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A Quintessential American StoryKEN LEE’S JOURNEY FROM KOREATOWN TO 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVE.

ROLAND COOPER on facing Ted Wells

JUSTICE ALAN PAGE gives lawyers three pieces of advice

Touring Wilmington with JONATHAN LAYTON

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VOIR DIRE4 A brief survey of your bar colleagues

LOCAL COUNSEL6 Where Jonathan Layton might be about town

JUDICIAL NOTICE7 Former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice (and NFL MVP)

Alan Page on the dos and don’ts for trial lawyers

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS8 Three attorneys on their favorite apps

COVER STORYKenneth Lee started out in Koreatown; he wound up at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

THE DOCKET22 Roland Cooper faces Ted Wells

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A brief survey of your bar colleagues

Referring Clients past 12 months

How often do you refer clients to otHer attorneys?

factors wHen MaKinG referralsLess than half of attorneys have a personal relationship with those they refer clients to

wHat percentaGe of your new business would you estiMate coMes froM referrals?

17.72%

3.29%

35.84%

21.4%

16.8%

12.12%

10.55%

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37.84%

29.2%

7.33%4.98%

More than

95% of attorneys have made a referral in the past year

0% 1% – 20% 21% – 40% 41% – 60% 61% – 80% over 80%

one per week once per Month once per Quarter once per year rarely, if ever

78% of attorneys said “expertise and reputation” are a determining factors in who they refer clients to

super lawyers is a third party source that validates a lawyers expertise in their field

73% of attorneys said “quality of work” is a determining factor in who they refer clients to

super lawyers validates that a selected lawyer has a history of outstanding work

69% of attorneys said “trusting they will take care of my client” is a determining factor in who they refer clients to

testimonials state that attorneys are much more confident when referring a client to a super lawyer selectee

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LOCAL COUNSELPlaces to see (and be seen)

BEST PLACE TO REFLECTIs this your nice way of saying, “Best place to go after a loss?” My place of reflection is inside my own head. Not a recommended space for others!

BEST JUDGE TO ARGUE BEFOREI’m partial to Judge Jan R. Jurden. A phenomenally smart and splendid woman.

BEST PEOPLE WATCHINGDo I have to stay in Wilmington? Because my best people-watching is on the planks of the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk.

BEST CUP OF JOEI log quite a few hours at the New Castle County Courthouse. While the on-site coffee isn’t horrible, I like to walk the few blocks to LOMA Coffee. LOMA is local-ese for “Lower Market Street,” which has seen a bit of a revitalization.

BEST PLACE TO TAKE A NEW CLIENTThis might be a little strange, but I find the Delaware Art Museum an interesting place to gauge a person. Even if you’re not that into art—I don’t confess I am—there are lots of great spaces within the museum to chat.

BEST COURTHOUSE PERKIf you’re at the County Courthouse at the right time, you can sit out on the front steps and hear the music acts warming up for concerts at The Queen, this gorgeous old theater with origins in the 1800s.

BEST SLICEPick a pie at PBE. That’s Pizza By Elizabeths to the non-local. My favorite is the Saint.

BEST POST-WIN CHEAT MEALDo I have to have won to cheat? I grew up loving Mrs. Robino’s chicken alfredo. Worth every calorie.

BEST FIRM-WIDE HAPPY HOURPiccolina Toscana. That was a gut reaction, but I checked with my paralegal, who is much hipper than me, and he agreed.

BEST WORK OUTI swear by TRX at the Central YMCA. Although dodging Wilmington’s potholes on my road bike proves quite effective.

BEST CITY EVENTIf it has event-planning guru Barry Schlecker’s name attached to it, you should be there. The Brandywine Festival of the Arts is a great one, as is the Rockwood Ice Cream Festival.

BEST STATE LAW ON THE BOOKS“No person shall pretend to sleep on a bench on the boardwalk.” Chapter 126 of the Municipal Code of the City of Rehoboth Beach. Jury’s out on what happens if you actually are sleeping.

BEST FAMOUS RESIDENTEver heard of a guy named Joe Biden?

