL LAW
Leigh Anne Hodge, Jamie L. Moore
CHRISTIAN & SMALL 205-795-6588
Emily Sides Bonds
STARNES DAVIS FLORIE 205-868-6000
MINING LAW WAINWRIGHT, POPE & MCMEEKIN 205-802-7455
INSURANCE LAW STARNES DAVIS FLORIE 205-868-6000
Patricia Clotfelter
PATRICIA G. FRALEY 205-746-0758
Jeannie Bugg Walston (E)
Sara Anne Ford*
SIROTE & PERMUTT 205-930-5100
MAYNARD COOPER & GALE 205-254-1000
DOMINICK FELD HYDE 205-536-8888
ADAMS AND REESE 205-250-5000
MAYNARD COOPER & GALE 205-254-1000
MAYNARD COOPER & GALE 205-254-1000
Amy Davis Adams
MAYNARD COOPER & GALE 205-254-1000
Jennifer Hoover Clark, Leigh Anne Hodge
Carolyn L. Duncan (B, R)
BALCH & BINGHAM 205-251-8100
Leila H. Watson (P)
Robin L. Burrell
ADAMS AND REESE 205-250-5000
Gail L. Mills (B)
MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS Anne W. Mitchell CHRISTIAN & SMALL 205-795-6588 CORY WATSON 205-328-7000
NAJJAR DENABURG 205-250-8400
TRUSTS AND ESTATES BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ 205-328-0480
Sharon D. Stuart (D)
Sammye Oden Kok
Rhonda Pitts Chambers
Kay K. Bains
M. Beth O'Neill
DOMINICK FELD HYDE 205-536-8888
TIMBER LAW BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS 205-521-8000
MAYNARD COOPER & GALE 205-254-1000
FAMILY LAW MEDIATION
Kathrine O. Wilburn
LAND USE & ZONING LAW
MASSEY, STOSTER & NICHOLS 205-838-9000 Robin L. Burrell
DOMINICK FELD HYDE 205-536-8888
(EI, LE*)
WILKINSON LAW FIRM 205-250-7866 Cynthia F. Wilkinson (EI)
NAJJAR DENABURG 205-250-8400
SPOTSWOOD SANSOM & SANSBURY 205-986-3620
TAX LAW
WIGGINS, CHILDS, PANTAZIS, FISHER &
BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ 205-328-0480
Maibeth J. Porter
L. Susan Doss
Fern H. Singer (LE*)
Fern H. Singer (A, M)
MAYNARD COOPER & GALE 205-254-1000
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS 205-521-8000
WATTERSON & SINGER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW 205-871-3980
Augusta S. Dowd*
Deborah Alley Smith
SECURITIZATION AND STRUCTURED FINANCE LAW
Gaile Pugh Gratton (LE*)
WHITE ARNOLD & DOWD 205-323-1888
Susan S. Wagner
Julie Wilson Portera (S*)
J. Carin Burford (LE*)
SIROTE & PERMUTT 205-930-5100
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION Rebecca W. Pritchett** WATTERSON & SINGER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW 205-871-3980
MAYNARD COOPER & GALE 205-254-1000
STEWART 205-328-1900
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME LAW PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE LAW ARMBRECHT JACKSON 251-405-1300 M. Kathleen Miller
CABANISS, JOHNSTON, GARDNER, DUMAS & O'NEAL 205-716-5200
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Melanie Merkle Atha (D)
FRAZER, GREENE, UPCHURCH & BAKER 251-431-6020
PUBLIC FINANCE LAW Mary Margaret Bailey BALCH & BINGHAM 205-251-8100 BANKING AND FINANCE LAW Kathleen A. Collier, Kathryn J. Ottensmeyer CABANISS, JOHNSTON, GARDNER, DUMAS &
REAL ESTATE LAW O'NEAL 251-415-7300
BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ 205-328-0480
Sandy G. Robinson (B*)
BALCH & BINGHAM 205-251-8100
BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ 205-328-0480
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS 205-521-8000
BEVERLY P. BAKER 205-540-3985
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS 205-521-8000
ARMBRECHT JACKSON 251-405-1300
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS 205-521-8000
BURR & FORMAN 205-251-3000 GUIN, STOKES & EVANS 205-226-2282
CABANISS, JOHNSTON, GARDNER, DUMAS & O'NEAL 251-415-7300
BRESSLER, AMERY & ROSS 205-719-0400
Linda J. Peacock
Kelly G. Gwathney, Monica W. Sargent
L. Susan Doss, Dorothy Daigle Pak, Virginia C. Patterson, Tracy M. Thompson
MAYNARD COOPER & GALE 205-254-1000 M. Beth O'Neill
Jenna M. Bedsole (EM, LE*) Beverly P. Baker (EM)
Jennifer J. McGahey (LE*), Anne R. Yuengert (EM, LE*, LM)
Janell M. Ahnert (EM, LE*), Carole G. Miller (EM, LE*) EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW CHRISTIAN & SMALL 205-795-6588
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS 205-521-8000
Sharon D. Stuart (LE*)
CONSTANGY, BROOKS, SMITH & PROPHETE 205-252-9321
Tamula R. Yelling (EM)
Leigh Anne Hodge*, Laura Schiele Robinson Dana Latham Thrasher
MAYNARD COOPER & GALE 205-254-1000
Elizabeth G. Beaube, Grace Robinson Murphy*, Frances King Quick
SARAH YATES LARSON 205-276-8302 Sarah Y. Larson*
Leslie G. Allen
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Kay K. Bains, Dawn Helms Sharff Gail L. Mills
Dawn Stith Evans*
Sandy G. Robinson
M. Kathleen Miller
ADAMS AND REESE 205-250-5000
HARBUCK KEITH & HOLMES 205-547-5540
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS 205-521-8000
HAYNES & HAYNES 205-879-0377 Alicia Kay Haynes (EI)
CABANISS, JOHNSTON, GARDNER, DUMAS & O'NEAL 205-716-5200
Heather Leonard (EI)
CHRISTIAN & SMALL 205-795-6588
Lynlee Wells Palmer (EM, LE*, LM)
HEATHER LEONARD 205-977-5421 JACKSON LEWIS 205-332-3100
MARION WALKER LAW GROUP 205-327-8354 Marion F. Walker (EM)
BUSINESS EDITION | SPRING 2017
M. Ann Huckstep (R, S)
L. Susan Doss (S), Dorothy Daigle Pak (S), Tracy M. Thompson (S)
Carolyn L. Duncan (R, S) Sharon D. Stuart (S*)
GUIN, STOKES & EVANS 205-226-2282 Dawn Stith Evans (S*)
M. Kathleen Miller
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION SECURITIES / CAPITAL MARKETS LAW ARMBRECHT JACKSON 251-405-1300
CONSTANGY, BROOKS, SMITH & PROPHETE 205-252-9321
ENERGY LAW Tammy L. Baker (EM, LE*), Shannon L. Miller (EM, LE*) BALCH & BINGHAM 205-251-8100
BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION
Denise W. Killebrew
LIGHTFOOT, FRANKLIN & WHITE 205-581-0700
CABANISS, JOHNSTON, GARDNER, DUMAS & O'NEAL 251-415-7300 Sandy G. Robinson
THE KULLMAN FIRM 251-432-1811 Cecily L. Kaffer
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CABANISS, JOHNSTON, GARDNER, DUMAS & O'NEAL 251-415-7300 Sandy G. Robinson*
Sara Anne Ford (S*)
KEY TO PRACTICE AREA ABBREVIATIONS ON PAGE 87 LAWYER OF THE YEAR HONOREES IN BLUE
ALABAMA ALASKA ARIZONA INSURANCE LAW ARMBRECHT JACKSON 251-405-1300 M. Kathleen Miller
BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW JERMAIN, DUNNAGAN & OWENS 907-563-8844
F. Vallentine LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW Diane RCO LEGAL-ALASKA 907-754-9900
CABANISS, JOHNSTON, GARDNER, DUMAS & O'NEAL 251-415-7300
Michelle L. Boutin*
HAND ARENDALL 251-432-5511
REEVES AMODIO 907-222-7100
BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION
Sandy G. Robinson (LE*)
Lisa Darnley Cooper (EM)
Susan Orlansky
JOHNSTONE ADAMS 251-432-7682
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
Celia J. Collins (EM, LE*, LM)
KIMBERLY CALAMETTI WALKER 251-928-8461
JERMAIN, DUNNAGAN & OWENS 907-563-8844
THE GARDNER FIRM 251-433-8100
REEVES AMODIO 907-222-7100
Kimberly Calametti Walker (EI)
Diane F. Vallentine
Mary E. Olsen (EI)
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE LAW FENNEMORE CRAIG 520-281-3480
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ANDERSON, MURPHY & HOPKINS 501-372-1887
LEWIS ROCA ROTHGERBER CHRISTIE 520-622-2090 Linda C. McNulty**
WRIGHT, LINDSEY & JENNINGS 501-371-0808
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Sherry P. Bartley (D), Michelle L. Browning (D), Lyn P. Pruitt (D)
MUNSON, ROWLETT, MOORE & BOONE 501-374-6535 Beverly A. Rowlett (D)
FRIDAY, ELDREDGE & CLARK 501-376-2011 Elizabeth Robben Murray
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER 213-229-7000 LATHAM & WATKINS 213-485-1234
MITCHELL WILLIAMS 501-688-8800
MORRISON & FOERSTER 213-892-5200 SEYFARTH SHAW 213-270-9600
PUBLIC FINANCE LAW Shirley Curfman (B)
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM 213-687-5000 K. Kristine Dunn (B)
STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN 310-556-5800
REAL ESTATE LAW Julia B. Strickland (B*)
SHULTS & BROWN 501-375-2301 Debra K. Brown
WHITE & CASE 213-620-7700
SECURITIES / CAPITAL MARKETS LAW Brenda Dieck (B) BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS MITCHELL WILLIAMS 501-688-8800 D. Nicole Lovell (S) / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW ROSE LAW FIRM 501-375-9131
Sharon Z. Weiss
TRADE SECRETS LAW BUCHALTER NEMER 213-891-0700
MITCHELL WILLIAMS 501-688-8800 D. Nicole Lovell
FRIDAY, ELDREDGE & CLARK 501-376-2011
EDUCATION LAW Elizabeth Robben Murray
Jennifer R. Pierce
ROBERTS LAW FIRM 501-476-7391
Jill D. Wiley
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW COPLIN & HARDY 501-707-0300 Betty J. Hardy (E) FRIDAY, ELDREDGE & CLARK 501-376-2011
GOERING, ROBERTS, RUBIN, BROGNA, ENOS & TREADWELL-RUBIN 520-577-9300 Pamela A. Treadwell-Rubin (E)
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW MITCHELL WILLIAMS 501-688-8800
Sherry P. Bartley**, Marcella J. Taylor** PPGMR LAW 501-603-9000
Mette H. Kurth
LEVENE, NEALE, BENDER, RANKIN, & BRILL 310-229-1234 Eve H. Karasik**
LINER 310-500-3500 Robbin L. Itkin**
WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW PACHULSKI STANG ZIEHL & JONES 310-277-6910
Karen S. Halbert
WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW Alexandra A. Ifrah
Dee-Dee Samet (C)
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FRIDAY, ELDREDGE & CLARK 501-376-2011
ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY AND Allison J. Cornwell**, Sarah Cotton Patterson** INFORMATION MANAGEMENT LAW MITCHELL WILLIAMS 501-688-8800
DEE-DEE SAMET 520-624-8595
Pamela Kohlman Webster
TRUSTS AND ESTATES FOX ROTHSCHILD 310-598-4150
Ronna L. Fickbohm*
WATERFALL, ECONOMIDIS, CALDWELL, HANSHAW & VILLAMANA 520-790-5828
BRYAN CAVE 310-576-2100
CORPORATE LAW Robyn P. Allmendinger (S)
TRUSTS AND ESTATES FLETCHER STRUSE FICKBOHM & WAGNER 520-575-5555
Lisa Simonetti (B*)
Marian M. McMullan
Ellen Owens Smith
M. Roxanne Veliz
VEDDER PRICE 424-204-7700
MCMULLAN LAW FIRM 501-376-9119
Teresa M. Wineland
Vicki E. Marmorstein (B)
Kathryn I. Johnstone (B)
Lyn P. Pruitt (D)
ROSE LAW FIRM 501-375-9131
KUTAK ROCK 501-975-3000
Pauline M. Stevens (B)
ANDERSON, MURPHY & HOPKINS 501-372-1887
MUNSON, ROWLETT, MOORE & BOONE 501-374-6535 Beverly A. Rowlett
ALLEN MATKINS LECK GAMBLE MALLORY & NATSIS 213-622-5555
PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION Linda L. Curtis (B)
WRIGHT, LINDSEY & JENNINGS 501-371-0808 Judy Simmons Henry
Sarah Erickson Andre Christine Steiner
MITCHELL WILLIAMS 501-688-8800
FRIDAY, ELDREDGE & CLARK 501-376-2011
SNELL & WILMER 520-882-1200
ART LAW WITHERS BERGMAN 310-277-9930
MENDELSOHN, OSERAN & SPENCER 520-325-7500 Deborah Oseran
Miriam A. Vogel
Teresa M. Wineland (D)
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION Beverly A. Rowlett REAL ESTATE LAW
KENDALL BRILL & KELLY 310-556-2700
MORRISON & FOERSTER 213-892-5200
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION
KUTAK ROCK 501-975-3000
MUNSON, ROWLETT, MOORE & BOONE 501-374-6535
JoJene E. Mills (P)
Cynthia E. Tobisman
Michelle Ator (D), Laura Hensley Smith (D)
LAND USE & ZONING LAW Edie Ervin, Elizabeth Robben Murray
LAW OFFICE OF JOJENE E. MILLS 520-529-3200
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER 213-229-7000
Katharine Galston
FRIDAY, ELDREDGE & CLARK 501-376-2011
Keri L. Silvyn**
Orly Degani
Laura W. Brill
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION M. Jane Dickey
LAZARUS, SILVYN & BANGS 520-207-4464
DEGANI LAW OFFICES 818-704-8700
WILSON & ASSOCIATES 501-216-9388
YOUNG LAW FIRM 520-395-0125 Christine W. Young (EM)
L. Rachel Lerman
OIL AND GAS LAW LAW OFFICE OF KATHARINE J. GALSTON 310-235-3985
BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION Julie M. Hancock (D)
Sherry Janssen Downer (EM)
APPELLATE PRACTICE BARNES & THORNBURG 310-284-3880
NIXON PEABODY 213-629-6000
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW Kimberly Wood Tucker (B*) BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS Ivelisse Bonilla (EI, EM, LE*) / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW Sandra S. Froman (EM, LM)
Victoria Pynchon (M)
Mariam T. Hopkins (D)
AWERKAMP & BONILLA 520-798-5282
LAW AND MEDIATION OFFICE OF SANDRA S. FROMAN 520-498-1860
Sarah Cotton Patterson
BANKING AND FINANCE LAW FRIDAY, ELDREDGE & CLARK 501-376-2011 Jennifer Wilson-Harvey (M)
Kimberly A. Howard Arana
FIRST MEDIATION CORPORATION 818-784-4544
Theane Evangelis
FRIDAY, ELDREDGE & CLARK 501-376-2011
Carolyn J. Clegg
PPGMR LAW 501-603-9000
Janet Rubin Fields (M)
NON-PROFIT / CHARITIES LAW GREINES, MARTIN, STEIN & RICHLAND 310-859-7811
APPELLATE PRACTICE KEITH & CLEGG 870-234-3550
IMMIGRATION LAW Julie DeWoody Greathouse
FIELDS MEDIATION 310-442-2100
Denise R. Madigan (M)
ANDERSON, MURPHY & HOPKINS 501-372-1887
Constance G. Clark (E)
LITTLE ROCK
Deborah J. Rothman (A, M)
IT NOW DISPUTE RESOLUTION MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW SETTLE SERVICES 323-217-5162
DAVIS, CLARK, BUTT, CARITHERS & TAYLOR 479-521-7600 M. Jane Dickey
LIBERTY AND ASSOCIATES 520-322-9003
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION DEBORAH ROTHMAN 310-452-9891
MADIGANADR 310-234-8287
Sherry P. Bartley (D), Lyn P. Pruitt (D)
Mariam T. Hopkins (D)
FAMILY LAW MEDIATION
HOOPER, LUNDY & BOOKMAN 310-551-8111
Mariam Zadeh (M) MEDIATION SERVICES 818-888-4840 MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS KAUFER Laurel G. Kaufer (M)
Michelle M. Kaemmerling (EM, LE*, LU)
TRANSPORTATION LAW FRIDAY, ELDREDGE & CLARK 501-376-2011 Michelle Ator (D), Laura Hensley Smith (D) KENDALL LAW FIRM 479-464-9828 DECONCINI MCDONALD YETWIN & LACY 520-322-5000 Susan Keller Kendall MUNICIPAL LAW Denise M. Bainton WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW ROSE LAW FIRM 501-375-9131 FAMILY LAW EDUCATION LAW
Abbie P. Maliniak
Terese A. Mosher Beluris
Janet L. Pulliam (EI, EM, LE*, LU)
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION
ABBIE MALINIAK 323-333-7288
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY 310-277-4110
WILLIAMS 501-688-8800 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW MITCHELL Kathlyn Graves (EM, LE*, LM)
CLARK LAW FIRM 476-856-6380
ADMINISTRATIVE / REGULATORY LAW
Linda Randlett Kollar
Melva Harmon (LU)
Kelly Carithers (D)
M. Roxanne Veliz
LOS ANGELES
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW CROSS, GUNTER, WITHERSPOON & GALCHUS 501-371-9999
Suzanne G. Clark*
Ivelisse Bonilla
Michelle Ouellette**
Michelle Ouellette
ROSE LAW FIRM 501-375-9131
DAVIS, CLARK, BUTT, CARITHERS & TAYLOR 479-521-7600 MITCHELL, BLACKSTOCK, IVERS, SNEDDON & Kelly Carithers (D) MARSHALL 501-378-7870
QUARLES & BRADY 520-770-8700
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW BEST BEST & KRIEGER 951-686-1450
NATURAL RESOURCES LAW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW BEST BEST & KRIEGER 951-686-1450
HEALTH CARE LAW Debby Thetford Nye
FENNEMORE CRAIG 520-879-6800
Nancy J. March
Michelle Ouellette
Beverly A. Rowlett, Emily Runyon
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KUTAK ROCK 479-973-4200
Lina S. Rodriguez (M)
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR BLUMENTHAL LAW OFFICES 800-377-8704
Melissa McJunkins Duke
JACOWAY LAW FIRM 479-521-2621
Hope E. Leibsohn
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CROSS, GUNTER, WITHERSPOON & DAVIS, CLARK, BUTT, CARITHERS & TAYLOR 479-521-7600 GALCHUS 501-371-9999
Phoebe Moffatt**
CALIFORNIA INLAND EMPIRE
HICKS & ASSOCIATES 501-771-1817
Shirley S. Cho, Gabriel I. Glazer
POLSINELLI 310-556-1801 Randye B. Soref
SIDLEY AUSTIN 213-896-6000 Jennifer C. Hagle
BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION JANE H. BARRETT 323-401-0631 Jane H. Barrett
Julie DeWoody Greathouse**
BIOTECHNOLOGY LAW ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER 213-243-4000 Pamela J. Yates
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CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR YOUNGBLOOD GROUP 310-903-5616
BIRD, MARELLA, BOXER, WOLPERT, NESSIM, DROOKS, LINCENBERG & RHOW 310-201-2100
ARENT FOX 213-629-7400
CALDWELL LESLIE & PROCTOR 213-629-9040
Janet I. Levine
Dorothy Wolpert Linda M. Burrow
FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS 650-324-6708 Bonita D. Moore
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER 213-229-7000 Gail E. Lees
GLASER WEIL FINK HOWARD AVCHEN & SHAPIRO 310-553-3000 Patricia L. Glaser Jane H. Barrett
LANDAU GOTTFRIED & BERGER 310-557-0050 Jennifer Altfeld Landau
LAW OFFICES OF LISA L. MAKI 213-745-9511 Lisa L. Maki
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY 310-277-4110 Terese A. Mosher Beluris
MITCHELL SILBERBERG & KNUPP 310-312-2000 Patricia H. Benson
SIDLEY AUSTIN 213-896-6000
Mary Carter Andrues
Melanie K. Cook (F)
CROWELL & MORING 213-622-4750
GREENBERG TRAURIG 310-586-7700
Susan L. Heller (T) ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IRELL & MANELLA 310-277-1010
FOLEY & LARDNER 213-972-4500 Pamela L. Johnston
ALSTON & BIRD 213-576-1000
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER 213-229-7000 Debra Wong Yang
BIRD, MARELLA, BOXER, WOLPERT, NESSIM, DROOKS, LINCENBERG & RHOW 310-201-2100
STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN 310-556-5800 Julia B. Strickland
WRIGHT KIM DOUGLAS 626-356-3900
KINSELLA WEITZMAN ISER KUMP & ALDISERT 310-566-9800
Dorothy Wolpert
Evan A. Jenness
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT 213-892-9200
Vicki I. Podberesky
SIDLEY AUSTIN 213-896-6000
NASATIR, HIRSCH, PODBERESKY & KHERO 310-399-3259 Carolyn June Kubota
SIDLEY AUSTIN 213-896-6000
SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON 310-228-3700
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW MAROKO & GOLDBERG 323-302-4774 ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW ALLRED, Gloria Allred (EI), Dolores Y. Leal (EI), Margery N. Somers (EI) ARENT FOX 213-629-7400 Carla J. Feldman (LM)
Allison Rhodes
LAW OFFICE OF CYNTHIA R. POLLOCK 877-849-8916
BAKER & HOSTETLER 310-820-8800 Margaret Rosenthal (LM)
Diane L. Karpman
BALLARD, ROSENBERG, GOLPER & SAVITT 818-508-3700
Marissa Román Griffith (F)
DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE 213-633-6800 Jill R. Cohen (F), Kelli L. Sager (F)
CORPORATE LAW DEL, SHAW, MOONVES, TANAKA, FINKELSTEIN & IRELL & MANELLA 310-277-1010 Joan L. Lesser
MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS 310-312-4000 Lisa Specht
SULLIVAN & CROMWELL 310-712-6600
LEZCANO 310-979-7900 Nina L. Shaw (F)
DONALDSON + CALLIF 310-277-8394 Lisa A. Callif (T)
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER 310-552-8500
Ruth E. Fisher (M)
GLASER WEIL FINK HOWARD AVCHEN & SHAPIRO 310-553-3000 Patricia L. Glaser (F)
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: GENERAL PRACTICE HANSEN, JACOBSON, TELLER, HOBERMAN, NEWMAN,
CROWELL & MORING 213-622-4750 Janet I. Levine
KINSELLA WEITZMAN ISER KUMP & ALDISERT 310-566-9800
Shawn Holley
MARCIA A. MORRISSEY 310-399-3259 Marcia A. Morrissey
NASATIR, HIRSCH, PODBERESKY & KHERO 310-399-3259 Vicki I. Podberesky
TARLOW & BERK 310-278-2111
FORDHARRISON 213-237-2400
KLEEMAN & KREMEN FAMILY LAWYERS 310-247-0727
GENIE HARRISON LAW FIRM 213-805-5301
Dena Kleeman
KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN 310-788-4400 Susan A. Grode (F)
KLEINBERG LANGE CUDDY & CARLO 310-286-9696 Christine S. Cuddy (F), Jill L. Smith (F, T)
LOEB & LOEB 310-282-2000 Susan Zuckerman Williams (F)
PRYOR CASHMAN 310-556-9608 Karen M. Robson (F)
Judith R. Forman
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 213-896-2400
Fern Z. Wender
JACKSON LEWIS 213-689-0404
Alexandra Leichter
JAMS 213-620-1133
Lisa Helfend Meyer
JEFFER MANGELS BUTLER & MITCHELL 310-203-8080
Sharon A. Bryan
LATHROP & GAGE 310-789-4600
Anne C. Kiley
LAW OFFICES OF LISA L. MAKI 213-745-9511
Marlo Van Oorschot
LITTLER MENDELSON 310-553-0308
Marcia J. Harris (F)
Patricia L. Glaser (LE*)
Linda Auerbach Allderdice (EM)
LEEDS, WENDER & ROSENFELD 310-278-7560
Mia Farber (LE*)
LEICHTER LEICHTER-MAROKO 310-278-3112
Deborah Crandall Saxe (EM, LE*)
MEYER, OLSON, LOWY & MEYERS 310-277-9747 MOORE, BRYAN, SCHROFF & INOUE 310-540-8855
Louise Ann Fernandez (EM) Beth A. Schroeder (LM)
TROPE AND TROPE 310-207-8228
Lisa L. Maki (EI)
VAN OORSCHOT LAW GROUP 310-820-3414
Rebecca M. Aragon (EM, LM), Diane L. Kimberlin (LM)
WASSER, COOPERMAN & CARTER 310-277-7117
Laura S. Landesman, Melanie D. Mandles, Laura A. Wasser
LOEB & LOEB 310-282-2000 Ivy Kagan Bierman (LM)
FAMILY LAW MEDIATION MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS 310-312-4000 LAW AND MEDIATION OFFICE OF HEIDI S. TUFFIAS 310-207-2500
Rebecca L. Torrey (LE*)
LAW AND MEDIATION OFFICES OF JOAN PATSY OSTROY 310-820-7971
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS 213-680-6400
MICHELLE KATZ 310-472-2835
Janie F. Schulman (LE*)
MITCHELL SILBERBERG & KNUPP 310-312-2000 Emma Luevano (LE*)
Heidi S. Tuffias
Debra L. Fischer (LE*)
MORRISON & FOERSTER 213-892-5200
Joan Patsy Ostroy
MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON 213-683-9100
Michelle Katz
Katherine M. Forster (EM, LM), Kathleen M. McDowell (EM)
FIRST AMENDMENT LAW NANCY BORNN LAW 310-821-8534
ROBINS KAPLAN 310-552-0130
Blair B. Berk
Genie Harrison (EI, LE*)
GLASER WEIL FINK HOWARD AVCHEN & SHAPIRO 310-553-3000
LAW OFFICES OF JUDITH R. FORMAN 310-444-8840
WARREN, RICHMAN, RUSH & KALLER 310-271-8777 Jeanne Newman (F)
Lyne A. Richardson (LM)
Lauren S. Petkin
ENTERTAINMENT LAW KOLODNY LAW GROUP 310-271-5533
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD 310-229-1000
Mary J. Garnett
Alicia Olivares (EI)
HARRIS-GINSBERG 310-444-6333
Andrea Fugate Balian, Suzanne Harris, Fahi Takesh Hallin
KAMINE LAW 213-607-0361
BARNES & THORNBURG 310-284-3880
FELDMAN BROWNE OLIVARES 310-207-8500
Stacy D. Phillips
BRUCKER & MORRA 310-475-7540
Gail Migdal Title (F)
David C. Veis
FAMILY LAW Linda Miller Savitt (EM, LE*, LM)
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW BLANK ROME 424-239-3400
ADR SERVICES 213-683-1600
ROBINS KAPLAN 310-552-0130
Karen Vogel Weil (IP*, P*)
Jill M. Pietrini (C)
Elizabeth M. Weaver**
ELDER LAW KARPMAN & ASSOCIATES 310-887-3900
GIBBS GIDEN LOCHER TURNER SENET & WITTBRODT 310-552-3400 Marcia Haber Kamine
KNOBBE MARTENS 310-551-3450 Alexa L. Lewis (T)
Shiraz Tangri*
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 213-896-2400
Kimberly A. Dunne
PROSKAUER ROSE 310-557-2900
Barbara R. Gadbois
Diana Torres (IP*)
Debra E. Pole**
O'MELVENY & MYERS 213-430-6000
CONSTRUCTION LAW Colleen M. Hart
KIRKLAND & ELLIS 213-680-8400
MITCHELL SILBERBERG & KNUPP 310-312-2000
Shawn Holley
MEYERS NAVE 213-626-2906
Linda Russano Morra
Lauriann C. Wright
Jane Shay Wald (C, IP*, P*, T)
Maureen F. Gorsen, Jocelyn N. Thompson**
Cynthia R. Pollock
Jodi E. Lopez, Debra E. Pole
Alison S. Ressler
Adrian M. Pruetz (IP*, P*)
ZIFFREN BRITTENHAM 310-552-3388
LAW OFFICES OF EVAN A. JENNESS 310-399-3259
JANE H. BARRETT 323-401-0631
GLASER WEIL FINK HOWARD AVCHEN & SHAPIRO 310-553-3000
Juliette Youngblood (F)
Nancy Bornn (EI)
DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE 213-633-6800
OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART 213-239-9800
Kelli L. Sager**
FRANCHISE LAW Lori A. Bowman (EM)
O'MELVENY & MYERS 213-430-6000
DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE 213-633-6800
Apalla U. Chopra (EM, LE*, LM)
Rochelle B. Spandorf
DEBORAH CHANG PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION
Panish Shea & Boyle LLP is committed to providing clients with the most effective trial teams comprised of experienced and diverse trial lawyers, including talented women such as Deborah Chang. Known for its deep bench of skilled trial attorneys, the firm’s many female lawyers play important roles on its trial teams. “Deborah has been a big contributor to the success of our firm at trial. Her use of demonstrative evidence at trial is the best I have ever seen in over 30 years of trying cases,” says founding partner Brian J. Panish. Chang is the recipient of the 2014 Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) Consumer Attorney of the Year Award, and has been a finalist for the same award in two other years. She was named by the Daily Journal as one of the “Top Women Lawyers in California 2016. She currently serves on the Executive Committee of the American Board of Trial Advocates’ Los Angeles Chapter (ABOTA), and serves on its Executive Committee. She is a National Board Member of ABOTA, a member of the Membership Committee, and is the Chair of the Sponsorship Committee. She is also on the Executive Committee and Board of the CAOC, and is a Minority Caucus delegate for the American Association for Justice. She is listed in the 23rd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© for personal injury litigation – plaintiffs in Los Angeles and Super Lawyers for Southern California. “This is a great time for women trial lawyers to show what they can do in the courtroom,” says Chang.