Jonathan LaytonCRIMINAL DEFENSE

The Wilmington attorney tells us what’s good in the neighborhood

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JUDICIAL NOTICEAdvice from the bench

Look at the name. It says “brief.” So please be brief. Be clear, concise, and as far as arguments go, when you get asked a question answer the question. Don’t assume it’s a trick question; don’t assume that the person asking the question is out to trip you up or disagree with you. I ask questions because I need to know the answer to help me make my decision.

Think about the one question you don’t want to hear and have an answer for it, because you’re probably going to get it. You have seven people up there who have studied your briefs and the law and are pretty up-to-speed, and so they’re going to be concerned about various and sundry issues. We need answers to those questions so we can make a decision that accounts for the myriad of concerns that may be presented.

Don’t be hostile. You’re trying to get us to rule in your favor. The idea is to help us, and we’re asking questions so you can help us. If I ask a question and you disagree with the premise of the question, explain to me why I’m wrong and I’ll listen to that. I want to know why I’m wrong or if I’m wrong. Don’t try to avoid the question; don’t answer the question you want answered. Answer the question we asked.

Benched!Minnesota Supreme Court justice—and former NFL MVP—Alan Page offers dos and don’ts for attorneys appearing before the court

Alan Page




Handy legal technologiesPRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

TRIALPADiPad $130

It’s a little on the spendy side, but it’s totally worth it. It stores all the documents for each of my cases, and communicates with cloud services for others. I can highlight or circle passages, present video and audio, and loads of other features that pay off when presenting something to a jury.

Patricia Kennedy ASSOCIATE, CAMPBELL, WALLACE AND GREENWALD; DALLAS; CRIMINAL DEFENSE: DUI/DWI

DROPBOXAvailable on all devices FREE

My firm instituted the cloud storage program Dropbox a while ago and I love it. It allows us to store certain files, like a server, except we can then access it remotely with any device. I’ve heard good things about Google Drive, too.

Alex P. Engelson PARTNER, WILSON AND SLICHTER; HOUSTON; PERSONAL INJURY – GENERAL: PLAINTIFF

FASTCASEiPad/iPhone FREE

I use it instead of a regular Google search when I want to find case information really quickly. It’s a law library, so the most relevant stuff typically pops up first.

Rahul Burchall PARTNER, THE BURCHALL LAW FIRM; ODESSA; IMMIGRATION







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Kenneth K. LeePartner, Jenner & Block

Class Action/Mass Torts, Business Litigation, Criminal Defense: White Collar

Southern California Rising Stars: 2013–2015; Up-And-Coming 100: 2015

Ken Lee’s journey from Seoul, to Koreatown, to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

by JOE MULLICH photography by DUSTIN SNIPES

Ken Lee boarded Air Force One for the first time, he was struck by the enormity of the plane, and the moment. Lee was an associate counsel for the White House in the waning days of the George W. Bush administration, and staffers who had never been on Air Force One were invited to take a flight with the president. After the plane was airborne, Lee, wanting to share the once-in-a-lifetime experience, asked for a call to be placed to his father.

A few minutes later, the crewman who operated the phone system told Lee there was a problem. The senior Lee, whose grasp of English was unsteady, couldn’t understand where the call was coming from. He thought it was a telemarketing pitch so he kept hanging up.

Lee, now a partner at Jenner & Block, laughs about the incident in his downtown Los Angeles office, which is decorated with a portrait of his favorite founding

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father, Alexander Hamilton. “Hamilton was the quintessential American,” Lee says. “He was an orphan who came to the United States, worked his way up from nothing, and was a forward-thinking, modern guy.”

Lee has a quintessential American story as well. He is a first-generation immigrant who went from his birthplace in South Korea to the White House. His stops along the way coincided with some of the most


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Kenneth K. LeePartner, Jenner & Block

Class Action/Mass Torts, Business Litigation, Criminal Defense: White Collar

Southern California Rising Stars: 2013–2015; Up-And-Coming 100: 2015

Ken Lee’s journey from Seoul, to Koreatown, to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

by JOE MULLICH photography by DUSTIN SNIPES

Ken Lee boarded Air Force One for the first time, he was struck by the enormity of the plane, and the moment. Lee was an associate counsel for the White House in the waning days of the George W. Bush administration, and staffers who had never been on Air Force One were invited to take a flight with the president. After the plane was airborne, Lee, wanting to share the once-in-a-lifetime experience, asked for a call to be placed to his father.

A few minutes later, the crewman who operated the phone system told Lee there was a problem. The senior Lee, whose grasp of English was unsteady, couldn’t understand where the call was coming from. He thought it was a telemarketing pitch so he kept hanging up.

Lee, now a partner at Jenner & Block, laughs about the incident in his downtown Los Angeles office, which is decorated with a portrait of his favorite founding

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father, Alexander Hamilton. “Hamilton was the quintessential American,” Lee says. “He was an orphan who came to the United States, worked his way up from nothing, and was a forward-thinking, modern guy.”

Lee has a quintessential American story as well. He is a first-generation immigrant who went from his birthplace in South Korea to the White House. His stops along the way coincided with some of the most


important moments in recent U.S. history, including the appointment of a chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and the legal aftermath of 9/11. He is currently representing various food corporations in nearly two-dozen class action lawsuits involving “all-natural” labeling.

At the White House, Lee was the person who organized luncheons, bowling evenings, and other events so his colleagues could get to know each other. For such reasons, Michael M. Purpura, who served with him in the White House counsel office, calls Lee “the glue guy: the adhesive that kept the place together.”

Lee was only 4 when his family moved from Seoul, South Korea, to Koreatown in Los Angeles. At the time, neither of his parents spoke English. His father, an engineer, opened a shop repairing spray-paint equipment; his mother, a

pharmacist, became an acupuncturist.Lee recalls his parents taking him to

Disneyland, and being horrified because they had brought their own food. “They had packed Korean food to save money,” he says. “I was mortified, but now I can look back and laugh. I have so much pride now for the things my parents did.”

“Like any good Asian parent, they wanted their kid to go to medical school or law school,” Lee says. “They saw the law as an honorable profession, and thought everything in the United States was so open and honest in comparison to South Korea, which was very corrupt.”

At Cornell, Lee studied government; then it was off to Harvard Law. After a stint clerking for appeals court Judge Emilio Garza, he went to Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, where his first two years were spent on a case that gripped the nation.

“It would not have been possible for me to meet the president of Korea … But I am meeting the president of the United States because of my son.”

The first time Lee boarded Air Force One.The Lees in South Korea before the big leap.

Six weeks before 9/11, real estate mogul Larry Silverstein entered into a 99-year lease for the World Trade Center. He had an insurance policy that provided $3.5 billion in coverage for a terrorist act, and afterward, legal arguments raged about whether the two separate plane crashes into the towers represented one occurrence or two. If the latter, Silverstein was entitled to an additional $3.5 billion—which was the position that Lee, as part of his legal team, took. “A lot of people at the firm thought it was more than a business dispute,” Lee says. “It was an important task to get the money to rebuild downtown New York. It was exhilarating to start my career on such a high-profile case.”

The insurers tried to limit the amount of damages by arguing that the first collapse of the tower would have destroyed the second tower, even if only one plane

had struck one of the towers. In the end, some of the insurance companies had to pay for two occurrences and some for one, depending on how the individual policies were written. Essentially, the court ruled the 9/11 attacks represented 1.4 occurrences: a stance, Lee says dryly, “only lawyers could come up with.”

Afterward, Lee returned to Wachtell but longed for government work. So he sent his resumé to the U.S. attorney’s office, hoping to become a federal prosecutor, and contacted friends about jobs in Washington. Finally, a friend told him of an opening … at the White House. Soon, Lee had interviews with White House counsel Harriet Miers, deputy counsel William Kelley and chief of staff Josh Bolten.

His first day walking into the White House, he says, was “nervous and

April 4, 2008November 12, 2008January 23, 1975

humbling.” There was not much of an orientation and no manual covering his duties. “A person came to my office to have me fill out paperwork, and they asked if I knew what my salary was,” he says. “I told them I had no idea.” (For the record, it was $108,000.)

Lee was given a diverse portfolio—from representing the White House in congressional and other governmental investigations to providing advice for the president and senior White House officials. “At first, it was somewhat terrifying,” Lee says. “In the private sector, you can often get extensions. But in the White House you have to make decisions without the benefit of all the time you want and all the information you want.”