PANISH SHEA & BOYLE, LLP
11111 Santa Monica Blvd. #700 | Los Angeles, CA 90025 phone 877.800.1700 | fa x 310.477.1699 email chang@psblaw.com
PAUL HASTINGS 213-683-6000
PHYLLIS ALDEN TRUBY 310-481-6772
Leslie L. Abbott (EM, LE*), Nancy L. Abell (EM, LE*), Elena R. Baca (EM), Donna D. Melby (EM, LE*)
Phyllis Alden Truby
SNELL & WILMER 213-929-2500
REED SMITH 213-457-8000
Susan A. Grueneberg
Linda S. Husar (LM)
GAMING LAW SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM 213-687-5000 Karen L. Corman (LM)
POUST LAW 323-919-1800
SWERDLOW FLORENCE SANCHEZ SWERDLOW & WIMMER 310-288-3980
Teresa E. Poust
HEALTH CARE LAW Millicent N. Sanchez (EM, LM), Janet I. Swerdlow (LE*) THE GILLAM LAW FIRM 310-203-9977
ARENT FOX 213-629-7400
Carol L. Gillam (EI)
Sarah G. Benator
TONI JARAMILLA 310-551-3020
DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE 213-633-6800
Tonette J. Jaramilla (EI)
Kathleen H. Drummy, Terri D. Keville
LAND USE & ZONING LAW
FOLEY & LARDNER 213-972-4500
Lori S. Richardson Pelliccioni, Diane Ung
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER 213-229-7000
HOOPER, LUNDY & BOOKMAN 310-551-8111
Amy R. Forbes
Linda Randlett Kollar
LAW OFFICES OF CYNTHIA L. GIBSON 310-217-0064 Cynthia L. Gibson
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY 310-277-4110
LATHAM & WATKINS 213-485-1234 Lucinda Starrett
THE SOHAGI LAW GROUP 310-475-5700 Margaret Moore Sohagi
Esther Chang Weese
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY LAW
NIXON PEABODY 213-629-6000 Jill H. Gordon
MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS 310-312-4000
IMMIGRATION LAW Timi Anyon Hallem LEVERAGED BUYOUTS AND PRIVATE EQUITY LAW LAW OFFICES OF CARL SHUSTERMAN 213-623-4592 Ellen Ma Lee
WINSTON & STRAWN 213-615-1700
LOKE WALSH IMMIGRATION LAW 310-454-7920
Eva Davis
Tien-Li Loke Walsh
MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS
MITCHELL SILBERBERG & KNUPP 310-312-2000 Frida P. Glucoft
SOSTRIN IMMIGRATION LAWYERS 818-435-3500
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER 213-229-7000
STONE GRZEGOREK & GONZALEZ 213-627-8997
SIDLEY AUSTIN 213-896-6000
THE MILLER LAW OFFICES 818-508-9005
THE ARKIN LAW FIRM 541-469-2892
Rita Sostrin
Gail E. Lees (D)
Debra E. Pole (D)
Josie Gonzalez
Sharon J. Arkin (P)
Terri Senesac Miller
THE FARRISE LAW FIRM 310-424-3355
INSURANCE LAW Simona A. Farrise (P)
MEDIA LAW
KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON 310-248-3830 Mary Craig Calkins**
MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS 310-312-4000
ADR SERVICES 213-683-1600
MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & MCCLOY 213-892-4000
DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE 213-633-6800
PAUL HASTINGS 213-683-6000
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER 310-552-8500
Gail Migdal Title
Margaret Levy
Linda Dakin-Grimm
Kelli L. Sager
Ruth E. Fisher
Eve M. Coddon
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW
PROSKAUER ROSE 310-557-2900 Nancy Sher Cohen
HEIMBERG BARR 866-983-7063
ROBIE & MATTHAI 213-706-8000
Marsha E. Barr-Fernandez (P)
Edith R. Matthai*
PATRICIA MARY TAZZARA
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW Patricia M. Tazzara (D) ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER 213-243-4000 Rhonda R. Trotter (T)
TAYLOR BLESSEY 213-687-1600 N. Denise Taylor (D)
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CALIFORNIA MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS LAW GIRARDI KEESE 213-977-0211
TAX LAW
Amy Fisch Solomon (P)
IRELL & MANELLA 310-277-1010
HENDERSON, CAVERLY, PUM & CHARNEY 213-250-5800
GREENE BROILLET & WHEELER 310-576-1200
Joan L. Lesser
SULLIVAN & CROMWELL 310-712-6600 Alison S. Ressler
Christine D. Spagnoli (P)
M. Katharine Davidson**
Alexis B. Djivre (P)
Marla Aspinwall
Sherry E. Grant (C)
LOEB & LOEB 310-282-2000
LAW OFFICE OF ALEXIS DJIVRE 213-700-3436
MUNICIPAL LAW SIDLEY AUSTIN 213-896-6000 Debra E. Pole (D) COLANTUONO, HIGHSMITH & WHATLEY 530-432-7357
PAUL HASTINGS 213-683-6000
RICHARDS, WATSON & GERSHON 213-626-8484
FREEMAN, FREEMAN & SMILEY 310-255-6100
Robin D. Harris, Carol W. Lynch
NATIVE AMERICAN LAW POUST LAW 323-919-1800
ADR SERVICES 213-683-1600
GREENBERG GLUSKER FIELDS CLAMAN &
PUBLIC FINANCE LAW MACHTINGER 310-553-3610
Harriet M. Welch
Leah M. Bishop
HENDERSON, CAVERLY, PUM & CHARNEY 213-250-5800 M. Katharine Davidson
HOFFMAN, SABBAN & WATENMAKER 310-470-6010
Jeryll S. Cohen**, Erin L. Prouty, Geraldine A. Wyle* REAL ESTATE LAW HOLLAND & KNIGHT 213-896-2400 Linda M. Rottman**
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION COX, CASTLE & NICHOLSON 310-284-2200 BAUM, HEDLUND, ARISTEI & GOLDMAN 310-207-3233 Katherine E. Harvey-Lee (P)
FORNOS LAW FIRM 310-204-3529 Mayra M. Fornos-Buch (P)
GREENE BROILLET & WHEELER 310-576-1200 Christine D. Spagnoli (P)
HEIMBERG BARR 866-983-7063 Marsha E. Barr-Fernandez (P)
HOWARTH & SMITH 213-955-9400
Suzelle M. Smith (D, P)
LAW OFFICE OF ALEXIS DJIVRE 213-700-3436 Alexis B. Djivre (P)
LAW OFFICES OF MICHELS & LEW 310-444-1200 Elizabeth A. Hernandez (P)
NELSON & FRAENKEL 213-622-6469 Gretchen M. Nelson (P)
PANISH SHEA & BOYLE 877-800-1700 Deborah S. Chang (P)
PATRICIA MARY TAZZARA Patricia M. Tazzara (D)
SIDLEY AUSTIN 213-896-6000 Debra E. Pole (D)
TAYLOR BLESSEY 213-687-1600 N. Denise Taylor (D)
Marlene D. Goodfried, Sandra C. Stewart*
KARLIN & PEEBLES 323-852-0030
Jackie K. Park
KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN 310-788-4400
Amy R. Forbes
LAW OFFICE OF CYNTHIA R. POLLOCK 877-849-8916
Jane Peebles
DLA PIPER 213-330-7700
Abby L.T. Feinman**, Carol A. Johnston
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER 213-229-7000
Cynthia R. Pollock
GREENBERG GLUSKER FIELDS CLAMAN & MACHTINGER 310-553-3610
LAW OFFICE OF SUSAN A. BEVERIDGE 310-442-4885 Susan A. Beveridge
Elizabeth Watson
LOEB & LOEB 310-282-2000
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 213-896-2400
Leah M. Bishop, Linda N. Deitch, Rachel J. Harris**, Danielle E. Miller, Alyse N. Pelavin, Gabrielle A. Vidal
Susan Jennifer Booth
IRELL & MANELLA 310-277-1010
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY 310-277-4110
Sandra Gerson Kanengiser
Nicole M. Pearl
KENNERLY, LAMISHAW & ROSSI 213-312-1250
MOORE, BRYAN, SCHROFF & INOUE 310-540-8855
Margaret Frick Bertisch, Nancy N. Kennerly
LATHAM & WATKINS 213-485-1234
Dominique R. Shelton
MORRISON & FOERSTER 213-892-5200 Purvi G. Patel
Lucinda Starrett
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH 213-250-1800
Alison S. Ressler
PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER 213-243-4000 Pamela J. Yates (D)
Vivien B. Williamson (M)
APPELLATE PRACTICE
MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS 310-312-4000
Margaret G. Lodise*, Jessica A. Uzcategui*
Stephanie C. Silvers
SCHINDLER EYRICH 310-473-1656
SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON 213-620-1780
ANDREA WIRUM 415-294-7710 Andrea A. Wirum
COLLABORATIVE LAW: FAMILY LAW LAW OFFICE OF KAREN HELLER BERDY 925-937-0440 Karen Heller Berdy
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: GENERAL PRACTICE ARGUEDAS, CASSMAN & HEADLEY 510-845-3000 Cristina C. Arguedas
UC BERKELEY SCHOOL OF LAW 510-642-1741 Elisabeth A. Semel
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR BOERSCH SHAPIRO 415-500-6640
SACKS, GLAZIER, FRANKLIN & LODISE 213-617-2950
PIRCHER, NICHOLS & MEEKS 310-201-8900
Ellen Lake BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW
Susan J. Hazard
Susan J. Cooley*
Timi Anyon Hallem
ELLEN LAKE 510-272-9393
ARGUEDAS, CASSMAN & HEADLEY 510-845-3000
OLDMAN, COOLEY, SALLUS, BIRNBERG & COLEMAN 818-986-8080
Claire Hervey Collins
Cristina C. Arguedas Martha Boersch
EMINENT DOMAIN AND CONDEMNATION LAW WENDEL, ROSEN, BLACK & DEAN 510-834-6600 Pamela Schock Mintzer
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Trudi Schindler*
Pamela Lynne Westhoff
SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON 213-620-1780
SHUMENER, ODSON & OH 213-344-4200
Nancy E. Howard
THE LAW OFFICES OF LINDA J. RETZ 310-944-9700
SIDLEY AUSTIN 213-896-6000
Linda J. Retz
Elizabeth W. Walker
VALENSI ROSE 310-277-8011
SECURITIES / CAPITAL MARKETS LAW Autumn Ronda
VENABLE 310-229-9900
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER 213-229-7000
MEYERS NAVE 510-808-2000 Shaye Diveley
ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW LAW OFFICE OF CAROL M. LANGFORD 925-938-3870 Carol M. Langford
FAMILY LAW
Michelle Mulrooney
PRIVATE FUNDS / HEDGE FUNDS LAW Karen E. Bertero (S), Jennifer Bellah Maguire (S) SULLIVAN & CROMWELL 310-712-6600
VIVIEN B. WILLIAMSON 510-452-1300
Rebecca Lee Tomlinson Schroff
MUSICK, PEELER & GARRETT 213-629-7600
PRIVACY AND DATA SECURITY LAW Betty M. Shumener*
ALSTON & BIRD 213-576-1000
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Laura A. Zwicker
Lisa Greer Quateman
NON-PROFIT / CHARITIES LAW SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 213-624-2500 LOEB & LOEB 310-282-2000
TRUSTS AND ESTATES Kathleen Unger
Jamie Broder (D)
POLSINELLI 310-556-1801
Teresa E. Poust
OAKLAND
Nancy L. Iredale**
PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE LAW
Teresa L. Highsmith
WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW GORDON, EDELSTEIN, KREPACK, GRANT, FELTON & GOLDSTEIN 213-739-7000
WEINSTOCK MANION, A LAW CORPORATION 310-553-8844
SULLIVAN & CROMWELL 310-712-6600 Alison S. Ressler (S)
Sussan H. Shore**
Donna T. Gibbs
Lauriann C. Wright*
Deborah J. Marx
SECURITIZATION AND STRUCTURED FINANCE LAW WRIGHT KIM DOUGLAS 626-356-3900 PROSKAUER ROSE 310-557-2900
BLUM GIBBS & DAVIES 510-465-3927 DEBORAH J. MARX 510-763-5611 FOX & BANK 925-933-9000
Brigeda D. Bank, A. Kathryn Fox
Sandra Lee Montgomery
LAW OFFICE OF CINDY FRAZIER BILSBOROUGH 925-934-5000
BAUM, HEDLUND, ARISTEI & GOLDMAN 310-207-3233
Cindy Frazier Bilsborough
Katherine E. Harvey-Lee (P)
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CALIFORNIA LAW OFFICES OF SHERRY PETERSON 925-833-6990 Sherry J. Peterson
SARAH H. LEVERETT 510-832-6600
WENDEL, ROSEN, BLACK & DEAN 510-834-6600 Monica Dell'Osso**
Sarah H. Leverett
ORANGE COUNTY
SHARON M. BRAZ Sharon M. Braz
DONAHUE FITZGERALD 510-451-3300
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PHILLIPS WHISNANT GAZIN GORCZYCA &
Michelle A. Reinglass (A, M)
CECILY ANN WATERMAN 415-420-5060
GRIGNON LAW FIRM 562-285-3171
DICKSON GEESMAN 510-899-4670
HAYNES AND BOONE 949-202-3000
GOLDSTEIN, BORGEN, DARDARIAN & HO 510-763-9800
Linda M. Dardarian (LE*), Laura L. Ho (LE*) LEVY VINICK BURRELL HYAMS 510-318-7700
Mary-Christine Sungaila
Eleanor Ann Stegmeier
PUBLIC FINANCE LAW LISALEE ANNE WELLS 562-598-5030 Lisel Anne Wells
REAL ESTATE LAW INSURANCE LAW C.J. SEGERSTROM & SONS 714-438-3236 Mary K. Westbrook
MICHELMAN & ROBINSON 714-557-7990
MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS 714-371-2500
Mona Z. Hanna* BANKING AND FINANCE LAW NEWMEYER & DILLION 949-854-7000
Susan K. Hori
Bonnie T. Roadarmel
SECURITIES / CAPITAL MARKETS LAW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER 949-451-3800 Meryl L. Young (S*) BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS IRELL & MANELLA 949-760-0991 KEESAL, YOUNG & LOGAN 562-436-2000 / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW Andra Barmash Greene (IP*)
MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS 714-371-2500
Leslie F. Levy (LE*)
Michelle Fujimoto (D)
Judith Anne Curtin, Jacqueline A. Whisnant
Margaret A. Grignon
Kathryn B. Dickson (EI)
PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION FAMILY LAW SHOOK, HARDY & BACON 949-475-1500
CURTIN 949-644-4007
STEGMEIER, GELBART, SCHWARTZ & APPELLATE PRACTICE BENAVENTE 949-337-4050
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW Cecily A. Waterman (EM, LE*)
AITKEN AITKEN COHN 714-434-1424 Ashleigh E. Aitken (P)
Elizabeth P. Beazley*
MICHELLE A. REINGLASS 949-587-0460
Dawn Newton
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION
ALLEN MATKINS LECK GAMBLE MALLORY & NATSIS 949-553-1313
Elizabeth P. Beazley
FRANCHISE LAW
Ellen R. Marshall (B)
SIEGEL & LEWITTER 510-452-5000 Jody I. LeWitter (EI, LE*)
LAND USE & ZONING LAW WENDEL, ROSEN, BLACK & DEAN 510-834-6600
RINGSTAD & SANDERS 949-851-7450
MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS KAZAN, MCCLAIN, SATTERLEY & GREENWOOD 877-995-6372
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW CATES PETERSON 949-252-2262 Kathleen O. Peterson
IRELL & MANELLA 949-760-0991 Andra Barmash Greene
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW DORSEY & WHITNEY 714-800-1400
Mona Z. Hanna
Tamara I. Devitt (EM, LE*, LM)
FREEMAN, FREEMAN & SMILEY 949-252-2777
Michelle A. Reinglass (EI)
MICHELLE WEST 714-703-1500
Nancy R. Whitehead (LE*)
THE LAW OFFICE OF FAY BLIX 949-454-2205
Renee M. Gabbard
Jessica Dorman-Davis Michelle West Fay Blix
SNELL & WILMER 714-427-7000
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION NEWMEYER & DILLION 949-854-7000
TRUSTS AND ESTATES BRYAN CAVE 949-223-7000
SCOTT & WHITEHEAD 949-222-0166
MICHELMAN & ROBINSON 714-557-7990
Carol P. Schaner*
Gabrielle M. Wirth (EM, LM)
MICHELLE A. REINGLASS 949-587-0460
Jennifer L. Keller
GILLIN, JACOBSON, ELLIS, LARSEN & LUCEY 925-253-5800
TAX LAW GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI 949-255-6950
HAYNES AND BOONE 949-202-3000
NATURAL RESOURCES LAW KELLER/ANDERLE 949-476-8700 Shaye Diveley
Ellen S. Bancroft (S)
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS 714-830-0600
Carole E. Reagan (IP*)
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
MEYERS NAVE 510-808-2000
KNOBBE MARTENS 949-760-0404 UMBERG ZIPSER 949-679-0052
IRELL & MANELLA 949-760-0991
Denise Abrams (P)
Kelly E. Balamuth (P)
Jodi S. Cohen (S)
BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION Lynda Zadra-Symes (IP*) Andra Barmash Greene
BALAMUTH LAW 925-254-1234
KELLER/ANDERLE 949-476-8700 Jennifer L. Keller (IP*)
Nanette D. Sanders
Patricia E. Curtin
Kristin M. Lucey (P)
RICHARDS, WATSON & GERSHON 714-990-0901
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Amy Greyson
ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME LAW KEESAL, YOUNG & LOGAN 562-436-2000
KEESAL, YOUNG & LOGAN 562-436-2000
A. Kathryn Fox
Fay Blix
Pamela L. Andes
FAMILY LAW MEDIATION FOX & BANK 925-933-9000
MUNICIPAL LAW
THE LAW OFFICE OF FAY BLIX 949-454-2205
Tiffanny Brosnan (LE*), Christy D. Joseph (EM, LM)
Carol Sherman Zaist
PASADENA
LAND USE & ZONING LAW CORPORATE LAW MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS 714-371-2500 PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS 714-830-0600 Susan K. Hori
BECHERER KANNETT & SCHWEITZER 510-658-3600
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Ellen S. Bancroft
MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS CHARLOTTE E. COSTAN 818-842-8932 CRIMINAL DEFENSE: GENERAL PRACTICE Charlotte E. Costan CAROTHERS DISANTE & FREUDENBERGER 949-622-1661 TAX LAW KELLER/ANDERLE 949-476-8700 Leigh A. White (D) HORVITZ & LEVY 818-995-0800
Lori A. Schweitzer (D)
DONAHUE FITZGERALD 510-451-3300
Kay Anderle, Jennifer L. Keller
HARTOG BAER HAND 925-253-1717
MICHELMAN & ROBINSON 714-557-7990
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR Mona Z. Hanna (D)
Kristin A. Pace
TRUSTS AND ESTATES KELLER/ANDERLE 949-476-8700 Kay Anderle, Jennifer L. Keller
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COMMERCIAL LITIGATION MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW THE LONG LAW GROUP 310-989-6896 Cristina D. Hernandez
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Margaret R. Roisman
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NATIVE AMERICAN LAW LAW OFFICE OF LYNDA ROMERO 619-286-6992 Lynda A. Romero
LAW OFFICE OF JANE G. ZERBI 916-925-9600
Ellen Anne Pansky
IMMIGRATION LAW GLOBAL LAW GROUP 213-830-9933
Wendy M. Behan (P)
NATURAL RESOURCES LAW DLA PIPER 619-699-2700
COOLEY 858-550-6000
Shirli Fabbri Weiss
DAY CARTER & MURPHY 916-570-2500
Linda W. Lau
Michelle Doolin (D)
ELDER LAW DLA PIPER 619-699-2700
Ann L. Trowbridge
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW PUBLIC FINANCE LAW NEIL, DYMOTT, FRANK, MCFALL, TREXLER, MCCABE & HUDSON 619-238-1712 KARISH & BJORGUM 213-785-8070 ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE 916-447-9200 Sheila S. Trexler Kristin Hiibner (P*)
Jenna C. Magan
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
REAL ESTATE LAW
HADSELL STORMER RICHARDSON & RENICK 626-381-9261 DIEPENBROCK ELKIN GLEASON 916-492-5000
Cornelia Dai (EI, EM, LE*), Barbara Enloe Hadsell (EI)
Karen L. Diepenbrock
Pamela L. Hemminger (EM, LM)
Kathleen E. Finnerty*
LAW OFFICES OF PAMELA L. HEMMINGER 818-790-6635 ROTHNER, SEGALL & GREENSTONE 626-796-7555 Ellen Greenstone (EI)
THE LONG LAW GROUP 310-989-6896
HAHN & HAHN 626-796-9123
Kristen Troy Castaños
Janice F. Mulligan (P)
Hildy L. Fentin, Sandra L. Mayberry
NEIL, DYMOTT, FRANK, MCFALL, TREXLER, MCCABE & HUDSON 619-238-1712
Sheila S. Trexler (D)
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS LAW
HUNTINGTON & HAVILAND 619-233-9500 Marjorie A. Huntington
WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW LAW OFFICE OF LAURA H. MILLER 619-595-1505
SACRAMENTO
Laura H. Miller
FRAULOB BROWN 916-442-5835
COOLEY 858-550-6000 Barbara L. Borden
NON-PROFIT / CHARITIES LAW
MILLIGAN & MITCHEL 619-303-4200
Melissa C. Brown (C)
Heather L. Milligan
SAN DIEGO
APPELLATE PRACTICE BEST BEST & KRIEGER 916-325-4000 Ann Taylor Schwing
MULLIGAN, BANHAM & FINDLEY 619-238-8700
HENDERSON, CAVERLY, PUM & CHARNEY 858-755-3000
STOEL RIVES 916-447-0700
Susan T. House
Marilyn R. Moriarty (D)
Nancy A. Taylor
Melissa A. Thorme
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW CYNTHIA CHIHAK & ASSOCIATES 858-481-7252
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH 619-233-1006
WATER LAW HARGREAVES & TAYLOR 619-238-5501 DOWNEY BRAND 916-444-1000
MEDIA LAW SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON 619-338-6500
Carol A. Salmacia (D)
GREENMAN, LACY, KLEIN, O'HARRA & HEFFRON 760-722-1234 Karen M. Heffron, Janet Bledsoe Lacy
CALLETON, MERRITT, DE FRANCISCO & BANNON 626-395-0860
Erin M. Bosman (D)
DICARO, COPPO & POPCKE 760-918-0500
BROWN & BROWN 858-453-1215
TRUSTS AND ESTATES Meredith L. Brown
TRUSTS AND ESTATES
MORRISON & FOERSTER 858-720-5100
Cynthia Chihak (P)
Sharon Ann Blanchet
Karen M. Goodman
Shirli Fabbri Weiss (D)
Guylyn Cummins
Heather L. Rosing
ABC FAMILY LAW 619-234-8585
GOODMAN & ASSOCIATES 916-643-0600
Frayda L. Bruton
Valerie J. Merritt
KLINEDINST 619-239-8131
FAMILY LAW
FRAYDA BRUTON ATTORNEY AT LAW 916-444-8826
Cristina D. Hernandez (S*)
ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW
FINNERTY LAW OFFICES INC. 916-296-0984
SECURITIES / CAPITAL MARKETS LAW
MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS CASEY GERRY SCHENK FRANCAVILLA BLATT &
DERIVATIVES AND FUTURES LAW PENFIELD 619-238-1811
Jane G. Zerbi
SELTZER CAPLAN MCMAHON VITEK 619-685-3003 Sandra Joan Morris
DLA PIPER 858-677-1400 Ellen H. Whelan
SMITH & SCATIZZI 619-344-0440
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION
Marnie Smith
STOCKS & COLBURN 619-231-2085
CASEY GERRY SCHENK FRANCAVILLA BLATT & PENFIELD 619-238-1811
HENDERSON, CAVERLY, PUM & CHARNEY 858-755-3000
Cynthia Chihak (P)
STOCKS & COLBURN 619-231-2085
Janice F. Mulligan (P)
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION Kristine Colburn, Janis K. Stocks Gayle M. Blatt (P) BANKING AND FINANCE LAW MAUREEN A. SUMMERS 619-550-1880 FAMILY LAW MEDIATION CYNTHIA CHIHAK & ASSOCIATES 858-481-7252 Maureen A. Summers (M)
BOUTIN JONES 916-321-4444 Julia L. Jenness (B)
APPELLATE PRACTICE Hildy L. Fentin, Sandra L. Mayberry
FINNERTY LAW OFFICES INC. 916-296-0984 Kathleen E. Finnerty (B)
BOYCE & SCHAEFER 619-232-3320
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING KARCHER HARMES 619-565-4755 LLCS AND PARTNERSHIPS) Kathryn E. Karcher
FIRST AMENDMENT LAW
LAW OFFICE OF LYNDA ROMERO 619-286-6992
TRAINOR FAIRBROOK 916-929-7000
Lynda A. Romero
Colby A. Campbell
SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON 619-338-6500
SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON 619-338-6500 Guylyn Cummins**
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION Karin Dougan Vogel LATHAM & WATKINS 858-523-5400 BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS Katherine A. Lauer* / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW
FINNERTY LAW OFFICES INC. 916-296-0984 Kathleen E. Finnerty
STOEL RIVES 916-447-0700
Susan E. Basinger (D)
JONES DAY 858-314-1200 Cynthia H. Cwik (D)
IMMIGRATION LAW WILSON TURNER KOSMO 619-236-9600
GRACE ZIMMERMAN 858-454-1965
BALLARD SPAHR 619-696-9200
LARRABEE ALBI COKER 858-642-0420
HENDERSON, CAVERLY, PUM & CHARNEY 858-755-3000
LAW OFFICES OF SANDRA M. WAGNER 858-792-9020
Mikel R. Bistrow**
Tamara L. Boeck
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: GENERAL PRACTICE Maria K. Pum
Vickie E. Turner (D)
PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE LAW
Grace A. Zimmerman
Fausta M. Albi, Diana Vellos Coker
KLINEDINST 619-239-8131
Sandra M. Wagner
NEIL, DYMOTT, FRANK, MCFALL, TREXLER, MCCABE & HUDSON 619-238-1712
MAGGIO KATTAR NAHAJZER + ALEXANDER 858-720-1179
WING & PARISI 916-441-4888
BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION Kimberley Best Robidoux
Linda M. Parisi
DLA PIPER 619-699-2700
MAUTINO & MAUTINO 619-235-9177
LAW OFFICE OF LYNDA ROMERO 619-286-6992
MEHLMAN BARNES 858-546-4333
DUI/DWI DEFENSE Shirli Fabbri Weiss WING & PARISI 916-441-4888
ENERGY LAW DAY CARTER & MURPHY 916-570-2500
BIOTECHNOLOGY LAW DENTONS 619-595-5400
MORRISON & FOERSTER 858-720-5100
DLA PIPER 619-699-2700
DLA PIPER 858-677-1400
Shirli Fabbri Weiss (S, S*)
Lisa A. Haile (IP*, P)
Kate H. Murashige
FISH & RICHARDSON 858-678-5070
CIVIL RIGHTS LAW Juanita R. Brooks (IP*, P*)
KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON 858-350-6100
IREDALE AND YOO 619-233-1525
Nancy L. Stagg (IP*)
Julia Yoo
Mary J. Martinelli
CLEANTECH LAW Kate H. Murashige (P)
SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON 858-720-8900
PERKINS COIE 858-720-5700
PERKOVICH LAW OFFICES 916-973-1122
Lisa M. Martens (IP*, T)
Laura Godfrey Zagar
Nancy Perkovich
GAMING LAW LAW OFFICE OF JANE G. ZERBI 916-925-9600 Jane G. Zerbi
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW FINNERTY LAW OFFICES INC. 916-296-0984 Kathleen E. Finnerty
COLLABORATIVE LAW: FAMILY LAW CAGE & MILES 858-376-7251 Shannon Miles
BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY 619-239-8700 Kimberly Arouh
COOLEY 858-550-6000 DLA PIPER 619-699-2700
FARRELL LAW GROUP 916-449-3933
HENDERSON, CAVERLY, PUM & CHARNEY 858-755-3000
SEYFARTH SHAW 916-448-0159
JONES DAY 858-314-1200
Mary E. Farrell (LE*)
Kristina M. Launey (EM)
Karen P. Hewitt
SANDLER LASRY LAUBE BYER & VALDEZ 619-235-5655 Lynne R. Lasry
Tina A. Thomas**
WITHERS BERGMAN 619-564-6170 Carol K. Kao
Nancy L. Stagg (LE*)
Mary F. Gillick**, Michelle B. Graham, Carol K. Kao, Carol K. Kao
KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON 858-350-6100
Kathleen E. Finnerty
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Mary F. Gillick**, Michelle B. Graham, Carol K. Kao,
PAUL HASTINGS 858-458-3000
COOLEY 858-550-6000
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE LAW Claudette G. Wilson (EM, LM)
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Amy Wintersheimer Findley (LE*)
Cynthia A. Freeland (EM, LE*), Renée S. Schor (EM, LM)
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Shirli Fabbri Weiss
M. Katharine Davidson**
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Norman A. Ryan
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Susan L. Daly
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Sharon R. Mehlman
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Jane K. Adams, L. Kay Chandler
Jane E. Luckhardt
Heather L. Rosing (D)
REAL ESTATE LAW
Kathrin S. Mautino
Lynda A. Romero
Linda M. Parisi
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PAUL HASTINGS 415-856-7000 Holly A. House*
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ENERGY LAW DURIE TANGRI 415-362-6666
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Evelyn Kahl
FISH & RICHARDSON 650-839-5070
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Cecily Talbert Barclay
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GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI 415-986-5900 Sandi M Colabianchi Randy Michelson**
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS 415-442-1000 Jami Wintz McKeon*
Victoria F. Maroulis (IP*)
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN 415-983-1000 Cydney A. Tune (M)
WINSTON & STRAWN 415-591-1000 Jennifer A. Golinveaux (F)
O'MELVENY & MYERS 415-984-8700 Suzzanne S. Uhland
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Debra I. Grassgreen SEDGWICK 415-781-7900
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER 415-471-3100
SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON 415-434-9100 Geraldine Ann Freeman
DURIE TANGRI 415-362-6666
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 415-743-6900
KEKER & VAN NEST 415-391-5400
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS 415-442-1000
Daralyn J. Durie
Susan J. Harriman, Jan Nielsen Little
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE 415-773-5700 Gay Crosthwait Grunfeld (EI)
SANFORD HEISLER 415-795-2020
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN 415-983-1000
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER 415-471-3100
COBLENTZ, PATCH, DUFFY & BASS 415-677-5268
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER 415-471-3100
Johanna Calabria, Daralyn J. Durie
Pamela Phillips
FENWICK & WEST 415-875-2300 Susan S. Muck
KEKER & VAN NEST 415-391-5400
Christa Martine Anderson, Susan J. Harriman, Jan Nielsen Little, Laurie C. Mims
BERRA STROSS & WALLACKER 650-349-9920 HANSON CRAWFORD CRUM FAMILY LAW GROUP 650-524-2144
Sarah G. Flanagan
KAYE MOSER HIERBAUM 415-296-8868
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN 415-983-1000 SCHIFF HARDIN 415-901-8700
Barbara W. Moser
Judy V. Davidoff, Maria Pracher
Pamela S. Duffy, Danna M. Kozerski, Barbara A. Milanovich
COBLENTZ, PATCH, DUFFY & BASS 415-677-5268
SHUTE, MIHALY & WEINBERGER 415-552-7272
COOLEY 415-693-2000
KEKER & VAN NEST 415-391-5400
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER 415-393-8200
LONG & LEVIT 415-397-2222
PERKINS COIE 415-344-7000
Diana E. Richmond
Susan J. Harriman (S*), Jan Nielsen Little (S*)
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN 415-956-1000
FDA LAW
Teresa L. Johnson
KELLER AND HECKMAN 415-948-2800
KAREN L. SNELL 415-225-7592
Mary Duffy Carolan*
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN 415-983-1000 Sarah A. Good (S*)
EVANS LAW FIRM 415-441-8669
SIDLEY AUSTIN 415-772-1200
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LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN 415-956-1000 Elizabeth J. Cabraser (P), Lexi J. Hazam (P)
Leslie T. Krasny
Rachel E. Matteo-Boehm**
Nora L. Gibson (S)
Jennie Lee Anderson (P)
Madeleine Simborg
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: GENERAL PRACTICE BRYAN CAVE 415-675-3400
Charlene S. Shimada (S, S*)
ANDRUS ANDERSON 415-986-1400
CORPORATE LAW SIMBORG & KILLINGSWORTH 415-924-7171
CLARENCE DYER & COHEN 415-749-1800
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS 415-442-1000
Marie L. Fiala
MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS PERKINS COIE 415-344-7000
Diana E. Richmond
Sara B. Brody, Sharon R. Flanagan
Joy A. Kruse (S*)
SIDLEY AUSTIN 415-772-1200
SIDEMAN & BANCROFT 415-392-1960
Nanci L. Clarence
Leslie M. Browne, Pamela A. Lakey
KEKER & VAN NEST 415-391-5400
Kristi Cotton Spence
SIDLEY AUSTIN 415-772-1200
SSL LAW FIRM 415-814-6400
FAMILY LAW MEDIATION Susan J. Harriman
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE LAW LAW OFFICE OF KRISTI COTTON SPENCE 650-350-1110
Stewart L. McDowell
SCHIFF HARDIN 415-901-8700
SECURITIES / CAPITAL MARKETS LAW LITIGATION - REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT (SEC, TELECOM, ENERGY) KEKER & VAN NEST 415-391-5400
Suzie S. Thorn
Elizabeth J. Cabraser
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER 415-393-8200
Cecily Talbert Barclay
Lynn Cadwalader
SIMBORG & KILLINGSWORTH 415-924-7171
CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW THORN SEYMOUR MEHMET 415-800-1597
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER 415-471-3100
Mary G. Murphy
DLA PIPER 415-836-2500
Madeleine Simborg
Sharon R. Flanagan (C)
DLA PIPER 415-836-2500
LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAW Lynn Cadwalader
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY LAW Jean L. Bertrand*
CONSTRUCTION LAW SIDEMAN & BANCROFT 415-392-1960
SIDLEY AUSTIN 415-772-1200
Anna B. Pope
Rachel B. Hooper*, Fran M. Layton**
Kathleen M. Ewins (D)
Pamela E. Pierson
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN 415-956-1000
REED SMITH 415-543-8700
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 415-743-6900
Melanie J. Gnazzo Audrey L. Sung
SIMMONS HANLY CONROY 866-468-8631
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Deborah Rosenthal (P)
VENABLE 415-653-3750
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CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR BERRY APPLEMAN & LEIDEN 415-398-1800
COOLEY 415-693-2000
Jessica L. Grant (P)
Susan Cooper Philpot
MEDIA LAW FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL 415-954-4400 Cynthia R. Rowland
CLARENCE DYER & COHEN 415-749-1800
Frieda A. Garcia, Petra Tang, Carla Tarazi, Susan K. Wehrer
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DLA PIPER 415-836-2500
Atessa Chehrazi, Ilana J. Drummond
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KAREN L. SNELL 415-225-7592
Nancy Ann Fellom
KEKER & VAN NEST 415-391-5400
Julie Pearl
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Helena S. Younossi
Nanci L. Clarence
JACKSON & HERTOGS 415-986-4559
Lisa Tenorio-Kutzkey
LAW OFFICES OF FELLOM & SOLORIO 415-362-1212
Karen L. Snell
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Jan Nielsen Little
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K.C. Maxwell
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Cydney A. Tune
WALKUP, MELODIA, KELLY & SCHOENBERGER 415-981-7210
INSURANCE LAW
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS LAW
COZEN O'CONNOR 415-644-0914
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Mary McNamara
FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL 415-954-4400
Ann M. Mooney
Julia A. Molander
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
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BUNSOW DE MORY SMITH & ALLISON 415-426-4747
RENAKER HASSELMAN 415-653-1733
COBLENTZ, PATCH, DUFFY & BASS 415-677-5268
Teresa S. Renaker
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Sharon R. Flanagan
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Mary E. McCutcheon
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Nicole A. Diller*
Jill S. Dodd
Emily J. Kingston, C. Jean Ryan
Krystal N. Bowen
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SIDEMAN & BANCROFT 415-392-1960
Doris Cheng (P)
SIDLEY AUSTIN 415-772-1200
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G. Michelle Ferreira**
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN 415-983-1000 Julie A. Divola
COOLEY 415-693-2000
SWANSON & MCNAMARA 415-477-3800
GREENBERG TRAURIG 415-665-1300
Mary Duffy Carolan
Pamela R. Davis
SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON 415-434-9100
SECURITIZATION AND STRUCTURED FINANCE LAW CHAPMAN AND CUTLER 415-541-0500
Colleen T. Davies (D), Sonja Weissman (D)
JASSY VICK CAROLAN 415-539-3399
Sara B. Brody (S*)
QUADRA & COLL 415-426-3502
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Karen L. Snell
Caryl Bartelman Welborn
SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON 415-434-9100
Susan J. Harriman (D)
PIERSON, COATS, PALASH & PAUL 415-495-4499
Deborah S. Ballati**
Nancy Lundeen
CARYL BARTELMAN WELBORN 415-513-3606
Lana L. Norris
FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL 415-954-4400
REAL ESTATE LAW
Cecily Talbert Barclay, Marie A. Cooper, Julie Jones, Barbara J. Schussman**
COMMUNICATIONS LAW LAW OFFICES OF SHARON F. MAH 415-454-9680 Sharon F. Mah DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE 415-276-6500 NORRIS FAMILY LAW 650-622-3500 Suzanne K. Toller Lisa A. Cottle
ALLEN MATKINS LECK GAMBLE MALLORY & NATSIS 415-837-1515
PERKINS COIE 415-344-7000
Staci C. Simonton
WINSTON & STRAWN 415-591-1000
LAW OFFICES OF SUSAN R. DIAMOND 415-290-2140
Jennifer Crum, Belinda Hanson
LAW OFFICE OF STACI C. SIMONTON 415-408-8972
Sara B. Brody, Marie L. Fiala
QUI TAM LAW Lexi J. Hazam
Susan R. Diamond
Kristi Cotton Spence
SIDLEY AUSTIN 415-772-1200
Mary A. Collins
Ilene Dick
& KNIGHT 415-743-6900 FAMILY LAW HOLLAND Jennifer L. Hernandez**, Tamsen Plume
LAW OFFICE OF KRISTI COTTON SPENCE 650-350-1110
Jean L. Bertrand
PUBLIC FINANCE LAW
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE 415-773-5700
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN 415-956-1000
FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL 415-954-4400
Ellen Winick Stross, Gretchen M. Wallacker
Jami Wintz McKeon
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS 415-442-1000
THE VEEN FIRM 415-673-4800
LAND USE & ZONING LAW Pamela Phillips (D)
Pamela S. Duffy**, Tay C. Via** CASTLE & NICHOLSON 415-262-5100 ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW COX, Margo N. Bradish, Anne E. Mudge**
DURIE TANGRI 415-362-6666
Tammy B. Webb (D)
PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE LAW
Joan B. Tucker Fife (EM, LE*)
Anna C. Shimko
Christine R. Wade
Emily Johnson Henn
SHOOK, HARDY & BACON 415-544-1900
BURKE WILLIAMS & SORENSEN 415-655-8100
Ellison Folk, Fran M. Layton
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION SSL LAW FIRM 415-814-6400 COVINGTON & BURLING 650-632-4700
Luanne Sacks (D)
WINSTON & STRAWN 415-591-1000
Margaret N. Rosegay**
SHUTE, MIHALY & WEINBERGER 415-552-7272
SACKS RICKETTS & CASE 415-549-0580
Elinor Leary (P)
Jill Sullivan Sanford (EI)
COLLABORATIVE LAW: FAMILY LAW Cecily Talbert Barclay, Julie Jones, Barbara J. Schussman
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN 415-956-1000 Cynthia B. McGuinn (P)
Linda E. Shostak (EM, LE*)
ROSEN BIEN GALVAN & GRUNFELD 415-433-6830
PERKINS COIE 415-344-7000
Ingrid M. Evans (P)
ROUDA FEDER TIETJEN & MCGUINN 415-398-5398
MORRISON & FOERSTER 415-268-7000 Patricia K. Gillette (EM, LM)
Deborah J. Schmall**
EVANS LAW FIRM 415-441-8669 Elizabeth J. Cabraser (P)
Maureen E. McClain (LE*)
& FOERSTER 415-268-7000 BIOTECHNOLOGY LAW MORRISON Michèle B. Corash*
Pauline H. Tesler
Debra F. Bogaards (P)
MAUREEN ELIZABETH MCCLAIN 415-933-6083
Ella Foley Gannon, Camarin E.B. Madigan
LAW OFFICES OF TESLER, SANDMANN & FISHMAN 415-383-5600
PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION BOGAARDS DAVIS 415-979-0480
Kelly M. Dermody (EI, LE*)
Jennifer L. Hernandez**, Elizabeth A. Lake, Tamsen Plume
M. Patricia Thayer
Tiffany Cheung, Rebekah Kaufman
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN 415-956-1000
PAUL HASTINGS 415-856-7000
SIDLEY AUSTIN 415-772-1200
MORRISON & FOERSTER 415-268-7000
Barbara A. Lawless (EI), Therese M. Lawless (EI)
CASTLE & NICHOLSON 415-262-5100 BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION COX, Anne E. Mudge
ROUDA FEDER TIETJEN & MCGUINN 415-398-5398
THE VEEN FIRM 415-673-4800
LAWLESS & LAWLESS 415-391-7555
Pamela S. Duffy**
Kathleen Strickland (D)
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW Elinor Leary (P), Andje M. Medina (P) PRIVACY AND DATA SECURITY LAW ALTSHULER BERZON 415-421-7151
Katherine C. Huibonhoa (EM)
COBLENTZ, PATCH, DUFFY & BASS 415-677-5268
ROPERS MAJESKI KOHN BENTLEY 415-543-4800
Jean L. Bertrand (D)
Julie Turner (P*)
GRUBE BROWN & GEIDT 415-603-5000
Karen J. Nardi
Mary E. Alexander (P)
SCHIFF HARDIN 415-901-8700
TURNER BOYD 650-521-5930
Judith Droz Keyes (EM, LE*)
Sandi L. Nichols**
MARY ALEXANDER & ASSOCIATES 415-966-2626
Cynthia B. McGuinn (P)
M. Patricia Thayer (IP*, P, P*)
DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE 415-276-6500
ALLEN MATKINS LECK GAMBLE MALLORY & NATSIS 415-837-1515
Lillian G. Stenfeldt**
SIDLEY AUSTIN 415-772-1200
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Eve H. Cervantez (LE*)
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN 415-983-1000 Cecily A. Dumas
Elizabeth J. Cabraser (P)
QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN 650-801-5000
ENTERTAINMENT LAW
MICHELSON LAW GROUP 415-512-8600
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN 415-956-1000
ENERGY REGULATORY LAW Annette L. Hurst (IP*, P*, T) Marie L. Fiala
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION
Christa Martine Anderson (IP*)
Rachel Krevans (IP*, P, P*)
SIDLEY AUSTIN 415-772-1200
Jill S. Dodd
Karen Barth Menzies (P)
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE 415-773-5700
Shawn M. Christianson
MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS 415-291-7400
GIRARD GIBBS 415-981-4800
MORRISON & FOERSTER 415-268-7000
Lisa A. Cottle
Pamela S. Kaufmann
Pamela K. Fulmer (T)
KEKER & VAN NEST 415-391-5400
AUSTIN 415-772-1200 BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS SIDLEY Marie L. Fiala / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW WINSTON & STRAWN 415-591-1000
HANSON BRIDGETT 415-777-3200
REED SMITH 415-543-8700
DENTONS 415-882-5000
Bette B. Epstein*
Paula M. Yost
SHARTSIS FRIESE 415-421-6500 April Hopkins Rox
NON-PROFIT / CHARITIES LAW SIDEMAN & BANCROFT 415-392-1960
Denise De Mory (P*)
ADLER & COLVIN 415-421-7555
Ellen I. Kahn, Hilary C. Pierce
Karen S. Frank (C, IP*)
FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL 415-954-4400
Clare H. Springs**
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SPRINGS & ASSOCIATES 415-675-1090 TUFTS STEPHENSON & KASPER 415-705-5300
Debra L. Kasper
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UTILITIES LAW Heidi Keefe (IP*) GOODIN, MACBRIDE, SQUERI & DAY 415-392-7900
FENWICK & WEST 650-988-8500
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 415-743-6900
GLADYS H MONROY
Jeanne B. Armstrong
TRUSTS AND ESTATES MARKUS WILLIAMS YOUNG &
Sally M. Abel (T)
COLORADO BOULDER
WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW Susan M. Spaeth (IP*)
O'MELVENY & MYERS 650-473-2600 LINDA JOANNE BROWN, ATTORNEY AT LAW 415-925-9212 Heather J. Meeker (C, IP*, P*) Linda Joanne Brown (C) PERKINS COIE 650-838-4300
Ellyn E. Nesbit
Viola T. Kung (P)
BAKER MCKENZIE 650-856-2400 Melinda S. Riechert (EM, LE*, LM)
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE 650-614-7400
BIOTECHNOLOGY LAW HOPKINS & CARLEY 408-286-9800
Laura A. Berezin, Barbara A. Kosacz, Marya A. Postner
JONES DAY 650-739-3939 Janet M. McNicholas
BALLARD SPAHR 303-292-2400
CORPORATE LAW Leslie A. Eaton
CONFLICT RESOLUTION SERVICES 303-355-2314 Julie M. Williamson
Maureen E. Eldredge
HADDON, MORGAN, AND FOREMAN 303-831-7364
FAMILY LAW Pamela Robillard Mackey
HOLLAND & HART 303-295-8000
CIANCIO CIANCIO BROWN 303-451-0300
Joan R. Gallo
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Nancy H. Wojtas (G)
NATIVE AMERICAN LAW REAL ESTATE LAW MARTHA L. KING & ASSOCIATES 720-438-7244 Martha L. King
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EMINENT DOMAIN AND CONDEMNATION LAW MATTEONI, O'LAUGHLIN & HECHTMAN 408-293-4300 Bradley M. Matteoni
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HOLLAND & HART 303-295-8000
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Dru Nielsen
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Nanette S. Stringer
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VENTURE CAPITAL LAW JANE CADDELL PADDISON 303-938-4096 Shelly D. Merritt
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TRUSTS AND ESTATES HOLLAND & HART 303-290-1600 Laura S. Hundley
Deborah A. Marshall
Donelle C. Morgan
Patricia Peterson
HOLLAND & HART 303-473-2700
SIDLEY AUSTIN 650-565-7000
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Janice W. Fox
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Charlotte Wiessner**
Elizabeth C. Darling
STOVER & SPITZ 303-682-0433
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Zaitun Poonja
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Myra Lansky
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Melody L. McCoy
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Loura K. Sanchez
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Carolyn J. Fairless, Tamera D. Westerberg
MOYE WHITE 303-292-2900
Kimberly M. Hult (P)
Joan R. Gallo
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Judith A. Biggs (EM, LE*, LM)
PATRICIA A. PROCHASKA 510-506-0726
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE LAW
Suzanne Y. Bell
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
Tracy A. Oldemeyer (A)
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Susan H. Nycum
Martha M. Tierney
HUTCHINSON BLACK AND COOK 303-442-6514
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CLINE WILLIAMS WRIGHT JOHNSON & OLDFATHER 970-221-2637
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Wendy M. Lazerson (LE*)
Pamela J. Martinson (B)
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Pamela Robillard Mackey
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RECHT KORNFELD 303-573-1900 Heather R. Hanneman
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Mikaela V. Rivera
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK 303-223-1100 Nancy A. Strelau
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FAIRFIELD AND WOODS 303-830-2400
Ellen M. Kelman*
HOLLAND & HART 303-295-8000
Cindy S. Birley, Rachel R. James
Caroline C. Fuller** Risa Lynn Wolf-Smith
DAVIS GRAHAM & STUBBS 303-892-9400
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Brenda R. Berg, Rebecca L. Hudson POLSINELLI 303-572-9300
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Charlotte Wiessner
Stacy A. Carpenter*
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Kathleen A. Odle, Kirsten Stewart
THE FRICKEY LAW FIRM 303-237-7373
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Janet L. Frickey
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Cara B. Lawrence
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Kelly R. Berg
Rebecca C. Alexander
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COOPER, RICE & OLSON 303-607-0077
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FRANKLIN D. AZAR & ASSOCIATES 303-757-3300
Jessica Brown (EM, LE*)
KAYE AND BUSH 303-477-8787
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Marcie R. McMinimee, Melissa R. Schwartz
GREENBERG TRAURIG 303-572-6500
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CONSTANCE BECK WOOD 303-329-9343
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FAIRFIELD AND WOODS 303-830-2400
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GODDARD & GODDARD 303-292-3228
Christina Habas (P), Deirdre Ostrowski (P)
HOLLAND & HART 303-295-8000
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ELIZABETH HENSON, ATTORNEY MEDIATOR 303-346-3700
Sarah M. Rockwell
KAPLAN KIRSCH & ROCKWELL 303-825-7000
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Elizabeth Henson
Kelly Dickson Cooper**, Laura A. Dinan, Kami Pomerantz, C. Jean Stewart, Carol Warnick**
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LAW OFFICE OF BONNIE M.J. SCHRINER 303-458-5100
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Helen C. Shreves
Bonnie M.J. Schriner
MCWILLIAMS MEDIATION GROUP 303-830-0171
Joan H. McWilliams
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Bridget K. Sullivan
June Baker Laird (D)
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Betty Carter Arkell, Christina Groll
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Lorna Rogers Burgess
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OTTEN JOHNSON ROBINSON NEFF + RAGONETTI 303-825-8400
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WESTERN COLORADO
Beverly J. Quail
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HOLLAND & HART 303-295-8000
Katherine Markheim Lee (E), Karen Gail Treece (E)
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& HOWARD 303-297-2900 FOOD AND BEVERAGE LAW SHERMAN Karen L. Chapman
Sharon E. Caulfield
WATER LAW TROUT RALEY MONTAÑO FREEMAN SINOR THOMPSON 303-861-1963
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WELLS, ANDERSON & RACE 303-830-1212
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LEVIN SITCOFF 303-575-9390
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BANKING AND FINANCE LAW INGERSOLL & ROONEY 202-452-7900 PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION BUCHANAN Kathryn A. Kronquist (B)
Allison L. Land
DELAWARE WILMINGTON-DE
PULLMAN & COMLEY 203-330-2000
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Elizabeth M. Grant
Miriam R. Nemetz
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Helgi C. Walker
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Anne C. Dranginis
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Patricia Beauregard, Gina D. Silvestri
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Jamie Gorelick*
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STAMFORD
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR 202-663-6000
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Allison L. Land
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Deborah J. Tedford
Ann B. Malester
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TRUSTS AND ESTATES
Margaret M. Zwisler
WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES 202-682-7000
Wendie C. Stabler
Nancy E. Blair
Shelley L. Graves (P)
LATHAM & WATKINS 202-637-2200 MORRISON & FOERSTER 202-887-1500
GOODMAN TAX LAW HAMILTON Lisa B. Goodman SAUL EWING 302-421-6800
Greta E. Solomon
Linda L. Mariani
Constance K. Robinson**
LAND USE & ZONING LAW Roxann E. Henry
Suzanne E. Baldasare
Deborah J. Tedford
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Regina M. Keeney
LERMAN SENTER 202-429-8970 Sally A. Buckman
COVINGTON & BURLING 202-662-6000
LEVINE, BLASZAK, BLOCK & BOOTHBY 202-857-2550
Deborah A. Garza**
Colleen L. Boothby
CROWELL & MORING 202-624-2500 Jeane A. Thomas**
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS 202-373-6000
Cynthia Richman*
PERKINS COIE 202-654-6200
Janet L. McDavid**
REED SMITH 202-414-9200
Kathryn M. Fenton, Carmen G. McLean*, Toby G. Singer**
WILEY REIN 202-719-7000
Catherine Wang
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER 202-955-8500
Kimberly Reindl
HOGAN LOVELLS US 202-637-5600 JONES DAY 202-879-3939
Judith L. Harris
Jennifer D. Hindin, Nancy J. Victory
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Toby G. Singer
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Dixie L. Johnson (C)
Julie R. Domike**
Linda L. Griggs (C, G)
Amy L. Edwards**
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Judith B. Ittig (C)
Colleen P. Mahoney (C, G)
Virginia S. Albrecht*, Andrea B. Field*
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Margrete Stevens (G)
Catherine T. Dixon (C, G)
Mary Ellen Powers*
ELLIOT & CHATAIN
Katia Yannaca-Small (G)
IMMIGRATION LAW ITTIG & ITTIG 202-387-5508
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 202-955-3000
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& WATKINS 202-637-2200 CORPORATE LAW LATHAM Julia A. Hatcher
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Yoon-Young Lee
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STEPTOE & JOHNSON 202-429-3000
Lucinda A. Low (G)
Linda M. Hoffman
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WHITE & CASE 202-626-3600
Carolyn B. Lamm (C, G), Andrea J. Menaker (C, G), Abby Cohen Smutny (C, G)
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND 202-663-6000 MAGGIO KATTAR NAHAJZER + ALEXANDER 202-483-0053 DORR Rachael D. Kent (C, G) Anna Marie Gallagher, Jan M. Pederson, Elizabeth A. Quinn Lilah Rosenblum
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Marinn Carlson (C, G)
MARZULLA LAW 202-822-6760 Margaret H. Warner*
Catherine S. Gallagher
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Karen T. Grisez
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY 202-756-8000
VINSON & ELKINS 202-639-6500
SHEARMAN & STERLING 202-508-8000
Fabienne Chatain
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Nancie G. Marzulla*
Marilyn Mooney
KING & SPALDING 202-737-0500
Denyse M. Sabagh
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Stephanie M. Monaco
Ava Benach
Annemargaret Connolly
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE LAW
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Eileen M. Gleimer
PALMA R. YANNI 202-338-1995
ARENT FOX 202-857-6000
BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ 202-408-8400
MILLER & CHEVALIER 202-626-5800
POLSINELLI 202-783-3300
CASSIDY LEVY KENT 202-567-2300
VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR AND PEASE 202-467-8800
TROW & RAHAL 202-537-4830
FOSTER, MURPHY, ALTMAN & NICKEL 202-822-4100
Amy J. Conway-Hatcher, Julia E. Guttman, Mary C. Spearing Gina L. Simms
COZEN O'CONNOR 202-912-4800 K&L GATES 202-778-9000
FAMILY LAW
Carol Elder Bruce
Jennifer A. Hillman
Dawn M. Lurie
Mary Lou Soller
Pamela A. Bresnahan
Barbara Van Gelder
Kay C. Georgi, Teresa Polino
ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW Palma R. Yanni
Barbara A. Murphy
Cynthia B. Hemphill, Linda A. Rahal
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INSURANCE LAW Judith Alison Lee
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AIN & BANK 202-530-3300
ANDERSON KILL 202-416-6500
GREENBERG TRAURIG 202-331-3100
WILKINSON WALSH + ESKOVITZ 202-847-4000
BURR LAW FIRM 202-347-9002
COVINGTON & BURLING 202-662-6000
HOGAN LOVELLS US 202-637-5600
FELDESMAN TUCKER LEIFER FIDELL 202-466-8960
KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON 202-508-5800
HUGHES HUBBARD & REED 202-721-4600
KUDER, SMOLLAR, FRIEDMAN & MIHALIK 202-331-7522
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY 202-756-8000
JOCHUM, SHORE & TROSSEVIN 202-290-1120
WENDY H. SCHWARTZ AND ASSOCIATES 202-243-7800
PERKINS COIE 202-654-6200
KELLEY DRYE & WARREN 202-342-8400
STEPTOE & JOHNSON 202-429-3000
LAW OFFICES OF PEGGY A. CLARKE 202-552-7407
WILEY REIN 202-719-7000
MORRIS, MANNING & MARTIN 202-408-5153
Kristin Graham Koehler, Karen A. Popp Beth A. Wilkinson
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR 202-663-6000
Rhonda D. Orin
Anne Marie Jackson, Lauren E. Shea
Anna P. Engh, Marialuisa S. Gallozzi, Georgia Kazakis
Barbara Burr
Mary S. Pence, Marna S. Tucker, Sarah J. Zimmerman
Jamie Gorelick
Susan M. Friedman, Theresa M. Mihalik
ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER 202-778-1800 Paula M. Junghans, Caroline Judge Mehta
EDUCATION LAW HOGAN LOVELLS US 202-637-5600
Wendy H. Schwartz
Margaret H. Warner Lorelie S. Masters
FDA LAW Antonia B. Ianniello
Stephanie J. Gold, Elizabeth B. Meers
ALSTON & BIRD 202-239-3300
Sherry Mastrostefano Gray
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER 202-942-5000
POWERS PYLES SUTTER & VERVILLE 202-466-6550
Erica J. Dominitz, Helen K. Michael
Laura A. Foggan
Julie K. Tibbets
Rosa S. Jeong
Jeanne S. Archibald F. Amanda DeBusk
Marguerite Trossevin
Kathleen W. Cannon, Dana S. Wood Peggy A. Clarke
Julie C. Mendoza
SIDLEY AUSTIN 202-736-8000 Brenda A. Jacobs
Allison W. Shuren
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW BEARDSLEY LAW 202-812-3600
ARENT FOX 202-857-6000
Kate C. Beardsley
BAKER MCKENZIE 202-452-7000
Ellen J. Flannery, Miriam J. Guggenheim, Jeannie M. Perron DVM
COVINGTON & BURLING 202-662-6000
Carol Connor Cohen*, Nancy S. Heermans*
FOLEY HOAG 202-223-1200
Anne G. Batter
JANE C. BERGNER
Areta L. Kupchyk
BREDHOFF & KAISER 202-842-2600
HOGAN LOVELLS US 202-637-5600
Julia Penny Clark*
Meredith Manning
CAPLIN & DRYSDALE 202-862-5000 Patricia Gimbel Lewis
COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL 202-408-4600 Karen L. Handorf*
K&L GATES 202-778-9000 Suzan Onel
KELLEY DRYE & WARREN 202-342-8400 Sarah Roller
COVINGTON & BURLING 202-662-6000 Julie M. Edmond**, Amy N. Moore
EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) 202-383-0100 Vanessa A. Scott
KING & SPALDING 202-737-0500
Pamela Furman Forrest, Christina M. Markus
KLEINFELD, KAPLAN & BECKER 202-223-5120
TRUSTS & ESTATES
Jennifer A. Davidson, Stacy Ehrlich
GRIFFITH & WHEAT 202-496-4963 Martha Jo Wagner**
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY 202-756-8000
TAX
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS 202-739-3000
LITIGATION AND CONTROVERSY IN BOTH TAX AND TRUSTS & ESTATES
Vernessa T. Pollard
GROOM LAW GROUP 202-857-0620 Jennifer E. Eller, Andrée M. St. Martin
Kathleen M. Sanzo
IVINS, PHILLIPS & BARKER 202-393-7600
SIDLEY AUSTIN 202-736-8000
Jodi H. Epstein
Coleen E. Klasmeier
JONES DAY 202-879-3939
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM 202-371-7000
Sara Pikofsky*
Jennifer L. Bragg
MILLER & CHEVALIER 202-626-5800
VENABLE 202-344-4000
Marianna G. Dyson
Claudia A. Lewis
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS 202-739-3000 Rosina B. Barker
O'DONOGHUE & O'DONOGHUE 202-362-0041 Joyce A. Mader
ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER 202-778-1800 Alexandra W. Miller
FIRST AMENDMENT LAW
STEPTOE & JOHNSON 202-429-3000 Melanie F. Nussdorf**
CHADBOURNE & PARKE 202-974-5600 Kerrie L. Campbell*
ENERGY LAW DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE 202-973-4200 Laura R. Handman**
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD 202-887-4000 Suedeen G. Kelly
ALSTON & BIRD 202-239-3300 Andrea Wolfman
CROWELL & MORING 202-624-2500 Jennifer N. Waters
HUSCH BLACKWELL 202-378-2300
FRANCHISE LAW WILEY REIN 202-719-7000 Christine E. Connelly
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS PRACTICE
Linda L. Walsh
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER 202-942-5000
Becky M. Bruner
KING & SPALDING 202-737-0500
LAW OFFICE OF BECKY M. BRUNER MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS 202-739-3000 Kirstin E. Gibbs
NIXON PEABODY 202-585-8000 Elizabeth W. Whittle
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT 202-662-0200 Julie A. Tassi
PIERCE ATWOOD 202-470-6420
Martha L. Cochran Eleanor J. Hill
MAYER BROWN 202-263-3000 Erika Z. Jones
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR 202-663-6000 Charlene Barshefsky, Jamie Gorelick
HEALTH CARE LAW
O. Julia Weller
SCHIFF HARDIN 202-778-6400
ARENT FOX 202-857-6000
STINSON LEONARD STREET 202-785-9100
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER 202-942-5000
Barbara K. Heffernan Kelly A. Daly
THOMPSON COBURN 202-585-6900 Bonnie S. Blair, Adrienne E. Clair
TROUTMAN SANDERS 202-274-2950 M. Lisanne Crowley
VAN NESS FELDMAN 202-298-1800 Margaret A. Moore, Susan A. Olenchuk
WILKINSON BARKER KNAUER 202-783-4141 Karol Lyn Newman
Larri A. Short
Allison W. Shuren
BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ 202-508-3400 Donna K. Thiel
DENTONS 202-408-6400 Holley Thames Lutz
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ane C. Bergner, a former tax trial attorney with the United States Department of Justice, has practiced law in the areas of taxation, trusts and estates, and litigation for more than 40 years. She has extensive experience in tax controversies, tax audits, tax collection, and tax litigation before the Internal Revenue Service, the District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue, and the courts. She has planned and administered high-net-worth estates and trusts. Mrs. Bergner is an elected fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel and is admitted to the District of Columbia Bar. She is a former chair of the District of Columbia Bar’s Taxation Section, as well as that section’s Tax Audits and Litigation Committee. She is the author of several nationally recognized treatises on tax controversies, litigation, and procedure. Mrs. Bergner is included in the directory of The Best Lawyers in America 2012-2017 for trusts & estates and tax law, as well as for litigation and controversy in both of those fields.