It was never boring. In December 2006, seven U.S. attorneys were dismissed midterm—an unprecedented event that

some felt was politically motivated—and a congressional investigation was launched. “To further fuel the media fire, there were allegations that Karl Rove and his aides had used private RNC email accounts in violation of the Presidential Records Act and to supposedly evade congressional oversight,” Lee says.

The White House was pummeled with questions about the dismissals, and Lee had to advise the press office on what information it could. He became known for finding solutions that balanced legal and political needs. “He is a nuanced, critical thinker with tremendous judgment,” Purpura says.

Lee notes, “We had a strong basis to withhold White House emails on privilege grounds, but the press would then unfairly accuse the White House of a cover-up. We ended up making


important moments in recent U.S. history, including the appointment of a chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and the legal aftermath of 9/11. He is currently representing various food corporations in nearly two-dozen class action lawsuits involving “all-natural” labeling.

At the White House, Lee was the person who organized luncheons, bowling evenings, and other events so his colleagues could get to know each other. For such reasons, Michael M. Purpura, who served with him in the White House counsel office, calls Lee “the glue guy: the adhesive that kept the place together.”

Lee was only 4 when his family moved from Seoul, South Korea, to Koreatown in Los Angeles. At the time, neither of his parents spoke English. His father, an engineer, opened a shop repairing spray-paint equipment; his mother, a

pharmacist, became an acupuncturist.Lee recalls his parents taking him to

Disneyland, and being horrified because they had brought their own food. “They had packed Korean food to save money,” he says. “I was mortified, but now I can look back and laugh. I have so much pride now for the things my parents did.”

“Like any good Asian parent, they wanted their kid to go to medical school or law school,” Lee says. “They saw the law as an honorable profession, and thought everything in the United States was so open and honest in comparison to South Korea, which was very corrupt.”

At Cornell, Lee studied government; then it was off to Harvard Law. After a stint clerking for appeals court Judge Emilio Garza, he went to Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, where his first two years were spent on a case that gripped the nation.

“It would not have been possible for me to meet the president of Korea … But I am meeting the president of the United States because of my son.”

The first time Lee boarded Air Force One.The Lees in South Korea before the big leap.

Six weeks before 9/11, real estate mogul Larry Silverstein entered into a 99-year lease for the World Trade Center. He had an insurance policy that provided $3.5 billion in coverage for a terrorist act, and afterward, legal arguments raged about whether the two separate plane crashes into the towers represented one occurrence or two. If the latter, Silverstein was entitled to an additional $3.5 billion—which was the position that Lee, as part of his legal team, took. “A lot of people at the firm thought it was more than a business dispute,” Lee says. “It was an important task to get the money to rebuild downtown New York. It was exhilarating to start my career on such a high-profile case.”

The insurers tried to limit the amount of damages by arguing that the first collapse of the tower would have destroyed the second tower, even if only one plane

had struck one of the towers. In the end, some of the insurance companies had to pay for two occurrences and some for one, depending on how the individual policies were written. Essentially, the court ruled the 9/11 attacks represented 1.4 occurrences: a stance, Lee says dryly, “only lawyers could come up with.”

Afterward, Lee returned to Wachtell but longed for government work. So he sent his resumé to the U.S. attorney’s office, hoping to become a federal prosecutor, and contacted friends about jobs in Washington. Finally, a friend told him of an opening … at the White House. Soon, Lee had interviews with White House counsel Harriet Miers, deputy counsel William Kelley and chief of staff Josh Bolten.

His first day walking into the White House, he says, was “nervous and

April 4, 2008November 12, 2008January 23, 1975

humbling.” There was not much of an orientation and no manual covering his duties. “A person came to my office to have me fill out paperwork, and they asked if I knew what my salary was,” he says. “I told them I had no idea.” (For the record, it was $108,000.)

Lee was given a diverse portfolio—from representing the White House in congressional and other governmental investigations to providing advice for the president and senior White House officials. “At first, it was somewhat terrifying,” Lee says. “In the private sector, you can often get extensions. But in the White House you have to make decisions without the benefit of all the time you want and all the information you want.”

It was never boring. In December 2006, seven U.S. attorneys were dismissed midterm—an unprecedented event that

some felt was politically motivated—and a congressional investigation was launched. “To further fuel the media fire, there were allegations that Karl Rove and his aides had used private RNC email accounts in violation of the Presidential Records Act and to supposedly evade congressional oversight,” Lee says.

The White House was pummeled with questions about the dismissals, and Lee had to advise the press office on what information it could. He became known for finding solutions that balanced legal and political needs. “He is a nuanced, critical thinker with tremendous judgment,” Purpura says.

Lee notes, “We had a strong basis to withhold White House emails on privilege grounds, but the press would then unfairly accuse the White House of a cover-up. We ended up making


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Harvard LAW SCHOOL King’s College (now Columbia University)

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$108,000 WHITE HOUSE STARTING SALARY $3,500

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a stressful, whirlwind experience: The media, Congress, and eventually a special prosecutor all had their own separate agenda in investigating the White House. We had to navigate around pitfalls and balance the competing demands.”

After the investigation concluded, Lee helped devise a new email compliance policy to ensure that employees of the Office of Political Affairs adhered to the record-keeping requirements of the Presidential Records Act. “Some people didn’t like this new policy, but sometimes, as lawyers, we have to deliver difficult or bad news to the client,” Lee says.

As for his thoughts on President Bush? Lee met with him on average every six to eight weeks, sometimes as part of a group, sometimes as an observer at policy time—when the president made a

final decision on a matter. “He grasps key issues very quickly,” Lee says. “A senior adviser will drone on for 10 minutes and the president would immediately distill it down to a few key points; and you’d wish the senior adviser had done that and saved us a lot of time.”

The president, Lee says, also used humor to make his point. One of Lee’s tasks was to interview and recommend federal judges, attorneys and marshals. The marching orders were to provide a diverse slate of candidates—relatively easy in Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco; much harder in other parts of the country. “It turned out that nearly everyone was a white male,” Lee says. “You really noticed that as we went through the names. Finally, the last guy we recommended was for the U.S. marshal for the district of Puerto Rico.”

He was Latino. Bush’s comment: “You couldn’t find a white guy for the job?”

During Lee’s White House tenure, his most rewarding moment, he says, was bringing his parents to a White House staff event, where they got to meet the president. Lee’s father bought a new suit for the occasion but forgot to take the tag off the sleeve. His wife, noticing this, carefully hid the tag with her arm for the presidential photo. In his unsure English, Lee’s father told President Bush: “It would not have been possible for me to meet the president of Korea in all my life. But I am meeting the president of the United States because of my son.” <<





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PittsburghDodge, Patricia L., Meyer Unkovic & Scott, PittsburghElderkin, Dianne B., Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &

Feld, PhiladelphiaFlannery, Ann C., Law Offices of Ann C. Flannery,

PhiladelphiaFullam, Nancy H., The Fullam Firm, PhiladelphiaGellman, Nancy J., Conrad O’Brien, PhiladelphiaGeraghty, Andrea, Meyer Unkovic & Scott, PittsburghHansen, Heather E., O’Brien & Ryan,

Plymouth MeetingHeidelbaugh, Heather S., Leech Tishman, PittsburghHess, Wendy Castor, Goldblum & Hess, JenkintownHomolash, Claudine Q., CQH Firm, Philadelphia

Jacobs-Meadway, Roberta, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, Philadelphia

Kagan, Bethann Schaffzin, Shein Law Center, Philadelphia

Kohart, Mary E., Elliott Greenleaf & Siedzikowski, Blue Bell

Komar, Candice L., Pollock Begg Komar Glasser & Vertz, Pittsburgh

Kosta, Stephanie L., Duane Morris, PhiladelphiaLiebenberg, Roberta D., Fine Kaplan and Black,

PhiladelphiaMaliver, Deborah, Biancheria & Maliver, PittsburghMattiacci, Laura Carlin, Console Law Offices,

PhiladelphiaMcCarthy, Carol S., McCarthy McDonald Schulberg &

Joy, PittsburghMcDevitt Hagan, Tracey, Reilly Janiczek & McDevitt,

PhiladelphiaMunley, Marion K., Munley Law, ScrantonNast, Dianne M., Nastlaw, PhiladelphiaPagac, Shelly R., Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick &

Raspanti, PittsburghPichini, Roberta D., Feldman Shepherd


Pierce, Patricia V., Greenblatt Pierce Engle Funt & Flores, Philadelphia

Ramsey, Natalie D., Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads, Philadelphia