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Holly M. Bastian**, Lynn K. Pearle
Lynne Bernabei (EI)
Jodi B. Laurence
BLANK ROME 202-772-5800 Cynthia L. Gausvik
IMMIGRATION LAW
CAPLIN & DRYSDALE 202-862-5000 Beth Shapiro Kaufman, Anne J. O'Brien
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Susan J. Hahn
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Linda M. Correia (EI)
JAMES & HOFFMAN 202-496-0500
K&L GATES 202-778-9000
Doris Blazek-White
KATOR, PARKS, WEISER & HARRIS 202-898-4800
MAYER BROWN 202-263-3000
Jane C. Bergner
Kathy L. Krieger (EI, LE*, LU), Judith A. Scott (EI, EM, LE*, LM, LU) Cathy Harris (EI)
Diane E. Ambler
LAW OFFICES OF JANE C. BERGNER 202-470-5520
Stephanie M. Monaco
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LOEB & LOEB 202-618-5000
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
Mary Ann Mancini
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Lisa J. Banks (EI), Debra S. Katz (EI)
Suzan C. Brauwerman
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LITTLER MENDELSON 202-842-3400
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS 202-393-7150
Leigh-Alexandra Basha, Ellen K. Harrison**
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 954-525-1000
MARY K. O'MELVENY 202-387-0697
MAYER BROWN 202-263-3000
Jeanne L. Newlon
THE AMLONG FIRM 954-519-2235
T. Sky Woodward (D)
Alison N. Davis (EM, LE*, LM)
Mary K. O'Melveny (LU)
WHITEFORD, TAYLOR & PRESTON 202-659-6800
Erika Z. Jones (D)
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS 202-739-3000
Eleanor Pelta (EM, LM), Grace E. Speights (EM, LE*, LM)
PROJECT FINANCE LAW
O'DONOGHUE & O'DONOGHUE 202-362-0041
BRACEWELL 202-828-5800
PAUL HASTINGS 202-551-1700
CLIFFORD CHANCE 202-912-5000
Sally M. Tedrow (LE*, LU)
HILLS STERN & MORLEY 202-822-1600
Brigida Benitez (EM)
ZWERDLING, PAUL, KAHN & WOLLY 202-857-5000 Wendy L. Kahn (EI, LU)
OFFICE OF NANCY WODKA 202-468-6256 Nancy A. Wodka
LAND USE & ZONING LAW BALLARD SPAHR 202-661-2200
PUBLIC FINANCE LAW BALLARD SPAHR 202-661-2200
Emily J. Vaias
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Maureen E. Dwyer**, Allison C. Prince 202-846-7481 LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAW CASTROHAASE Tanja H. Castro STEPTOE & JOHNSON 202-429-3000
GOULSTON & STORRS 202-721-0011
VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR AND PEASE 202-467-8800
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 202-955-3000
Antonia B. Ianniello (D)
Pamela A. Bresnahan (D)
Irene M. Lindner
ROGERS YOGODZINSKI 202-864-6666
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS 202-373-6000
Kim Pagotto
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STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN 202-739-2800
VENABLE 202-344-4000 SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM 202-371-7000 Jennifer J. Bruton WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE 202-467-6900 Colleen P. Mahoney Deborah J. Israel*, Elizabeth C. Lee, Pamela V. Rothenberg WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR 202-663-6000 SECURITIES / CAPITAL MARKETS LAW ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER 202-942-5000
MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS Martha L. Cochran (R) CARR MALONEY 202-310-5500
BRYAN CAVE 202-508-6000
CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON 202-974-1500
DECHERT 202-261-3300
LAW OFFICES OF DIANA SANTA MARIA 954-434-1077 Diana Santa Maria (P)
BANKING AND FINANCE LAW LEWIS LEGAL GROUP 954-660-4499
GENOVESE JOBLOVE & BATTISTA 954-453-8000
AKERMAN 954-463-2700
MCGLINCHEY STAFFORD 954-356-2501
BILLING, COCHRAN, LYLES, MAURO & RAMSEY 954-764-7150 Susan F. Delegal Adele I. Stone
BOIES SCHILLER FLEXNER 954-356-0011
GREENBERG TRAURIG 561-955-7600
Sigrid S. Mccawley
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 954-525-1000 Judith E. Kreitzer, Debbie M. Orshefsky
Michele L. Stocker
KUBICKI DRAPER 954-768-0011
GREENSPOON MARDER 954-491-1120
Jane Carlene Rankin
Rebecca Faith Bratter
Jan E. Simonsen (D)
Therese D. Pritchard (R)
Sara D. Schotland (D)
Catherine Botticelli (R, S*)
THE COCHRAN FIRM, D.C. 202-682-5800 Karen E. Evans (P), Sandra H. Robinson (P)
MUTUAL FUNDS LAW ASHURST 202-912-8000
SUSAN F. KORNSPAN LAW 561-706-2318
Stephanie M. Monaco (R)
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR 202-663-6000
CORPORATE LAW
GREENBERG TRAURIG 561-955-7600 Meredith B. Cross (S) Rebecca G. DiStefano, Kara L. MacCullough SECURITIZATION AND STRUCTURED FINANCE LAW GREENBERG TRAURIG 954-765-0500
BAKER MCKENZIE 202-452-7000
Kendall L. Houghton
DENTONS 202-408-6400
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 954-525-1000
Miriam L. Fisher*
LAW OFFICES OF JANE C. BERGNER 202-470-5520 Jane C. Bergner**
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY 202-756-8000
Margaret A. Moore
FORDHARRISON 239-314-2280 Denise L. Wheeler
Barbara A. Hall
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
Luna E. Phillips
Debbie M. Orshefsky
BRINKLEY MORGAN 561-241-3113
COHEN & GRIGSBY 239-390-1900 Kelley Geraghty Price
239-314-2280 FAMILY LAW FORDHARRISON Denise L. Wheeler
ROETZEL & ANDRESS 239-649-6200 Cathy S. Reiman
Yueh-Mei Kim Nutter, Yueh-Mei Kim Nutter,
MILLER & CHEVALIER 202-626-5800
BRINKLEY MORGAN 954-522-2200
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS 202-739-3000
Stanley
Linda E. Carlisle, Marianna G. Dyson*
Yueh-Mei Kim Nutter, Yueh-Mei Kim Nutter, Roberta G.
BRYDGER & PORRAS 954-527-2855 SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM 202-371-7000 Carin Marie Porras GRAYROBINSON 954-761-8111 Jody J. Brewster
NON-PROFIT / CHARITIES LAW Mary B. Hevener**, Celia Roady HOLLAND & KNIGHT 202-955-3000
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CIVIL RIGHTS LAW
Dawn M. Meyers
NATURAL RESOURCES LAW Leigh-Alexandra Basha, Robin L. Greenhouse**, Jean A. Pawlow* Roberta G. Stanley
VAN NESS FELDMAN 202-298-1800
BUSINESS EDITION | SPRING 2017
BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Diane L. Jensen
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART 954-462-2000
LATHAM & WATKINS 202-637-2200
G. Helen Athan (B)
PAVESE LAW FIRM 239-334-2195
Kathleen M. Nilles
Wilda Wahpepah
Kathleen M. Nilles
Theresa M.B. Van Vliet
Karen G. Sowell, Andrea Macintosh Whiteway
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 202-955-3000
Danielle Spinelli
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR GENOVESE JOBLOVE & BATTISTA 954-453-8000
GREENBERG TRAURIG 954-765-0500
EY 202-327-6000
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR 202-663-6000
BANKING AND FINANCE LAW COLEMAN, YOVANOVICH & KOESTER 239-435-3535
Tammy L. Knight
Giovanna T. Sparagna**
Kathleen M. Nilles
SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON 202-747-1900
Jeanne L. Seewald
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 954-525-1000
BERGER SINGERMAN 954-525-9900
Suzanne Schaeffer, V. Heather Sibbison
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 202-955-3000
HAHN LOESER & PARKS 239-254-2900
Patricia Gimbel Lewis**
EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) 202-383-0100
ADMINISTRATIVE / REGULATORY LAW
Rebecca G. DiStefano, Kara L. MacCullough
Carol A. Dunahoo
NATIVE AMERICAN LAW CAPLIN & DRYSDALE 202-862-5000 Arlinda F. Locklear
FORT MYERS
Kara L. MacCullough (C)
Elizabeth P. Gray (R, S*)
Ruth S. Epstein, Alison M. Fuller
Rose M. La Femina
GREENBERG TRAURIG 954-765-0500
WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER 202-303-1000
ALSTON & BIRD 202-239-3300
ARLINDA F. LOCKLEAR 202-237-0933
ROSE M. LA FEMINA 954-332-2377
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE LAW
Catherine T. Dixon (R, S)
Stephanie M. Monaco
STRADLEY RONON STEVENS & YOUNG 202-822-9611
Fabienne E. Fahnestock*
954-463-2700 SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM 202-371-7000 AKERMAN Stacy Bercun Bohm
TAX LAW
MAYER BROWN 202-263-3000
Deborah Packer Goodall**
Linda L. Griggs (R, S)
Diane E. Ambler, Stacy L. Fuller
TRUSTS AND ESTATES
CONSTRUCTION LAW GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART 954-462-2000
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS 202-739-3000
Lynn A. Soukup
K&L GATES 202-778-9000
Maya S. Saxena (S*)
GOLDMAN FELCOSKI & STONE 561-395-0400
Susan F. Kornspan
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN 202-663-8000
Margaret A. Sheehan
SAXENA WHITE 561-394-3399
Marissa D. Kelley
MAYER BROWN 202-263-3000
WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES 202-682-7000
Melissa Rhea (P)
SECURITIES / CAPITAL MARKETS LAW
STEARNS WEAVER MILLER WEISSLER ALHADEFF & SITTERSON 954-462-9500
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW Colleen P. Mahoney (R, S) JACK H. OLENDER & ASSOCIATES 202-879-7777
Sandra E. Krumbein
Maya S. Saxena
KING & SPALDING 202-737-0500
Laurie A. Amell (P), Catherine D. Bertram (P)
SHUTTS & BOWEN 954-524-5505
Linda A. Conahan
MEDIA LAW Dixie L. Johnson (R, S*)
BERTRAM & AMELL 202-803-5800
Linda A. Conahan*, Danielle DeVito-Hurley, Heidi Davis Knapik
GREENBERG TRAURIG 954-765-0500
SAXENA WHITE 561-394-3399
Elizabeth C. Koch
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART 954-462-2000
Jordana L. Goldstein
T. Sky Woodward (D)
LEVINE SULLIVAN KOCH & SCHULZ 202-508-1100
Marcia H. Langley
FERENCIK LIBANOFF BRANDT BUSTAMANTE & GOLDSTEIN 954-474-8080
Sandra M. Hanna (R)
Laura R. Handman, Constance M. Pendleton
Theresa M. McLaughlin
Lisa M. Schiller
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART 954-462-2000
DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE 202-973-4200
Jeannete C. Lewis (P)
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART 954-462-2000
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY 954-468-2303
Elizabeth Baird
BRUCH HANNA 202-969-1630
Kristin E. Bianculli (P)
Mariaelena Gayo-Guitian
SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON 202-747-1900
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS 202-393-7150
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION KELLEY, UUSTAL 954-715-4511
Joan M. Levit**
Linda Chatman Thomsen
Jamie Gorelick
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY LAW
PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS KELLEY, UUSTAL 954-715-4511 (P) Kristin E. Bianculli / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW REAL ESTATE LAW AKERMAN 954-463-2700
LINDNER & ASSOCIATES 202-429-8888
JONES DAY 202-879-3939
Debbie M. Orshefsky
Linda A. Conahan (B*)
LITIGATION - REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT Debra D. Yogodzinski (SEC, TELECOM, ENERGY) SEYFARTH SHAW 202-463-2400 Michele E. Williams
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 954-525-1000
GRAYROBINSON 561-368-3808
Nancy W. Gregoire
Tara A. Scanlon, Janis Boyarsky Schiff, Erica H. Weiss
DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL 202-962-7125
Wendy U. Larsen
APPELLATE PRACTICE Michelle F. Tanzer
GREGORIE 954-617-2300
Maureen E. Dwyer*, Allison C. Prince, Wendelin A. White
Christa L. Dommers
GRAYROBINSON 561-368-3808
BROAD AND CASSEL 954-764-7060
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY LAW Wendy L. Fields
Carol Weld King
Susan F. Delegal
Beverly A. Pohl REAL ESTATE LAW KIRSCHBAUM, BIRNBAUM, LIPPMAN &
KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN 202-625-3500
MORRIS, MANNING & MARTIN 202-408-5153
RAMSEY 954-764-7150
FLORIDA FORT LAUDERDALE
Laura H. Hills
Karen Coolman Amlong (EI)
LAND USE & ZONING LAW WATER LAW BILLING, COCHRAN, LYLES, MAURO &
Kristy A. Niehaus Bulleit
Lori Ann Bean, Catherine McCarthy
STEPTOE & JOHNSON 202-429-3000
Ann M. Garfinkle
HUNTON & WILLIAMS 202-955-1500
Nancy J. Nelson
Barbara B. Brown (EM, LE*)
Erika R. Royal (EM, LE*)
VENABLE 202-344-4000
Michele K. Cummings
CONSTRUCTION LAW COHEN & GRIGSBY 239-390-1900 Kelley Geraghty Price*
CORPORATE LAW PORTER WRIGHT MORRIS & ARTHUR 239-593-2900 Mary Beth M. Clary
KEY TO PRACTICE AREA ABBREVIATIONS ON PAGE 87 LAWYER OF THE YEAR HONOREES IN Blue
FLORIDA QUARLES & BRADY 239-262-5959
LAND USE & ZONING LAW MIKKI CANTON 305-665-1985
S. DRESDEN BRUNNER 239-580-8104
Laura M. Holm
S. Dresden Brunner
FAMILY LAW
JACKSONVILLE
HENDERSON, FRANKLIN, STARNES & HOLT 239-498-6222
Beth T. Vogelsang GOVERNMENT RELATIONS PRACTICE ROETZEL & ANDRESS 239-337-3850
Rebecca B. Creed
Donna J. Tisch
Jeanne L. Seewald (C, IP*, T)
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
LITIGATION - REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT BAMBI G. BLUM 305-371-3848 (SEC, TELECOM, ENERGY) Bambi G. Blum
Cristine M. Russell
Karen Haynes Curtis
GREENBERG TRAURIG 305-579-0500
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW Julissa Rodriguez
GREENE SMITH & ASSOCIATES 786-268-2553
MARKS GRAY 904-398-0900
Cynthia L. Greene
HICKS, PORTER, EBENFELD & STEIN 305-374-8171
THE HODAK LAW FIRM 904-399-2008
Dinah S. Stein
Corinne C. Hodak (P)
KUBICKI DRAPER 305-374-1212 Caryn L. Bellus
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION ROSS & GIRTEN 305-670-8010 Lauri Waldman Ross
EDUCATION LAW BOYD & JENERETTE 904-353-6241 Kristen M. Van der Linde (D)
RUSSO APPELLATE FIRM 305-666-4660 Elizabeth K. Russo
THE HODAK LAW FIRM 904-399-2008
Michelle Bedoya Barnett, Kelly L. DeGance
Jeanne L. Seewald
CLARKE SILVERGLATE 305-377-0700
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: GENERAL PRACTICE Mary Bland Love (D)
ALEXANDER DEGANCE BARNETT 904-345-3277
HAHN LOESER & PARKS 239-254-2900
Corinne C. Hodak (P)
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW WEAVER AND WEAVER 904-260-5122 Dianne Jay Weaver (P) GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART 904-354-1980 M. Lynn Pappas
& KNIGHT 904-353-2000 PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION HOLLAND Stacy Watson May* DONNA TISCH MEDIATION 239-826-3644
STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN 305-789-9300 Laura E. Besvinick
WHITE & CASE 305-371-2700
REAL ESTATE LAW
DORIS S. GOLDSTEIN 904-730-2960 Doris S. Goldstein
KELLY PASSIDOMO & ALBA 239-261-3453
ADAMS AND REESE 904-355-1700
ROETZEL & ANDRESS 239-337-3850
BOYD & JENERETTE 904-353-6241
Kathleen C. Passidomo
Beverly Grady, Cathy S. Reiman*
ROETZEL & ANDRESS 239-649-6200 Beverly Grady, Cathy S. Reiman*
PORTER WRIGHT MORRIS & ARTHUR 239-593-2900 Mary Beth M. Clary (R, S)
Deborah L. Russell
GOODMAN BREEN & GIBBS 239-403-3000 Dorothy M. Breen
QUARLES & BRADY 239-262-5959 Kimberly Leach Johnson
ROETZEL & ANDRESS 239-649-6200 Cathy S. Reiman*
Hilarie Bass (B*)
WELLS & WELLS 305-444-0016 Diane Noller Wells (B, B*)
BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW
Lauren Parsons Langham
TAX LAW
THE DEARING LAW FIRM 904-355-8001
ROGERS TOWERS 904-398-3911
Katie L. Dearing
Vicki L. Meadors**
ALEXANDER DEGANCE BARNETT 904-345-3277
Andrea S. Hartley**
BILZIN SUMBERG 305-374-7580 GENOVESE JOBLOVE & BATTISTA 305-349-2300 Allison R. Day
FISHER, TOUSEY, LEAS & BALL 904-356-2600
Michelle Bedoya Barnett (LE*)
Anne Buzby-Walt
KOZYAK TROPIN & THROCKMORTON 305-372-1800 Corali Lopez-Castro
PROPHETE 904-356-8900
MIAMI
Heather A. Owen (EM, LE*, LM), Margaret P. Zabijaka (EM, LM)
DONNELLY + GROSS 352-374-4001 Laura A. Gross (EI, EM, LE*, LU)
AKERMAN 305-374-5600
TRUSTS AND ESTATES Mindy A. Mora**
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
TRUSTS AND ESTATES CONSTANGY, BROOKS, SMITH & CUMMINGS & LOCKWOOD 239-262-8311
GREENBERG TRAURIG 305-579-0500
SMITH HULSEY & BUSEY 904-359-7700
Kristen M. Van der Linde
SECURITIES / CAPITAL MARKETS LAW
BANKING AND FINANCE LAW Patricia M. Hernandez (B)
INSURANCE LAW Brenna Malouf Durden**
Leslie A. Wickes**
Raoul G. Cantero III
AVILA RODRIGUEZ HERNANDEZ MENA & FERRI 305-779-3560
HEALTH CARE LAW GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART 904-354-1980 Donna J. Tisch (D) M. Lynn Pappas HULSEY & BUSEY 904-359-7700 HOLLAND & KNIGHT 904-353-2000 REAL ESTATE LAW SMITH Charmaine T.M. Chiu, Jeanne E. Helton Melissa S. Turra COLEMAN, YOVANOVICH & KOESTER 239-435-3535 LEWIS, LONGMAN & WALKER 904-353-6410 G. Helen Athan
APPELLATE PRACTICE Nancy A. Copperthwaite
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION Cindy A. Laquidara
Neale Montgomery
Jill Nexon Berman (M)
AKERMAN 305-374-5600
AKERMAN 904-798-3700
SHEPPARD, WHITE, KACHERGUS & 904-356-9661 LAND USE & ZONING LAW DEMAGGIO Elizabeth L. White PAVESE LAW FIRM 239-334-2195
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS LAW
RENNERT VOGEL MANDLER & RODRIGUEZ 305-577-4177
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY LAW
Melissa S. Turra
Kelley Geraghty Price (LE*)
Beverly Grady**
Leslie J. Lott (A, M)
ROGERS TOWERS 904-824-0879
ROGERS TOWERS 904-398-3911
COHEN & GRIGSBY 239-390-1900
ROETZEL & ANDRESS 239-337-3850
LOTT & FISCHER 305-448-7089
Brenna Malouf Durden
SHEPPARD, WHITE, KACHERGUS & DEMAGGIO 904-356-9661
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW Elizabeth L. White
HAHN LOESER & PARKS 239-254-2900
LEWIS, LONGMAN & WALKER 904-353-6410
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 904-353-2000
TOWERS 904-398-3911 HEALTH CARE LAW ROGERS Cristine M. Russell
DONNA TISCH MEDIATION 239-826-3644
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
M. Lynn Pappas
APPELLATE PRACTICE Ellen M. Avery-Smith CREED & GOWDY 904-350-0075
Beverly Grady
Mirta P. Canton
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART 904-354-1980
LEA SOUZA-RASILE 305-962-5573 Lea A. Souza-Rasile**
MARKOWITZ RINGEL TRUSTY & HARTOG 305-670-5000 Grace E. Robson
MARKS GRAY 904-398-0900
ADMINISTRATIVE / REGULATORY LAW STEARNS WEAVER MILLER WEISSLER ALHADEFF &
Susan S. Erdelyi (EM, LE*)
SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL 904-598-6100 Patricia J. Hill (EM, LM)
BILZIN SUMBERG 305-374-7580
SITTERSON 305-789-3200
GREENBERG TRAURIG 305-579-0500
WELLS & WELLS 305-444-0016
A. Vicky Leiva
Patricia Ann Redmond**
Lucia A. Dougherty
Diane Noller Wells**
DIANA SANTA MARIA
Personal Injury Litigation
H
aving recently celebrated 25 years of service in the legal profession, Diana Santa Maria continues to be recognized as one of the National Trial Lawyers’ Top 100 Trial Lawyers and is once again chosen among a select group of attorneys included in The Best Lawyers in America©. Diana Santa Maria and her firm practice a legally dependable devotion to their clients in matters of plaintiffs’ personal injury, wrongful death, and medical malpractice. Each year Diana Santa Maria’s firm is recognized for its excellence in advocacy and adherence to the highest standards of ethics in the pursuit of justice for clients and their families. Over the past two decades, the firm has obtained multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements for victims of auto, train, bus, aviation, and boating accidents; injuries and deaths on construction sites; drownings in unsafe pools and swimming venues; and medical malpractice and criminal assaults in public places resulting from inadequate security. Undeniably, Diana Santa Maria and her firm practice the moto they hold dearest to their hearts, attorneys who understand, who care, who can help.
The Firm Concentrates Its Practice on the Following Cases: ■ CATASTROPHIC INJURY ■ TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENTS ■ AUTO, BUS, TRAIN & TRUCKING ACCIDENTS
■ CONSTRUCTION SITE ACCIDENTS ■ MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ■ NURSING HOME NEGLECT
■ PRODUCTS LIABILIT Y ■ INADEQUATE SECURIT Y ■ DEFECTIVE DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICAL DEVICES
Law Offices of Diana Santa Maria 5220 S. University Dr., Suite 205C | Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328 phone 954.434.1077 | fax 954.434.4462 email diana@santamarialaw.net www.santamarialaw.net www.bestlawyers.com | 10 3
FLORIDA BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION MURAI WALD BIONDO & MORENO 305-444-0101
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW FONTE IMMIGRATION FIRM 305-382-6630
M. Cristina Moreno
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 305-374-8500 Judith M. Korchin
WHITE & CASE 305-371-2700
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION AVILA RODRIGUEZ HERNANDEZ MENA & FERRI 305-779-3560 Martha R. Mora
COLSON HICKS EIDSON 305-476-7400 Julie Braman Kane
DUANE MORRIS 305-960-2200
Sarah Lea Tobocman
GREENBERG TRAURIG 305-579-0500
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: GENERAL PRACTICE BLACK, SREBNICK, KORNSPAN & STUMPF 305-371-6421
KURZBAN KURZBAN WEINGER TETZELI & PRATT 305-444-0060
Kerri L. Barsh**, Lucia A. Dougherty
FAMILY LAW Helena M. Tetzeli
MOSCOWITZ & MOSCOWITZ 305-379-8300
BUCKNER, SHIFRIN, ETTER, DUGAN, BRADFUTE & KOHLMAN 305-679-9744
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 305-577-7000
CARLTON FIELDS 305-530-0050
Maria De los Angeles Neyra Jane W. Moscowitz
Jeannie M. Etter, Deanna S. Shifrin
Rebekah J. Poston
Edith G. Osman
FOSTER-MORALES SOCKEL-STONE 305-577-0090
Hilarie Bass, Jacqueline Becerra, Susan J. Tarbe
BROAD AND CASSEL 305-373-9400
GREENE SMITH & ASSOCIATES 786-268-2553
Carol A. Licko
GREENBERG TRAURIG 305-579-0500 Susan J. Tarbe
KLUGER, KAPLAN, SILVERMAN, KATZEN & LEVINE 305-379-9000
Marilyn J. Holifield, Judith M. Korchin, Tracy A. Nichols
K&L GATES 305-539-3300 Lee E. Stapleton
LEINOFF & LEMOS 305-661-1556
Lee E. Stapleton
MARRERO BOZORGI 305-577-9711 Susan K. Bozorgi
MARCIA SOTO 305-446-9791
Deborah S. Corbishley
MOSCOWITZ & MOSCOWITZ 305-379-8300 Jane W. Moscowitz
VALDESPINO & ASSOCIATES 305-442-1200
Corali Lopez-Castro, Gail A. McQuilkin, Detra P. Shaw-Wilder
PIÑERA-VAZQUEZ LAW FIRM 305-443-0629
Lea A. Souza-Rasile
RASKIN & RASKIN 305-444-3400
Raquel A. Rodriguez
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 305-577-7000
Jill Nexon Berman
THE LS LAW FIRM 305-503-5503
Dori Foster-Morales
Maria De los Angeles Neyra, Jacqueline L. Perczek
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 305-374-8500 K&L GATES 305-539-3300
KENNY NACHWALTER 305-373-1000 KOZYAK TROPIN & THROCKMORTON 305-372-1800 LEA SOUZA-RASILE 305-962-5573
RENNERT VOGEL MANDLER & RODRIGUEZ 305-577-4177
HUGHES HUBBARD & REED 305-358-1666
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART 305-376-6000
GREENBERG TRAURIG 305-579-0500 Patricia M. Menéndez-Cambo
Gail A. McQuilkin (C, IP*, P*)
MALLOY & MALLOY 305-858-8000
Nina Greene
Janet T. Munn (IP*)
STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN 305-789-9300 Laura E. Besvinick (IP*)
Mirta P. Canton
HEALTH CARE LAW
Patricia M. Menéndez-Cambo
Stephanie Russo
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW ALLEN, NORTON & BLUE 305-445-7801
Maria T. Currier
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY 305-358-3500 Jennifer A. Vecchio
Sharon Quinn Dixon
ENTERTAINMENT LAW
TAYON LAW 786-401-6203 Kathy J. Tayon
Susan Potter Norton (EM, LM) CARLTON FIELDS 305-530-0050 Patricia H. Thompson (EM, LM)
COZEN O'CONNOR 305-704-5940
Susan N. Eisenberg (EM, LE*), Jennifer T. Williams (EM)
T. DIAZ 305-377-8828 IMMIGRATION LAW ENA Ena T. Diaz (LE*)
BERNSTEIN OSBERG-BRAUN 305-895-0300 Linda M. Osberg-Braun
INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE LAW GREENBERG TRAURIG 305-579-0500
BROAD AND CASSEL 305-373-9400
STEARNS WEAVER MILLER WEISSLER ALHADEFF & SITTERSON 305-789-3200
Alison W. Miller (F)
RASCO KLOCK PEREZ & NIETO 305-476-7100
C. ALVAREZ 305-505-6751 GOVERNMENT RELATIONS PRACTICE STEPHANIE Stephanie C. Alvarez (C, P*)
DUANE MORRIS 305-960-2200 Amy Brigham Boulris Joanne B. Erde, Nanette O'Donnell EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW HOLLAND & KNIGHT 305-374-8500
STEARNS WEAVER MILLER WEISSLER ALHADEFF & SITTERSON 305-789-3200
Jennie S. Malloy (C, IP*, P, T)
MIKKI CANTON 305-665-1985
Laura N. Camp
Esther L. Moreno
KOZYAK TROPIN & THROCKMORTON 305-372-1800 305-448-7089 FRANCHISE LAW LOTT & FISCHER (C, Leslie J. Lott IP*, P, P*, T)
GENOVESE JOBLOVE & BATTISTA 305-349-2300
CAMP & SCHUSTER 305-607-9398
AKERMAN 305-374-5600
Terri Meyers (IP*)
Carol A. Licko
Mary Leslie Smith
Melinda S. Gentile*
CORPORATE LAW
KLUGER, KAPLAN, SILVERMAN, KATZEN &
FOLEY & LARDNER 305-482-8400
Judith M. Korchin*
Joy Spillis Lundeen*
Judith M. Korchin (IP*)
Amy G. Dulin
EMINENT DOMAIN AND CONDEMNATION LAW
STEARNS WEAVER MILLER WEISSLER ALHADEFF & SITTERSON 305-789-3200
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 305-374-8500
FIRST AMENDMENT LAW LEVINE 305-379-9000
Candis D. Trusty
Jill Nexon Berman*
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GREENBERG TRAURIG 305-579-0500
Alison C. Weinger
CONSTRUCTION LAW MARKOWITZ RINGEL TRUSTY & HARTOG 305-670-5000
RENNERT VOGEL MANDLER & RODRIGUEZ 305-577-4177
Raoul G. Cantero III
FAMILY LAW MEDIATION Jacqueline Becerra (IP*)
ELDER LAW
PECKAR & ABRAMSON 305-358-2600
WHITE & CASE 305-371-2700
Louise McAlpin
Raoul G. Cantero III
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 305-374-8500
Miranda Lundeen Soto*
HOGAN LOVELLS US 305-459-6500
Laura E. Besvinick
Fredrica B. Elder
SHOOK, HARDY & BACON 305-358-5171
Jacqueline M. Valdespino
Rebekah J. Poston
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 305-374-8500
ELDER & LEWIS 305-667-4774
Valerie Shea
ALISON C. WEINGER 305-256-4157
Lauri Waldman Ross
WHITE & CASE 305-371-2700
SEDGWICK 305-670-4777
Marcia Soto
DERIVATIVES AND FUTURES LAW
STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN 305-789-9300
Irene M. Porter
Natalie S. Lemos
Silvia B. Piñera-Vazquez
Barbara J. Riesberg
ROSS & GIRTEN 305-670-8010
INSURANCE LAW AKERMAN 305-374-5600
HICKS, PORTER, EBENFELD & STEIN 305-374-8171
Deborah S. Chames
Lilly Ann Sanchez
RIESBERGLAW 305-371-9617
Tammy Fox-Isicoff
Marcy Levine Aldrich, Nina S. Whiston
Cynthia L. Greene, Laura Davis Smith
Jayne C. Weintraub
Jane Serene Raskin
MCDONALD HOPKINS 305-704-3990
RIFKIN & FOX-ISICOFF 305-371-2777 Elaine F. Weiss
BLACK, SREBNICK, KORNSPAN & STUMPF 305-371-6421
HOGAN LOVELLS US 305-459-6500
Mary E. Kramer
WEISS & KAHN 305-668-0084
FOGEL RUBIN & FOGEL 305-577-4905
Alice K. Sum
GREENBERG TRAURIG 305-579-0500
LAW OFFICE OF MARY E. KRAMER 305-374-2300
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR Terry L. Fogel
Effie D. Silva
FOWLER WHITE BURNETT 305-789-9200
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART 305-376-6000
Eileen Ball Mehta*
Alison W. Miller
Raoul G. Cantero III
Magda Montiel Davis, Kari Ann Fonte
BILZIN SUMBERG 305-374-7580
STEARNS WEAVER MILLER WEISSLER ALHADEFF & SITTERSON 305-789-3200
FORDHARRISON 305-808-2100 Elizabeth M. Rodriguez (LE*)
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FLORIDA TAX LAW GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART 850-521-1980
FOWLER WHITE BURNETT 305-789-9200 Elizabeth P. Johnson (EM)
AKERMAN 305-374-5600
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 305-374-8500
BILZIN SUMBERG 305-374-7580
Marci K. Poliakoff
Kelly-Ann G. Cartwright (EM, LE*, LM), Marilyn J. Holifield (EM, LE*, LM)
Summer Ayers LePree
April L. Boyer (LM), Carol C. Lumpkin (EI, LM)
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART 305-376-6000
LITTLER MENDELSON 305-400-7500
Mary E. Karr
Sherril M. Colombo (LE*), Gaye L. Huxoll (EM)
PHILLIPS, RICHARD & RIND 305-412-8322 Kathleen M. Phillips (EI, LU)
Miranda F. Fitzgerald
Sheila M. Cesarano (EM, LM)
ORLANDO
LAND USE & ZONING LAW BILZIN SUMBERG 305-374-7580 A. Vicky Leiva, Eileen Ball Mehta** Patricia M. Baloyra
LOWNDES, DROSDICK, DOSTER, KANTOR & REED 407-843-4600
GREENBERG TRAURIG 305-579-0500 Kerri L. Barsh**, Lucia A. Dougherty
LITIGATION - REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT (SEC, TELECOM, ENERGY) MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW
WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW BARRETT, HURT, DONAHUE, MCLAIN & INSURANCE LAW RISSMAN, MANGAN 407-839-0120 Nicole D. Ruocco (E) BOEHM BROWN HARWOOD 407-660-0990 Janet L. Brown, Susan B. Harwood
RUMBERGER KIRK & CALDWELL 407-872-7300
Julie Braman Kane (D, P)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
ELDER LAW BACH & JACOBS 941-906-1231 Babette B. Bach
LATHAM, SHUKER, EDEN & BEAUDINE 407-481-5800
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW WILLIAMS PARKER HARRISON DIETZ &
Lori T. Milvain (C, IP*, T) GETZEN 941-366-4800 BANKING AND FINANCE LAW LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW Carol L. Myers
AKERMAN 407-423-4000
BAKER & HOSTETLER 407-649-4000
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 407-425-8500
CHANFRAU & CHANFRAU 386-258-7313
DEVINE GOODMAN RASCO & WATTSFITZGERALD 305-374-8200
Suzanne E. Gilbert (B, B*) BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW
GREENBERG TRAURIG 305-579-0500
Elizabeth A. Green**
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS LAW
SARASOTA
Lori J. Caldwell
Ava K. Doppelt (C, IP*, T)
Megan Costa DeVault (B*), Virginia B. Townes (B, B*, R)
COLSON HICKS EIDSON 305-476-7400
Laura K. Sundberg**
BEUSSE WOLTER SANKS & MAIRE 407-926-7700 APPELLATE PRACTICE Christine Q. McLeod (P)
FOLEY & LARDNER 407-423-7656 Kimberly A. Ashby
Jacqueline M. Arango
ZIMMERMAN, KISER & SUTCLIFFE 407-425-7010
Gail S. Seeram
ALLEN, DYER, DOPPELT, MILBRATH & GILCHRIST 407-841-2330
Miranda F. Fitzgerald
AKERMAN 305-374-5600
Norma Stanley
LAW OFFICES OF GAIL S. SEERAM 407-292-7730
ADMINISTRATIVE / REGULATORY LAW
BROAD AND CASSEL 305-373-9400
Pamela O. Price
LOWNDES, DROSDICK, DOSTER, KANTOR & TRUSTS AND ESTATES REED 407-843-4600 Teresa B. Finer GREENBERG TRAURIG 305-579-0500
Diana S.C. Zeydel**
SHUTTS & BOWEN 305-358-6300
GRAYROBINSON 407-843-8880
DROSDICK, DOSTER, KANTOR & IMMIGRATION LAW LOWNDES, REED 407-843-4600
GREENBERG TRAURIG 305-579-0500
K&L GATES 305-539-3300
Lauren Y. Detzel**
LOWNDES, DROSDICK, DOSTER, KANTOR & REED 407-843-4600
Marlene Quintana (EM)
Diana S.C. Zeydel
DEAN, MEAD, EGERTON, BLOODWORTH, CAPOUANO & BOZARTH 407-841-1200
Allison E. Turnbull
GRAYROBINSON 305-416-6880
Joyce Ackerbaum Cox (EM, LE*)
FAMILY LAW
ICARD, MERRILL, CULLIS, TIMM, FUREN & GINSBURG 941-366-8100
Kelly H. Chanfrau (LU)
Jaime L. Wallace
FORDHARRISON 407-418-2300
Lori R. Benton (EM, LM), M. Susan Sacco (EM, LE*), Kay L. Wolf (EM, LM)
REAL ESTATE LAW
Abigail C. Watts-Fitzgerald
BAKER & HOSTETLER 407-649-4000
GRAYROBINSON 407-843-8880
HARLLEE & BALD 941-744-5537
Hilarie Bass*
BURR & FORMAN 407-540-6600
JILL S. SCHWARTZ & ASSOCIATES 407-647-8911
WILLIAMS PARKER HARRISON DIETZ & GETZEN 941-366-4800
STEARNS WEAVER MILLER WEISSLER ALHADEFF & SITTERSON 305-789-3200
Jill S. Schwartz (EI, EM, LE*, LU)
LATHAM, SHUKER, EDEN & BEAUDINE 407-481-5800
BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION Dorothy F. Green (EM, LE*, LM)
Alison W. Miller
RYAN LAW 407-359-0403
407-423-4000 NATURAL RESOURCES LAW AKERMAN Virginia B. Townes GREENBERG TRAURIG 305-579-0500 GRAYROBINSON 407-843-8880 Kerri L. Barsh
SHUTTS & BOWEN 407-423-3200 Mary Ruth Houston (EM, LE*, LM)
LAND USE & ZONING LAW J. Allison Archbold Cecelia Bonifay
Karen C. Dyer
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION GRAYROBINSON 407-843-8880
COLSON HICKS EIDSON 305-476-7400
Mayanne Downs
GROSSMAN ROTH YAFFA COHEN 888-296-1681
Suzanne E. Gilbert, Judith M. Mercier
Julie P. Kendig-Schrader*
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART 850-521-1980
LATHAM, SHUKER, EDEN & BEAUDINE 407-481-5800
LOWNDES, DROSDICK, DOSTER, KANTOR & REED 407-843-4600
Suzanne Barto Hill
PITA WEBER DEL PRADO 305-670-2889 Shannon N. Del Prado (P)
WICKER SMITH O'HARA MCCOY & FORD 305-448-3939 Leslie A. McCormick (D)
REED 407-843-4600
CARLTON FIELDS 407-849-0300
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW NON-PROFIT / CHARITIES LAW JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS 727-461-1818 (EM, LE*, LM) Joan M. Vecchioli
PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE LAW ENTREPRENEURSHIP LAW FIRM: ALEXANDER/ ABRAMSON 407-649-7777
DEAN, MEAD, EGERTON, BLOODWORTH, CAPOUANO & BOZARTH 407-841-1200
Suzan A. Abramson
ELDER LAW Jane Dunlap Callahan
REAL ESTATE LAW AKERMAN 305-374-5600
BERGER LAW 321-574-5295
BILZIN SUMBERG 305-374-7580
LOWNDES, DROSDICK, DOSTER, KANTOR & REED 407-843-4600
AKERMAN 407-423-4000
GRAYROBINSON 305-416-6880
SHUFFIELD, LOWMAN & WILSON 407-581-9800
Rosemary O'Shea
Suzanne M. Amaducci-Adams, Marjie C. Nealon Barbara J. Ferrer
GREENBERG TRAURIG 305-579-0500
Hilarie Bass*, Lucia A. Dougherty, Laura R. Gangemi Vignola, Nancy B. Lash
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 305-374-8500
Anna Marie Hernandez*, Judith M. Korchin*
KATZ, BARRON, SQUITERO, FAUST, FRIEDBERG, ENGLISH & ALLEN 305-856-2444
Terry Abrams Berger
Heidi W. Isenhart
Patricia K. Green
WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES 305-577-3100 Beatriz Azcuy-Diaz
GRAYROBINSON 407-843-8880
DEAN, MEAD, EGERTON, BLOODWORTH, CAPOUANO & BOZARTH 407-841-1200
Tracy A. Marshall
Vicki L. Berman
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW GREENBERG TRAURIG 407-420-1000
Esther L. Moreno (S)
BARBARA J. OIKLE 305-761-4322 Barbara J. Oikle (R, S)
BRESSLER, AMERY & ROSS 305-501-5480 Sara Soto (S*)
GREENBERG TRAURIG 305-579-0500 Hilarie Bass (S*), Jacqueline Becerra (S*)
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 305-374-8500 Tracy A. Nichols (S*)
STEARNS WEAVER MILLER WEISSLER ALHADEFF & SITTERSON 305-789-3200 Alison W. Miller (S)
STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN 305-789-9300
Susan W. Carlson
TRUSTS AND ESTATES
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART 850-521-1980
LINDA SUZZANNE GRIFFIN 727-449-9800
Allison E. Turnbull
Linda Suzzanne Griffin
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 407-425-8500
Julie P. Kendig-Schrader
Suzanne E. Gilbert*, Kathryn W. Oberto
LOWNDES, DROSDICK, DOSTER, KANTOR & REED 407-843-4600
TALLAHASSEE
LOWNDES, DROSDICK, DOSTER, KANTOR & REED 407-843-4600
Miranda F. Fitzgerald
Jacqueline Bozzuto, Miranda F. Fitzgerald, Meredith E. Level
FAMILY LAW SHUFFIELD, LOWMAN & WILSON 407-581-9800 FRANK FAMILY LAW PRACTICE 407-629-2208 Jennifer C. Frank
GRAY, GORENFLO & PARTLOW 407-324-0778
ADMINISTRATIVE / REGULATORY LAW
Lynne R. Wilson
SHUTTS & BOWEN 407-423-3200
BERGER SINGERMAN 850-561-3010
VOSE LAW FIRM 407-645-3735
BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY 850-681-0411
Melanie Ann Hines
Juli Simas James, Jennifer Slone Tobin
Linda Loomis Shelley
Gretchen R.H. Vose
GRAYROBINSON 407-843-8880 Mayanne Downs
GREEN FAMILY LAW 407-403-5558 Caryn M. Green
PALMER, WEISS, GRUNOR & BARCLAY 407-843-3990 Rebecca L. Palmer
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART 850-521-1980
SECURITIES / CAPITAL MARKETS LAW Beth Keating
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 850-224-7000
ENTREPRENEURSHIP LAW FIRM: ALEXANDER/ ABRAMSON 407-649-7777
Karen D. Walker
HOPPING GREEN & SAMS 850-222-7500
Suzan A. Abramson (S)
Victoria L. Weber
SASSER & WEBER 407-896-0491
TAX LAW RADEY LAW FIRM 850-425-6654
Nancy S. Weber
THE AIKIN FAMILY LAW GROUP 407-644-4040 Wendy L. Aikin
BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ 407-422-6600 Martha A. Hartley
FAMILY LAW ARBITRATION DEAN, MEAD, EGERTON, BLOODWORTH, CAPOUANO &
PALMER, WEISS, GRUNOR & BARCLAY 407-843-3990 Rebecca L. Palmer
BOZARTH 407-841-1200
Nancy S. Weber
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS PRACTICE
Amy G. Dulin
BURR & FORMAN 407-540-6600 Vivien J. Monaco
Diane D. Tremor
APPELLATE PRACTICE GREENBERG TRAURIG 850-222-6891
LOWNDES, DROSDICK, DOSTER, KANTOR & REED 407-843-4600 Amanda F. Wilson
SUNDSTROM & MINDLIN 850-877-6555
Katherine Eastmoore Giddings
GRAYROBINSON 407-843-8880
SECURITIZATION AND STRUCTURED FINANCE LAW SASSER & WEBER 407-896-0491
Donna E. Blanton
AKERMAN 850-224-9634
Jane Dunlap Callahan, Lauren Y. Detzel
FAMILY LAW MEDIATION Pamela O. Price
Laura E. Besvinick (S*)
HUGHES HUBBARD & REED 305-358-1666
TAX LAW JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS 727-800-5980
Julie P. Kendig-Schrader
Cecelia Bonifay, Robyn D. Neely
SECURITIES / CAPITAL MARKETS LAW Rachel A. Gorenflo
AKERMAN 305-374-5600
Mary Jo Carney
Sara W. Bernard, Laura Jo O. Thacker
GREENBERG TRAURIG 407-420-1000
STEARNS WEAVER MILLER WEISSLER ALHADEFF & SITTERSON 305-789-3200
REAL ESTATE LAW POWELL, CARNEY, MALLER 727-898-9011
BROAD AND CASSEL 407-839-4200
Mary Doty Solik
SHUTTS & BOWEN 305-358-6300
Lisa A. Lerner
REESER, RODNITE, OUTTEN & ZDRAVKO 727-787-5919
Chandra L. Miller (D)
BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ 407-422-6600
DOTY SOLIK LAW 407-501-8606
AKERMAN 407-423-4000
SIEGFRIED, RIVERA, HYMAN, LERNER, DE LA TORRE, MARS & SOBEL 305-442-3334
Phyllis J. Towzey (EM, LM)
GOODIS THOMPSON & MILLER 727-823-0540
BAKER & HOSTETLER 407-649-4000
EMINENT DOMAIN AND CONDEMNATION LAW Martha A. Hartley, Lynne M. White
RENNERT VOGEL MANDLER & RODRIGUEZ 305-577-4177 Margaret A. Rolando
LAW OFFICE OF PHYLLIS J. TOWZEY 727-895-1200
(EI, LE*) REAL ESTATE LAW Angela E. Outten MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW
Cecelia Bonifay, Kathryn Bessmer Hoeck*
Norma Stanley
Erica L. English, Ellen Rose Jill Nexon Berman*
Kathlyn M. Mackovjak
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 407-425-8500
CORPORATE LAW Judith M. Mercier
FAMILY LAW
IMMIGRATION LAW MEDIA LAW IMMIGRATION LAW GROUP OF FLORIDA 727-471-0677
Jacqueline Bozzuto
Kelly Anne Luther (D)
Dana Clayton*, Elizabeth M. Hernandez*, Karen P. Kondell, Janice L. Russell
Marie Tomassi
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY LAW KOCH, HOFFMAN & KASZUBA 727-446-6248 CONSTRUCTION LAW LOWNDES, DROSDICK, DOSTER, KANTOR & Kim L. Kaszuba
Charlotte L. Warren
Laura E. Besvinick (D)
TRENAM LAW 727-896-7171
Miranda F. Fitzgerald**, Rebecca Furman Wilson
PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION FOLEY & LARDNER 407-423-7656 KASOWITZ BENSON TORRES & FRIEDMAN 305-377-1666 Kimberly A. Ashby** STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN 305-789-9300
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Allison E. Turnbull
RUMBERGER KIRK & CALDWELL 407-872-7300
Lyndall M. Lambert (D)
ST. PETERSBURG
GREENBERG TRAURIG 407-420-1000
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 407-425-8500 Jennifer S. Eden
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 305-374-8500
FERGESON, SKIPPER, SHAW, KEYSER, BARON & TIRABASSI 941-957-1900
AKERMAN 407-423-4000
BOIES SCHILLER FLEXNER 407-425-7118
Natasha S. Cortes (P)
TRUSTS AND ESTATES
SIGMAN & SIGMAN 407-332-1200
Virginia B. Townes
Julie Braman Kane (P)
TAX LAW Cheryl L. Gordon
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION Patricia R. Sigman (EI) AKERMAN 407-423-4000
Abigail C. Watts-Fitzgerald
Michele B. Grimes
SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK 941-366-6660
Cynthia Brennan Ryan (EM)
Mayanne Downs
NON-PROFIT / CHARITIES LAW DEVINE GOODMAN RASCO & WATTSFITZGERALD 305-374-8200
Kimberly A. Bald*
Susan T. Spradley (EM, LM)
Denise D. Dell-Powell**
M. Hope Keating
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION HOLLAND & KNIGHT 850-224-7000
TRUSTS AND ESTATES Karen D. Walker AKERMAN 407-423-4000 Virginia B. Townes*
MAUREEN MCCARTHY DAUGHTON 850-345-8251 Maureen McCarthy Daughton
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FLORIDA STEARNS WEAVER MILLER WEISSLER ALHADEFF & SITTERSON 850-580-7200 Kelly A. O'Keefe
APPELLATE PRACTICE BRANNOCK & HUMPHRIES 813-223-4300 Ceci Culpepper Berman, Celene H. Humphries
CORPORATE LAW BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY 813-222-8180 Hala A. Sandridge
AUSLEY MCMULLEN 850-224-9115
BUELL & ELLIGETT 813-874-2600
Emily S. Waugh
FIRST AMENDMENT LAW CARLTON FIELDS 813-223-7000 Shannon B. Gray, Laurel E. Lockett, Gwynne A. Young*
THOMAS & LOCICERO 813-984-3060
FLETCHER & FISCHER 813-898-2828
Carol Jean LoCicero
Leigh Kellett Fletcher
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS PRACTICE GRAYROBINSON 813-273-5000 BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY 813-222-8180
Amy S. Farrior
Rhea F. Law
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR CARLTON FIELDS 813-223-7000 GREENBERG TRAURIG 813-318-5700
Melanie Ann Hines
CARLTON FIELDS 813-223-7000
Kimberly A. Mello
MEYER, BROOKS, DEMMA AND BLOHM 850-878-5212 Jennifer S. Blohm
Stacy H. Krumin
JOHNSON, POPE, BOKOR, RUPPEL & BURNS 813-225-2500 TRENAM LAW 813-223-7474
Tracy R. Gunn
Cynthia A. Mikos
HILL WARD HENDERSON 813-221-3900
Mary H. Quinlan
IMMIGRATION LAW
Marie Attaway Borland
DRAPER 813-204-9776 ENERGY LAW KUBICKI Betsy E. Gallagher GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART 850-521-1980 KYNES, MARKMAN & FELMAN 813-229-1118 Beth Keating
POBJECKY & POBJECKY 863-294-0602
AKERMAN 850-224-9634
Cristin Conley Keane
INSURANCE LAW
AVIATION LAW GROELLE & SALMON 813-849-7200
BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY 850-681-0411 CARLTON FIELDS 850-224-1585
Robin P. Keener
SWOPE, RODANTE 813-273-0017
Aileen S. Davis (B)
GREENBERG TRAURIG 850-222-6891
Angela E. Rodante**
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 813-227-8500
Maribel N. Nicholson-Choice
Barbara M. Yadley (B)
LEWIS, LONGMAN & WALKER 850-222-5702
DUGGAR & DUGGAR 850-386-6124 KRISTIN ADAMSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW 850-224-2000
Kristin Adamson
Lara Roeske Fernandez
Linda A. Bailey
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS PRACTICE BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY 850-681-0411
BRANNOCK & HUMPHRIES 813-223-4300
Karen D. Walker
BUSH ROSS 813-224-9255
Donna E. Blanton
CARLTON FIELDS 813-223-7000
Irene Bassel Frick, Margaret D. Mathews
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 850-224-7000
Ceci Culpepper Berman
RADEY LAW FIRM 850-425-6654
Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe
HILL WARD HENDERSON 813-221-3900
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 850-224-7000
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 813-227-8500
Lara J. Tibbals
Shannon Hartsfield Salimone
Stacy D. Blank, Natalie P. Thomas
LAU, LANE, PIEPER, CONLEY & MCCREADIE 813-229-2121 Mary A. Lau (LE*)
Janet Goldberg McEnery (EM, LM)
ADAMS AND REESE 813-402-2880
THOMPSON, SIZEMORE, GONZALEZ & HEARING 813-273-0050
EDNA L. CARUSO 561-371-1431
Julie H. Littky-Rubin Edna L. Caruso
KREUSLER-WALSH, COMPIANI & VARGAS 561-659-5455
Erin G. Jackson (EM)
Barbara J. Compiani, Jane Kreusler-Walsh
LAND USE & ZONING LAW MARJORIE GADARIAN GRAHAM 561-775-1204 Marjorie Gadarian Graham
Rhea F. Law, Andrea E. Zelman**
CORPORATE LAW
Gina K. Grimes
BARNETT BOLT KIRKWOOD LONG & KOCHE 813-253-2020 Leslie Wager Hudock
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION LITIGATION - REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT BROAD AND CASSEL 561-832-3300 (SEC, TELECOM, ENERGY) Patricia Lebow CARLTON FIELDS 561-659-7070
CARLTON FIELDS 813-223-7000
HILL WARD HENDERSON 813-221-3900
Stacey K. Sutton
Sylvia H. Walbolt
Rachel M. Feinman, S. Katherine Frazier
SHUTTS & BOWEN 813-229-8900
GREENBERG TRAURIG 561-650-7900
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW Bridget A. Berry
LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAW Olga M. Pina
MCLAUGHLIN, MCLAUGHLIN, O'HARA, CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR BEYTIN, GUILDAY, SCHWARTZ, SIMPSON, WEST, HATCH & BOCCHINO & BOLIN 813-226-3000 LOWE 850-224-7091 Mindy McLaughlin (D) KYNES, MARKMAN & FELMAN 813-229-1118 Mary K. Simpson (D) Katherine E. Yanes LAMB, GOLDMAN & CULLARO 813-281-9700 Kelly J. Lamb (D) MUNICIPAL LAW THE SUAREZ LAW FIRM 813-229-0040 Rachel Zysk MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS LAW HOPPING GREEN & SAMS 850-222-7500 ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER 813-221-1010 Cheryl G. Stuart Sara Alpert Lawson FOLEY & LARDNER 813-229-2300
EMINENT DOMAIN AND CONDEMNATION LAW GAYLORD MERLIN LUDOVICI & DIAZ 813-221-9000 Lorena Hart Ludovici, Kimbel L. Merlin
CARLTON FIELDS 850-224-1585
HOPPING GREEN & SAMS 850-222-7500
UTILITIES LAW Lila A. Jaber
RADEY LAW FIRM 850-425-6654 Susan F. Clark
TAMPA Rhea F. Law
Gayle B. Carlson
HARRIS & HUNT 813-223-5421
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GREENBERG TRAURIG 561-650-7900 Bridget A. Berry*
ELDER LAW
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW NON-PROFIT / CHARITIES LAW THE WAGNER LAW GROUP 561-293-3590
Nancy Hutcheson Harris
Christine D. Hanley (LE*)
GREENBERG TRAURIG 561-650-7900
SWOPE, RODANTE 813-273-0017
Bridget A. Berry (LE*)
Angela E. Rodante (P)
JONES, FOSTER, JOHNSTON & STUBBS 561-659-3000 SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 561-650-7200
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 813-202-1300
MASON BLACK & CABALLERO 813-251-9200
Patricia E. Lowry (EM, LE*)
Alexandra M. MacLennan
REAL ESTATE LAW
Caroline Black Sikorske
TAMLYN S. SBAR 813-831-5290
FORDHARRISON 561-345-7500
& BOLIN 813-226-3000 FAMILY LAW BOCCHINO Mindy McLaughlin (D)
PUBLIC FINANCE LAW Margaret L. Cooper (LE*)
AKERMAN 813-223-7333
ANTITRUST LAW Eliane I. Probasco
Stacy D. Blank
Patricia E. Lowry
Rebecca G. Doane
BEYTIN, MCLAUGHLIN, MCLAUGHLIN, O'HARA,
PROBASCO LAW 813-254-3735
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 813-227-8500
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 561-650-7200
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Margaret L. Cooper, Joanne M. O'Connor
NATURAL RESOURCES LAW DOANE & DOANE 561-656-0200
Laurel E. Lockett
DELL 813-223-5351 ADMINISTRATIVE / REGULATORY LAW ALLEN Miriam E. Mason, Marian P. McCulloch
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Susan Johnson-Velez
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Victoria L. Weber**
Nicole K. Atkinson
MUNICIPAL LAW BROAD AND CASSEL 561-832-3300 Rhea F. Law
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Marilyn Mullen Healy
CONSTRUCTION LAW BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY 813-222-8180
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Theresa M. Gallion (EM, LE*), Christine E. Howard (EM)
INSURANCE LAW Kelli A. Edson
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CARLTON FIELDS 813-223-7000
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Rachel Albritton Lunsford
YOAKLEY & STEWART 813-228-9080 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GUNSTER, Debra L. Boje**
BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS GRAYROBINSON 813-273-5000 / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW Debra Deardourff Faulk (C, IP*, T)
Anne Longman**
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Lisha Bowen
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Martha H. Chumbler*, Nancy G. Linnan
Donna L. Longhouse
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Petra L. Justice
Linda Loomis Shelley**
TRUSTS AND ESTATES ALLEN DELL 813-223-5351
Jennifer L. Marino*
BANKER LOPEZ GASSLER 813-221-1500
Silvia M. Alderman**
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A. Renee Pobjecky
Kristin A. Norse, Katherine E. Yanes
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
S. Katherine Frazier, Gina K. Grimes
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 813-202-1300
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HILL WARD HENDERSON 813-221-3900
& KNIGHT 813-227-8500 HEALTH CARE LAW HOLLAND Barbara M. Yadley
Sylvia H. Walbolt
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Patricia E. Lowry (D)
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Eileen M.G. Scofield
JONES DAY 404-521-3939
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Carolina Antonini
HOLT, NEY, ZATCOFF, & WASSERMAN 770-956-9600
Teri A. Simmons
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Kim Kiel Thompson
HAWKINS PARNELL THACKSTON & YOUNG 404-614-7400
Joycelyn L. Fleming
PERRELL & WRIGHT 404-841-9898
Christine L. Mast (D)
FORDHARRISON 404-888-3800
Janine Brown, Teri Lynn McMahon
Nicole K. Atkinson*, Elaine M. Bucher, Lisa A. Schneider**
LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAW
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Kelly A. Simons
Lauren Burnham Prevost
Lea Alfano
Lynn S. Scott
ROGERS & HARDIN 404-522-4700
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LEVINE & ESKANDARI 770-551-2700
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JONES DAY 404-521-3939 Stephanie E. Parker (D)
Sarah J. Hawk
JAMS 404-588-0900
KING & SPALDING 404-572-4600
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Joan C. Grafstein (A)
KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON 404-815-6500 Susan A. Cahoon (A)
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH 404-322-6000 Taylor Tapley Daly (M)
Hedy Silver Rubinger
Amy S. Heppner
Chilton Davis Varner
OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART 404-881-1300
Leah Ward Sears
SUSAN CANTER REISNER 404-846-9357
ARNALL GOLDEN GREGORY 404-873-8500 Karen Barris Bragman
BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ 404-577-6000
BANKING AND FINANCE LAW THE TATE LAW PRACTICE 404-888-9477 Patricia E. Tate
BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ 404-577-6000
Elizabeth J. Bondurant**
Mary C. Gill (B*)
Linda S. Finley (M)
Linda A. Klein
WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE 404-872-7000
ALSTON & BIRD 404-881-7000
KING & SPALDING 404-572-4600
EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) 404-853-8000
Della Wager Wells
Kathryn L. Knudson (R)
Carolyn Zander Alford (B)
PARKER, HUDSON, RAINER & DOBBS 404-523-5300 Kathleen O. Currey (B), Bobbi Acord Noland (B)
Dorothy Black Franzoni Catherine D. Little
KING & SPALDING 404-572-4600
Catherine D. Little**
KAZMAREK MOWREY CLOUD LASETER 404-812-0839
Danielle Thompson Williams (IP*, P*)
Carol R. Geiger
BIOTECHNOLOGY LAW KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON 404-815-6500 Susan H. Richardson**
KING & SPALDING 404-572-4600
Jamie L. Graham, Tina W. McKeon, Kathryn H. Wade
TROUTMAN SANDERS 404-885-3000
MORRIS, MANNING & MARTIN 404-233-7000
Patricia T. Barmeyer*
Margaret Claiborne Campbell**, Hollister A. Hill, Andrea L. Rimer
Mary Anthony Merchant
CIVIL RIGHTS LAW DAVIS, MATTHEWS & QUIGLEY 404-261-3900 POLSINELLI 404-253-6000
Elizabeth Green Lindsey
Laurie W. Speed-Dalton (P)
THE COCHRAN FIRM ATLANTA 404-222-9922 Jane Lamberti (P)
THE PELYPENKO LAW FIRM 770-937-0800 Elizabeth Pelypenko (P)
THE WITT LAW GROUP 404-436-6439 Susan M. Witt (D, P)
WARSHAUER LAW GROUP 404-892-4900 Lyle Griffin Warshauer (P)
WEINBERG WHEELER HUDGINS GUNN & DIAL 404-876-2700 Carol P. Michel (D)
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS LAW DENTONS 404-527-4000
FISH & RICHARDSON 404-892-5005
Elizabeth V. Tanis, Chilton Davis Varner
KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON 404-815-6500
SHAMP SPEED JORDAN WOODWARD 404-893-9400
BALLARD SPAHR 678-420-9300
Ann G. Fort (IP*)
Susan A. Cahoon
Wendy A. Choi
Stephanie E. Parker (D)
ALSTON & BIRD 404-881-7000
EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) 404-853-8000
HUNTON & WILLIAMS 404-888-4000
BALLARD SPAHR 678-420-9300
JONES DAY 404-521-3939
ALSTON & BIRD 404-881-7000
Dana E. Stano (P)
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Elizabeth J. Bondurant
DANA E. STANO 404-226-5698
Joan B. Sasine**
KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON 404-815-6500
WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE 404-872-7000
Wendy A. Choi (P)
BRYAN CAVE 404-572-6600
Sarah R. Borders**
HAWKINS PARNELL THACKSTON & YOUNG 404-614-7400
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Ginabeth B. Hutchison (T)
Beverlee E. Silva*
KING & SPALDING 404-572-4600
Joyce M. Mocek*
Lori G. Cohen (D)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
HUNTON & WILLIAMS 404-888-4000
BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW ALSTON & BIRD 404-881-7000
FREEMAN MATHIS & GARY 770-818-0000
ENERGY LAW Evelyn Fletcher Davis KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON 404-815-6500 Caroline W. Spangenberg**
BRYAN CAVE 404-572-6600
N. Karen Deming (D)
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW INSURANCE LAW GREENBERG TRAURIG 678-553-2100
Karen Weinstock
Cari K. Dawson
Susan Canter Reisner
ALSTON & BIRD 404-881-7000
WEINSTOCK IMMIGRATION LAWYERS 770-913-0800
ALSTON & BIRD 404-881-7000
Christina Maistrellis Broxterman
SCHIFF HARDIN 404-437-7000
TROUTMAN SANDERS 404-885-3000
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Z. Ileana Martinez (D)
SEYFARTH SHAW 404-885-1500
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Laurie Webb Daniel
THOMPSON HINE 404-541-2900
Laine S. Posel
KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON 404-815-6500
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 404-817-8500
Meghan Magruder (D), Chilton Davis Varner (D)
GROUP 770-951-1100
ARNALL GOLDEN GREGORY 404-873-8500
Leslie J. Bryan (P)
Lori G. Cohen (D), Christiana Callahan Jacxsens (D)
OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & THE LAW FIRM OF SHEIN & BRANDENBURG 404-633-3797 STEWART 404-881-1300 Marcia G. Shein
ALSTON & BIRD 404-881-7000
MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS
KRAMER & ALFANO 404-371-1835
POLSINELLI 404-253-6000
Ellen Smith
Kathryn M. Zickert**
CLARK IMMIGRATION 470-485-4664
Lizanne Thomas (G)
ALSTON & BIRD 404-881-7000
GUNSTER, YOAKLEY & STEWART 561-655-1980
POLSINELLI 404-253-6000 SCHWARTZ ROLLINS 404-844-4130
WEINBERG WHEELER HUDGINS GUNN & DIAL 404-876-2700
ALSTON & BIRD 404-881-7000
SECURITIES / CAPITAL MARKETS LAW
Margaret H. Campbell (EM, LE*), Dara L. DeHaven (EM, LE*, LM)
Nancy E. Rafuse (EM, LE*)
Sidney S. Welch
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE LAW ARNALL GOLDEN GREGORY 404-873-8500
Bridget A. Berry*, Laurie L. Gildan**
OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART 404-881-1300 Penn Payne (LE*)
CONSTRUCTION LAW POLSINELLI 404-253-6000
PATRICK LAW GROUP 404-437-6731
GREENBERG TRAURIG 561-650-7900
Tracey T. Barbaree (LE*), Leslie A. Dent (EM, LE*), Cameron S. Pierce (LM), Lisa A. Schreter (EM)
Tracy M. Field
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HAWKINS PARNELL THACKSTON & YOUNG 404-614-7400
Lynda J. Harris
JONES DAY 404-521-3939
Adrienne E. Marting*
Jennifer Wheatley Fletcher**
CARLTON FIELDS 561-659-7070
Tracie Johnson Maurer (EM)
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH 404-322-6000 PENN PAYNE 404-841-3295
BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & 404-577-6000 REAL ESTATE LAW BERKOWITZ Linda A. Klein** EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) 404-853-8000 ACKERMAN, LINK AND SARTORY 561-838-4100 Jacqueline S. Miller
JACKSON LEWIS 404-525-8200
LITTLER MENDELSON 404-233-0330
KBP LAW 404-936-0406
Karen E. Terry (P)
BROAD AND CASSEL 561-832-3300
Patricia G. Griffith (EM, LE*, LM)
Allegra J. Lawrence-Hardy (EM, LE*)
Rebekah Plowman*
PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE LAW
Wendy Sartory Link
Sharon Morgan (EM, LE*, LM)
LAWRENCE & BUNDY 404-400-3350
JONES DAY 404-521-3939
SEARCY DENNEY SCAROLA BARNHART & SHIPLEY 561-686-6300
ELARBEE, THOMPSON, SAPP & WILSON 404-659-6700
Diane L. Prucino (EM, LE*, LM)
Summer H. Martin
ALLEGRA LAWRENCE-HARDY 404.400.3350 • 240.786.4998 D.C. WWW.LAWRENCEBUNDY.COM
Marilyn M. Fish (LE*)
KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON 404-815-6500
DENTONS 404-527-4000
CLARK, FOUNTAIN, LA VISTA, PRATHER, KEEN & LITTKYRUBIN 561-922-0258
BRYAN CAVE 404-572-6600
Deborah A. Sudbury (EM, LM)
Charlene L. McGinty
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 561-650-7200
Shelby S. Guilbert Jr. (G), Meghan Magruder (G)
FORDHARRISON 404-888-3800
ALSTON & BIRD 404-881-7000
Laurie J. Adams (D)
KING & SPALDING 404-572-4600
PHILLIPS 404-231-1400 HEALTH CARE LAW FISHER Ann Margaret Pointer (EM, LE*, LM)
L. LIN WOOD 404-891-1402
Edna L. Caruso (P)
Beverly A. Lyman (P, P*)
BROOKS, SMITH & PROPHETE 404-525-8622 FOOD AND BEVERAGE LAW CONSTANGY, Erica V. Mason (LE*), Tamika R. Nordstrom (LE*)
KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON 404-815-6500 Susan A. Cahoon
THOMPSON HINE 404-541-2900
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW & BIRD 404-881-7000 FAMILY LAW MEDIATION ALSTON Lisa H. Cassilly (EM, LM)
Carla F. Stern
Danielle Thompson Williams
Robin L. McGrath (IP*, P*)
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Nancy F. Lawler
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW Linda A. Klein CLARK, FOUNTAIN, LA VISTA, PRATHER, KEEN & LITTKYRUBIN 561-922-0258
PAUL HASTINGS 404-815-2400
GREENBERG TRAURIG 678-553-2100
Janine Brown, Teri Lynn McMahon Ann-Marie McGaughey
JONES DAY 404-521-3939 Lizanne Thomas
KING & SPALDING 404-572-4600 Carolyn Zander Alford
ROGERS & HARDIN 404-522-4700 Lori A. Gelchion
MUNICIPAL LAW
Charmaine D. Smith (IP*)
KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON 404-815-6500
Maria Baratta (IP*), Susan A. Cahoon (IP*, P*), Jamie L. Graham (P), Brenda O. Holmes (P), Christine P. James (T), Tywanda Harris Lord (IP*), Tina W. McKeon (P), Judith A. Powell (IP*, T), Virginia S. Taylor (IP*, T)
KING & SPALDING 404-572-4600
FREEMAN MATHIS & GARY 770-818-0000 Dana K. Maine**
NATURAL RESOURCES LAW ALSTON & BIRD 404-881-7000
Natasha H. Moffitt (P)
Della Wager Wells
PARKS IP LAW 678-365-4444
WALLACE MORRISON & CASTEEL 404-872-8160
PATENT GROUP 404-879-2150 FAMILY LAW PABST Rivka D. Monheit (P), Patrea L. Pabst (P) Cynthia Parks (P)
NON-PROFIT / CHARITIES LAW Stephanie Casteel
Nancy E. Rafuse
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DOFFERMYRE SHIELDS CANFIELD & KNOWLES 404-881-8900
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GREENBERG TRAURIG 678-553-2100
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KEY LEONG KUPCHAK HASTERT 808-531-8031 ELDER LAW DAMON Anna H. Oshiro** GOODSILL ANDERSON QUINN & STIFEL 808-547-5600
BOUHAN FALLIGANT 912-232-7000
Audrey E.J. Ng
Dolly Chisholm
STARN O'TOOLE MARCUS & FISHER 808-537-6100
RINESMITH & SEKIGUCHI 808-534-4951
FULCHER HAGLER 706-724-0171
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW Cathy Lee Sekiguchi (G)
Sonja R. Tate
HUNTERMACLEAN 912-236-0261
CORPORATE LAW
INSURANCE LAW Sarah H. Lamar (EM, LM)
THE COCHRAN FIRM ATLANTA 404-222-9922 Jane Lamberti (P)
DAMON KEY LEONG KUPCHAK HASTERT 808-531-8031
FULCHER HAGLER 706-724-0171
THE LINLEY JONES FIRM 404-418-0000
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW Christine A. Kubota
Sonja R. Tate*
Linley Jones (P)
RINESMITH & SEKIGUCHI 808-534-4951
HALL BOOTH SMITH 912-554-0093
THE PELYPENKO LAW FIRM 770-937-0800
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION Beth Boone (D)
Elizabeth Pelypenko (P)
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FULCHER HAGLER 706-724-0171
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COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
Chilton Davis Varner (D)
Mara McRae
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Dolly Chisholm
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Grace Nihei Kido, Patricia J. McHenry
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GOODSILL ANDERSON QUINN & STIFEL 808-547-5600
TRUSTS AND ESTATES Lisa A. Bail**, Lisa Woods Munger** ATWOOD CHOATE 912-264-4211
Susan J. Wilson
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Donna C. Marron*
Triece Gignilliat Ziblut
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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA LAW SCHOOL 706-542-5191
Philippa V. Ellis (D)
BRONSTER FUJICHAKU ROBBINS 808-524-5644
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CORPORATE LAW Janet A. Shirley
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TOM CROWLEY 808-531-6789
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Stephanie A. Rezents
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THE LINLEY JONES FIRM 404-418-0000
EMINENT DOMAIN AND CONDEMNATION LAW
Linley Jones (P)
Anne Woolf Sapp
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Caryl Greenberg Smith
Tera Reese-Beisbier
QUI TAM LAW OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART 404-881-1300
F. Marian Weeks
HUFF, WOODS & STEELE 770-429-1001
REAL ESTATE LAW Allison M. Ryan
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Lisa Woods Munger
Carol V. Clark
STARN O'TOOLE MARCUS & FISHER 808-537-6100
Janet E. Hill (LE*)
Christina Braisted Rogers Ellen Smith
Sharon V. Lovejoy
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HYATT & STUBBLEFIELD 404-659-6600 LBKAMIN 770-431-9292 Lindsey B. Kamin
COATS LAW FIRM 678-384-3070
MORRIS, MANNING & MARTIN 404-233-7000
MACON
PAUL HASTINGS 404-815-2400
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW
Mary C. Gill (S*), Teri Lynn McMahon (S) Elizabeth H. Noe (S)
THE MCARTHUR LAW FIRM 478-238-6600
ROGERS & HARDIN 404-522-4700 Lori A. Gelchion (S)
SECURITIZATION AND STRUCTURED FINANCE LAW KING & SPALDING 404-572-4600 Carolyn Zander Alford
ROGERS & HARDIN 404-522-4700
SAVANNAH
TAX LAW ABRAMS, DAVIS, MASON & LONG 404-815-6060
BANKING AND FINANCE LAW
Suzanne G. Mason
ALSTON & BIRD 404-881-7000
BOUHAN FALLIGANT 912-232-7000
BALLARD SPAHR 678-420-9300
EDENFIELD, COX, BRUCE, & CLASSENS 912-764-8600
Kathleen Horne (B)
Saba Ashraf
Susan W. Cox (B*)
TRUSTS AND ESTATES ABRAMS, DAVIS, MASON & LONG 404-815-6060 Mary Balent Long, Suzanne G. Mason
ARNALL GOLDEN GREGORY 404-873-8500
Ke-ching Ning (EM, LE*)
SUSAN M. ICHINOSE 808-377-8800
Gail Otsuka Ayabe (B), Lani L. Ewart (B)
TORKILDSON, KATZ, MOORE, HETHERINGTON & HARRIS 808-523-6000
GOODSILL ANDERSON QUINN & STIFEL 808-547-5600 STARN O'TOOLE MARCUS & FISHER 808-537-6100 Sharon V. Lovejoy (B*, M), Judith Ann Pavey (B*)
April Luria (D)
ALSTON HUNT FLOYD & ING 808-524-1800
STARN O'TOOLE MARCUS & FISHER 808-537-6100
Louise K. Y. Ing
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING LLCS AND PARTNERSHIPS) RINESMITH & SEKIGUCHI 808-534-4951
BOUHAN FALLIGANT 912-232-7000
Kristen M. Lewis
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
Susan W. Cox
Patricia D. Friedman
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BOUHAN FALLIGANT 912-232-7000 Kathleen Horne
EDENFIELD, COX, BRUCE, & CLASSENS 912-764-8600
UTILITIES LAW Susan W. Cox EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) 404-853-8000 Dorothy Black Franzoni
BUSINESS EDITION | SPRING 2017
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NATURAL RESOURCES LAW
COX FRICKE 808-585-9440 Diane D. Hastert
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NON-PROFIT / CHARITIES LAW
GOODSILL ANDERSON QUINN & STIFEL 808-547-5600 Lisa A. Bail, Lisa Woods Munger, Patricia Mathias NaPier
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THE BOWDEN SPRATT LAW FIRM 404-523-8337
GOODSILL ANDERSON QUINN & STIFEL 808-547-5600
Gail Y. Cosgrove (D)
Karin L. Holma, Crystal K. Rose Abigail M. Holden
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Judith Ann Pavey (P) MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS Patricia Mathias NaPier (D)
Cathy Lee Sekiguchi
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SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL 404-815-3500
Tamara M. Gerrard (EM, LE*)
Jennifer A. Lim
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SALO & WALKER 404-264-4555 Ann D. Salo, Melissa P. Walker
Susan M. Ichinose (EI, EM)
LAND USE & ZONING LAW BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW CARLSMITH BALL 808-523-2500
ALSTON HUNT FLOYD & ING 808-524-1800
Kathleen Horne
Suzanne Tucker Plybon
NING, LILLY & JONES 808-528-1100
Deborah Macer Chun (B, R), Janel M. Yoshimoto (B)
Katherine L. McArthur (P) ALSTON HUNT FLOYD & ING 808-524-1800 GOODSILL ANDERSON QUINN & STIFEL 808-547-5600 Louise K. Y. Ing* Lisa A. Bail* PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION RUSH MOORE 808-521-0400 Susan Tius** LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAW THE MCARTHUR LAW FIRM 478-238-6600 Katherine L. McArthur (P) BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION ROECA LURIA HIRAOKA 808-538-7500
Carolyn B. Dobbins
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Lynne T. T. Toyofuku (EM, LE*, LM), Sarah O. Wang (EM, LE*, LM)
CHUN KERR 808-528-8200
ALSTON & BIRD 404-881-7000
Anna M. Elento-Sneed (EM, LE*, LM)
MARR JONES & WANG 808-536-4900
REAL ESTATE LAW CARLSMITH BALL 808-523-2500 Michelle C. Imata (B, R)
SECURITIES / CAPITAL MARKETS LAW
ES&A, INC. 808-729-9400
Mahilani E. K. Hiatt (LE*)
Gail M. Tamashiro (B)
Evelyn H. Coats
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BANKING AND FINANCE LAW HIATT & HIATT 808-885-3400 CADES SCHUTTE 808-521-9200
Ann A. Shuler (P)
Jo Anne P. Stubblefield
COX FRICKE 808-585-9440
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PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION
HOLT, NEY, ZATCOFF, & WASSERMAN 770-956-9600
Kristin S. Shigemura (EM) Abigail M. Holden (LE*)
Lisa Woods Munger
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GREENBERG TRAURIG 678-553-2100
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Irene Arfaras Steffas
Joann Gallagher Jones
Corlis Chang*, LindaLee K. Farm* Sue Vo Hansen
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Margery S. Bronster*
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INSURANCE LAW
Crystal K. Rose (A)
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Linda Wade Gettle
LAW OFFICES OF KAHBO DYE-CHIEW 808-542-5572
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ASHFORD & WRISTON 808-539-0400
PARK & PARK 808-536-3909
RAILROAD LAW Jeanne Diane Woods
Karen R. Dunbar
IMMIGRATION LAW
Corianne W. Lau (A)
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Dianne Winter Brookins, Ellen Godbey Carson
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Lesly Gaynor Murray
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ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION Maile M. Hirota
PUBLIC FINANCE LAW POWER JAUGSTETTER 770-957-1765 BUTLER SNOW 678-515-5000
Ellen N. Kawashima
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MCRAE BERTSCHI 678-999-1100
MORRIS, MANNING & MARTIN 404-233-7000
CADES SCHUTTE 808-521-9200
REAL ESTATE LAW Joanne Lo Grimes, Lorraine S. Klevansky ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
BOUHAN FALLIGANT 912-232-7000
Leslie J. Bryan (P)
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION ELLIS, PAINTER, RATTERREE & ADAMS 912-233-9700
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DOFFERMYRE SHIELDS CANFIELD & KNOWLES 404-881-8900
KING & SPALDING 404-572-4600
Rosemary T. Fazio
TRUSTS AND ESTATES Sarah Brown Akins (D, P) Judith M. Becker
Lawrie E. Demorest (D)
ASHFORD & WRISTON 808-539-0400
SOUTHEAST LAW 912-662-6612
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Kristine McAlister Brown
EMINENT DOMAIN AND CONDEMNATION LAW
Kirby G. Mason (D)
Sonja R. Tate (D)
N. Karen Deming (D)
Cathy Lee Sekiguchi
HUNTERMACLEAN 912-236-0261
FULCHER HAGLER 706-724-0171
TROUTMAN SANDERS 404-885-3000
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Karin L. Holma**, Crystal K. Rose*
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KING & SPALDING 404-572-4600
Margaret H. Campbell
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Dolly Chisholm
SUSAN J. SADOW 770-984-8900
Lori G. Cohen (D)
CORPORATE LAW BOUHAN FALLIGANT 912-232-7000
Rebecca K. Halberg (E)
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PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION
NING, LILLY & JONES 808-528-1100 Ke-ching Ning
KRUEGER WONG 808-244-7444
Sharon V. Lovejoy, Judith Ann Pavey
LAW OFFICE OF SUE VO HANSEN 808-599-9200
STARN O'TOOLE MARCUS & FISHER 808-537-6100
Cynthia Wong (P)
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Amy G. Doehring
Sherry P. Broder (P)
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April Luria (D)
DUKE, SCANLAN & HALL 208-342-3310
Judith Ann Pavey (P)
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LAW OFFICES OF SHERRY P. BRODER 808-531-1411 ROECA LURIA HIRAOKA 808-538-7500 STARN O'TOOLE MARCUS & FISHER 808-537-6100
REAL ESTATE LAW ALSTON HUNT FLOYD & ING 808-524-1800
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Jennifer A. Kenedy
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Linda S. Mensch (F, M)
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Nancy A. Temple
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Elizabeth B. Herrington
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REAL ESTATE LAW SIDLEY AUSTIN 312-853-7000
Pamela W. Bunn*, Jade Lynne Ching*, Louise K. Y. Ing*, Judy A. Tanaka*
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ILLINOIS CHICAGO
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Diane Yuen Praywell
STARN O'TOOLE MARCUS & FISHER 808-537-6100 Sharon V. Lovejoy*
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MIYASAKI 808-521-3222
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ANTITRUST LAW
MAYER BROWN 312-782-0600
LODEN & CONAHAN 808-524-8099
Michele L. Odorizzi
Heather K. L. Conahan
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MIYASAKI 808-521-3222
Linda T. Coberly
Joy M. Miyasaki
WATER LAW MORIHARA LAU & FONG 808-526-2888
BANKING AND FINANCE LAW BARNES & THORNBURG 312-357-1313 Nancy L. Schimmel (B)
Yvonne Y. Izu
FOX, SWIBEL, LEVIN & CARROLL 312-224-1200
WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW Jill Ann Coleman (B)
KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN 312-902-5200
CHOY & TASHIMA 808-526-9561
Jennifer I. Wolfe (B)
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KIRKLAND & ELLIS 312-862-2000
IDAHO BOISE
Lisa M. Nyuli