Recker, Catherine M., Welsh & Recker, PhiladelphiaResnick, Stephanie, Fox Rothschild, PhiladelphiaRichards, Veronica A., Richards & Richards,


Kulp, PhiladelphiaRossi, Mary Ann, MacElree Harvey, West ChesterRothey, Melaine Shannon, Jones Gregg Creehan &

Gerace, PittsburghRyan, Catherine S. (Casey), Reed Smith, PittsburghShepherd, Carol Nelson, Feldman Shepherd


Sherry, Madeline M., Gibbons, PhiladelphiaSicalides, Barbara T., Pepper Hamilton, PhiladelphiaSimon, Deborah H., Elliott Greenleaf & Siedzikowski,

Blue BellWillig, Deborah R., Willig Williams & Davidson,

PhiladelphiaWinkelman, Nancy, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis,

PhiladelphiaWinkler, Nancy J., Eisenberg Rothweiler Winkler

Eisenberg and Jeck, PhiladelphiaYoung, Cheryl L., Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin &

Schiller, Norristown




TOP 100 TOP 50 WOMEN

Ainsman, David I., Ainsman Levine, PittsburghAnapol, Thomas R., Anapol Schwartz, PhiladelphiaAronchick, Mark A., Hangley Aronchick Segal

Pudlin & Schiller, PhiladelphiaAxelrod, Barbara R., The Beasley Firm, PhiladelphiaBaldino, Jr., Gerald B., Sacchetta & Baldino, MediaBaumann, Thomas C., Abes Baumann, PittsburghBeasley, Jr., MD, James E., The Beasley Firm,

PhiladelphiaBendesky, Larry E., Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett &

Bendesky, PhiladelphiaBerkey, Todd, Edgar Snyder & Associates, PittsburghBrier, Daniel T., Myers Brier & Kelly, ScrantonCarlson, Alfred J., Martin Law, PhiladelphiaCarson, Shanon J., Berger & Montague, PhiladelphiaCasey, Matthew A., Ross Feller Casey, PhiladelphiaCoben, Larry E., Anapol Schwartz, PhiladelphiaCohan, Lawrence R., Anapol Schwartz, PhiladelphiaConsole, Stephen G., Console Law Offices,

PhiladelphiaCooper, Scott B., Schmidt Kramer, HarrisburgCordes, Samuel J., Samuel J. Cordes & Associates,

PittsburghDanel, Cynthia M., Edgar Snyder & Associates,

PittsburghDavis, Robert S., Flaster/Greenberg, PhiladelphiaDeCaro, A. Roy, Raynes McCarty, PhiladelphiaDodig, John M., Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter

Tanner Weinstock & Dodig, PhiladelphiaDuffy, Thomas J., Duffy + Partners, PhiladelphiaElliott, John M., Elliott Greenleaf & Siedzikowski,

Blue BellFairlie, Steven F., Fairlie & Lippy, North WalesFeldman, Alan M., Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter

Tanner Weinstock & Dodig, PhiladelphiaFrancis, James A., Francis & Mailman, PhiladelphiaFriday, Peter D., Friday & Cox, PittsburghGismondi, John P., Gismondi & Associates, PittsburghHaggerty, James C., Haggerty Goldberg Schleifer and

Kupersmith, PhiladelphiaHangley, William T., Hangley Aronchick Segal

Pudlin & Schiller, PhiladelphiaHarkins, Jr., John G., Harkins Cunningham,

PhiladelphiaHarris, Jay Barry, Fineman Krekstein & Harris,

PhiladelphiaHof, Philip Marsh, Seidel Cohen Hof & Reid,

BethlehemHoffman, Peter J., Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott,

PhiladelphiaKline, Thomas R., Kline & Specter, PhiladelphiaLauricella, Paul A., McLaughlin & Lauricella,

PhiladelphiaLehocky, Jerry M., Pond Lehocky Stern Giordano,

PhiladelphiaLiebenberg, Roberta D., Fine Kaplan and Black,

PhiladelphiaLutz, David L., Angino & Lutz, HarrisburgMaliver, Deborah, Biancheria & Maliver, PittsburghMancano, Joseph D., Cedrone & Mancano,