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MINER, BARNHILL & GALLAND 312-751-1170
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PERKINS COIE 312-324-8400
BRIGITTE SCHMIDT BELL 847-733-0933
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MAYER BROWN 312-782-0600
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Livia M. Kiser
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Pamela J. Hutul, Dorene Marcus
SIDLEY AUSTIN 312-853-7000
Julie P. Brett, Suzanne Glade
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Claudia H. Allen (G)
SIDLEY AUSTIN 312-853-7000
DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH 312-569-1000 Priscilla A. Walter
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HERSHMAN COHEN 312-445-9620
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TRAURIG 312-456-8400 APPELLATE PRACTICE GREENBERG Nancy A. Peterman JENNER & BLOCK 312-222-9350
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Rebecca Berlin Melzer
CORPORATE LAW KATZ & STEFANI 312-364-9000
Leslee M. Cohen
Ami G. Scott (B)
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Beth E. Flaming (G)
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Annemarie E. Kill
BERGER SCHATZ 312-782-3456
LYMAN & NIELSEN 630-575-0020 Alexandra R. Cole
APPELLATE PRACTICE
GOODSILL ANDERSON QUINN & STIFEL 808-547-5600 Judy Yuriko Lee**
FAMILY LAW ARIANO, HARDY, RITT, NYULI, RICHMOND, LYTLE & GOETTEL 847-695-2400
WINSTON & STRAWN 312-558-5600
Mona Dajani
Roxane C. Busey**
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Deane B. Brown
BAKER MCKENZIE 312-861-8000
BAKER MCKENZIE 312-861-8000
CADES SCHUTTE 808-521-9200
ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW HUGHES SOCOL PIERS RESNICK DYM 312-580-0100
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MAYER BROWN 312-782-0600 WINSTON & STRAWN 312-558-5600
Crystal K. Rose*
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Laura Tilly
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TRUSTS AND ESTATES Caryn L. Jacobs (A, M) BAYS LUNG ROSE & HOLMA 808-523-9000
WINSTON & STRAWN 312-558-5600
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CHUN KERR 808-528-8200
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Sandra L. Clapp**
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Rachel B. Niewoehner
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Patricia F. Sharkey
LATHAM & WATKINS 312-876-7700
Sarah R. Wolff
Trudy Hanson Fouser (D)
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ENVIRONMENTAL LAW COUNSEL 312-981-0404
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS 312-324-1000
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Jean R. Uranga
Jean R. Uranga
Trudy Hanson Fouser*
Susan T. Bart
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Laurel G. Bellows
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Nancy S. Gerrie
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Maura Ann McBreen
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Deborah Schavey Ruff
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Linda Lemel Hoseman
Sarah M. Bernstein Amy Cheng
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Lori D. Ecker (EI, LE*)
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Marcia E. Goodman (LE*, LM)
Shannon M. McNulty (P)
Adrianne C. Mazura (EM, LE*, LM)
Jennifer A. Kenedy (D), Anne G. Kimball (D)
Patricia Costello Slovak (EM, LE*, LM)
Debra Bogo-Ernst (D)
Catherine M. Masters
Joan E. Casciari (EM), Ellen E. McLaughlin (EM, LE*, LM), Camille A. Olson (EM, LE*, LM)
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Lynn H. Murray
Ami N. Wynne (EM)
Jill B. Berkeley**, Angela R. Elbert
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AKERMAN 312-634-5700
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Donna J. Vobornik
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Jane K. McCahill, Carolyn V. Metnick
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Mary G. Wilson
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Jennifer R. Breuer
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Mary G. Wilson
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Susan A. Stone, Tracy D. Williams
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Shaun Baldwin
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Rebecca L. Ross
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Tara G. Kamradt
Leslie A. Bertagnolli (T)
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Janet Goelz Hoffman
Sharon Zaban
Maja C. Eaton (D), Sara J. Gourley (D)
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Christina L. Martini (P)
Jana Cohen Barbe
Elizabeth Clough Kitslaar
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Sandra Y. Kellman, Alison M. Mitchell, Portia O. Morrison
Michele L. Odorizzi*
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Sana Hakim (T)
Theresa Corcoran
Suzanne Bessette-Smith
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Carol Anne Been (P, T)
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Christine A. Dudzik (P)
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Carlina Tapia-Ruano
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Stephanie B. Shellenback
Paulita A. Pike
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Marcia Owens
Lauren K. Mack
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Grace Y. Poe
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Dawn H. Dawson
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Paula Cozzi Goedert
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Beth J. Dickstein
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Andrea M. Despotes
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Wendy D. Brewer**
Sally Franklin Zweig**
Deborah J. Caruso
Leah S. Mannweiler
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Mariana Richmond
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Deborah Pollack-Milgate (IP*, P*)
Judy L. Woods
Betsy K. Greene (P)
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ARONOFF 317-632-3232
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Diana S. Doyle
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Andrea S. Kramer**, Jane W. May
EVANSVILLE
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Kathleen A. DeLaney
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HOOVER HULL TURNER 317-822-4400
M. Angella Castille
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Rosemary Gullikson Bittorf
MAYER BROWN 312-782-0600 Rebecca S. Eisner
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Karen K. MacKay
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Patricia L. Ogden (EI, EM, LE*)
Linda L. Pence
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Kathleen A. DeLaney (EI, LE*)
Teresa Morton Nyhart
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Kim A. Kamin**
Cathleen M. Shrader
Christine L. Albright
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Barbara R. Grayson
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LEVIN SCHREDER & CAREY 312-332-6300
BARRETT MCNAGNY 260-423-9551
Kathleen M. Anderson
Lauren J. Wolven
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OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK &
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Catherine L. Bridge, Claudia V. Swhier
Cathleen M. Shrader
Carleen L. Schreder
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BENESCH, FRIEDLANDER, COPLAN & ARONOFF 317-632-3232
FAMILY LAW Regina M. Sharrow
Donna E. Morgan
Andrielle Metzel*
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY 312-372-2000
DENISE ALEXANDER-PYLE 765-662-3008
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NEAL, GERBER & EISENBERG 312-269-8000
HAMPSHIRE & ASSOCIATES 260-423-3637
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Carol A. Harrington
Susan L. Goldenberg
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Denise Alexander-Pyle
Kristine M. Camron
Sherie L. Hampshire
Marci A. Reddick
FAMILY LAW MEDIATION
Debra L. Stetter**
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HELMKE BEAMS 260-422-7422
Susan T. Bart
SOSTRIN & SOSTRIN 312-346-3580
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR PENCE HENSEL 317-643-6960
EDUCATION LAW
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FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS 317-237-0300
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Elizabeth Kelley Cierzniak
Lisa LaConte (D)
LONGSWORTH LAW 260-436-1555
INDIANAPOLIS ADMINISTRATIVE / REGULATORY LAW
FAMILY LAW
FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS 317-237-0300
THE SHAW LAW GROUP 618-655-0555
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION BAKER & GILCHRIST 317-272-0008
INDIANA CARMEL
Caroline A. Gilchrist (A)
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RAILROAD LAW QUARLES & BRADY 317-957-5000 Lucy R. Dollens
TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER 317-713-3500
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Renee J. Mortimer (D)
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Lisa C. McKinney
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BINGHAM GREENEBAUM DOLL 317-635-8900 Sue A. Beesley
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Terri A. Czajka**
NON-PROFIT / CHARITIES LAW
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Gina M. Giacone, Marilee J. Springer
Rosemary G. Spalding
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Melissa Avery, Nissa Ricafort
PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION
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Jill E. Goldenberg Schuman, Deborah Farmer Smith
MALLOR GRODNER 317-453-2000
FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS 317-237-0300 Andrea Roberts Pierson (D)
Amy L. Stewart
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Dina M. Cox (D)
Jan M. Carroll*
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Madalyn S. Kinsey (B)
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KRIEG DEVAULT 317-636-4341
Christine K. Jacobson (M)
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW KROGER, GARDIS & REGAS 317-692-9000 HINSHAW & CULBERTSON 219-864-5051
Mary M. Ruth Feldhake (D)
Mary Beth Braitman, Melissa Proffitt**, Tara Schulstad Sciscoe
BANKING AND FINANCE LAW Claudia V. Swhier (B, R)
Alyssa Stamatakos (D)
BOSE MCKINNEY & EVANS 317-684-5000
Caroline A. Gilchrist (P)
ICE MILLER 317-236-2100
APPELLATE PRACTICE BOSE MCKINNEY & EVANS 317-684-5000
FAMILY LAW FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS 317-237-0300
EICHHORN & EICHHORN 219-931-0560
FROST BROWN TODD 317-237-3800
FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS 317-569-9600
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Melissa A. Hewey
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CONSTRUCTION LAW JENSEN BAIRD GARDNER & HENRY 207-775-7271
BERGEN & PARKINSON 207-985-7000 BERNSTEIN SHUR 207-774-1200
Marian C. Hwang*
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Kathleen Howard Meredith (P)
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Mary Costigan, Joan M. Fortin, Shana Mueller
CONSUMER LAW DRUMMOND WOODSUM 207-772-1941 Melissa A. Hewey*, Amy K. Tchao**
MILES & STOCKBRIDGE 410-727-6464
ILIFF, MEREDITH, WILDBERGER & BRENNAN 410-685-1166
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Rebecca H. Farnum**
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ENERGY LAW ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
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Karen F. Wolf (D)
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THOMPSON BOWIE & HATCH 207-774-2500
Mary Claire Chesshire
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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW
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Kelly L. Baetz, Juliet T. Browne
DRUMMOND WOODSUM 207-772-1941
Leslie G. Billman
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VERRILL DANA 207-774-4000
Patricia A. Peard
ELDER LAW Sigrid C. Haines
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Paula J. Peters
Natalie L. Burns**, Sally J. Daggett
PIERCE ATWOOD 207-791-1100
Susan B. Driscoll
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Rebecca S. Webber (EI, EM, LE*)
Catherine R. Connors
EDUCATION LAW CH BAKER LAW 410-630-8324
PIPER 410-580-3000 FAMILY LAW DLA Linda Marotta Thomas
Geraldine G. Sanchez (LE*)
CIVIL RIGHTS LAW SKELTON TAINTOR & ABBOTT 207-784-3200 PIERCE ATWOOD 207-791-1100
Deborah H. Diehl
BALDWIN LAW GROUP 410-828-5510
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Nancy L. Weller
PRETI FLAHERTY BELIVEAU & PACHIOS 207-791-3000
BERNSTEIN SHUR 207-774-1200
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Margaret K. Minister (IP*), Gloria A. Pinza (C, P, T)
BERNSTEIN SHUR 207-774-1200
Andrea Bopp Stark
VENABLE 410-244-7400
Elizabeth Connellan Smith (E)
PIERCE ATWOOD 207-791-1100
APPELLATE PRACTICE Catherine R. Connors
Karen M. Bilodeau (C)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW VERRILL DANA 207-774-4000
VERRILL DANA 207-774-4000
GOLDSTEIN LEVY 410-962-1030 PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION BROWN Dana McKee
ILIFF, MEREDITH, WILDBERGER & BRENNAN 410-685-1166 GORDON FEINBLATT 410-576-4156 Kathleen Howard Meredith (P)
Sheila K. Sachs
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW Laura E. Schneider (EM)
ZALKIND DUNCAN & BERNSTEIN 617-742-6020
CHOATE HALL & STEWART 617-248-5000
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ROBINSON & COLE 617-557-5900 Kathleen M. Porter
HEMENWAY & BARNES 617-227-7940
INSURANCE LAW Diane C. Tillotson*
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ANDERSON & KREIGER 617-621-6500
Maria J. Krokidas, Elizabeth C. Ross
Tamara Wolfson
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR 617-526-6000
MINTZ, LEVIN, COHN, FERRIS, GLOVSKY AND POPEO 617-542-6000
Katharine E. Bachman
Kim V. Marrkand
LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAW
MURRAY, KELLY & BERTRAND 781-569-0020 Carol A. Kelly*
SUGARMAN, ROGERS, BARSHAK & COHEN 617-227-3030
PEABODY & ARNOLD 617-951-2100
Regina E. Roman (D)
Maureen Mulligan*
POSTERNAK BLANKSTEIN & LUND 617-973-6100 Rosanna Sattler
LEVERAGED BUYOUTS AND PRIVATE EQUITY LAW GOODWIN 617-570-1000
SHERIN AND LODGEN 617-646-2000
Laura C. Hodges Taylor
Sara Jane Shanahan*
SUGARMAN, ROGERS, BARSHAK & COHEN 617-227-3030 Susan A. Hartnett, Regina E. Roman
MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS 617-341-7700
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW Janice W. Howe (D) BURNS & LEVINSON 617-345-3000
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW
Laura L. Carroll (IP*), Ronda P. Moore (P) Patricia A. Sheehan (T)
ADLER, COHEN, HARVEY, WAKEMAN AND GUEKGUEZIAN 617-423-6674
Karen F. Copenhaver (C, P), Brenda Herschbach Jarrell (P)
ARROWOOD PETERS 617-849-6200
CESARI AND MCKENNA 617-951-2500
Ellen Epstein Cohen (D)
CHOATE HALL & STEWART 617-248-5000
FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER 617-646-1600 Denise W. DeFranco (P*)
Lisa G. Arrowood (P)
CROWE & MULVEY 617-426-4488 Elizabeth N. Mulvey (P)
ESDAILE, BARRETT, JACOBS & MONE 617-482-0333 Patricia L. Kelly (P)
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FICKSMAN & CONLEY 617-720-1515 Nancy L. Watson (D)
GONTHIER-KIELY & ASSOCIATES 978-741-4500
CHOATE HALL & STEWART 617-248-5000
IMMIGRATION LAW DICKINSON WRIGHT 734-623-7075
SULLIVAN, HAYES & QUINN 413-736-4538
LUBIN & MEYER 617-720-4447
Suzanne K. Sukkar Meghan B. Sullivan (EM, LE*, LM) ROPES & GRAY 617-951-7000 IRANI & WISE 734-995-4900 Julie H. Jones (S) MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW Dawn Welk Wise SECURITIZATION AND STRUCTURED FINANCE LAW BULKLEY, RICHARDSON AND GELINAS 413-781-2820 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW
MURRAY, KELLY & BERTRAND 781-569-0020
ROPES & GRAY 617-951-7000
Annette Gonthier-Kiely (P)
JONES KELLEHER 617-737-3100 Donna R. Corcoran (P) Krysia J. Syska (P) Carol A. Kelly (D)
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS LAW FOLEY & LARDNER 617-342-4000
Diana K. Lloyd (S*)
Melinda M. Phelps (D)
Alyson Gal Allen
SPORTS LAW ASSOCIATES 207-776-4551
Melinda M. Phelps (D)
PELLEGRINI, SEELEY, RYAN & BLAKESLEY 413-785-5300
Janet P. Judge
Susan E. Pravda
BUTZEL LONG 734-995-3110
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION Claudia Rast HOOPER HATHAWAY PRICE BEUCHE & SPORTS LAW BULKLEY, RICHARDSON AND GELINAS 413-781-2820 WALLACE 734-662-4426 TAX LAW ROBINSON DONOVAN 413-732-2301
Laura C. Hodges Taylor
FOLEY HOAG 617-832-1000
ROPES & GRAY 617-951-7000
NOLAN SHEEHAN PATTEN 617-451-1725
TRUSTS AND ESTATES HONIGMAN MILLER SCHWARTZ AND COHN 734-418-4200 Deborah Swedlow (IP*)
SHATZ, SCHWARTZ AND FENTIN 413-737-1131 Michele J. Feinstein
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM 617-573-4800 PIERCE ATWOOD 617-488-8100
THE LAW OFFICE OF RONDA G. PARISH 413-301-0850
Margaret A. Brown
Kathleen King Parker
Carol G. Wolff
Susan A. Johnston, Loretta R. Richard
Ronda G. Parish
ROPES & GRAY 617-951-7000
SULLIVAN & WORCESTER 617-338-2800
WORCESTER
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MUTUAL FUNDS LAW DORR 617-526-6000
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS 617-341-7700
Amy A. Null, Julie Hogan Rodgers, Kimberly B. Wethly
Toby R. Serkin
SIDLEY AUSTIN 617-223-0300
TRUSTS AND ESTATES BOVE & LANGA 617-720-6040
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Lisa M. Cukier
NUTTER MCCLENNEN & FISH 617-439-2000
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Nancy B. Gardiner
CHOATE HALL & STEWART 617-248-5000
Melissa Sampson McMorrow
CURRIER LAW OFFICES 617-419-3300
Kendi E. Ozmon
DAY PITNEY 617-345-4600
GOODWIN 617-570-1000
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION Susan L. Abbott, Mary-Kathleen O'Connell
ARROWOOD PETERS 617-849-6200
Nancy E. Dempze**
BARTON GILMAN 617-654-8200
Meredeth A. Beers, Shari A. Levitan**
CHOATE HALL & STEWART 617-248-5000
Deborah L. Anderson, Sarah T. Connolly, Evelyn V. Moreno
CROWE & MULVEY 617-426-4488
Natalie B. Choate, Deborah J. Manus
ESDAILE, BARRETT, JACOBS & MONE 617-482-0333
Patricia D. Popov
FITCH LAW PARTNERS 617-542-5542
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GONTHIER-KIELY & ASSOCIATES 978-741-4500
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JODI M. PETRUCELLI, ESQ. 781-362-5199
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Ellen Epstein Cohen (D)
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HOLLAND & KNIGHT 617-523-2700
Pamela Slater Gilman (D)
NIXON PEABODY 617-345-1000
Joan A. Lukey (P)
NUTTER MCCLENNEN & FISH 617-439-2000
Elizabeth N. Mulvey (P)
PRATT, BATOR & POPOV 617-523-6800
Patricia L. Kelly (P)
PRINCE LOBEL TYE 617-456-8000
Andrea Peraner-Sweet (D)
RACKEMANN, SAWYER & BREWSTER 617-542-2300
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ROPES & GRAY 617-951-7000
Jodi M. Petrucelli (P)
SCHMIDT & FEDERICO 617-695-0021
Janet R. Barringer (D)
SULLIVAN & WORCESTER 617-338-2800
Marianne C. LeBlanc (P)
MIRICK, O'CONNELL, DEMALLIE & LOUGEE 508-791-8500
SECURITIES / CAPITAL MARKETS LAW
MICHIGAN ANN ARBOR
PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION LAW OFFICE OF SUSAN A. HUETTNER 508-888-0049
CHOATE HALL & STEWART 617-248-5000
Susan A. Huettner
MARTIN, MAGNUSON, MCCARTHY & KENNEY 617-227-3240
LAW OFFICES OF DEBORAH G. KOHL 508-677-4900
WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW Deborah G. Kohl (C) Juliane Soprano (C)
Nancy M. Persechino
Meghan B. Burke
ROPES & GRAY 617-951-7000
Anne Phillips Ogilby, Loretta R. Richard
REAL ESTATE LAW DLA PIPER 617-406-6000
Cara J. Nelson, Barbara A. Trachtenberg
Wendy Sibbison
SHATZ, SCHWARTZ AND FENTIN 413-737-1131
BANKING AND FINANCE LAW Marta A. Manildi** Colleen M. Shevnock (B)
CLEANTECH LAW BUTZEL LONG 734-995-3110
Ellen M. Randle
Diane M. McDermott, Suanne C. St. Charles
CAIN HIBBARD & MYERS 413-443-4771
KROKIDAS & BLUESTEIN 617-482-7211
Maria J. Krokidas, Kathryn Cochrane Murphy
MCCARTER & ENGLISH 617-449-6500
Diane M. DeGiacomo
LESSER NEWMAN ALEO & NASSER 413-584-7331 Merry L. Nasser
Cynthia B. Keliher
NUTTER MCCLENNEN & FISH 617-439-2000 Marianne Ajemian, Beth H. Mitchell
ROBINSON DONOVAN 413-732-2301 Carla W. Newton
ZURN, SHARP & HEYMAN 413-586-0264
SHERIN AND LODGEN 617-646-2000
Marianne G. Zurn
Carla M. Moynihan
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR 617-526-6000 Katharine E. Bachman
REINSURANCE LAW SUGARMAN, ROGERS, BARSHAK & COHEN 617-227-3030
HOOPER HATHAWAY PRICE BEUCHE & WALLACE 734-662-4426
ANTITRUST LAW
Angela L. Jackson
DIVORCE MEDIATION GROUP 413-733-4444 Kathleen A. Townsend
Joanne Geha Swanson*
ELIZABETH L. JACOBS 313-962-4090 Elizabeth L. Jacobs
HONIGMAN MILLER SCHWARTZ AND COHN 734-418-4200
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW
Rosalind Rochkind
KERR, RUSSELL AND WEBER 313-961-0200 Joanne Geha Swanson
AVIATION LAW DYKEMA GOSSETT 313-568-6800 Kathryn J. Humphrey
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL 734-647-7651
BANKING AND FINANCE LAW
Nicole Appleberry
BODMAN 313-259-7777
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Kathleen O'Callaghan Hickey (B), Damali A. Sahu (B) CLARK HILL 313-965-8300
BUTZEL LONG 734-995-3110
Jennifer A. Bielfield (B)
Claudia Rast
MILLER CANFIELD PADDOCK AND STONE 313-963-6420
FAMILY LAW Amanda Van Dusen (B) BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS JAFFE RAITT HEUER & WEISS 734-222-4776 Diana Raimi / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW NICHOLS, SACKS, SLANK, SENDELBACH &
ERMAN, TEICHER, ZUCKER & FREEDMAN 248-827-4100 Julie Beth Teicher**
SMITH HAUGHEY RICE & ROEGGE 734-213-8000 Veroniqué Liem
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW CAIN HIBBARD & MYERS 413-443-4771
KERR, RUSSELL AND WEBER 313-961-0200
CORPORATE LAW GARAN LUCOW MILLER 313-446-1530
734-994-3000 FAMILY LAW MEDIATION BUITEWEG Karen S. Sendelbach
Diane M. DeGiacomo (EI)
DETROIT
Jill M. Wheaton
FAMILY LAW Nancy Keppelman
BULKLEY, RICHARDSON AND GELINAS 413-781-2820
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 617-523-2700
HONIGMAN MILLER SCHWARTZ AND COHN 734-418-4200
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
BUTZEL LONG 734-995-3110
Rina M. Miller
Diane C. Tillotson*
Amy N. Morrissey, Susan S. Westerman VENTURE CAPITAL LAW Barbara A. Kaye
Claudia Rast
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW Barbara A. Kaye
ATTORNEY RINA M. MILLER 413-454-4485
HEMENWAY & BARNES 617-227-7940
WESTERMAN & MORRISSEY 734-995-9731
DICKINSON WRIGHT 734-623-7075
ELDER LAW Sonal Hope Mithani*
Michele J. Feinstein, Carol Cioe Klyman, Ann I. Weber
GOULSTON & STORRS 617-482-1776 Nancy M. Davids, Paige A. Manning
HOOPER HATHAWAY PRICE BEUCHE & WALLACE 734-662-4426
Jill M. Wheaton
APPELLATE PRACTICE CONSTRUCTION LAW COLLINS EINHORN FARRELL 248-355-4141 Deborah A. Hebert, Noreen L. Slank MILLER CANFIELD PADDOCK AND STONE 734-663-2445
SIBBISON & DEJUNEAS 413-772-0329
Ronda G. Parish
Minta E. Kay
TRUSTS AND ESTATES Marie R. Deveney
DYKEMA GOSSETT 734-214-7660
THE LAW OFFICE OF RONDA G. PARISH 413-301-0850
GOODWIN 617-570-1000
TECHNOLOGY LAW BODMAN 734-761-3780 Susan M. Kornfield
CANFIELD PADDOCK AND STONE 734-663-2445 APPELLATE PRACTICE MILLER Sonal Hope Mithani
PUBLIC FINANCE LAW MINTZ, LEVIN, COHN, FERRIS, GLOVSKY AND POPEO 617-542-6000
Joanne B. Faycurry*
DYKEMA GOSSETT 734-214-7660
SPRINGFIELD-MA
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS 617-341-7700
TAX LAW SCHIFF HARDIN 734-222-1500
APPELLATE PRACTICE DYKEMA GOSSETT 734-214-7660
THE LAW OFFICES OF JULIANE SOPRANO 508-540-2811
PROJECT FINANCE LAW
Barbara A. Kaye (S)
Zena D. Zumeta (M)
FAMILY LAW
Janice W. Howe (D)
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION MEDIATION TRAINING & CONSULTATION INSTITUTE 734-663-1155
Ann L. Milner
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS 617-341-7700
Sonal Hope Mithani*
HONIGMAN MILLER SCHWARTZ AND COHN 734-418-4200
NEW BEDFORD
Jennifer A. Creedon (D)
MILLER CANFIELD PADDOCK AND STONE 734-663-2445
Christine Griggs Narcisse (C)
Susan L. Mazur
Joan A. Lukey (D)
REAL ESTATE LAW Sandra Sorini Elser
MCGUIRE & MCGUIRE 508-754-3291
Kimberley J. Kaplan-Gross
ROPES & GRAY 617-951-7000
Barbara A. Kaye
WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW BODMAN 734-761-3780
VENTURE CAPITAL LAW
Mary B. Kuusisto, Robin A. Painter
PRIVATE FUNDS / HEDGE FUNDS LAW TRUSTS AND ESTATES HONIGMAN MILLER SCHWARTZ AND COHN 734-418-4200
Janet W. Moore
COOLEY 617-937-2300
PROSKAUER ROSE 617-526-9600
Barbara A. Kaye
Heidi Salter-Ferris (P)
Elizabeth W. Morse (D, P)
Lisa N. Mingolla
Laura C. Hodges Taylor
Cheryl L. Chandler (D)
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION FERRIS & SALTER 734-677-2020
Elizabeth L.B. Greene (D)
WICKSTROM MORSE 508-756-7740
PRIVATE FUNDS / HEDGE FUNDS LAW LATHAM & WATKINS 617-948-6000 GOODWIN 617-570-1000
SMITH HAUGHEY RICE & ROEGGE 734-213-8000
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS LAW MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW HONIGMAN MILLER SCHWARTZ AND COHN 734-418-4200
Mary H. Schmidt**
SUGARMAN AND SUGARMAN 617-542-1000
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW
FAMILY LAW Heidi Salter-Ferris (P)
MIRICK, O'CONNELL, DEMALLIE & LOUGEE 508-791-8500
GOULSTON & STORRS 617-482-1776
Valerie A. Yarashus (P)
GREEN & GREEN 734-994-6380
FERRIS & SALTER 734-677-2020
Susan Rossi Cook
Stefanie D. Cantor**
MEEHAN, BOYLE, BLACK & BOGDANOW 617-523-8300
Diane M. Soubly (EM)
HONIGMAN MILLER SCHWARTZ AND COHN 734-418-4200
SUSAN ROSSI COOK, ATTORNEY AND MEDIATOR 508-507-8742
FOLEY HOAG 617-832-1000
ADLER, COHEN, HARVEY, WAKEMAN AND GUEKGUEZIAN 617-423-6674
Susan A. Hartnett
BOWDITCH & DEWEY 508-791-3511
Emily S. Starr
Leiha Macauley, Barbara Freedman Wand
LECLAIRRYAN 617-502-8200
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW BUTZEL LONG 734-995-3110
STARR VANDER LINDEN 978-345-6791
Diane L. Currier
Amy R. Segal
Marta A. Manildi (C, IP*, P, P*, T)
ELDER LAW Barbara A. Kaye
HEMENWAY & BARNES 617-227-7940
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR 617-526-6000
HOOPER HATHAWAY PRICE BEUCHE & WALLACE 734-662-4426
EDUCATION LAW Christine A. Green (EI) LEVERAGED BUYOUTS AND PRIVATE EQUITY LAW
Mary T. Feeney
Melissa Langa
NON-PROFIT / CHARITIES LAW BURNS & LEVINSON 617-345-3000
ROPES & GRAY 617-951-7000
Susan M. Kornfield (C, IP*, P*, T)
Nicola Lemay**
Miriam V. Sheehan
Jane D. Goldstein, Julie H. Jones
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW BODMAN 734-761-3780
Nancy Frankel Pelletier (D)
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS 617-341-7700 Laurie A. Cerveny
Marta A. Manildi
Phyllis P. Ryan (P)
GOODWIN 617-570-1000
HONIGMAN MILLER SCHWARTZ AND COHN 313-465-7000 Judy B. Calton, Tricia A. Sherick
PEPPER HAMILTON 248-359-7300
HEALTH CARE LAW Kay Standridge Kress** DYKEMA GOSSETT 734-214-7660
Phyllis G. Adams, Kathrin E. Kudner, Roselyn R. Parmenter
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MICHIGAN BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT COUNSEL 248-730-5583 Linda G. Burwell (EM, LE*, LM)
BARRIS, SOTT, DENN & DRIKER 313-965-9725
NEMETH LAW 313-567-5921
Sharon M. Woods
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION PLUNKETT COONEY 313-965-3900 Claudia D. Orr (EM)
Elizabeth K. Bransdorfer
WARNER NORCROSS & JUDD 269-276-8100 Pamela C. Enslen
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
Kathleen H. Klaus (D)
DYKEMA GOSSETT 313-568-6800
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
MIKA MEYERS 616-632-8000
MADDIN, HAUSER, ROTH & HELLER 248-354-4030
Kathleen A. Lang
WARNER NORCROSS & JUDD 269-276-8100
JOHNSON 616-831-1700 LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAW MILLER Connie R. Thacker
Sharon M. Woods
DICKINSON WRIGHT 313-223-3500
Susan Gell Meyers, Jennifer L. Remondino
COLLABORATIVE LAW: FAMILY LAW Pamela C. Enslen
Patricia Nemeth (EM, LE*, LM)
BARRIS, SOTT, DENN & DRIKER 313-965-9725
CIVIL RIGHTS LAW
WARNER NORCROSS & JUDD 616-396-9800
& GLAZIER 616-458-6814 MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS BOS Carole D. Bos
Sherrie L. Farrell
FOLEY & LARDNER 313-234-7100
MILLER CANFIELD PADDOCK AND STONE 313-963-6420
Jennifer Zbytowski Belveal, Ann Marie Uetz
FOSTER SWIFT COLLINS & SMITH 248-539-9900
Irene Bruce Hathaway (D), Amy M. Johnston (D)
MILLER CANFIELD PADDOCK AND STONE 313-963-6420 Elisa Angeli Palizzi
Helen K. Joyner (P)
FOLEY, BARON, METZGER & JUIP 734-742-1800 Cathy R. Bowerman (D) HONIGMAN MILLER SCHWARTZ AND COHN 313-465-7000 JOHNSON LAW 313-324-8300 Margaret E. Greene
MILLER JOHNSON 269-226-2950
WARNER NORCROSS & JUDD 616-752-2000
Catherine C. Metzler
Melissa N. Collar
FAMILY LAW
EDUCATION LAW
Laurel F. McGiffert (D)
THURSWELL LAW FIRM 248-354-2222
MILLER JOHNSON 269-226-2950
CLARK HILL 616-608-1100
Lynn A. Gandhi
Judith A. Susskind (P) Barbara A. Ruga MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS LAW
René M.L. Hansemann
DICKINSON WRIGHT 313-223-3500
Julie A. Sullivan
FAMILY LAW MEDIATION
ELDER LAW MILLER JOHNSON 269-226-2950
MILLER JOHNSON 616-831-1700
Bernadette M. Dennehy
WARNER NORCROSS & JUDD 248-784-5000
ELDER LAW
Aileen M. Leipprandt
CORPORATE LAW PLUNKETT COONEY 313-965-3900
PEPPER HAMILTON 248-359-7300
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR WARNER NORCROSS & JUDD 269-276-8100
HILGER HAMMOND 616-458-3600
Jody L. Aaron (P)
HONIGMAN MILLER SCHWARTZ AND COHN 313-465-7000
Pamela C. Enslen
CONSTRUCTION LAW Pamela C. Enslen
Sharon M. Woods*
Bernadette M. Dennehy
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: GENERAL PRACTICE WARNER NORCROSS & JUDD 269-276-8100
Andrea J. Bernard, Janet L. Ramsey
Noreen L. Slank (D)
DICKINSON WRIGHT 313-223-3500
GRAVELYN LAW OFFICE 616-951-1529
Erin E. Gravelyn
WARNER NORCROSS & JUDD 616-752-2000
COLLINS EINHORN FARRELL 248-355-4141
CONSTRUCTION LAW FIEGER LAW 248-355-5555 BARRIS, SOTT, DENN & DRIKER 313-965-9725
Cynthia P. Ortega
MEYERS 616-632-8000 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW MIKA Jennifer A. Puplava
Julie I. Fershtman
CORPORATE LAW MILLER JOHNSON 269-226-2950
Julie A. Sullivan
Lauretta K. Murphy
Linda Paullin-Hebden
MUNICIPAL LAW EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW CRIMINAL DEFENSE: GENERAL PRACTICE FOSTER SWIFT COLLINS & SMITH 248-539-9900 MILLER JOHNSON 616-831-1700 Lisa J. Hamameh Mary V. Bauman ELIZABETH L. JACOBS 313-962-4090 NORCROSS & JUDD 616-752-2000 Elizabeth L. Jacobs PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION WARNER Heidi A. Lyon EDUCATION LAW FIEGER LAW 248-355-5555 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Helen K. Joyner (P) MILLER CANFIELD PADDOCK AND STONE 313-963-6420 Beverly Hall Burns, Amanda Van Dusen
LIPTON LAW 248-557-1688
BARNES & THORNBURG 616-742-3930
Jody B. Lipton (P)
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW MILLER CANFIELD PADDOCK AND STONE 313-963-6420 Amy M. Johnston (D)
WARNER NORCROSS & JUDD 248-784-5000
SACHS WALDMAN 313-965-3464
Mary Jo Larson, Lisa B. Zimmer
Pamela C. Enslen*
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW WARNER NORCROSS & JUDD 269-276-8100 Pamela C. Enslen (EM)
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION
Tammy L. Helminski
RHOADES MCKEE 616-235-3500
VARNUM 269-382-2300
Mary Jane Rhoades
Bonnie Y. Sawusch (P)
FAMILY LAW
George T. Fishback (P)
ENERGY LAW THURSWELL LAW FIRM 248-354-2222
MILLER JOHNSON 616-831-1700
Judith A. Susskind (P)
DICKINSON WRIGHT 313-223-3500
FIRST AMENDMENT LAW WARNER NORCROSS & JUDD 269-276-8100
REAL ESTATE LAW MILLER JOHNSON 269-226-2950
Connie R. Thacker
Cynthia P. Ortega
PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION FAMILY LAW ARBITRATION TRUSTS AND ESTATES ENVIRONMENTAL LAW DICKINSON WRIGHT 313-223-3500 MILLER JOHNSON 616-831-1700 DEMENT AND MARQUARDT 269-343-2106 Kathleen A. Lang (D) Connie R. Thacker Michele C. Marquardt DICKINSON WRIGHT 313-223-3500 DYKEMA GOSSETT 313-568-6800 JOHNSON 269-226-2950 Sharon R. Newlon** FAMILY LAW MEDIATION MILLER Kathryn J. Humphrey (D) Catherine C. Metzler COONEY 313-965-3900 ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW PLUNKETT MILLER JOHNSON 616-831-1700 Loretta M. Ames (D) Sharon R. Newlon
BARRIS, SOTT, DENN & DRIKER 313-965-9725
PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE LAW
Sharon M. Woods
SOTT, DENN & DRIKER 313-965-9725 FAMILY LAW BARRIS, Sharon M. Woods (D)
BREITMEYER CUSHMAN 313-962-4600
MADDIN, HAUSER, ROTH & HELLER 248-354-4030
Carole L. Chiamp
Julie Chenot Mayer (D)
HEALTH CARE LAW DEBORAH J. WILLIAMSON 586-343-8871
GOSSETT 517-374-9100 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW DYKEMA Sandra M. Cotter
PROJECT FINANCE LAW
WARNER NORCROSS & JUDD 616-752-2000
Jennifer L. Benedict, Ann T. Hollenbeck, Julie E. Robertson, Linda S. Ross
MILLER CANFIELD PADDOCK AND STONE 313-963-6420
Lori-Ann Rickard**
IMMIGRATION LAW BUTZEL LONG 313-225-7000
Lori McAllister (A)
PUBLIC FINANCE LAW MILLER JOHNSON 616-831-1700 Amanda Van Dusen
LOOMIS LAW FIRM 517-485-0400
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LEWIS RICE 314-444-7600
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Michelle W. Alvey (C)
HUSCH BLACKWELL 314-480-1500
Kimberly A. Beatty
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW BRYAN CAVE 314-259-2000
CORPORATE LAW Jennifer E. Hoekel (IP*, P*) Tessa Rolufs Trelz
BROWNING, KALECZYC, BERRY & HOVEN 406-443-6820
Janice E. Hetland
THOMPSON COBURN 314-552-6000
Ann E. Buckley
ARMSTRONG TEASDALE 314-621-5070
LATHROP & GAGE 314-613-2800
TAX LAW
THOMPSON COBURN 314-552-6000
CONSTRUCTION LAW Debbie S. Champion**
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
Caroline L. Hermeling, Kathleen T. Mueller
SOKOL 314-721-7701 INSURANCE LAW CAPES Sara Neill*, Michelle F. Schwerin*
LEWIS RICE 314-444-7600
Caroline L. Hermeling
HUSCH BLACKWELL 314-480-1500
Cheryl A. Kelly, Amelia M. Lewis, Gayle L. Smith
Melanie Gurley Keeney
HUSCH BLACKWELL 314-480-1500
Cathy J. Lewis
THOMPSON COBURN 314-552-6000
Lisa Pake
Kathy A. Wisniewski
UGRIN, ALEXANDER, ZADICK & HIGGINS 406-771-0007
Lisa Greenman Kraner
TUETH KEENEY COOPER MOHAN & COMMERCIAL LITIGATION JACKSTADT 314-880-3600
Bridget Hoy
CIVIL RIGHTS LAW
Victoria I. Goldson, Linda M. Martinez
REALTY LAW PARTNERS 314-721-7080
Linda L. Shapiro
HAAR & WOODS 314-241-2224
BRYAN CAVE 314-259-2000
Nancy Millsap Hawes
THOMPSON COBURN 314-552-6000
REBECCA T. MAGRUDER 636-947-9273
UGRIN, ALEXANDER, ZADICK & HIGGINS 406-771-0007
REAL ESTATE LAW Cathy J. Lewis
POLSINELLI 314-889-8000
Doreen D. Dodson
Sophya Qureshi Raza
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Sara E. Kotthoff, Deborah K. Rush
Catherine R. Phillips
POLSINELLI 314-889-8000
RAZA & JONES 314-449-8830 Rebecca T. Magruder
IMMIGRATION LAW ARMSTRONG TEASDALE 314-621-5070 Martha N. Hereford
Susan L. Amato
THOMPSON COBURN 314-552-6000
Jennifer A. Marler
THOMPSON COBURN 314-552-6000
Kathryn J. Doty
GREAT FALLS
Claire J. Halpern
DENTONS 314-241-1800
Jane E. Arnold, Joan B. Killgore
POLSINELLI 314-889-8000
PUBLIC FINANCE LAW GILMORE & BELL 314-436-1000
REILLY MCLAUGHLIN 314-721-7778
Patricia D. Gray, Lisa D. McLaughlin CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR Kathleen M. Petrillo (P, P*) COBURN 314-552-6000 LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW THOMPSON Jacqueline A. Dimmitt, Laura M. Duncan HAAR & WOODS 314-241-2224 Susan Bindler, Lisa Pake
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MISSOULA
WREN BOTTINI 314-677-1288
CLOSELY HELD COMPANIES AND FAMILY BUSINESSES LAW
Nichole Y. Wren
MONTANA BILLINGS
(EM, LM)
Amy Clendennen, Melanie Gurley Keeney
HAMMOND AND SHINNERS 314-727-1015
Sherrie A. Hall (EI, LE*, LU), Janine Martin (LE*, LU)
ELDER LAW HUSCH BLACKWELL 314-480-1500
MARTHA C. BROWN & ASSOCIATES 314-962-0186 Martha C. Brown
Christine F. Miller (EM), Sonni Nolan (EM)
JACKSON LEWIS 314-827-3939 Jessica L. Liss (EM)
HOLLAND & HART 406-252-2166 Kyle Gray
Kimberly A. Yates (EM)
SCHUCHAT, COOK & WERNER 314-732-1127
Mary M. Bonacorsi
Sally E. Barker (EI), Marilyn S. Teitelbaum (EI)
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW SEDEY HARPER WESTHOFF 314-773-3566 ARMSTRONG TEASDALE 314-621-5070
Mary Anne Sedey (EI)
BRYAN CAVE 314-259-2000
Ferne Wolf (EI)
BUCKLEY & BUCKLEY 314-621-3434
Hope K. Abramov (EM, LE*, LM), Laura M. Jordan (EM, LE*), Krissa P. Lubben (EM, LE*), Pamela J. Meanes (LE*)
Sarah Roe Sise
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Lisa A. Van Fleet
THOMPSON COBURN 314-552-6000
Ann E. Buckley
Janine Martin*
POLSINELLI 314-889-8000
ARMSTRONG TEASDALE 314-621-5070
Pamela D. Perdue
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Cathryn Conrad, Lori W. Jones, Ruth A. Streit, Patricia A. Winchell
THE SIMON LAW FIRM 314-241-2929
Katherine Utz Hunter
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Anita M. Kidd (D)
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Kaitlin A. Bridges (P)
THOMPSON COBURN 314-552-6000 UTZ & LATTAN 314-695-5368
ENERGY LAW BUCKLEY & BUCKLEY 314-621-3434
Carey E. Matovich
EDUCATION LAW
Elizabeth Kaleva
Roberta Anner-Hughes
FAMILY LAW
HOLLAND & HART 406-252-2166 Michelle M. Sullivan
BOONE KARLBERG 406-543-6646
Carey E. Matovich, Brooke B. Murphy
GAIL H. GOHEEN 406-363-2722
Cynthia K. Thiel Gail H. Goheen
Mary Scrim Dyre
Gina S. Sherman
A. Elizabeth Blackwell (D)
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW Elizabeth A. Nedrow
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Amy Collignon Gunn (P)
INSURANCE LAW EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW GARLINGTON, LOHN & ROBINSON 406-523-2500 Kathleen L. Desoto LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW INSURANCE LAW GARLINGTON, LOHN & ROBINSON 406-523-2500 Candace C. Fetscher (EM, LE*, LM), Anita H. Poe (LM)
HOLLAND & HART 406-252-2166
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Kyle Gray
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Julie E. O'Keefe
Candace C. Fetscher
HOLLAND & HART 406-252-2166
Joan M. Lockwood (P) Gretchen Myers (P)
HEALTH CARE LAW CORPORATE LAW GARLINGTON, LOHN & ROBINSON 406-523-2500
CROWLEY FLECK 406-556-1430
Amy Collignon Gunn (P)
ARMSTRONG TEASDALE 314-621-5070
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW HOLLAND & HART 406-252-2166
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS LAW Jeanne Matthews Bender (EM, LE*, LM)
Maxine I. Lipeles*
ARMSTRONG TEASDALE 314-621-5070
EQUIPMENT FINANCE LAW Tessa Rolufs Trelz
HUSCH BLACKWELL 314-480-1500
THOMPSON COBURN 314-552-6000
Mary Anne O'Connell
Ruthanne Hammett
FAMILY LAW PAGE LAW 314-322-8515 Alisse C. Camazine, Lisa G. Moore
Carey E. Matovich (LE*) PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY LAW BOONE KARLBERG 406-543-6646 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW BOONE KARLBERG 406-543-6646
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Natasha P. Jones
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Helena S. Maclay
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Stephanie L. Jones
REINKER, HAMILTON & PIPER 314-333-4140 Jennifer Piper
THE CENTER FOR FAMILY LAW 314-721-8844 Ann E. Bauer
Joan M. Lockwood (P) Terese A. Drew (D)
Penny Robinson
RYNEARSON, SUESS, SCHNURBUSCH &
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AMATO FAMILY LAW 314-727-7122 Susan L. Amato
REBECCA T. MAGRUDER 636-947-9273
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Brooke B. Murphy (D)
CROWLEY FLECK 406-556-1430
Anne-Marie Brockland (P), Amy Collignon Gunn (P)
Renee L. Coppock, Gina S. Sherman Renee L. Coppock, Gina S. Sherman
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THE SIMON LAW FIRM 314-241-2929
NEBRASKA LINCOLN
REAL ESTATE LAW
Gretchen Myers (P)
Ashley Burleson
TRUSTS AND ESTATES
Gail M. Haviland**
MATOVICH, KELLER & MURPHY 406-252-5500
CROWLEY FLECK 406-252-3441
THE SIMON LAW FIRM 314-241-2929
Rebecca T. Magruder
PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION WORDEN THANE 406-721-3400
Debbie S. Champion (D)
THE LAW OFFICES OF GRETCHEN MYERS 314-621-5454
RAILROAD LAW
REAL ESTATE LAW PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION HELENA S. MACLAY ATTORNEY AT LAW 406-721-4210
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION Roberta Anner-Hughes (P) GRAY, RITTER & GRAHAM 314-732-0728 HINSHAW & CULBERTSON 314-241-2600
ZERMAN MOGERMAN 314-862-4444
Natasha P. Jones (D)
KARELL DYRE HANEY 406-294-8484
THOMPSON COBURN 314-552-6000
RAZA & JONES 314-449-8830
LAND USE & ZONING LAW Colleen M. Dowdall**
MUTUAL FUNDS LAW Mary Scrim Dyre
PAULE, CAMAZINE & BLUMENTHAL 314-727-2266
Elizabeth Kaleva (EM)
WORDEN THANE 406-721-3400
MATOVICH, KELLER & MURPHY 406-252-5500
THOMPSON COBURN 314-552-6000 Dee Anne Sjogren
Tonya D. Page
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Kathleen L. Desoto
MATOVICH, KELLER & MURPHY 406-252-5500
GRAY, RITTER & GRAHAM 314-732-0728
Ann E. Buckley
Jane E. Dueker
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: GENERAL PRACTICE BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION GARLINGTON, LOHN & ROBINSON 406-523-2500
MATOVICH, KELLER & MURPHY 406-252-5500
Jamie Zveitel Kwiatek
SPENCER FANE 314-863-7733
Gail M. Haviland
COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS / UCC LAW WORDEN THANE 406-721-3400 MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS Jane E. Cowley, Gail M. Haviland KARELL DYRE HANEY 406-294-8484
Ruth Hays
Jane E. Cohen
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ANNER-HUGHES LAW FIRM 888-885-7682
Margaret Hesse (EM), Melanie Gurley Keeney (EM)
HUSCH BLACKWELL 314-480-1500
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION BOONE KARLBERG 406-543-6646
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION KALEVA LAW OFFICE 406-542-1300
TUETH KEENEY COOPER MOHAN & JACKSTADT 314-880-3600
HAMMOND AND SHINNERS 314-727-1015
Gail M. Haviland
Natasha P. Jones
EMINENT DOMAIN AND CONDEMNATION LAW LITTLER MENDELSON 314-659-2000
THOMPSON COBURN 314-552-6000
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Karen A. Haase
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Kim M. Robak
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Jeanette E. McPherson**
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Christine A. Murphy
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ASHCRAFT LAW 702-562-4010
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Ellen F. Whittemore
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Susan T. Goff
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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS LAW GALLAGHER, CALLAHAN & GARTRELL 800-528-1181
Sylvia L. Harrison
SILVERMAN, DECARIA & KATTELMAN 775-322-3223
Susan B. Hollinger
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Pat Lundvall (LE*)
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
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Lucy J. Karl
FENNEMORE CRAIG 775-788-2200
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW
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Sharon R. Kresha**
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Laura J. Thalacker (EM, LE*, LM)
Roberta L. Christensen
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Joyce A. Dixon
Ronna F. Wise
Priscilla E. Kimball
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Kaaran E. Thomas
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Heather E. Krans
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Lynn S. Fulstone
Karen M. Shuler
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Kimberly Maxson-Rushton
Teresa A. Beaufait
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Deborah Drooz*
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Leslie Bryan Hart (B*)
Martha J. Ashcraft
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Janice Michaels*
Amy L. Longo
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Denise J. Deschenes (B, R)
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BAIRD HOLM 402-344-0500
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BANKING AND FINANCE LAW
Candice Renka*
Debra L. Spinelli
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Melinda Gehris (M)
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Tamara Beatty Peterson
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Pat Lundvall
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW PISANELLI BICE 702-214-2100
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Brigid M. Higgins
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Colleen A. Dolan, Leslie Bryan Hart*
SANDERS 702-384-7000
Tami D. Cowden
FOX ROTHSCHILD 702-262-6899
Joyce A. Dixon (B)
FENNEMORE CRAIG 775-788-2200
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW Elizabeth M. Fielder HAWLEY TROXELL ENNIS & HAWLEY 775-829-9944 APPELLATE PRACTICE ALVERSON TAYLOR MORTENSEN & Rita L. Ricks
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REAL ESTATE LAW
KAEMPFER CROWELL 702-792-7000 Mandy S. Shavinsky
MCDONALD CARANO WILSON 702-873-4100
OMAHA
SHERMAN & HOWARD 775-323-1980
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ADMINISTRATIVE / REGULATORY LAW SNELL & WILMER 702-784-5200
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Susan K. Sapp (EM)
Deanna Forbush (LM)
Jennifer Lazovich
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW CLINE WILLIAMS WRIGHT JOHNSON & OLDFATHER 402-474-6900
PUBLIC FINANCE LAW
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Amy K. Kanyuk
Leslie Bryan Hart (LE*), Ann Morgan (EM, LE*, LM)
RATH, YOUNG AND PIGNATELLI 603-226-2600
Sandra C. Ketner (EM, LM)
SULLOWAY & HOLLIS 603-224-2341
LITTLER MENDELSON 775-348-4888 SNELL & WILMER 775-785-5440
Kathryn Michaelis
Margaret H. Nelson, Elise H. Salek
Suellen Fulstone (LE*)
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NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY TRUSTS AND ESTATES DEVINE MILLIMET & BRANCH 603-669-1000 Elaine M. Michaud (D)
ANNIS & ZELLERS 603-224-5800
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS LAW
Tina Annis
DEVINE MILLIMET & BRANCH 603-226-1000
DEVINE MILLIMET & BRANCH 603-669-1000
Michelle M. Arruda
Angela B. Martin
DOWNS RACHLIN MARTIN 603-448-2211 Willemien Dingemans Miller
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION
FLOOD, SHEEHAN & TOBIN 603-415-4200
Ann Meissner Flood, Marcia Hennelly Moran, Virginia Symmes Sheehan, Laura E. Tobin
BURNS, BRYANT, COX, ROCKEFELLER & DURKIN 603-742-2332
Amy K. Kanyuk
MCLANE MIDDLETON 603-625-6464
MCDONALD & KANYUK 603-228-9900
E L E VA T I N G TA L E N T E D WOM E N AT TOR N EYS to Better Serve Clients
Christine M. Rockefeller (P) Jennifer L. Parent (P)
MCLANE MIDDLETON 603-226-0400 Alexandra T. Breed
REAL ESTATE LAW
SULLOWAY & HOLLIS 603-224-2341
DEVINE MILLIMET & BRANCH 603-669-1000
Elise H. Salek**
Karen S. McGinley
MANCHESTER APPELLATE PRACTICE PRIMMER PIPER EGGLESTON & CRAMER 603-626-3300
Doreen F. Connor
HAMBLETT & KERRIGAN 603-883-5501 Beth H. Davis
SHEEHAN PHINNEY BASS + GREEN 603-668-0300 Susan A. Manchester
TRUSTS AND ESTATES ANSELL & ANDERSON TRUST AND ESTATE LAW 603-644-8211
BANKING AND FINANCE LAW Christine S. Anderson
BARRADALE, O'CONNELL, NEWKIRK & DWYER 603-644-0275
DEVINE MILLIMET & BRANCH 603-669-1000
Camille Holton DiCroce (B)
Maureen C. Dwyer, Pamela J. Newkirk*, Colleen D. O'Connell
CIVIL RIGHTS LAW DEVINE MILLIMET & BRANCH 603-669-1000 Anu R. Mullikin
JACKSON LEWIS 603-559-2700
MCLANE MIDDLETON 603-436-2818
Martha Van Oot
Andrea L. Daly*, Mary Susan Leahy
CLOSELY HELD COMPANIES AND MULHERN & SCOTT 603-436-1211 FAMILY BUSINESSES LAW Sally Mulhern PIERCE ATWOOD 603-433-6300
DEVINE MILLIMET & BRANCH 603-669-1000
Cynthia L. Worthen
Angela B. Martin
ROBINSON, BOESCH, SENNOTT & MASSE 603-427-5380
COMMERCIAL FINANCE LAW
Simone D. Masse, Kathleen M. Robinson, Andrea L. Sennott
DEVINE MILLIMET & BRANCH 603-669-1000
NEW JERSEY ATLANTIC CITY
Camille Holton DiCroce
CONSTRUCTION LAW GAGLIUSO & GAGLIUSO 603-595-4500
Kelly J. Gagliuso**
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GAMING LAW COOPER LEVENSON 609-318-3904 Lynne L. Kaufman
MCLANE MIDDLETON 603-436-2818 Mary Susan Leahy
SHEEHAN PHINNEY BASS + GREEN 603-668-0300 Colleen Lyons
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: GENERAL PRACTICE
FOX ROTHSCHILD 609-348-4515 Marie J. Jones
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION ROSEANN SELLANI 856-451-5134
BRENNAN, LENEHAN, IACOPINO & HICKEY 603-668-8300 Roseann Sellani (P) Jaye L. Rancourt
GREEN & UTTER 603-413-4983
CHERRY HILL
Cathy J. Green
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR
FAMILY LAW
GREEN & UTTER 603-413-4983 Cathy J. Green
CAPEHART & SCATCHARD 856-234-6800
EDUCATION LAW Amy C. Goldstein
IMMIGRATION LAW
MCLANE MIDDLETON 603-625-6464 Linda S. Johnson
HYLAND LEVIN 856-355-2900
WADLEIGH, STARR AND PETERS 603-669-4140
Shereen C. Chen
Kathleen C. Peahl
H
ow does a law firm truly innovate how it provides professional legal services? For one regional New England law firm, innovation means recognizing superior talent and providing it directly to clients. Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC started out as a three-person boutique firm in Vermont cultivating a strong relationship-based approach to its practice. The legal team continues to grow―now with 46 attorneys and seven offices―because it maintains a personal touch when servicing clients. “We made a deliberate decision to provide legal services to our clients all across the northern New England region,” says Gary Karnedy, chair of the Board of Directors and managing shareholder. “Our span of offices allows us to serve clients who do business in more than one state. We are the only law firm in this region to have a significant presence in the commercial centers of Vermont (Burlington)
and New Hampshire (Manchester).” As the firm has grown from a small to regional firm, Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC has been particularly attentive to cultivating and recognizing its attorney talent on the rise. This provides clients the best fitting legal team to address legal problems. To that end, Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC recently elevated nine lawyers to the position of stockholder, seven of whom are women. “Of the 46 attorneys in our firm, 14 are women and 11 of those women are shareholders,” says Karnedy. “Thirty-three percent of our lawyers are women, compared to the national average of only 18%. We have more women shareholders than any other law firm in New Hampshire and Vermont. To be honest, gender has not really been a consideration as we have grown; raw talent drove our hiring decisions. These are all great attorneys, who happen to be women.”
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Lynda L. Calderone (P)
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
Christine S. Anderson
BARRADALE, O'CONNELL, NEWKIRK & DWYER 603-644-0275
BALLARD SPAHR 856-761-3400 Denise M. Keyser (EM, LM)
Maureen C. Dwyer
MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS
BUTENHOF & BOMSTER 603-296-0428
Ann N. Butenhof
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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW DEVINE MILLIMET & BRANCH 603-669-1000
SCHNADER HARRISON SEGAL & LEWIS 856-482-5222 Lisa J. Rodriguez (P)
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION ANDRES & BERGER 856-795-1444 Tommie Ann Gibney (P)
Patricia M. McGrath
TAX LAW
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MORRIS & ALT 856-733-6600 BRENNAN, LENEHAN, IACOPINO & HICKEY 603-668-8300 NACHMIAS Carolyn S. Nachmias Kathleen Hickey
DEVINE MILLIMET & BRANCH 603-669-1000
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Pamela A. Peterson
ELLEN JOSEPH LAW 603-836-5200 Ellen M. Joseph
SHEEHAN PHINNEY BASS + GREEN 603-668-0300
BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW
Anna Barbara Hantz
TENN AND TENN 603-624-3700 Mary Elizabeth Tenn
COLE SCHOTZ 201-489-3000
HEALTH CARE LAW DEVINE MILLIMET & BRANCH 603-669-1000
Elaine M. Michaud**
SHEEHAN PHINNEY BASS + GREEN 603-668-0300 Katherine M. Hanna
IMMIGRATION LAW DRUMMOND WOODSUM 603-716-2895 Mona T. Movafaghi
Ilana Volkov**
FAMILY LAW LESNEVICH & MARZANO-LESNEVICH 201-488-1161 Amanda S. Trigg
FAMILY LAW ARBITRATION COHN LIFLAND PEARLMAN HERRMANN & KNOPF 201-845-9600 Mary Ann Stokes
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW COOK, LITTLE, ROSENBLATT & MANSON 603-621-7100
Andrea G. Chatfield (EM), Jennifer Shea Moeckel (EM)
JACKSON LEWIS 603-559-2700
Debra Ford (EM, LE*, LM), Debra Weiss Ford (EM, LE*, LM), Martha Van Oot (EM, LE*, LM)
MCLANE MIDDLETON 603-625-6464
Beth A. Deragon (EM), Linda S. Johnson (EM), Jennifer L. Parent (EM, LM), Charla Bizios Stevens (LM)
SHEEHAN PHINNEY BASS + GREEN 603-668-0300 Elizabeth A. Bailey (EM, LE*)
LAND USE & ZONING LAW DEVINE MILLIMET & BRANCH 603-669-1000
LAND USE & ZONING LAW COLE SCHOTZ 201-489-3000 Wendy M. Berger
REAL ESTATE LAW COLE SCHOTZ 201-489-3000 Wendy M. Berger
TRUSTS AND ESTATES COLE SCHOTZ 201-489-3000 Lori I. Wolf
WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW PARISI AND GERLANC 551-587-8915
Karen S. McGinley
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW FLASTER/GREENBERG 856-661-1900
Joyce A. Parisi (C)
ABRAMSON, BROWN & DUGAN 603-627-1819
Eva Bleich (P), Holly B. Haines (P)
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APPELLATE PRACTICE MCCARTER & ENGLISH 973-622-4444 Gita F. Rothschild
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RIKER DANZIG SCHERER HYLAND & PERRETTI 973-538-0800
DAY PITNEY 973-966-6300
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Susanne Peticolas**
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Joy Harmon Sperling (B*)
Jan L. Bernstein, Galit Kierkut, Beth S. Rose
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ZETLIN & DE CHIARA 973-364-9900
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Jane L. Brody (B)
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Bernadette Condon**
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Sherilyn Pastor**, Gita F. Rothschild
MCELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY & CARPENTER 973-993-8100 Loren L. Pierce
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FAMILY LAW Lisa C. Wood*
WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & DICKER 973-624-0800
CANDACE R. SCOTT 973-292-4700 Candace R. Scott
Anne M. Dalena**
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Hope S. Cone
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Stacy A. Biancamano
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Sandra Brown Sherman
ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT LAW
COLLABORATIVE LAW: FAMILY LAW CANDACE R. SCOTT 973-292-4700 Candace R. Scott
SILLS CUMMIS & GROSS 973-643-7000
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION BALDASSARE & MARA 973-200-4066 Jennifer Mara
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Jamie K. Von Ellen
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Bonnie C. Frost
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Rosemary J. Bruno (LE*)
CHIESA SHAHINIAN & GIANTOMASI 973-325-1500 Catherine P. Wells (LM)
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Theresa A. Kelly (EM, LE*, LM), Mary B. Rogers (EM, LE*, LM)
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BRACH EICHLER 973-228-5700 Carol Grelecki
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Lisa Deitsch Taylor
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Maureen A. Ruane*
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Joy M. Mercer
GREENBERG DAUBER EPSTEIN & TUCKER 973-643-3700
Mary Jane Dobbs (LE*)
HEALTH CARE LAW Cynthia M. Jacob (LE*)
LOWENSTEIN SANDLER 973-597-2500
Liza M. Walsh*
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Cynthia B. Lindemann
EPSTEIN BECKER & GREEN 973-642-1900
WALSH PIZZI O'REILLY FALANGA 973-757-1100
Liza M. Walsh (P*)
WEINSTEIN LINDEMANN & WEINSTEIN 973-403-6000
INGLESINO, WEBSTER, WYCISKALA & TAYLOR 973-947-7111
JOY M. MERCER 973-377-0500
WALSH PIZZI O'REILLY FALANGA 973-757-1100
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
Sheryl J. Seiden
DAY PITNEY 973-966-6300 Joan A. Disler
Constance S. Huttner (P, P*)
Mary J. Hildebrand
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW Anjana D. Patel Kathy A. Lawler
Elizabeth J. Sher
Kathleen Barnett Einhorn
Beth S. Rose
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW BUDD LARNER 973-379-4800
LOWENSTEIN SANDLER 973-597-2500
Lynn Fontaine Newsome
FAMILY LAW MEDIATION CLOSELY HELD COMPANIES AND CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR FAMILY BUSINESSES LAW BIANCAMANO LAW 973-507-9792 DONAHUE, HAGAN, KLEIN, & WEISBERG 973-671-5821 Phyllis S. Klein
SHERMAN WELLS SYLVESTER & STAMELMAN 973-302-9700
Linda G. Harvey
MCCARTER & ENGLISH 973-622-4444
EINHORN, HARRIS, ASCHER, BARBARITO & CORPORATE LAW FROST 973-627-7300
Arlene Elgart Mirsky
Sharon L. Levine
Lynda A. Bennett
Gail H. Conenello*
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ARLENE ELGART MIRSKY 973-316-0079
SAUL EWING 973-286-6700
LOWENSTEIN SANDLER 973-597-2500
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE LAW Lizanne J. Ceconi
GREENBAUM, ROWE, SMITH & DAVIS 973-535-1600 Nancy Isaacson**
Karol Corbin Walker
CECONI & CHEIFETZ 908-273-6300
Alyce C. Halchak (C)
Karen A. Giannelli
LECLAIRRYAN 973-491-3600
Marilynn R. Greenberg**
Loryn P. Riggiola
SAIBER 973-622-3333
OFFICES OF SHERYL MINTZ GOSKI 973-520-8520 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW LAW Sheryl Mintz Goski
GIBBONS 973-596-4500
WALSH PIZZI O'REILLY FALANGA 973-757-1100
DAY PITNEY 973-966-6300
Cynthia J. Borrelli, Susan Stryker
Colleen R. Donovan
BANKING AND FINANCE LAW Sigrid S. Franzblau
INSURANCE LAW BRESSLER, AMERY & ROSS 973-514-1200
DORNBAUM & PEREGOY 973-623-7777 Kathleen M. Peregoy, Abigail J. Walsh
LITTLER MENDELSON 973-848-4700 Stacey D. Adams (EM)
LUM, DRASCO & POSITAN 973-403-9000
Elizabeth Moon (EM), Christina Silva (EM, LE*, LM)
Karol Corbin Walker
WE ARE HONORED TO BE SURROUNDED BY REMARKABLE ATTORNEYS It is our privilege to honor the women attorneys of Brach Eichler, who are outstanding in their individual fields of expertise. We count on them to bring their intelligence, compassion and dedication to our firm and our clients.
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NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO MCCARTER & ENGLISH 973-622-4444
PRINCETON
Gita F. Rothschild (LE*)
NUKK-FREEMAN & CERRA 973-665-9100 Suzanne M. Cerra (EM, LE*)
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: GENERAL PRACTICE TOVA INDRITZ ATTORNEY AT LAW 505-242-4003 Maria D. Noto
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OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART 973-656-1600
Tova Indritz
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BANKING AND FINANCE LAW CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR LITTLE BRADLEY & NESBITT 505-254-7767 Susan C. Little (M)
Theresa Donahue Egler (LM), Sharon P. Margello (EM, LE*, LM)
DALE E. CONSOLE 609-683-0003
Joan M. Schwab (LE*)
FOX ROTHSCHILD 609-896-3600
Galit Kierkut (LE*)
BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION WILENTZ, GOLDMAN & SPITZER 732-636-8000 Anne S. Babineau WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES 609-986-1120 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Diane P. Sullivan
SAIBER 973-622-3333
WILENTZ, GOLDMAN & SPITZER 732-636-8000
Dale E. Console
SMITH MULLIN 973-783-7607 Nancy Erika Smith (EI)
MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH 973-549-7000
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION GREENBAUM, ROWE, SMITH & DAVIS 732-549-5600 Ann M. Waeger
WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES 609-986-1120
Susan M. Sharko (D)
Gita F. Rothschild (D)
Martha N. Donovan**
WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES 609-986-1120
Lauren E. Handler (D)
Kelly Strange Crawford (D)
Beth S. Rose (D)
Dale E. Console
STARK & STARK 609-896-9060
Carol L. Forte (P)
ULRICHSEN ROSEN & FREED 609-730-3850
RUPRECHT HART WEEKS & RICCIARDULLI 908-232-4800 Judith Wahrenberger (D)
ALTMAN, LEGBAND & MAYRIDES 609-921-8070 Donna P. Legband
SANDERS & WESTBROOK 505-243-2243
Maeve E. Cannon
GIBBONS 973-596-4500 Alyce C. Halchak
FOX ROTHSCHILD 609-896-3600
NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS 908-252-4295
CLOSELY HELD COMPANIES AND FAMILY BUSINESSES LAW MODRALL SPERLING 505-848-1800 Marjorie A. Rogers
BLUME FORTE FRIED ZERRES & MOLINARI 973-635-5400
GIBBONS 609-394-5300
BUDD LARNER 973-379-4800
RIKER DANZIG SCHERER HYLAND & PERRETTI 609-396-2121
Cynthia M. Craig (P), Carol L. Forte (P)
Cynthia A. Walters (P)
Mary Kathryn Roberts
DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH 973-549-7000 Susan M. Sharko (D)
HEALTH CARE LAW
LUM, DRASCO & POSITAN 973-403-9000 Cynthia A. Matheke (D, P)
DECHERT 609-955-3200 Susan M. Hendrickson
MCCARTER & ENGLISH 973-622-4444 Gita F. Rothschild (D)
GIORDANO, HALLERAN & CIESLA 732-741-3900
WILENTZ, GOLDMAN & SPITZER 732-636-8000
Roberta S. Batley, Jan B. Gilman-Tepper, Sandra Morgan Little
FRAGOMEN, DEL REY, BERNSEN AND LOEWY 732-862-5000
Ruth M. Schifani
Alyson M. Leone
Noreen M. Giblin
Lauren E. Handler (D) Beth S. Rose (D)
MODRALL SPERLING 505-848-1800
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW Martha G. Brown
Vivian Demas (P)
SANDERS & WESTBROOK 505-243-2243
Ellen A. Silver
PRIVACY AND DATA SECURITY LAW SILLS CUMMIS & GROSS 609-227-4600
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW Margaret Lewis Meister, Ruth M. Schifani CORPORATE LAW
Brett R. Harris (IP*, T)
MODRALL SPERLING 505-848-1800
MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS
PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES 609-986-1120
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW Margaret Lewis Meister
PAISLEY BUSINESS 505-200-9516
BREUNINGER & FELLMAN 908-490-9900
Diane P. Sullivan (D)
MCCARTER & ENGLISH 973-622-4444
Bonnie J. Paisley
Patricia Breuninger (EI)
SCHULER DALY 505-872-0800
MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS 908-252-4295 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS LAW NORRIS M. Karen Thompson (EM, LE*)
Gita F. Rothschild (D)
PORZIO, BROMBERG & NEWMAN 973-538-4006
REED SMITH 609-987-0050
Lauren E. Handler (D)
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION
Kelly Strange Crawford (D)
WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES 609-986-1120
SILLS CUMMIS & GROSS 973-643-7000
PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE LAW BRESSLER, AMERY & ROSS 973-514-1200
PUBLIC FINANCE LAW MCCARTER & ENGLISH 973-622-4444
REAL ESTATE LAW DAY PITNEY 973-966-6300
SILLS CUMMIS & GROSS 609-227-4600
NON-PROFIT / CHARITIES LAW JACQUELYN ROBINS 505-242-5359
DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH 609-716-6500
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION Randi McGinn PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS 908-252-4295 M. Karen Thompson (D)
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Jennifer Mazawey
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GREENBAUM, ROWE, SMITH & DAVIS 732-549-5600 Lydia Stefanowicz
TAX LAW
GREENBAUM, ROWE, SMITH & DAVIS 732-549-5600
WOODBRIDGE
GIBBONS 973-596-4500 Alyce C. Halchak
MCCARTER & ENGLISH 973-622-4444
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Jeannette M. Bond, Susan A. Feeney*
ORLOFF, LOWENBACH, STIFELMAN & SIEGEL 973-622-6200
WILENTZ, GOLDMAN & SPITZER 732-636-8000 Anne S. Babineau
Susan M. Holzman, Eugenia Yudanin
Christine F. Li, Lydia Stefanowicz, Ann M. Waeger
WILENTZ, GOLDMAN & SPITZER 732-636-8000 Anne S. Babineau
TRUSTS AND ESTATES
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING LLCS AND PARTNERSHIPS)
DAY PITNEY 973-966-6300 Mary Lou Parker
SCHENCK, PRICE, SMITH & KING 973-539-1000 Shirley Whitenack
HURLEY, TOEVS, STYLES, HAMBLIN & PANTER 505-888-1188 Danielle R. Panter
NEW MEXICO ALBUQUERQUE
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION GREENBAUM, ROWE, SMITH & DAVIS 732-549-5600
COMMUNICATIONS LAW
Sandra Brown Sherman
WILENTZ, GOLDMAN & SPITZER 732-636-8000
SIEGEL & BERGMAN 973-285-5007
Anne S. Babineau
Anita J. Siegel
WATER LAW
Brett R. Harris
MODRALL SPERLING 505-848-1800 Joan E. Drake
EQUIPMENT FINANCE LAW MODRALL SPERLING 505-848-1800
FAMILY LAW
MODRALL SPERLING 505-848-1800
Roberta Cooper Ramo (A, M)
APPELLATE PRACTICE LORENZ LAW 505-247-2456 Alice T. Lorenz
ATKINSON & KELSEY 505-796-6238 Virginia Ruth Dugan
BISHOP LAW 505-244-0242 Julie Bishop
RODEY, DICKASON, SLOAN, AKIN & ROBB 505-765-5900
Jocelyn C. Drennan
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ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION Ruth M. Schifani
CORPORATE LAW WILENTZ, GOLDMAN & SPITZER 732-636-8000
PREGENZER, BAYSINGER, WIDEMAN & SALE 505-872-0505
MODRALL SPERLING 505-848-1800
Andrea J. Sullivan
SHERMAN WELLS SYLVESTER & STAMELMAN 973-302-9700
Mary Ann Green
Tracy J. Ahr
Mary Patricia Magee**
Brett R. Harris
Susan M. Holzman**
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The Murphy & McGonigle Women’s Initiative: Recognizing and celebrating the importance of women in business, the legal profession, and our communities. The number of women attorneys at Murphy & McGonigle has grown by over 40% in the last year. We welcome our most recent hire, Patricia Wallace. For information contact Kate McGrail at KMcGrail@mmlawus.com
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WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES 212-310-8000 Ellen J. Odoner
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By placing a priority on recruiting and retaining here are many aspects that contribute to the talented women, the firm grew the number of female success of a women’s initiative, but according attorneys by 40 percent in 2016, and there hasn’t to Katherine McGrail of New York securities litigation firm Murphy & McGonigle, there is one must- been a voluntary female departure in four years. In addition, there’s no “maternal bias” at the firm, have: leadership buy-in. According to McGrail, chief diversity officer and co-founder of the firm’s women’s as McGrail can personally attest, having been promoted to partner six months after returning from initiative, “The leadership of a firm has got to make maternity leave. the case for these initiatives to all constituents of At Murphy & McGonigle, gender and diversity the firm. They have to help people understand … why parity has been “baked into the design” since the these initiatives are important, so they can get to … firm’s inception in 2010: diversity and inclusion how to implement these initiatives. And I think that for our initiative, one of the primary reasons we are so starts with what they call the “ABCs:” advancement for all based on mentoring and sponsoring of nextsuccessful—it’s the primary reason—is that we have generation attorneys; business practices that are the complete and total buy-in from our leadership, inclusive and promote leaders from all backgrounds; James Murphy and Tom McGonigle.” and community outreach, Another important factor “There’s a culture of encouraging the firm’s in the success of the firm’s initiative is its culture. “This mutual respect and trust.” attorneys to collaborate with organizations to leave a lasting is hard to measure,” McGrail social footprint. According to says, “but it plays a big role. McGrail, what matters most, regardless of gender or Again, it stems from the leadership, but the women background, is setting the bar high for talent. When here are given opportunities, we’re given exposure asked what it takes to be the right fit, McGrail says, to clients, we take the lead on cases, and we’re “as a firm that’s smaller in size, we’re looking for the supported and listened to. There’s a culture of total package, lawyers who can both deliver worldmutual respect and trust.” class service to our clients and win business.” The Murphy & McGonigle encourages its women lawyers to be rainmakers, providing opportunities for combination of a lean structure with the practice of carefully curating talent has been the key driver in the them to take the lead in developing new business. In success of the firm. fact, one of the goals of the initiative, according to In the traditionally male-dominated world of McGrail, is to increase the exposure and visibility of the women attorneys in the firm. In addition, the firm’s securities litigation, Murphy & McGonigle stands unique business structure contributes to the success apart in its forward-thinking strategy toward hiring of the firm’s diversity initiatives. With no practice area diverse attorneys, setting high expectations and providing the tools and support to help those heads or committees, the firm is built on the idea of talented lawyers succeed. With the strides they’ve minimizing the administrative responsibilities and made toward becoming more inclusive, the firm has red tape that prevent some lawyers from servicing become a pinnacle of integration within the market clients. The only major administrative body is the and by other firms. diversity and inclusion group.
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SCHULTE ROTH & ZABEL 212-756-2000
Patricia A. Martone (IP*, P, P*)
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ELDER LAW
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CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE 212-474-1000
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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS LAW Faiza J. Saeed
Candace K. Beinecke Clare O'Brien
Maura Barry Grinalds*, Eileen T. Nugent
Laura S. Schnell (EI)
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BARST MUKAMAL & KLEINER 646-679-4980
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SCHULTE ROTH & ZABEL 212-756-2000 Anne L. Clark (EI, LE*), Anne C. Vladeck (EI, LE*)
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SECURITIZATION AND STRUCTURED FINANCE LAW DINSMORE & SHOHL 513-977-8200
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Irene C. Keyse-Walker
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CORPORATE LAW BAKER & HOSTETLER 216-621-0200 Suzanne K. Hanselman
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OHIO MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW RHIEL & ASSOCIATES 614-221-4670 Susan L. Rhiel**
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WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW
JONES DAY 614-469-3939 Lisa G. Han
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Erika L. Haupt
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PORTER WRIGHT MORRIS & ARTHUR 614-227-2000
REMINGER 614-228-1311 Paulette M. Ivan (E)
THOMPSON HINE 614-469-3200
COMMERCIAL FINANCE LAW ICE MILLER 614-462-2700
MUNICIPAL LAW VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR AND PEASE 614-464-6400
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW Janis B. Rosenthal (E)
ISAAC WILES BURKHOLDER & TEETOR 614-221-2121
BAKER & HOSTETLER 216-621-0200
Natalie T. Furniss, Anne Marie Sferra, Sommer Sheely
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Katheryn Lloyd
Maribeth Deavers Meluch (IP*)
Margaret Anne Cannon** COMMERCIAL LITIGATION PORTER WRIGHT MORRIS & ARTHUR 614-227-2000 Donna M. Ruscitti (C) NON-PROFIT / CHARITIES LAW BRICKER & ECKLER 614-227-2300 Ellen E. Halfon
CARPENTER LIPPS & LELAND 614-365-4100
Inajo Davis Chappell
DINSMORE & SHOHL 614-628-6880
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THOMPSON HINE 937-443-6600 Christine M. Haaker
Julie Davis (EI)
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE LAW
Alison M. Day (LE*)
VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR AND PEASE 614-464-6400
Carolyn M. Cappel (D)
PUBLIC FINANCE LAW CALFEE, HALTER & GRISWOLD 216-622-8200
Judith L. Marsh
SEBALY SHILLITO + DYER 937-222-2500 Beverly F. Shillito (C, G)
Judith E. Galeano (LE*)
NEWHOUSE, PROPHATER, KOHLMAN & HOGAN 614-255-5441
CORPORATE LAW
CORPORATE LAW Wanda L. Carter (EM, LM)
Virginia D. Benjamin
BAKER & HOSTETLER 614-228-1541
PORTER WRIGHT MORRIS & ARTHUR 614-227-2000
Pamela I. Hanover, Katherine G. Petrey
EMENS & WOLPER LAW FIRM 614-414-0888
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Amy M. Shepherd
Diane C. Reichwein (EM, LE*)
Beatrice E. Wolper
Susan M. DiMickele (EM, LM), Jill S. Kirila (EI, EM, LE*, LM)
Susan D. Rector
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Judith D. Levine
Kimberly Weber Herlihy (LE*), Kelly Jennings Yeoman (EM)
TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER 614-221-2838
REAL ESTATE LAW ICE MILLER 614-462-2700 BAKER & HOSTETLER 216-621-0200
VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR AND PEASE 614-464-6400
ROETZEL & ANDRESS 614-463-9770
Amy E. Kellogg
FISHERBROYLES 866-211-5914
EDUCATION LAW
Suzanne K. Saganich
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 216-479-8500
BRICKER & ECKLER 614-227-2300
Lynn M. Gattozzi
LAND USE & ZONING LAW KEGLER BROWN HILL + RITTER 614-462-5400
Leigh A. Hellner
Laura G. Anthony, Jennifer A. Flint, Rebecca C. Princehorn, Sue M. Yount
Catherine A. Cunningham**
Robyn Minter Smyers, Linda A. Striefsky
Sandra R. Mcintosh
VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR AND PEASE 614-464-6400
TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER 216-241-2838
FREUND, FREEZE & ARNOLD 614-827-7300
Elizabeth M. Stanton*
ULMER & BERNE 216-583-7000
MAZANEC, RASKIN & RYDER 614-228-5931
Jill S. Tangeman
Mary Forbes Lovett, Lori A. Pittman Haas, Jodi B. Rich, Megan K. Roberts
Stacy V. Pollock
BAKER & HOSTETLER 216-621-0200
Susan N. Lubow
BENESCH, FRIEDLANDER, COPLAN & ARONOFF 216-363-4500
Martha L. Hutzelman
DINSMORE & SHOHL 937-449-6400 Lisa S. Pierce
SEBALY SHILLITO + DYER 937-222-2500
Beverly F. Shillito
THOMPSON HINE 937-443-6600 Sharen Swartz Neuhardt
EDUCATION LAW BRICKER & ECKLER 937-224-5300 Janet K. Cooper
FAMILY LAW RITTGERS & RITTGERS 513-932-2115
TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER 614-221-2838
THOMPSON HINE 216-566-5500
Caroline H. Gentry Dianne F. Marx
Brigid E. Heid (EM)
COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS / UCC LAW MOWERY YOUELL & GALEANO 614-467-4923
WESTON HURD 216-241-6602
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW BRICKER & ECKLER 614-227-2300
PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR AND PEASE 614-464-6400 THOMPSON HINE 216-566-5500
CIVIL RIGHTS LAW GREEN & GREEN LAWYERS 937-224-3333 Jane M. Lynch
Carol G. Stovsky (T)
Susan G. Sheridan
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Judith L. Marsh
WALTER HAVERFIELD 216-781-1212
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Diane C. Reichwein (E)
Jessica L. Olsheski
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Anna Moore Carulas (D)
Noel C. Shepard (E)
INSURANCE LAW Elizabeth P. Weeden (C, E)
Kathleen M. Trafford & ECKLER 614-227-2300 CLOSELY HELD COMPANIES AND BRICKER Natalie T. Furniss* FAMILY BUSINESSES LAW OLSHESKI LAW 614-252-5500
Stacy Ragon Delgros (D)
FROST BROWN TODD 614-464-1211
Ellen B. Rittgers
HEALTH CARE LAW SEBALY SHILLITO + DYER 937-222-2500 Beverly F. Shillito
LITIGATION - REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT (SEC, TELECOM, ENERGY) INSURANCE LAW Susan M. DiMickele PORTER WRIGHT MORRIS & ARTHUR 614-227-2000 GREEN & GREEN LAWYERS 937-224-3333 Irene M. MacDougall EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW Kathleen M. Trafford Jane M. Lynch* SECURITIES / CAPITAL MARKETS LAW BAKER & HOSTETLER 614-228-1541 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 614-365-2700
WALTER HAVERFIELD 216-781-1212
Suzanne K. Hanselman (R, S)
Leslie Drockton (S), Megan L. Mehalko (R, S)
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Marilena R. Walters (D)
VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR AND PEASE 614-464-6400
TAX LAW Linda R. Mendel
Karen T. Dunlevey (EM, LE*)
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW NON-PROFIT / CHARITIES LAW FREUND, FREEZE & ARNOLD 937-222-2424 Susan Blasik-Miller (D)
BENESCH, FRIEDLANDER, COPLAN &
ENERGY REGULATORY LAW ARONOFF 614-223-9300
Amy Butler
BRICKER & ECKLER 614-227-2300
Martha J. Sweterlitsch
BAKER & HOSTETLER 216-621-0200
STEPTOE & JOHNSON 614-221-5100
Carol A. Sheehan
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS LAW SEBALY SHILLITO + DYER 937-222-2500
CARLILE PATCHEN & MURPHY 614-228-6135
TRUSTS AND ESTATES Maria Armstrong
Beverly F. Shillito
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION FREUND, FREEZE & ARNOLD 937-222-2424 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW DICKIE, MCCAMEY & CHILCOTE 614-258-6000 Susan Blasik-Miller (D) Mary Barley-McBride (D) BOTT LAW GROUP 614-761-2688 REAL ESTATE LAW LEESEBERG & VALENTINE 614-221-2223 April Bott Moore** Katerina E. Milenkovski
Ellen E. Halfon, Lisa A. Roberts-Mamone
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HAHN LOESER & PARKS 216-621-0150
M. PATRICIA CULLER**, Christina D'Eramo Evans, Joan M. Gross
MCMAHON DEGULIS 614-849-0300
Anne M. Valentine (P)
Janet L. Lowder**
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS 614-365-2700
Elizabeth T. Smith (D)
Barbara B. Janovitz
STEPTOE & JOHNSON 614-221-5100
Jennifer A. Savage
VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR AND PEASE 614-464-6400
Suzanne M. Fisher-Edwards**, Andrea M. Salimbene
HICKMAN & LOWDER 216-861-0360
VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR AND PEASE 614-464-6400
Kendra Sherman*, Karen A. Winters**
REMINGER 216-687-1311 SCHNEIDER SMELTZ SPIETH BELL 216-696-4200 TUCKER ELLIS 216-592-5000
Katerina E. Milenkovski**
Kristin L. Watt**
KEMP, SCHAEFFER & ROWE 614-224-2678 Jacqueline Kemp
COLUMBUS-OH
WEIS + O'CONNOR 614-428-0266 Amy J. Weis
HEDRICK & JORDAN 937-228-3889 April A. Jordan
THOMPSON HINE 937-443-6600
PUBLIC FINANCE LAW Susan C. Cornett
ANNE E. KREHBIEL ATTORNEY AT LAW 513-934-3200
Holly Heer
COOLIDGE WALL CO. 937-223-8177
ICE MILLER 614-462-2700
Michelle D. Bach (E)
Joanne Goldhand
TOLEDO
Amelia A. Bower*
ROETZEL & ANDRESS 614-463-9770
Susan B. Gellman**
Judith D. Levine
FRANCHISE LAW VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR AND PEASE 614-464-6400
Maria Armstrong
COLLIS LAW GROUP 614-324-9115
LAW OFFICE OF NANCY L. SPONSELLER 614-356-9718
Elizabeth Y. Collis
Judith L. Marsh
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS PRACTICE
Anne Marie Sferra
VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR AND PEASE 614-464-6400 Evelyn Lundberg Stratton
CALFEE, HALTER & GRISWOLD 614-621-1500 Leah Pappas Porner
PORTER WRIGHT MORRIS & ARTHUR 614-227-2000 Jennifer T. Mills (B, B*)
VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR AND PEASE 614-464-6400
Deborah Pryce
MAC MURRAY & SHUSTER 614-939-9955 Helen Mac Murray
Judith L. Marsh (B)
BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS BENESCH, FRIEDLANDER, COPLAN & / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW ARONOFF 614-223-9300 BRICKER & ECKLER 614-227-2300
PORTER WRIGHT MORRIS & ARTHUR 614-227-2000
Amy M. Shepherd (R, S)
Patricia Brown Fugée**
CIVIL RIGHTS LAW TECHNOLOGY LAW SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK 419-241-9000
PORTER WRIGHT MORRIS & ARTHUR 614-227-2000
TRUSTS AND ESTATES BRICKER & ECKLER 614-227-2300 Karen M. Moore**
HEALTH CARE LAW PORTER WRIGHT MORRIS & ARTHUR 614-227-2000
Janet K. Feldkamp, Martha J. Sweterlitsch
ICE MILLER 614-462-2700
SECURITIES / CAPITAL MARKETS LAW FISHERBROYLES 419-874-6859
BAKER & HOSTETLER 614-228-1541
Donna M. Ruscitti
BANKING AND FINANCE LAW ICE MILLER 614-462-2700
Catherine M. Ballard, Elizabeth A. Kastner, Diane M. Signoracci, Karen D. Smith, Bobbie S. Sprader*, Elisabeth A. Squeglia
COLLIS LAW GROUP 614-324-9115 Elizabeth Y. Collis
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BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW
Sheila Nolan Gartland
Nancy L. Sponseller
APPELLATE PRACTICE VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR AND PEASE 614-464-6400 BRICKER & ECKLER 614-227-2300
TRUSTS AND ESTATES
Rebecca C. Princehorn
FIRST AMENDMENT LAW PLUNKETT COONEY 614-629-3000
ADMINISTRATIVE / REGULATORY LAW ZACKS LAW GROUP 614-236-8000 BRICKER & ECKLER 614-227-2300
Joyce D. Edelman (D)
REAL ESTATE LAW Anne Einspanier Krehbiel WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW BARNES & THORNBURG 614-628-0096
Denise M. Mirman
Grace A. Szubski (C, E)
Shannon L. Costello**, Kristin A. Finch
DINSMORE & SHOHL 937-449-6400
PORTER WRIGHT MORRIS & ARTHUR 614-227-2000
FAMILY LAW BRICKER & ECKLER 614-227-2300
WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW FRIEDMAN & MIRMAN 614-221-0090 GARSON JOHNSON 216-696-9330
COOLIDGE WALL CO. 937-223-8177
PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION Karen R. Dillon, Merideth A. Trott
Erica E. McGregor, Susan L. Racey**
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JACKSON LEWIS 937-306-6304
April Bott Moore
BRICKER & ECKLER 614-227-2300
FISHERBROYLES 866-211-5914
Polly J. Harris**
Julie C. Ford (EI, LU)
BOTT LAW GROUP 614-761-2688
ENERGY LAW Katerina E. Milenkovski TRANSPORTATION LAW Sally W. Bloomfield
Victoria E. Powers**
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW NATURAL RESOURCES LAW DOLL, JANSEN & FORD 937-461-5310
STEPTOE & JOHNSON 614-221-5100
THOMPSON HINE 216-566-5500 Deborah Z. Read
Kimberly Gambrel (C, P, T)
DINSMORE & SHOHL 614-628-6880
Sheila D. Cohen
Frances Floriano Goins (S*)
DINSMORE & SHOHL 937-449-6400
Bobbie S. Sprader (D)
Neema M. Bell
SPENGLER NATHANSON 419-241-2201
Teresa L. Grigsby, Joan C. Szuberla COMMERCIAL LITIGATION MARSHALL & MELHORN 419-249-7100 Margaret J. Lockhart
Lori-Lou Kimm
ROETZEL & ANDRESS 614-463-9770
WATER LAW BRICKER & ECKLER 614-227-2300 Sally W. Bloomfield
CORPORATE LAW SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK 419-241-9000
Erika L. Haupt**
Mary Ellen Pisanelli
EDUCATION LAW SPENGLER NATHANSON 419-241-2201 Lisa E. Pizza
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OHIO OKLAHOMA EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK 419-241-9000 Vivian C. Folk
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION HALL, ESTILL, HARDWICK, GABLE, GOLDEN & Paige Masters, Judy Hamilton Morse, Brooke S. Murphy
SAUNDERS, DANIEL & FAMILY LAW DOERNER, ANDERSON 405-319-3500
Anne E. Zachritz (LE*)
FELLERS, SNIDER, BLANKENSHIP, BAILEY & TIPPENS 405-232-0621
Jill L. Hayes
CORBYN HAMPTON BARGHOLS PIERCE 405-239-7055
Kathleen A. Kress
CROWE & DUNLEVY 405-235-7700
GABLEGOTWALS 405-235-5500
Gayle L. Barrett (EM, LE*, LM), Tanya S. Bryant (LE*)
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PHILLIPS MURRAH 405-235-4100
HEALTH CARE LAW Shannon K. Emmons, Heather L. Hintz, Candace Williams Lisle, SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK 419-241-9000
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Jenifer A. Belt
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CROWE & DUNLEVY 405-235-7700
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Denise M. Hasbrook (EM)
CROWE & DUNLEVY 405-235-7700
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PHILLIPS MURRAH 405-235-4100
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW LYDEN, CHAPPELL & DEWHIRST 419-867-8900
Elizabeth E. Baer (D)
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
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Elizabeth Scott Wood (EM, LE*, LM)
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Melodie Freeman-Burney
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PHILLIPS MURRAH 405-235-4100
Shannon K. Emmons (EI)
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918-594-0400 LAND USE & ZONING LAW NELSON Heather L. Cupp
MCAFEE & TAFT 918-587-0000
PHILLIPS MURRAH 405-235-4100
Mary Quinn Cooper, Kathy R. Neal
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CHRISTENSEN LAW GROUP 405-232-2020
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Cynthia L. Andrews, Cynda C. Ottaway, Karen S. Rieger ELDER LAW FELLERS, SNIDER, BLANKENSHIP, BAILEY & TIPPENS 405-232-0621 Kelli M. Masters
Tracy Speck-Neisent HARTZOG CONGER CASON & NEVILLE 405-235-7000 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW Amy J. Sine
REMINGER 419-609-1311 Jeanne M. Mullin (D)
SPENGLER NATHANSON 419-241-2201
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Jennifer H. Callahan, Susan B. Shields, Elizabeth D. Tyrrell
Anne E. Zachritz
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Elizabeth E. Baer (D)
Amy M. Stipe
Leasa M. Stewart* Leslie L. Vincent
MCAFEE & TAFT 405-235-9621
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Michelle L. Kranz (P)
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Cheryl Vinall Denney
HALL, ESTILL, HARDWICK, GABLE, GOLDEN & NELSON 405-553-2828
SECURITIES / CAPITAL MARKETS LAW Sharon T. Thomas SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK 419-241-9000 Mary Ellen Pisanelli (S)
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Laura J. Long
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CROWE & DUNLEVY 405-235-7700
OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA CITY
Susan H. Haught
J. Angela Ables
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Laura McConnell-Corbyn
ANTITRUST LAW PETERSEN, HENSON, MEADOWS, PECORE &
Elizabeth K. Brown**, Dawn M. Rahme**
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PEOT 405-329-3307
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CROWE & DUNLEVY 405-235-7700
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PHILLIPS MURRAH 405-235-4100
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JACQUE BRAWNER DEAN LAW 405-285-2369
DOERNER, SAUNDERS, DANIEL & ANDERSON 405-319-3500 Linda G. Scoggins
& ASSOCIATES 405-879-0800 BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING STUMP Kelli Stump LLCS AND PARTNERSHIPS)
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GABLEGOTWALS 918-595-4800
J. Angela Ables
RODOLF & TODD 918-295-2100
KERR, IRVINE, RHODES & ABLES 405-272-9221
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
HARTZOG CONGER CASON & NEVILLE 405-235-7000
CROWE & DUNLEVY 405-235-7700
MCAFEE & TAFT 405-235-9621
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Stacey D. Spivey
Stephanie Chapman, Susan B. Shields
Amelia A. Fogleman*
Brooke S. Murphy, Timila S. Rother
CROWE & DUNLEVY 405-235-7700
Cynda C. Ottaway
INSURANCE LAW
CROWE & DUNLEVY 405-235-7700
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
DOERNER, SAUNDERS, DANIEL & ANDERSON 918-582-1211
Kristen L. Brightmire (EM, LE*)
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MCAFEE & TAFT 918-587-0000
Courtney Bru (EM, LE*), Kathy R. Neal (EM, LE*, LM)
TITUS HILLIS REYNOLDS LOVE DICKMAN & MCCALMON 918-587-6800
Mary L. Lohrke (EM, LE*), Kimberly Lambert Love (EM, LM)
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW ANTITRUST LAW RODOLF & TODD 918-295-2100 Karen L. Callahan (D) NATIVE AMERICAN LAW APPELLATE PRACTICE CROWE & DUNLEVY 918-592-9800
Amelia A. Fogleman Leslie C. Weeks
BANKING AND FINANCE LAW
Jenna B. Rader (C, P*, T)
CONNER & WINTERS 918-586-5711
Emily E. Campbell (C)
HALL, ESTILL, HARDWICK, GABLE, GOLDEN & NELSON 918-594-0400
Gentra Abbey Sorem (B)
Margaret Millikin (P, P*, T)
Karen L. Long (EM, LE*)
TULSA
GABLEGOTWALS 918-595-4800
MILLIKIN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW 918-728-7773
ROSENSTEIN, FIST & RINGOLD 918-585-9211
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& TAFT 405-235-9621 BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION MCAFEE Patricia A. Rogers, Elizabeth D. Tyrrell, Jennifer Wheeler CROWE & DUNLEVY 405-235-7700 IMMIGRATION LAW Judy Hamilton Morse, Brooke S. Murphy
MCAFEE & TAFT 918-587-0000
Madalene A. B. Witterholt (EM, LE*)
Susan P. Moran
Judy Hamilton Morse (B*, M) WATER LAW HEALTH CARE LAW BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS CROWE & DUNLEVY 405-235-7700 LAW GROUP 405-232-2020 LeAnne Burnett / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW CHRISTENSEN Cori H. Loomis CROWE & DUNLEVY 405-235-7700 CROWE & DUNLEVY 405-235-7700 WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW Judy Hamilton Morse**
Alicia J. Edwards (P)
CROWE & DUNLEVY 918-592-9800
THE MORAN LAW FIRM 405-947-2024
Elizabeth D. Tyrrell
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GABLEGOTWALS 918-595-4800
Nancy E. Vaughn (EM)
Elizabeth K. Brown**, Dawn M. Rahme
MCAFEE & TAFT 405-235-9621
Lisa T. Silvestri
CONNER & WINTERS 918-586-5711
PHILLIPS MURRAH 405-235-4100
Judy Hamilton Morse
GABLEGOTWALS 918-595-4800
Rachel Blue (C, IP*, T)
Nicholle Jones Edwards
CROWE & DUNLEVY 405-235-7700
HEALTH CARE LAW CONNER & WINTERS 918-586-5711
Elise Dunitz Brennan, Teresa Meinders Burkett
Stephanie Chapman, Susan B. Shields**
Erin M. Van Laanen
Cori H. Loomis
KERR, IRVINE, RHODES & ABLES 405-272-9221
FAMILY LAW MEDIATION TAX LAW MOURA A. J. ROBERTSON FAMILY LAW 918-382-9332 Moura A. J. Robertson
CROWE & DUNLEVY 405-235-7700
ADMINISTRATIVE / REGULATORY LAW MCAFEE & TAFT 405-235-9621 CHRISTENSEN LAW GROUP 405-232-2020
Heather Flynn Earnhart Moura A. J. Robertson
MCAFEE & TAFT 405-235-9621
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HALL, ESTILL, HARDWICK, GABLE, GOLDEN & NELSON 918-594-0400
SECURITIES / CAPITAL MARKETS LAW MOURA A. J. ROBERTSON FAMILY LAW 918-382-9332
MCCORMICK & BRYAN 405-562-6800
Connie M. Bryan**
GABLEGOTWALS 918-595-4800
918-595-4800 REAL ESTATE LAW GABLEGOTWALS Deborah C. Shallcross
Cheryl Vinall Denney (S), Jennifer Wheeler (R)
LeAnne Burnett**, Mary Ellen Ternes**
Kristen L. Brightmire
Lisa T. Silvestri
Jennifer Ivester Berry, Sally A. Hasenfratz, Cindy H. Murray
Jodi C. Cole
DOERNER, SAUNDERS, DANIEL & ANDERSON 918-582-1211
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW SAUNDERS, DANIEL & ANDERSON 918-582-1211 PROJECT FINANCE LAW DOERNER, Linda Crook Martin** FAMILY LAW
PHILLIPS MURRAH 405-235-4100
MCAFEE & TAFT 405-235-9621
Debbie L. Blackwell, Anne B. Sublett
GABLEGOTWALS 918-595-4800
Sharon T. Thomas
PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION MCAFEE & TAFT 405-235-9621 ZOLL & KRANZ 419-841-9623
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW CONNER & WINTERS 918-586-5711
ENERGY LAW
HALL, ESTILL, HARDWICK, GABLE, GOLDEN & NELSON 405-553-2828
HILTGEN & BREWER 405-605-9000
Karen L. Long
Karen L. Long**
GABLEGOTWALS 405-235-5500
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION GABLEGOTWALS 405-235-5500 LYDEN, CHAPPELL & DEWHIRST 419-867-8900
ROSENSTEIN, FIST & RINGOLD 918-585-9211
DeMoss* OIL AND GAS LAW Renee ROSENSTEIN, FIST & RINGOLD 918-585-9211
CROWE & DUNLEVY 405-235-7700
Teresa L. Grigsby*
Pamela H. Goldberg (G), Betsy G. Jackson (G) CORPORATE LAW
918-594-0400 NON-PROFIT / CHARITIES LAW NELSON Pamela H. Goldberg, Betsy G. Jackson
Karen S. Rieger
HOLMES, HOLMES & NEISENT 405-235-8455
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE LAW HALL, ESTILL, HARDWICK, GABLE, GOLDEN & NELSON 918-594-0400
Brooke S. Murphy (D)
CROWE & DUNLEVY 405-235-7700
Cori H. Loomis
SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK 419-241-9000
Mary Quinn Cooper COLLABORATIVE LAW: FAMILY LAW Moura A. J. Robertson
CROWE & DUNLEVY 405-235-7700
Margaret J. Lockhart (EM, LE*, LM)
BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION MCAFEE & TAFT 918-587-0000
MOURA A. J. ROBERTSON FAMILY LAW 918-382-9332
MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS
Joan M. Torzewski (LE*, LU)
ROETZEL & ANDRESS 419-242-7985
HALL, ESTILL, HARDWICK, GABLE, GOLDEN & NELSON 405-553-2828 Leslie L. Vincent (EM, LE*)
Jennifer Ivester Berry, Sally A. Hasenfratz
CONSTRUCTION LAW INSURANCE LAW PHILLIPS MURRAH 405-235-4100 Sally A. Hasenfratz CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE LAW LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW CONNER & WINTERS 405-272-5711
MARSHALL & MELHORN 419-249-7100
Courtney K. Warmington (EM, LE*, LM)
HILTGEN & BREWER 405-605-9000
CONNELLY & COLLIER 419-243-2100 Janine Avila**
FULLER, TUBB, BICKFORD & KRAHL 405-235-2575
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IMMIGRATION LAW PHILLIPS MURRAH 405-235-4100 SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK 419-241-9000
Pamela H. Goldberg
Amy J. Pierce (EM, LE*)
FRANCHISE LAW Doneen Douglas Jones SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK 419-241-9000
HALL, ESTILL, HARDWICK, GABLE, GOLDEN & NELSON 918-594-0400
ANDREWS DAVIS 405-272-9241
Linda G. Scoggins
DIXON & HAYES 419-536-8600
BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW Julianna P. Deligans (C, T) CROWE & DUNLEVY 918-592-9800 LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW Kayci B. Hughes* NELSON 405-553-2828
CROWE & DUNLEVY 405-235-7700
Susan E. Huntsman
HALL, ESTILL, HARDWICK, GABLE, GOLDEN & NELSON 918-594-0400 Margaret A. Swimmer
NON-PROFIT / CHARITIES LAW CONNER & WINTERS 918-586-5711 Katherine G. Coyle
Betsy G. Jackson (B)
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OKLAHOMA OREGON OIL AND GAS LAW MAUREEN LEONARD 503-224-0212
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW WYSE KADISH 503-228-8448
Maureen Leonard
HALL, ESTILL, HARDWICK, GABLE, GOLDEN & NELSON 918-594-0400 Pamela S. Anderson
PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION MCAFEE & TAFT 918-587-0000
K&L GATES 503-228-3200
Lee Aronson
Carmen M. Calzacorta (B, R)
Sara Barry
TECHNOLOGY LAW HALL, ESTILL, HARDWICK, GABLE, GOLDEN & NELSON 918-594-0400
BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW CABLE HUSTON 503-224-3092
NASH GRAHAM & DUNN 503-224-5858 TRUSTS AND ESTATES MILLER Teresa H. Pearson** SUSSMAN SHANK 503-227-1111
WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW CROWE & DUNLEVY 918-592-9800 Madalene A. B. Witterholt (E)
FAMILY LAW LINDSAY HART 503-226-7677 GEARING, RACKNER, ENGEL & MCGRATH 503-222-9116
APPELLATE PRACTICE HARRANG LONG GARY RUDNICK 541-485-0220 Sharon A. Rudnick
PEKELDER FAMILY LAW 503-954-1573
MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS Jeanne F. Loftis (D)
HART WAGNER 503-222-4499
Karen O'Kasey (D), Jennifer L. Truzzolino (D)
LINDSAY HART 503-226-7677
HEALTH CARE LAW Nikola Jones (D)
HARRANG LONG GARY RUDNICK 503-242-0000
DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE 503-241-2300
KENT & JOHNSON 503-220-0717
KEATING JONES HUGHES 503-222-9955
Leslie S. Johnson
LANE POWELL 503-778-2100
Jane Paulson (P)
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS LAW STOEL RIVES 503-224-3380
LINDSAY HART 503-226-7677
Vicki L. Smith
Margaret B. Kushner, Margaret Hill Noto, Lois O. Rosenbaum*
Connie E. McKelvey
LARKINS VACURA KAYSER 503-222-4424
STOEL RIVES 503-224-3380
Julie R. Vacura
MUNICIPAL LAW
Kelly Knivila, Barbara L. Nay
MARKOWITZ HERBOLD 503-295-3085
MERSEREAU SHANNON 503-226-6400
IMMIGRATION LAW Karen M. Vickers*
Lisa A. Kaner, Renée Rothauge
PERKINS COIE 503-727-2000
TONKON TORP 503-221-1440
Sarah J. Crooks, Julia E. Markley
SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT 503-222-9981
NATURAL RESOURCES LAW
Turid L. Owren
ATER WYNNE 503-226-1191
INSURANCE LAW Claudia K. Powers
Amy Edwards, Lois O. Rosenbaum
BULLIVANT HOUSER BAILEY 503-228-6351
Jennifer S. Wagner
GORDON & POLSCER 503-242-2922
Caroline Harris Crowne
SMITH FREED EBERHARD 503-227-2424
STOEL RIVES 503-224-3380
Barbara D. Craig
Margaret Van Valkenburg
CONSTRUCTION LAW TONKON TORP 503-221-1440
NON-PROFIT / CHARITIES LAW
Diane L. Polscer
COMMUNICATIONS LAW CRIMINAL DEFENSE: GENERAL PRACTICE MCDOWELL RACKNER & GIBSON 503-595-3922 Lisa F. Rackner
Terri Wood
PAULSON COLETTI TRIAL ATTORNEYS 503-433-3524
Ingrid Brydolf
Molly K. Marcum
STOLL BERNE 503-227-1600
LAW OFFICE OF TERRI WOOD 541-484-4171
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW GAYLORD EYERMAN BRADLEY 503-222-3526
Sharon A. Williams
STOEL RIVES 503-224-3380
Nancy K. Cary (M)
STOEL RIVES 503-224-3380 Penny H. Serrurier
Katie D. Buxman*
TONKON TORP 503-221-1440
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW Shouka D. Rezvani ALLERMAN HALL MCCOY RUSSELL & TUTTLE 503-459-4141 B. Anna McCoy (T)
HODGKINSON STREET MEPHAM 503-222-1143
J. Hodgkinson CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR Martha SUSAN Z. WHITNEY 503-223-4951
Terri Wood
Deanna L. Wray (D)
Laura Caldera-Taylor (IP*)
GAYLORD EYERMAN BRADLEY 503-222-3526
CHERNOFF VILHAUER 503-227-5631
Linda K. Eyerman (P)
Susan D. Pitchford (C, P, P*, T)
HART WAGNER 503-222-4499
DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE 503-241-2300
Susan Z. Whitney*
LAW OFFICE OF TERRI WOOD 541-484-4171
Sheila Fox Morrison (C)
Janet M. Schroer (D)
PAULSON COLETTI TRIAL ATTORNEYS 503-433-3524
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE LAW JULIANNE R. DAVIS 503-685-6220
MCCREA 541-485-1182
Shaun S. McCrea
KLARQUIST SPARKMAN 503-595-5300
Margaret Hill Noto (C, G)
Janice E. Hatton
CORPORATE LAW LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW MILLER NASH GRAHAM & DUNN 503-224-5858 Mary Ann Frantz HARRANG LONG GARY RUDNICK 541-485-0220 Sharon A. Rudnick (EM, LM)
SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT 503-222-9981 Carmen M. Calzacorta
LAND USE & ZONING LAW STOEL RIVES 503-224-3380
Ellen H. Grover
SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT 541-749-4044
BETTS, PATTERSON & MINES 503-961-6338
PERKINS COIE 503-727-2000
BULLIVANT HOUSER BAILEY 503-228-6351
HARRANG LONG GARY RUDNICK 541-485-0220 Sharon A. Rudnick (D)
JOHNSON JOHNSON & SCHALLER 541-484-2434 Leslie W. O'Leary (P)
Julia E. Markley (IP*, P*)
SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT 503-222-9981 Brenna K. Legaard (IP*, P, P*)
EMILY SIMON 503-239-6101 Janet Lee Hoffman
Anne W. Glazer (C, T)
EMILY SIMON 503-239-6101
ADMINISTRATIVE / REGULATORY LAW MCDOWELL RACKNER & GIBSON 503-595-3922
SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT 503-222-9981
Chrys A. Martin (EM, LE*, LM), Jenna L. Mooney (EM, LE*), Carol A. Noonan (EM)
Carol J. McCoog, Ann L. Sherman
REAL ESTATE LAW Jill D. Laney
LAW OFFICES OF JUDY SNYDER 503-894-7478
LANDYE BENNETT BLUMSTEIN 503-224-4100 Karna R. Gustafson
Amy R. Alpern (LE*, LM), Tamsen L. Leachman (EM, LM)
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK &
Jacqueline M. Damm (EM, LM), Elizabeth A. Falcone (EM, LM), Caroline R. Guest (EM, LE*), Leah C. Lively (EM, LE*)
RADLER WHITE PARKS & ALEXANDER 971-634-0200
Margaret Ann Hoffmann (LE*), Elizabeth A. Schleuning (EM, LE*)
ATER WYNNE 503-226-1191
SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT 503-222-9981
Darcy M. Norville
STOEL RIVES 503-224-3380
Brenda K. Baumgart (EM, LE*), Christine Kitchel (EM, LE*), Karen L. O'Connor (EM, LE*, LM), Amy Joseph Pedersen (EM, LE*), Carolyn D. Walker (EM)
Kendra M. Matthews
ENERGY REGULATORY LAW THE LAW OFFICE OF KATE WATKINSON WRIGHT 541-914-8227 MCDOWELL RACKNER & GIBSON 503-595-3922 Kate Watkinson Wright (EM) Katherine A. McDowell TONKON TORP 503-221-1440
KEATING JONES HUGHES 503-222-9955
Lisa A. Kaner*
Dina E. Alexander, Barbara W. Radler SECURITIES / CAPITAL MARKETS LAW
Bethany A. Bacci
Katherine A. McDowell, Lisa F. Rackner
Julie R. Vacura*
Kathy A. Peck (EM, LM)
Sarah J. Crooks
PECK RUBANOFF & HATFIELD 503-303-7240
ENERGY LAW
LARKINS VACURA KAYSER 503-222-4424 MARKOWITZ HERBOLD 503-295-3085
STEWART 503-552-2140
Lori Irish Bauman
HART WAGNER 503-222-4499
PUBLIC FINANCE LAW HAWKINS DELAFIELD & WOOD 503-402-1320
COSGRAVE VERGEER KESTER 503-323-9000
Sarah J. Ryan (EI, EM)
MCDOWELL RACKNER & GIBSON 503-595-3922
Susan D. Marmaduke
Connie E. McKelvey (D)
Catherine A. Shaw
LITTLER MENDELSON 503-221-0309
TONKON TORP 503-221-1440
HARRANG LONG GARY RUDNICK 503-242-0000
Karen O'Kasey (D), Janet M. Schroer (D)
MILLER NASH GRAHAM & DUNN 503-224-5858
Judy D. Snyder (EI, LE*)
Michelle G. Rudd
ANTITRUST LAW STOEL RIVES 503-224-3380
BOISE MATTHEWS 503-228-0487
PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE LAW HART WAGNER 503-222-4499 LINDSAY HART 503-226-7677
DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE 503-241-2300
EMINENT DOMAIN AND CONDEMNATION LAW JACKSON LEWIS 503-229-0404
PERKINS COIE 503-727-2000
ATER WYNNE 503-226-1191
Katherine Somervell (EM)
Margaret Ann Hoffmann (D)
Nancy M. Cooper (LM), Joy Ellis (EM, LE*, LM)
Susan M. Hammer (A, M)
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Courtney W. Angeli (EI, EM, LE*), Dana L. Sullivan (EI)
GARVEY SCHUBERT BARER 503-228-3939
Victoria L. Macpherson
Sarah J. Crooks*
SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT 503-222-9981
Lee Aronson (D)
BUCHANAN ANGELI ALTSCHUL & SULLIVAN 503-974-5015
Elizabeth Farrell (EI)
Nancy Hungerford
BULLARD LAW 503-248-1134
PERKINS COIE 503-727-2000
Amy L. Angel (EM), Paula A. Barran (EM, LE*, LM)
ELIZABETH FARRELL LAW 503-277-2087
THE HUNGERFORD LAW FIRM 503-781-3458
Sharon A. Williams (M)
SUSAN M. HAMMER 503-222-5949
SCHULTE ANDERSON DOWNES ARONSON & BITTNER 503-223-4131
BARRAN LIEBMAN 503-228-0500
Allyson S. Krueger (EM)
Karen M. Vickers
Cynthia M. Fraser (A, M)
SHARON A. WILLIAMS 503-224-5775
Nena Cook (LE*), Stacey E. Mark (LE*, LM)
EDUCATION LAW DUNN CARNEY ALLEN HIGGINS & TONGUE 503-224-6440
Jill S. Gelineau ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION STOEL RIVES 503-224-3380
GARVEY SCHUBERT BARER 503-228-3939
Linda K. Eyerman (P)
LANE POWELL 503-778-2100
BULLIVANT HOUSER BAILEY 503-228-6351
Janet Lee Hoffman
MERSEREAU SHANNON 503-226-6400
GAYLORD EYERMAN BRADLEY 503-222-3526 Nancy M. Erfle (D)
LAW 503-248-1134 CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR BULLARD Kathryn M. Hindman (EM, LE*), Maryann Yelnosky (EM)
Emily Simon
PORTLAND-OR
Jeanne F. Loftis (D), Heidi L. Mandt (D)
GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI 503-222-1075
STOEL RIVES 503-224-3380
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: GENERAL PRACTICE ATER WYNNE 503-226-1191
TRUSTS AND ESTATES JANET HOFFMAN & ASSOCIATES 503-222-1125
Janice E. Hatton
Leta E. Gorman (D)
Renée Rothauge (IP*)
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW Vicki L. Smith (D, P)
Emily Simon MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS JANET HOFFMAN & ASSOCIATES 503-222-1125
LUVAAS COBB 541-484-9292
MARKOWITZ HERBOLD 503-295-3085
Margaret B. Kushner, Margaret Hill Noto
KARNOPP PETERSEN 541-382-3011
PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION
Lisa M. Caldwell (T)
ELDER LAW TONKON TORP 503-221-1440 Sherrill A. Corbett (C, G)
LUVAAS COBB 541-484-9292
Jane Paulson (P)
Julianne R. Davis (IP*)
STOEL RIVES 503-224-3380
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION BODYFELT MOUNT 503-243-1022
CONSTRUCTION LAW BULLIVANT HOUSER BAILEY 503-228-6351
MCCREA 541-485-1182
Janet M. Schroer
BULLIVANT HOUSER BAILEY 503-228-6351
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION SHARON A. WILLIAMS 503-224-5775
BANKING AND FINANCE LAW Brenna K. Legaard HERSHNER HUNTER 541-686-8511
LITIGATION - REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT (SEC, TELECOM, ENERGY) Katherine A. McDowell
Annelisa Smith
Jeanne F. Loftis
OREGON EUGENE
Connie E. McKelvey (D)
MCDOWELL RACKNER & GIBSON 503-595-3922
MCKEAN SMITH 503-567-7967
Brenda L. Meltebeke
Susan D. Marmaduke
Lisa F. Rackner
Karen O'Kasey (D)
FAMILY LAW MEDIATION Linda K. Eyerman (P)
BULLIVANT HOUSER BAILEY 503-228-6351
HERSHNER HUNTER 541-686-8511
HART WAGNER 503-222-4499
Allison Rhodes, Dayna E. Underhill
Laurel P. Hook
ATER WYNNE 503-226-1191
Samantha Weyrauch Davis
Tia Lewis
HOLLAND & KNIGHT 503-243-2300
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING Kimberly Quach LLCS AND PARTNERSHIPS) STAHANCYK, KENT & HOOK 503-222-9115
HALL, ESTILL, HARDWICK, GABLE, GOLDEN & NELSON 918-594-0400
Shaun S. McCrea
LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAW
Karen O'Kasey
QUACH FAMILY LAW 503-224-1640
Rita J. Gassaway
Nancy K. Cary**
Michelle G. Rudd
HART WAGNER 503-222-4499
Ruth E. Pekelder
Susan S. Ford**
GASSAWAY LAW FIRM 918-592-6800
Christen C. White
SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT 503-222-9981 Joan P. Snyder Jill S. Gelineau* ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW STOEL RIVES 503-224-3380
Julia M. Hagan, Kathryn S. Root, Robin J. Wright
Tara J. Schleicher**
Erin Donovan
Jill R. Long
GEVURTZ MENASHE 503-227-1515
FARLEIGH WADA WITT 503-228-6044
ERIN DONOVAN & ASSOCIATES 918-747-3788
Carrie A. Richter
Laura E. Rackner
Laura J. Walker
Sarah E. Hansel
RADLER WHITE PARKS & ALEXANDER 971-634-0200
Julie R. Vacura (B*)
SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT 503-222-9981
GABLEGOTWALS 918-595-4800
LANE POWELL 503-778-2100
Patricia M. Dost
STOEL RIVES 503-224-3380
Tatiana A. Logan (R)
Gentra Abbey Sorem
Suzanne C. Lacampagne
PEARL LEGAL GROUP 503-445-7101
NASH GRAHAM & DUNN 503-224-5858 REAL ESTATE LAW MILLER Mary Ann Frantz (B)
CONNER & WINTERS 918-586-5711
GARVEY SCHUBERT BARER 503-228-3939
BANKING AND FINANCE LAW MILLER NASH GRAHAM & DUNN 503-224-5858
MARGOLIS LEGAL 503-227-2805
Mary Quinn Cooper (D)
Teresa A. Hill
Pilar C. French (B*)
PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE LAW LARKINS VACURA KAYSER 503-222-4424 MCAFEE & TAFT 918-587-0000
LAND USE & ZONING LAW
Claudia K. Powers
LANE POWELL 503-778-2100
Mary Quinn Cooper (D)
Lisa Amato (EM, LE*)
ATER WYNNE 503-226-1191
SCHULTE ANDERSON DOWNES ARONSON & BITTNER 503-223-4131
STOLL BERNE 503-227-1600 Yoona Park (EI)
Corbett Gordon (EM, LE*, LM)
Brenda L. Meltebeke (S)
MILLER NASH GRAHAM & DUNN 503-224-5858 Mary Ann Frantz (R, S)
PERKINS COIE 503-727-2000 Danielle Benderly (S)
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eing a “counselor” does not limit attorneys to advocating for clients’ legal rights—the title also brings with it an obligation to listen, educate, and inform clients. This is the motivation for attorneys Carrie Capouellez and Regina Sharlow Johnson who, for more than a decade, have dedicated themselves to counseling clients as the managing attorneys of the East Coast offices of Lopez McHugh LLP, a nationally recognized plaintiffs’ personal injury law firm. Their involvement with national pharmaceutical and defective medical device cases have exposed Ms. Capouellez and Ms. Johnson to injured consumers—particularly women—throughout the United States. Through their experience litigating birth injury cases resulting from a woman’s use of SSRI antidepressants during pregnancy, birth control cases, and transvaginal mesh cases, they have counselled thousands of women from coast to coast. One striking observation is the wide disparity in women’s health care throughout the United States. The problems facing their clients are far greater than access to health care—many have poor awareness and understanding of their medical condition, treatment options, and their rights to advocate for the best treatment available to them. Sometimes counseling may include guiding a client to a website where she can learn more about her disease or helping her find a specialist in her area. Other times it may include a simple word of encouragement to seek treatment for a lingering symptom or simply ask uncomfortable questions of her medical providers. For Capouellez and Johnson, it is not just about encouraging their clients to seek treatment to make their legal cases better—it is about encouraging their clients to make themselves better. Ms. Capouellez also uses this approach in her volunteer work with Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, where she advocates for abused and neglected children. Young women and girls in foster care face daily struggles for survival and have a need to learn necessary life skills. It is key to be able to counsel this at-risk group about their own medical needs, well-being, and the resources available to them, as well as instilling the confidence to pursue these things. www.bestlawyers.com | 14 3
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BALLARD SPAHR 215-665-8500 Shannon D. Farmer (EM)
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PEPPER HAMILTON 215-981-4000
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LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAW BALLARD SPAHR 215-665-8500
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Julie B. Negovan
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ANTITRUST LAW
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DECHERT 215-994-4000
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FOX ROTHSCHILD 412-391-1334
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ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
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REED SMITH 412-288-3131
Carolyn D. Duronio
Janet L. McQuaid
FAMILY LAW CORDELL & CORDELL 412-434-5555 Jamie Spero
FRANK, GALE, BAILS, MURCKO & POCRASS 412-944-2739 Christine Gale
GENTILE, HOROHO & AVALLI 412-261-9900 Kerri Lee Cappella
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CAROSELLI BEACHLER & COLEMAN 412-567-1232
DUFFY & SWEENEY 401-455-0700
DICKIE, MCCAMEY & CHILCOTE 412-281-7272
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Bethany L. Notaro
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Karen A. Pelczarski
Cynthia M. Danel (P), Jennifer Matassa (P)
Ann Lee Begler
FIRST AMENDMENT LAW LITMAN LAW FIRM 412-456-2000
Janice M. Savinis (P)
HINCKLEY ALLEN 401-274-2000
Kelly L. Enders (P)
PARTRIDGE SNOW & HAHN 401-861-8200 Kimberly I. McCarthy (C, G)
Nancy R. Winschel (D)
GOEHRING, RUTTER & BOEHM 412-281-0587
CORPORATE LAW
Stacey F. Vernallis (D)
HINCKLEY ALLEN 401-274-2000
MEYER, UNKOVIC & SCOTT 412-456-2800
PUBLIC FINANCE LAW BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY 412-562-8800
REED SMITH 412-288-3131
FOX ROTHSCHILD 412-391-1334
LISE J. GESCHEIDT
Lise J. Gescheidt
Ashley Steele Nutley (B)
WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE 843-722-3400
Robin L. Main**
FAMILY LAW
Dusty Elias Kirk
MCINTYRE TATE 401-351-7700
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Deborah M. Tate
GATES 412-355-6500 INSURANCE LAW K&L Janice C. Hartman (R, S)
Bethann R. Lloyd
DICKIE, MCCAMEY & CHILCOTE 412-281-7272 Nancy R. Winschel
MOORE & VAN ALLEN 843-579-7000
FIRST AMENDMENT LAW Cynthia J. Lowery
BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION
FOX ROTHSCHILD 412-391-1334
MEYER, UNKOVIC & SCOTT 412-456-2800
REED SMITH 412-288-3131
Carolyn M. Branthoover Beth A. Slagle
REED SMITH 412-288-3131 WAYMAN, IRVIN & MCAULEY 412-566-2970 Kate J. Fagan
ZIMMER KUNZ 724-836-5400
Susan Foreman Jordan
REED SMITH 412-288-3131
Jennifer C. Blumenthal
WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE 843-722-3400
INSURANCE LAW Cynthia Spieth Morton
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
Dana M. Horton*
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS 412-560-3300 Marlee S. Myers
FARNSWORTH LAW FIRM 843-469-1069
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW Julianne Farnsworth
ROSEN, ROSEN & HAGOOD 843-577-6726
DUFFY & SWEENEY 401-455-0700 Stacey P. Nakasian (IP*)
Alice F. Paylor
ADLER POLLOCK & SHEEHAN 401-274-7200
WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE 843-722-3400
HINCKLEY ALLEN 401-274-2000
CORPORATE LAW TRUSTS AND ESTATES Christine K. Bush (C, IP*, P*, T) HAYNSWORTH SINKLER BOYD 843-722-3366 LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW Julie O. Medich
HILL 412-394-7711 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW CLARK Sara A. Mercer
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ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT 412-566-6000 Nancy L. Rackoff
FOX ROTHSCHILD 412-391-1334
Kirsten Rydstrom (C, IP*, P, P*, T) Linda Rhone Enion, Susan Foreman Jordan RUTTER & BOEHM 412-281-0587 INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE LAW GOEHRING, Lea E. Anderson* COHEN & GRIGSBY 412-297-4900 WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW V. Susanne Cook
LAW OFFICE OF KAREN PELCZARSKI 401-323-8920 Karen A. Pelczarski (LE*)
Stephanie L. Yarbrough
Stacie B. Collier (LE*)
RONEY & LABINGER 401-421-9794
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW
Lynette J. Labinger (EI)
HOOD LAW FIRM 843-577-4435
LAND USE & ZONING LAW Mary Agnes Hood Craig*
COHEN & GRIGSBY 412-297-4900
Karen A. Pelczarski*
Valerie S. Faeth (EM)
DEFOREST KOSCELNIK YOKITIS & BERARDINELLI 412-227-3100 Jacqueline A. Koscelnik (EM, LM)
JACKSON LEWIS 412-232-0404
EVEY, BLACK, MAGEE, LEVINE, ROSENSTEEL, MAUK, BRENNER & KARN 814-695-7581 Kathy J. Mauk (C)
LISA J. BUDAY 724-938-1355 Lisa J. Buday (C)
LITTLER MENDELSON 412-201-7600
Lynn C. Outwater (EM, LM)
JOHNSTON LYKOS 412-325-7700 Colleen Ramage Johnston (LE*)
LEECH TISHMAN FUSCALDO & LAMPL 412-261-1600
Toni J. Minner (E)
REED SMITH 412-288-3131
Martha Hartle Munsch (EM, LE*, LM), Casey Ryan (EM, LE*, LM)
SAUL EWING 412-209-2500
LAND USE & ZONING LAW BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY 412-562-8800 Jacqui Fiske Lazo
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW MATIS BAUM O'CONNOR 412-338-4750 Marian J. Patchen (D)
ADLER POLLOCK & SHEEHAN 401-274-7200 Patricia K. Rocha (B*)
Maria J. R. Goncalves
Patricia K. Rocha
Renee A. Metal (P)
Paula A. Koczan (D)
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS LAW MCGUIREWOODS 412-667-6000 Hannah T. Frank
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS 412-560-3300 Marlee S. Myers
NON-PROFIT / CHARITIES LAW DINSMORE & SHOHL 412-281-5000 Penina K. Lieber
HINCKLEY ALLEN 401-274-2000
HEALTH CARE LAW
Margaret D. Farrell
GRAYSON THOMAS 843-603-5888
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION Elizabeth T. Thomas
Yvette Boisclair (P)
Susan Leach DeBlasio
Diana M. Ducharme
ROBINSON & COLE 401-709-3300 Patricia J. Igoe
INSURANCE LAW Elizabeth Scott Moïse
LOCKE LORD 401-274-9200
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
Karen S. D. Grande
NEXSEN PRUET 843-577-9440
MACK LAW ASSOCIATES 401-272-0221
Cherie W. Blackburn (C, T)
Sandra Matrone Mack
MOSES AFONSO RYAN 401-453-3600 Ellen M. Flynn Corneau
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW GOUDELOCK & COURIE 843-576-2900 REAL ESTATE LAW MCANGUS Amy Y. Jenkins (EI, EM, LE*)
ADLER POLLOCK & SHEEHAN 401-274-7200
MCNAIR LAW FIRM 843-444-1107
LOCKE LORD 401-274-9200
NEXSEN PRUET 843-577-9440
Henrietta U. Golding (EI, EM, LE*, LM)
Elizabeth McDonough Noonan*
Cherie W. Blackburn (EM, LE*, LM), Molly Hughes Cherry (EM, LE*, LM) SECURITIES / CAPITAL MARKETS LAW RICKSON LAW 843-722-1500 Terry Ann Rickson (EI)
HINCKLEY ALLEN 401-274-2000
ROSEN, ROSEN & HAGOOD 843-577-6726
PARTRIDGE SNOW & HAHN 401-861-8200
Alice F. Paylor (LE*) TAX LAW SPEIDEL LAW FIRM 843-224-2287
Kimberly I. McCarthy**
COMMERCIAL FINANCE LAW HINCKLEY ALLEN 401-274-2000
Mary Agnes Hood Craig
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH 843-853-5200
Sarah T. Dowling
CLOSELY HELD COMPANIES AND Margaret D. Farrell (R, S) FAMILY BUSINESSES LAW
ADLER POLLOCK & SHEEHAN 401-274-7200
HOOD LAW FIRM 843-577-4435
PUBLIC FINANCE LAW
CIVIL RIGHTS LAW Gail E. McCann
ADLER POLLOCK & SHEEHAN 401-274-7200
ROSEN LOUIK & PERRY 412-281-4200 WEBER GALLAGHER 412-281-4541
Ann M. Stirling
Jean A. Harrington
BANKING AND FINANCE LAW ADLER POLLOCK & SHEEHAN 401-274-7200
Bethann R. Lloyd (D) Melissa E. Darigan (B*) MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW JONES DAY 412-391-3939 Laura E. Ellsworth (D) MILLER & CAINE 401-454-5000 Joni Mangino (D)
FAMILY LAW STIRLING & O'CONNELL 843-577-9890
DUFFY & SWEENEY 401-455-0700
Patricia K. Rocha
LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAW LOCKE LORD 401-274-9200 Gail E. McCann (B) CIPRIANI & WERNER 412-563-2500 PARTRIDGE SNOW & HAHN 401-861-8200
ZIMMER KUNZ 412-281-8000
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS LAW Mia Lauren Maness ADLER POLLOCK & SHEEHAN 401-274-7200
ADMINISTRATIVE / REGULATORY LAW MANDELL, SCHWARTZ & BOISCLAIR 401-273-8330 ADLER POLLOCK & SHEEHAN 401-274-7200
Allison L. Feldstein (LE*)
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW NEXSEN PRUET 843-577-9440
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW Mary D. Shahid** MANDELL, SCHWARTZ & BOISCLAIR 401-273-8330 ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW Yvette Boisclair (P)
Sarah T. Dowling
RHODE ISLAND PROVIDENCE
Maria Greco Danaher (EM, LE*, LM)
Amy Y. Jenkins*
LAW OFFICE OF KAREN PELCZARSKI 401-323-8920
MARK C. TANENBAUM 843-737-6279
THOMPSON, CALKINS & SUTTER 412-261-4050
OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART 412-394-3333
MCANGUS GOUDELOCK & COURIE 843-576-2900
Elizabeth McDonough Noonan**
Kimberly A. Zabroski (E)
Sally Griffith Cimini (EM, LE*)
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LAW WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE 843-722-3400
NIXON PEABODY 401-454-1000
ADLER POLLOCK & SHEEHAN 401-274-7200
Maureen Kowalski (E)
Susan M. Smythe
Patricia K. Rocha (LE*), Lori Caron Silveira (LM)
WHITE 412-995-3000 LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW BURNS Bridget Langer Smith (E) BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY 412-562-8800 DICKIE, MCCAMEY & CHILCOTE 412-281-7272 Erin J. McLaughlin (EM, LE*), Jaime S. Tuite (LE*)
COMMERCIAL FINANCE LAW MCNAIR LAW FIRM 843-723-7831
CAMERON & MITTLEMAN 401-331-5700
ROBINSON & COLE 401-709-3300
Carolyn D. Duronio
Dara A. DeCourcy**
ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT 412-566-6000
HEALTH CARE LAW Alice F. Paylor
Susan Leach DeBlasio, Patricia K. Rocha
TECHNOLOGY LAW
Courtney C.T. Horrigan
ROSEN, ROSEN & HAGOOD 843-577-6726
TAX LAW Cynthia J. Warren
K&L GATES 412-355-6500
BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW
ADLER POLLOCK & SHEEHAN 401-274-7200
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS 412-560-3300 Marlee S. Myers (S)
Cynthia Spieth Morton (B)
RONEY & LABINGER 401-421-9794
SECURITIES / CAPITAL MARKETS LAW Lynette J. Labinger
CIPRIANI & WERNER 412-563-2500
CHARLESTON-SC
BANKING AND FINANCE LAW ENVIRONMENTAL LAW MOORE & VAN ALLEN 843-579-7000
HINCKLEY ALLEN 401-274-2000
Diane K. Wohlfarth
Judy Bruno, Margaret K. Sitko LAW FIRM OF SEBRING & ASSOCIATES 412-856-3500 IMMIGRATION LAW THE Brenda B. Sebring
Catherine V. Wadhwani
Paige Weeks Johnson
ADLER POLLOCK & SHEEHAN 401-274-7200
HORTY, SPRINGER & MATTERN 412-687-7677
Deborah J. Robinson
TRUSTS AND ESTATES JOHNSON, JOHNSON, WHITTLE & LANCER, ATTORNEYS 803-649-5338
REAL ESTATE LAW Patricia K. Rocha BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY 412-562-8800
PAPERNICK & GEFSKY 412-765-2212
HOUSTON HARBAUGH 412-281-5060
Lise J. Gescheidt
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR
Sara Davis Buss
BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY 412-562-8800 Barbara A. Blackmond
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: GENERAL PRACTICE LISE J. GESCHEIDT
CAMPBELL & LEVINE 412-261-0310
NATIVE AMERICAN LAW CARROLL LAW OFFICES 803-514-2557 Dionè C. Carroll
Margaret D. Farrell
Patricia L. Dodge (D)
UNKOVIC & SCOTT 412-456-2800 HEALTH CARE LAW MEYER, Patricia E. Farrell, Andrea Geraghty**
Rosemary L. Corsetti
SOUTH CAROLINA AUGUSTA-GA
PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION Christine K. Bush CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE LAW
Suzanne Ewing, Carrie Kochenbach, Rebecca Livingston Lando, Jacqui Fiske Lazo, Deborah B. Walrath
Roslyn M. Litman
WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW KIRSHENBAUM & KIRSHENBAUM 401-946-3200
CONSTRUCTION LAW Robyn K. Factor (C)
SAVINIS, D'AMICO & KANE 412-567-4931
FAMILY LAW MEDIATION Margaret B. Angel FRANK, GALE, BAILS, MURCKO & POCRASS 412-944-2739
Mary Louise Kennedy
LAW OFFICE OF KAREN PELCZARSKI 401-323-8920
EDGAR SNYDER & ASSOCIATES 412-391-2101
DICKIE, MCCAMEY & CHILCOTE 412-281-7272
NOTARO GORDON & ASSOCIATES 412-281-1988
MARY LOUISE KENNEDY 401-274-9200
Christine K. Bush, Robin L. Main
Nancy R. Winschel (D)
MCCARTHY MCDONALD SCHULBERG & JOY 412-471-9900
Margaret P. Joy, Carol S. Mills McCarthy, Mary K.
LAW OFFICE OF KAREN PELCZARSKI 401-323-8920
Karen A. Pelczarski*
Stacey P. Nakasian
Kelly L. Enders (P)
CAROSELLI BEACHLER & COLEMAN 412-567-1232
McDonald
Renée A. R. Evangelista
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION Patricia K. Rocha
KRISTEN M. HUMPHREY, ESQUIRE 412-434-4911 Kristen Humphrey
BURNETT 401-283-1234
ADLER POLLOCK & SHEEHAN 401-274-7200
TRUSTS AND ESTATES CAMERON & MITTLEMAN 401-331-5700 Nancy Fisher Chudacoff, Karen G. DelPonte
DUFFY & SWEENEY 401-455-0700 Stacey P. Nakasian*
HINCKLEY ALLEN 401-274-2000 Doris J. Licht
Elizabeth J.V. Speidel (EM)
YOUNG CLEMENT RIVERS 843-577-4000 Carol B. Ervin (EM, LE*)
LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAW MCNAIR LAW FIRM 843-723-7831 Susan Taylor Wall (D)
MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS HOOD LAW FIRM 843-577-4435
Mary Agnes Hood Craig (D)
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MOLLY CRAIG is the former managing partner of the Hood Law Firm, LLC, where she has practiced for over 20 years. Her trial work involves products and professional liability, pharmaceutical/medical device, and employment litigation on a local, regional, and national basis. Honors include listing as one of South Carolina’s Top 25 Super Lawyers, The Best Lawyers in America ©, Benchmark’s Top 250 Women in Litigation, Chambers USA, and 2016 Women Leaders in Law. Ms. Craig has an AV Preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell.
Rebecca Laffitte*
NEXSEN PRUET 803-771-8900
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE LAW Suzanne Guitar Odom POPE FLYNN 803-354-4900
HAYNSWORTH SINKLER BOYD 803-779-3080
Margaret C. McGee
Suzanne H. Clawson (C, G)
CORPORATE LAW HAYNSWORTH SINKLER BOYD 803-779-3080
Rebecca Laffitte
Suzanne H. Clawson
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: GENERAL PRACTICE DEBORAH B. BARBIER 803-445-1032
TRUSTS AND ESTATES KIRBY LAW 803-256-6401 Angela M. Kirby
Deborah Barbier
SOJOURNER CAUGHMAN & THOMAS 803-978-5500
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR Rita Bragg Caughman**, Karen Hudson Thomas
TURNER, PADGET, GRAHAM & LANEY 803-254-2200
DEBORAH B. BARBIER 803-445-1032
Catherine H. Kennedy**
Deborah Barbier
WATER LAW
MCNAIR LAW FIRM 803-799-9800 Celeste T. Jones
ELDER LAW
MULLEN TAYLOR 803-254-1344 M. McMullen Taylor
WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW
KIRBY LAW 803-256-6401 Angela M. Kirby
BARBARA WYNNE SHOWERS is a partner at the Hood Law Firm, LLC. Ms. Showers focuses her practice on medical malpractice, professional liability, products liability including pharmaceutical and medical devices, constitutional litigation, and insurance law. Honors include listing in The Best Lawyers in America and South Carolina Super Lawyers. She has an AV Preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell.
TRANSPORTATION LAW SOWELL GRAY ROBINSON 803-929-1400
BARNES, ALFORD, STORK & JOHNSON 803-799-1111
MILLENDER ELDER LAW 803-733-3433
Kay Gaffney Crowe (E)
Franchelle C. Millender
BLUESTEIN, NICHOLS, THOMPSON &
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW DELGADO 803-779-7599
Margaret Miles Bluestein (C), Allison Sullivan (C)
CALLISON TIGHE & ROBINSON 803-404-6900
COLLINS & LACY 803-256-2660
Nekki Shutt**
Ellen M. Adams (E)
NEXSEN PRUET 803-771-8900
MCANGUS GOUDELOCK & COURIE 803-779-2300
Suzanne Guitar Odom
A. Mundi George (E)
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW TURNER, PADGET, GRAHAM & LANEY 803-254-2200 LAW OFFICES OF ELIZABETH B. PARTLOW 803-814-0868 Elizabeth B. Partlow**
MCNAIR LAW FIRM 803-799-9800
Cynthia C. Dooley (E)
WILLSON JONES CARTER & BAXLEY 803-782-2520 Shannon T. Poteat (E)
Pamela A. Baker
GREENVILLE
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NEXSEN PRUET 803-771-8900
Established in 1985, HOOD LAW FIRM, LLC, is a defense trial law firm comprised of more than 25 attorneys. Hood Law Firm attorneys practice as national, regional, and statewide trial counsel for major corporations and insurers with a strong record of success in the courtroom.
Joan W. Hartley**, Sara S. Rogers
FAMILY LAW
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING LLCS AND PARTNERSHIPS)
CAROL SANDERS 803-799-7666
MERLINE & MEACHAM 864-242-4080
GAFFNEY LEWIS & EDWARDS 803-790-8838
WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE 864-255-5400
NEXSEN PRUET 803-771-8900
WYCHE 864-242-8200
Marie Monroe
Carol H. Sanders
Melinda Davis Lux
Susan Edwards
Jo Watson Hackl
Victoria L. Eslinger
PARISE LAW FIRM 803-252-8722 Sandra R. Parise
CLOSELY HELD COMPANIES AND FAMILY BUSINESSES LAW GOVERNMENT RELATIONS PRACTICE MERLINE & MEACHAM 864-242-4080 Marie Monroe
NEXSEN PRUET 803-771-8900 Sara S. Rogers
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION HEALTH CARE LAW GALLIVAN, WHITE & BOYD 864-271-9580
MCNAIR LAW FIRM 803-799-9800
Jennifer E. Johnsen
M. Elizabeth Crum, Celeste T. Jones
MCNAIR LAW FIRM 864-271-4940 NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH 803-799-2000 Rita M. McKinney Alice V. Harris WYCHE 864-242-8200 Rita B. Barker NEXSEN PRUET 803-771-8900
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Jeanne M. Born
MOTLEY RICE 843-216-9000
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WILLSON JONES CARTER & BAXLEY 843-284-1080 Allison Molony Carter (E)
COLUMBIA-SC
Elizabeth M. Burke (P), Kim Keevers Palmer (P)
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE LAW
GALLIVAN, WHITE & BOYD 803-779-1833 Shelley S. Montague**
WYCHE 864-242-8200 Jo Watson Hackl (C, G)
NEXSEN PRUET 803-771-8900 Amy Harmon Geddes
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW
CORPORATE LAW
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SOWELL GRAY ROBINSON 803-929-1400
HOOD LAW FIRM 843-577-4435
Mary Agnes Hood Craig (D), Barbara Showers (D)
BOWMAN AND BROOKE 803-726-7420
RICHARDSON, PLOWDEN & ROBINSON 843-448-1008 Marian Williams Scalise (D)
CALLISON TIGHE & ROBINSON 803-404-6900
Rebecca Laffitte
Pamela J. Roberts (M) M. Malissa Burnette (M)
WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE 864-255-5400
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW Melinda Davis Lux WYCHE 864-242-8200 Jo Watson Hackl
BLAIR CATO PICKREN CASTERLINE 803-400-8600 Kristine L. Cato (EI, LE*)
Susan Corner Rosen (P)
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LAW
ANTITRUST LAW CALLISON TIGHE & ROBINSON 803-404-6900
M. Malissa Burnette (EI, LE*), Nekki Shutt (EI, EM, LE*)
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS LAW MCNAIR LAW FIRM 803-799-9800
HAYNSWORTH SINKLER BOYD 864-240-3200
CONSTANGY, BROOKS, SMITH & PROPHETE 803-256-3200 Kathleen C. McKinney
Celeste T. Jones*
HAYNSWORTH SINKLER BOYD 843-722-3366
Cynthia B. Brown**
BAKER, RAVENEL & BENDER 803-799-9091 Catharine G. Griffin
RICHARDSON, PATRICK, WESTBROOK & BRICKMAN 843-727-6500
ROSEN LAW FIRM 843-377-1700
CONSTRUCTION LAW INSURANCE LAW HARPER LAMBERT & BROWN 864-235-5535
Cara Yates Crotty (LM)
Julie O. Medich
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW
APPELLATE PRACTICE FISHER PHILLIPS 803-255-0000
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION LAW OFFICES OF TARA DAWN SHURLING 803-738-8622 Tara D. Shurling
BRIGHT MATTHEWS LAW FIRM 843-549-6028
SOWELL GRAY ROBINSON 803-929-1400
Margie Matthews (P)
Tina Cundari
HOOD LAW FIRM 843-577-4435 Mary Agnes Hood Craig (D)
Cheryl L. Behymer (LE*)
GALLIVAN, WHITE & BOYD 864-271-9580
GAFFNEY LEWIS & EDWARDS 803-790-8838
Jennifer E. Johnsen
Amy L. Gaffney (EI, EM, LE*)
MERLINE & MEACHAM 864-242-4080 NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH 803-799-2000 Marie Monroe Debbie Whittle Durban (LE*), Sue Erwin Harper (EM, LE*) PARKER POE ADAMS & BERNSTEIN 864-591-2030
BANKING AND FINANCE LAW NEXSEN PRUET 803-771-8900
JOYE LAW FIRM 843-215-3100 Sydney Lynn (P)
MCNAIR LAW FIRM 803-799-9800
Susan Corner Rosen (P)
NEXSEN PRUET 803-771-8900
Sharon C. Bramlett (R), Judith L. McInnis (B)
ROSEN LAW FIRM 843-377-1700
Victoria L. Eslinger (EM, LE*, LM), Susan P. McWilliams (EM, LE*, LM), Nikole Setzler Mergo (LE*)
OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK &
Debra E. Kleman
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW WYCHE 864-242-8200
STEWART 803-252-1300 Rita B. Barker Suzanne G. Grigg (M) Katherine Dudley Helms (EM, LE*, LM), PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS Leigh Mullikin Nason (EM, LE*) HOOD LAW FIRM 843-577-4435 / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW DEAL & DEAL 864-654-1669 Mary Agnes Hood Craig (D) BARTON LAW FIRM 803-256-6582
BARNES, ALFORD, STORK & JOHNSON 803-799-1111
PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE LAW Barbara George Barton**
Kay Gaffney Crowe (D)
MCNAIR LAW FIRM 803-799-9800
HOOD LAW FIRM 843-577-4435
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION
Robin C. Stanton
Mary Agnes Hood Craig (D), Barbara Showers (D)
MCNAIR LAW FIRM 843-723-7831
BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION BAKER, RAVENEL & BENDER 803-799-9091
Susan Taylor Wall (D)
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Barbara J. Moss*
FARRIS BOBANGO 901-259-7100
Marye Helen Owen
ENERGY LAW BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS 615-244-2582
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS 615-244-2582
TRUSTS AND ESTATES BURCH, PORTER & JOHNSON 901-524-5000
Lela M. Hollabaugh
ADAMS AND REESE 615-341-0068
Marye Helen Owen
BASS, BERRY & SIMS 615-742-6200
Susan Callison
ADVERTISING LAW BASS, BERRY & SIMS 615-742-6200
Linda Edell Howard
MILOM HORSNELL CROW ROSE KELLEY 615-255-6161
Natalya L. Rose (M)
STITES & HARBISON 615-782-2200 Stephanie R. Taylor (M, T)
BANKING AND FINANCE LAW BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ 615-726-5600 Courtney H. Gilmer (M)
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS 615-244-2582 Emily Hatch Bowman (B)
BUTLER SNOW 615-651-6700
Kathryn Reed Edge (R), Elizabeth W. Sims (B, R) MCKENZIE LAIRD 615-297-7001
RENO & CAVANAUGH 615-866-3222 Marcy Shelton (B)
STITES & HARBISON 615-782-2200
Katherine Boyte (E)
LEWIS, THOMASON, KING, KRIEG & WALDROP 615-259-1366 Lisa Ramsay Cole (E)
TRI-CITIES-TN LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
GIDEON, COOPER & ESSARY 615-254-0400 Dixie W. Cooper (D)
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION SMITH & DAVIS 423-378-8800 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS LAW HUNTER, Jimmie C. Miller (D) TRUSTS AND ESTATES JONES, KING, DOWNS & PEEL 423-764-5535
BASS, BERRY & SIMS 615-742-6200
Sharon O. Jacobs
Angela Humphreys, Lori B. Morgan, Cynthia Y. Reisz, Leigh Walton
Darlene T. Marsh
Elizabeth E. Moore
SHERRARD ROE VOIGT & HARBISON 615-742-4200
DICKINSON WRIGHT 615-244-6538
WALLER LANSDEN DORTCH & DAVIS 615-244-6380
EQUIPMENT FINANCE LAW E. Marlee Mitchell STITES & HARBISON 615-782-2200
Nell King Bieger, Erin Sheehey Downs**
WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ 423-928-0181 Jennifer P. Keller (E)
MUNICIPAL LAW
Katherine S. Allen
TEXAS AUSTIN
DODSON PARKER BEHM & CAPPARELLA 615-254-2291
FAMILY LAW Margaret L. Behm CHEATHAM, PALERMO & GARRETT LAW 615-790-0982 Rose T. Palermo
STITES & HARBISON 615-782-2200
NON-PROFIT / CHARITIES LAW
STORY, ABERNATHY, STOVALL, HARRIS, CAMPBELL, GARNER, ASHWORTH, YARBROUGH, LUNA, HUDSON & CROSIER 615-790-1778 Joanie L. Abernathy, Virginia Lee Story
BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ 615-726-5600
BUTLER SNOW 615-651-6700
ADMINISTRATIVE / REGULATORY LAW
Jessalyn H. Zeigler
Marlene Eskind Moses
Katherine S. Allen (B)
NATURAL RESOURCES LAW BASS, BERRY & SIMS 615-742-6200
MTR FAMILY LAW 615-341-0070 Pamela A. Taylor
Mary Neil Price (B)
WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW CONSTANGY, BROOKS, SMITH & PROPHETE 615-320-5200
BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL &
Lauren W. Anderson, Tonya Mitchem Grindon
BASS, BERRY & SIMS 615-742-6200
Susan W. Foxman (B), Cynthia N. Sellers (B)
Carla L. Lovell, Carolyn W. Schott*
BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL &
APPELLATE PRACTICE BONE MCALLESTER NORTON 615-238-6300 Patricia Head Moskal
SHERRARD ROE VOIGT & HARBISON 615-742-4200
423-928-0181 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW BERKOWITZ Jennifer P. Keller (EM, LE*)
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW BERKOWITZ 615-726-5600
Jessalyn H. Zeigler**
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS 615-244-2582
LEWIS, THOMASON, KING, KRIEG & WALDROP 615-259-1366
LOEB & LOEB 615-749-8300
BASS, BERRY & SIMS 615-742-6200
Paige Waldrop Mills
Lela M. Hollabaugh (D)
ADAMS AND REESE 615-341-0068
Paige Waldrop Mills (M)
Tiffany A. Dunn (M), Denise M. Stevens (M)
NASHVILLE
Stephanie J. Edwards
MEDIA LAW
Linda Edell Howard (M), Lynn Morrow (M)
HARRIS SHELTON HANOVER WALSH 901-525-1455
HOWARD MOBLEY HAYES & GONTAREK 615-627-4444
ENTERTAINMENT LAW Robert F. Chapski (D)
Beth Weems Bradley
FARRIS BOBANGO 901-259-7100
Andra J. Hedrick
Lee Anne Murray (E)
Brigid M. Carpenter (D)
Mary Ann Jackson
GULLETT SANFORD ROBINSON & MARTIN 615-244-4994
FEENEY & MURRAY 615-242-3700
BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ 615-726-5600
ELDER LAW OF NASHVILLE 615-852-5602
Carolyn W. Schott*
ELDER LAW OF NASHVILLE 615-852-5602
BUSSELL 615-600-4780 ELDER LAW KLEIN Alix Coulter Cross (LE*)
Laura A. Williams
BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ 901-526-2000
REAL ESTATE LAW
Susan W. Foxman, Cynthia N. Sellers
& HARBISON 615-782-2200 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE LAW STITES Jennifer Kovalcik (C), Alexandra MacKay (C, IP*, T) BERRY & SIMS 615-742-6200 LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION BASS, Lori B. Morgan (G), Leigh Walton (G)
LAW OFFICE OF IRMA MERRILL STRATTON 901-526-6464 Irma Merrill Stratton (P)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW BASS, BERRY & SIMS 615-742-6200
COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS / UCC LAW Martha B. Allard (T), Paige Waldrop Mills (C, IP*, T), Shelley R.
Mary Ann Jackson
RAILROAD LAW GULLETT SANFORD ROBINSON & MARTIN 615-244-4994
Amanda Haynes Young
Andrea C. Barach (T)
NON-PROFIT / CHARITIES LAW Tara L. Swafford
Karen S. Neal
Mary Taylor Gallagher
BUTLER SNOW 615-651-6700
Kathryn H. Walker
BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ 901-526-2000
BASS, BERRY & SIMS 615-742-6200
INSURANCE LAW
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS 615-244-2582
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS LAW Brigid M. Carpenter, Lea Carol Owen BURCH, PORTER & JOHNSON 901-524-5000
Cynthia Mitchell Barnett
ROSE IMMIGRATION LAW FIRM 615-321-2256
BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ 615-726-5600
PUBLIC FINANCE LAW
ADAMS AND REESE 615-259-1450
L. Mabel Arroyo
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION Linda Rose
Marcy Dodds Magee (D)
Lela M. Hollabaugh (D)
MORGAN & MORGAN 615-490-0944
BERKOWITZ 615-726-5600
Cynthia N. Sellers
LEWIS, THOMASON, KING, KRIEG & WALDROP 901-525-8721
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS 615-244-2582
IMMIGRATION LAW Kathryn E. Barnett (P) COMMERCIAL FINANCE LAW BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL &
BASS, BERRY & SIMS 615-742-6200
Jill M. Steinberg (D)
PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION
WALLER LANSDEN DORTCH & DAVIS 615-244-6380
DODSON PARKER BEHM & CAPPARELLA 615-254-2291
Margaret L. Behm
SHERRARD ROE VOIGT & HARBISON 615-742-4200 Carolyn W. Schott
BAKER BOTTS 512-322-2500 Molly J. Cagle
DUGGINS WREN MANN & ROMERO 512-744-9300 Celina Romero
GRAVES DOUGHERTY HEARON & MOODY 512-480-5600 Helen Currie Foster, Nancy Rice Hudson, Mary A. Keeney
KEMP SMITH 512-320-5466
THOMPSON BURTON 615-465-6000 PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION Deborah C. Trejo BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS Cathy Speers Johnson PARSLEY COFFIN RENNER 512-879-0900 DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & Ann M. Coffin / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW GOVERNMENT RELATIONS PRACTICE BAKER, BERKOWITZ 615-726-5600
Courtney H. Gilmer**
KINNARD, CLAYTON & BEVERIDGE 615-933-2893
Robin Bicket White**
BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING BERKOWITZ 615-726-5600
LLCS AND PARTNERSHIPS) Anthea R. Daniels
BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ 615-726-5600 Lauren W. Anderson, Julie A. Boswell
BASS, BERRY & SIMS 615-742-6200
Mary Beth Fortugno, Anna M. Grizzle**, Angela Humphreys, Claire F. Miley, Cynthia Y. Reisz, Leigh Walton, Elizabeth S. Warren
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS 615-244-2582 Amy D. Hampton*, Amy S. Leopard
BUSINESS EDITION | SPRING 2017
J. Kay Trostle
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Mary Ellen Morris (P)
HEALTH CARE LAW LEWIS, THOMASON, KING, KRIEG &
WAYPOINT LAW 615-209-7480
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SMITH TROSTLE & HUERTA 512-494-9500
Brigid M. Carpenter (D)
Amanda Haynes Young
WALDROP 615-259-1366
ALEXANDER DUBOSE JEFFERSON & TOWNSEND 512-482-9300
MORGAN & MORGAN 615-490-0944
GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI 512-391-0197
Robert F. Chapski (D)
Marcy Hogan Greer, Dana Livingston, Susan Vance, Amy Warr
Kathryn E. Barnett (P)
Leslie A. Benitez
THE BLAIR LAW FIRM 615-953-1122 Rebecca C. Blair (P)
LAW OFFICE OF SUSAN HAYS 214-557-4819
WISEMAN ASHWORTH LAW GROUP 615-254-1877 Gail Vaughn Ashworth (D)
Susan L. Hays
PAMELA STANTON BARON 512-479-8480 Pamela Stanton Baron
KEY TO PRACTICE AREA ABBREVIATIONS ON PAGE 87 LAWYER OF THE YEAR HONOREES IN Blue
TEXAS SCOTT DOUGLASS & MCCONNICO 512-495-6300
HAYNES AND BOONE 512-867-8400
THOMPSON & KNIGHT 512-469-6100
KEMP SMITH 512-320-5466
Jane M.N. Webre Debora B. Alsup
Deborah C. Trejo
OFFICE OF MARY REAGAN 512-472-9300 BANKING AND FINANCE LAW LAW Mary B. Reagan
DYKEMA GOSSETT 512-703-6300
SMILEY LAW FIRM 512-394-7121
KENNEDY SUTHERLAND 512-289-0594
THE AL LAW GROUP 512-773-0690
BALLARD & SIMMONS 512-703-5020
LAW OFFICE OF JODI GOODWIN 956-428-7212
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT 512-474-5201
REFUGIO DEL RIO GRANDE 956-421-3226
THOMPSON & KNIGHT 512-469-6100
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT 512-474-5201
AUSLEY, ALGERT, ROBERTSON & FLORES 512-454-8791
ALEXANDER DUBOSE JEFFERSON & TOWNSEND 512-482-9300
Elizabeth Rippy Bowes
ALMANZA, BLACKBURN, DICKIE & MITCHELL 512-474-9486
LAW OFFICES OF JENNIFER TULL 512-472-1919
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION REAL ESTATE LAW BURDIN MEDIATIONS 214-528-1411
P. Lindley Bain
Mary M. Burdin (M), Suzanne M. Duvall (M)
Jennifer Tull
ARMBRUST & BROWN 512-435-2300
Catherine A. Mauzy
CASSIE B. STINSON 832-615-4205
Janet McCullar
DRENNER GROUP 512-807-2900
Andrea B. St. Leger
DYKEMA GOSSETT 512-703-6300
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CARTER SCHOLER ARNETT HAMADA & MOCKLER 214-550-8188
Kimberly S. Beckham, Sue Brooks Littlefield
MAUZY & TUCKER 512-474-1493
Karen Gren Scholer (A)
Cassie B. Stinson
BIOTECHNOLOGY LAW MCCULLAR GILBREATH 512-553-3324 Margaret J. Sampson
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Gina N. Shishima
RIVERS MCNAMARA 512-439-7000
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT 512-474-5201
DONNA J. HARRIS 972-271-9569 Donna J. Harris (M)
Greta E. Goldsby
ELLIOTT MEDIATION 214-546-3338 Kay Elkins Elliott (A, M)
Mary Schaerdel Dietz*
Susan J. Savage, Ann E. Vanderburg BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING SHERIDAN, BARRETT, COBLE AND ANDRAE 512-477-4700 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT 512-474-5201 Amy M. Mitchell, Jane Snoddy Smith** LLCS AND PARTNERSHIPS) JoAl Cannon Sheridan FAMILY LAW MEDIATION GIORDANI, SWANGER, RIPP & JETEL 512-767-7100 Cindy L. Grossman
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COLLABORATIVE LAW: FAMILY LAW Kristen A. Algert AUSLEY, ALGERT, ROBERTSON & FLORES 512-454-8791 Kristen A. Algert, Kelly Ausley-Flores
FARRIS & GREEN 512-473-8591
GILBERT MEDIATION GROUP 214-303-4500 Courtenay L. Bass (M)
HANKINSON 214-754-9190 Deborah G. Hankinson (A, M)
HARRIS SOLUTIONS 972-412-5763
TAX LAW Frances A. Harris (A) JAMS 214-744-5267 Cecilia H. Morgan (A, M)
ALMANZA, BLACKBURN, DICKIE & MITCHELL 512-474-9486
LAW OFFICES OF SHERRIE R. ABNEY 972-417-7198
Martha S. Dickie*
Janice L. Green
Sherrie R. Abney (M)
BECKETT TACKETT & JETEL 512-436-9102
ORSINGER, NELSON, DOWNING & ANDERSON 214-273-2400
FIRST AMENDMENT LAW Carolyn M. Beckett
FARRIS & GREEN 512-473-8591 Janice L. Green
GEORGE BROTHERS KINCAID & HORTON 512-495-1400
LAW OFFICES OF JENNIFER TULL 512-472-1919
Julie A. Ford**
Jennifer Tull
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION ALEXANDER DUBOSE JEFFERSON & TOWNSEND 512-482-9300
Amanda L. Bush*
LAW OFFICES OF ELLEN WILLIAMS 512-970-9597 Ellen C. Williams
Donna Brown
LAW OFFICES OF LISA K. ANDERSON 512-415-1505
DYKEMA GOSSETT 512-703-6300
Lisa K. Anderson
Mary Schaerdel Dietz
THE GRAYDON GROUP 512-225-1001
LOCKE LORD 512-305-4700
Janet P. Brumley (M)
ANTITRUST LAW
Frances H. Bennett, Rhonda H. Brink
ANDREWS KURTH KENYON 214-659-4400
Michele A. Mobley
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER 214-698-3100
Kay Lynn Brumbaugh**
DUBOIS BRYANT & CAMPBELL 512-457-8000 ECCLES & MCINTOSH 512-617-1974
Veronica S. Lewis*
Beth Ann Eccles**
ELIZABETH MORGAN & ASSOCIATES 512-370-2750 Elizabeth L. Morgan
GIORDANI, SWANGER, RIPP & JETEL 512-767-7100 Leslie C. Giordani
Machree G. Gibson
Jerry K. Clements
SUSAN Z. WRIGHT 972-772-0285
Z. Wright (M) TRUSTS AND ESTATES Susan VERNER BRUMLEY MUELLER PARKER 214-526-5234
BRINK BENNETT FLAHERTY 512-407-8888
Deborah Goodell Polan
DONNA BROWN 512-732-2376
Marilea W. Lewis (M)
BECKETT TACKETT & JETEL 512-436-9102
DEBORAH GOODELL POLAN 512-708-9896
Martha S. Dickie
Christina A. Mondrik*
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS PRACTICE Amy P. Jetel Pamela M. Giblin
ALMANZA, BLACKBURN, DICKIE & MITCHELL 512-474-9486
MONDRIK & ASSOCIATES 512-542-9300
JACKSON WALKER 512-236-2000
BAKER BOTTS 512-322-2500
Marcy Hogan Greer
GRAVES DOUGHERTY HEARON & MOODY 512-480-5600
HEALTH CARE LAW Patricia A. Campbell
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT 512-474-5201 Jane Snoddy Smith
CARLS, MCDONALD & DALRYMPLE 512-472-4845
RICHARDSON + BURGESS 512-482-8808
Nancy A. Shellhorse
Karen C. Burgess
JOY & YOUNG 512-330-0228
THOMPSON & KNIGHT 512-469-6100
CONSTRUCTION LAW Catherine M. Greaves, Kathy L. Poppitt
HAJJAR/PETERS 512-637-4956
Stacey A. Martinez*, Yvonne K. Puig
REED, CLAYMON, MEEKER & HARGETT 512-660-5960
GEORGANNA L. SIMPSON 214-905-3739
GRAVES DOUGHERTY HEARON & MOODY 512-480-5600
Robin A. Melvin
MARY K. SAHS 512-326-2556
SWANN & WADDILL 512-681-3720
INSURANCE LAW
Ann L. Benolken
VINSON & ELKINS 512-542-8400
Nina Cortell, Anne M. Johnson, Karen S. Precella
DOUGHERTY HEARON & MOODY 512-480-5600 CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR GRAVES Susan G. Conway Elisabeth S. DeLargy
THE FOWLER LAW FIRM 512-441-1411 Laura Sanders Fowler
Kathy L. Poppitt
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW BAKER BOTTS 512-322-2500
ELDER LAW NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT 512-474-5201 Alicia Morris Groos (T), Gina N. Shishima (P, P*)
MARILYN G. MILLER, ATTORNEY AT LAW 512-894-0319 Marilyn G. Miller
PIRKEY BARBER 512-322-5200
Renée Colwill Lovelace
BOULETTE GOLDEN & MARIN 512-732-8900
G. Gaye Thompson
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THOMPSON & TIEMANN 512-335-6800
Michelle May O'Neil
POLSINELLI 214-397-0030 SIDNEY POWELL 828-274-4063 Sidney K. Powell
MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS
GREENBERG TRAURIG 214-665-3600
MEHAFFYWEBER 409-835-5011
JONES DAY 214-220-3939
Christy Amuny (D)
Nan B. Braley (B), Heather E. Moulder (B)
Barbara J. Barron (D), Sandra F. Clark (D), Michele Y. Smith (D)
S. Katherine Ettredge (B)
S. Donean Surratt (D)
LOCKE LORD 214-740-8000 Janis H. Loegering (B)
SIDLEY AUSTIN 214-981-3300
Alison C. Boren (B), Angela L. Fontana (B) PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION THOMPSON & KNIGHT 214-969-1700 Dorothy H. Bjorck (B)
Tanya D. DeMent (LE*), Ann Abrams Price (EM)
GERMER 409-654-6700
Connie Cornell (EM, LM)
MEHAFFYWEBER 409-835-5011
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW DEATS DURST & OWEN 512-474-6200
BANKING AND FINANCE LAW
GERMER 409-654-6700
ORGAIN BELL & TUCKER 409-838-6412
Wendy C. Larson (T)
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
THE LOVELACE LAW FIRM 512-858-0707
Cynthia K. Timms
INSURANCE LAW Leane K. Capps Barbara J. Barron, Michele Y. Smith
Linda J. Burgess
Margaret J. Sampson (IP*, P, P*)
KING & SPALDING 512-457-2000
LOCKE LORD 214-740-8000
O'NEIL WYSOCKI FAMILY LAW 972-852-8000
Patricia D. Chamblin
MEHAFFYWEBER 409-835-5011
WINSTEAD 512-370-2800
EDUCATION LAW
Marianne M. Auld
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS 214-466-4000
MEHAFFYWEBER 409-835-5011
MITCHELL WILLIAMS 512-480-5100
Martha S. Dickie
KELLY HART & HALLMAN 817-332-2500
HEALTH CARE LAW Allyson N. Ho
Kimberly A. Yelkin
ALMANZA, BLACKBURN, DICKIE & MITCHELL 512-474-9486
Deborah G. Hankinson
HAYNES AND BOONE 817-347-6600
GARDERE 512-542-7000
Susan B. Snyder
HANKINSON 214-754-9190
Nina Cortell, Anne M. Johnson, Karen S. Precella
BEAUMONT
Sharron L. Swann
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT 512-474-5201
Georganna L. Simpson
HAYNES AND BOONE 214-651-5000
Cynthia C. Smiley
Kathryn M. Darling
Karen J. Holody
Beverly A. Whitley
SMILEY LAW FIRM 512-394-7121
STRASBURGER & PRICE 512-499-3600
LAW OFFICE OF KAREN HOLODY 512-750-0452
Nicole L. Williams*
BELL NUNNALLY & MARTIN 214-740-1400
Mary K. Sahs
JoAnn Dalrymple*
Karen J. Bartoletti
THOMPSON & KNIGHT 214-969-1700
Samara L. Kline
Sara M. Burgin
SEDGWICK 512-481-8400
HUGHES VANDERBURG WILLIAMS & BARTOLETTI 512-480-0400
Kathleen M. LaValle*
LaDawn H. Conway
BRACEWELL 512-472-7800
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT 512-474-5201 Jennifer B. Claymon
Diana K. Borden
JACKSON WALKER 214-953-5753
ALEXANDER DUBOSE JEFFERSON & TOWNSEND 214-369-2358
LIPPINCOTT PHELAN VEIDT 512-472-2300
Molly J. Cagle
Jennifer L. Rangel
CORPORATE LAW
D'Ana H. Mikeska
BAKER BOTTS 512-322-2500
LOCKE LORD 512-305-4700
Mary Schaerdel Dietz*
Stacy L. Brainin*
WATER LAW BAKER BOTTS 214-953-6500
KING & SPALDING 512-457-2000
DYKEMA GOSSETT 512-703-6300
HAYNES AND BOONE 214-651-5000
APPELLATE PRACTICE
HOPPER MIKESKA 512-615-6195 Kathleen Ford Bay**
Louise M. Joy, Hilary H. Young
Debora B. Alsup
DALLAS/FORT WORTH
BRACEWELL 512-472-7800 Carol C. Polumbo
GORANSON BAIN 512-368-4384
BAKER BOTTS 512-322-2500
René M. Haas (P)
PUBLIC FINANCE LAW MCCALL, PARKHURST & HORTON 512-478-3805
Janice L. Green
Martha S. Dickie
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION PERRY & HAAS 361-880-7500
Lana K. Varney (D)
FAMILY LAW
Kristen A. Algert, Kelly Ausley-Flores BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION FARRIS & GREEN 512-473-8591
Marcy Hogan Greer
Elisabeth S. Brodyaga
PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION
BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS Becky L. Jolin / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW STREUSAND, LANDON & OZBURN 512-236-9900
IMMIGRATION LAW
Jodilyn M. Goodwin
Yvonne K. Puig (D)
Susan G. Zachos**
Karen M. Neeley (B, R)
Sabrina L. Streusand
LISA L. TAYLOR, ATTORNEY AT LAW 956-412-4900
Lisa M. Panique (D)
Cynthia C. Smiley
Mary Schaerdel Dietz (B*)
SCOTT DOUGLASS & MCCONNICO 512-495-6300
Lisa L. Taylor Carroll G. Martin, Elizabeth N. Miller PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION
Mary Simmons Mendoza**
Christy Amuny (D)
WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES 214-746-7700 WINSTEAD 214-745-5400
Courtney S. Marcus (B)
BARTON LAW OFFICE 512-494-1314
Martha P. Owen (EI)
Barbara J. Barron (D), Patricia D. Chamblin (D), Sandra F. Clark (D), Michele Y. Smith (D)
BRADSHAW & BICKERTON 512-382-9706
Glenda L. Pittman (LU)
D'Juana B. Parks (P)
Jennifer D. Knapek (B), Melissa Ruman Stewart (B), Emeline Yang (B)
GLENDA PITTMAN & ASSOCIATES 512-499-0902
PROVOST UMPHREY LAW FIRM 409-835-6000
OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART 512-344-4700
THE FERGUSON LAW FIRM 409-832-9700
PARSLEY COFFIN RENNER 512-879-0900
GERMER 512-472-0288
Christy Amuny (D)
Lynnette R. Warman
SCOTT DOUGLASS & MCCONNICO 512-495-6300
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT 512-474-5201
Barbara J. Barron (D), Sandra F. Clark (D), Michele Y. Smith (D)
Holland N. O'Neil**, Deirdre B. Ruckman**
Aaryn Kemp Giblin (P)
Judith W. Ross**
Lydia Wommack Barton Maria Elena Bickerton
Jane S. Leger (P)
ENERGY LAW Shafeeqa W. Giarratani (EM, LE*) PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW GERMER 409-654-6700
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