PhiladelphiaMannion, James F., Mannion Prior, King of PrussiaMartin, George, Martin Law, PhiladelphiaMattiacci, Laura Carlin, Console Law Offices,

Philadelphia

McCarron, Jeffrey B., Swartz Campbell, PhiladelphiaMcHugh, Jr., James J., Lopez McHugh, PhiladelphiaMcLaughlin, Slade, McLaughlin & Lauricella,

PhiladelphiaMcMonagle, Brian J., McMonagle Perri McHugh &

Mischak, PhiladelphiaMcTiernan, John W., Caroselli Beachler McTiernan &

Conboy, PittsburghMessa, Jr., Joseph L., Messa & Associates,

PhiladelphiaMongeluzzi, Robert J., Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett &

Bendesky, PhiladelphiaO’Donnell, Neil T., O’Donnell Law Offices, KingstonOlcott, Douglas J., Dallas W. Hartman, New CastlePerri, Jr., Fortunato N., McMonagle Perri McHugh &

Mischak, PhiladelphiaPerry, Jon R., Rosen Louik & Perry, PittsburghPhillips, Dean R., Elliott Greenleaf & Siedzikowski,

Blue BellPichini, Roberta D., Feldman Shepherd


Pokotilow, Manny, Caesar Rivise Bernstein Cohen & Pokotilow, Philadelphia

Post, Benjamin A., Post & Post, BerwynQuinn, Jr., Joseph A., Hourigan Kluger & Quinn,

KingstonRassias, Dion G., The Beasley Firm, PhiladelphiaRayne, Timothy F., MacElree Harvey, Kennett SquareRaynes, Stephen E., Raynes McCarty, PhiladelphiaReich, Abraham C., Fox Rothschild, PhiladelphiaResnick, Stephanie, Fox Rothschild, PhiladelphiaRicci, William J., Ricci Tyrrell Johnson & Grey,

PhiladelphiaRichards, Veronica A., Richards & Richards,


Kulp, PhiladelphiaRonca, James R., Anapol Schwartz, PhiladelphiaRosenthal, Richard M., Edgar Snyder & Associates,

PittsburghRosenzweig, Michael H., Edgar Snyder & Associates,

PittsburghRoss, Robert, Ross Feller Casey, PhiladelphiaRyan, III, Daniel F., O’Brien & Ryan,

Plymouth MeetingSacchetta, Thomas F., Sacchetta & Baldino, MediaSantarelli, Frederick Patrick, Elliott Greenleaf &

Siedzikowski, PhiladelphiaSchiffman, Carl R., Schiffman & Wojdowski,

PittsburghShein, Benjamin, Shein Law Center, PhiladelphiaSheller, Stephen A., Sheller, PhiladelphiaShepherd, Carol Nelson, Feldman Shepherd


Sheridan, Thomas W., Sheridan & Murray, Fort Washington

Sherman, David B., Solomon Sherman & Gabay, Philadelphia

Sherry, Daniel J., Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, King of Prussia

Sloane, Leonard A., Eckell Sparks Levy Auerbach Monte Sloane Matthews & Auslander, Media

Smalley, Bernard W., Tucker Law Group, Philadelphia

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AN ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF THE WOMEN LAWYERS WHO RANKED TOP OF THE LIST IN THE 2016 PENNSYLVANIA SUPER LAWYERS NOMINATION, RESEARCH AND BLUE RIBBON REVIEW PROCESS

Sonnenfeld, Marc J., Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia

Specter, Shanin, Kline & Specter, PhiladelphiaSpizer, Gregory S., Anapol Schwartz, PhiladelphiaSprague, Richard A., Sprague & Sprague,

PhiladelphiaTanner, Mark W., Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter

Tanner Weinstock & Dodig, PhiladelphiaTretta, Christopher M., Yost & Tretta, PhiladelphiaTroy, Paul C., Kane Pugh Knoell Troy & Kramer,

NorristownTucker, Jr., Joe H., Tucker Law Group, PhiladelphiaWeinstock, Daniel S., Feldman Shepherd


Weiss, Sol H., Anapol Schwartz, PhiladelphiaWeitz, Eric H., Messa & Associates, PhiladelphiaWohlgelernter, Ezra, Feldman Shepherd


Yost, Richard W., Yost & Tretta, PhiladelphiaYoung, Cheryl L., Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin &

Schiller, NorristownYoung, James, Christie Sullivan & Young, Philadelphia

TOP 10ARONCHICK, MARK A.

Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, Philadelphia

FELDMAN, ALAN M. Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig, Philadelphia

KLINE, THOMAS R. • Ranked Number One • Kline & Specter, Philadelphia

MONGELUZZI, ROBERT J. • Ranked Number Three • Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky, Philadelphia

POKOTILOW, MANNY Caesar Rivise Bernstein Cohen & Pokotilow, Philadelphia

QUINN, JR., JOSEPH A. Hourigan Kluger & Quinn, Kingston

REICH, ABRAHAM C. Fox Rothschild, Philadelphia

SONNENFELD, MARC J. Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia

SPECTER, SHANIN Kline & Specter, Philadelphia

TANNER, MARK W. • Ranked Number Two • Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig, Philadelphia

Anderson, Linda M., Anderson Elder Law, MediaAxelrod, Barbara R., The Beasley Firm, PhiladelphiaAxelrod, Sheryl L., The Axelrod Firm, PhiladelphiaBallard, Alice W., Law Office of Alice W. Ballard,

PhiladelphiaBarish, Miriam Benton, Anapol Schwartz,

PhiladelphiaBarnett, Bonnie A., Drinker Biddle & Reath,

PhiladelphiaCaravasos, NiaLena, Law Office of NiaLena

Caravasos, PhiladelphiaCasale, Helen E., Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin &

Schiller, NorristownDanel, Cynthia M., Edgar Snyder & Associates,

PittsburghDodge, Patricia L., Meyer Unkovic & Scott, PittsburghElderkin, Dianne B., Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &

Feld, PhiladelphiaFlannery, Ann C., Law Offices of Ann C. Flannery,

PhiladelphiaFullam, Nancy H., The Fullam Firm, PhiladelphiaGellman, Nancy J., Conrad O’Brien, PhiladelphiaGeraghty, Andrea, Meyer Unkovic & Scott, PittsburghHansen, Heather E., O’Brien & Ryan,

Plymouth MeetingHeidelbaugh, Heather S., Leech Tishman, PittsburghHess, Wendy Castor, Goldblum & Hess, JenkintownHomolash, Claudine Q., CQH Firm, Philadelphia

Jacobs-Meadway, Roberta, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, Philadelphia

Kagan, Bethann Schaffzin, Shein Law Center, Philadelphia

Kohart, Mary E., Elliott Greenleaf & Siedzikowski, Blue Bell

Komar, Candice L., Pollock Begg Komar Glasser & Vertz, Pittsburgh

Kosta, Stephanie L., Duane Morris, PhiladelphiaLiebenberg, Roberta D., Fine Kaplan and Black,

PhiladelphiaMaliver, Deborah, Biancheria & Maliver, PittsburghMattiacci, Laura Carlin, Console Law Offices,

PhiladelphiaMcCarthy, Carol S., McCarthy McDonald Schulberg &

Joy, PittsburghMcDevitt Hagan, Tracey, Reilly Janiczek & McDevitt,

PhiladelphiaMunley, Marion K., Munley Law, ScrantonNast, Dianne M., Nastlaw, PhiladelphiaPagac, Shelly R., Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick &

Raspanti, PittsburghPichini, Roberta D., Feldman Shepherd


Pierce, Patricia V., Greenblatt Pierce Engle Funt & Flores, Philadelphia

Ramsey, Natalie D., Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads, Philadelphia

Recker, Catherine M., Welsh & Recker, PhiladelphiaResnick, Stephanie, Fox Rothschild, PhiladelphiaRichards, Veronica A., Richards & Richards,


Kulp, PhiladelphiaRossi, Mary Ann, MacElree Harvey, West ChesterRothey, Melaine Shannon, Jones Gregg Creehan &

Gerace, PittsburghRyan, Catherine S. (Casey), Reed Smith, PittsburghShepherd, Carol Nelson, Feldman Shepherd


Sherry, Madeline M., Gibbons, PhiladelphiaSicalides, Barbara T., Pepper Hamilton, PhiladelphiaSimon, Deborah H., Elliott Greenleaf & Siedzikowski,

Blue BellWillig, Deborah R., Willig Williams & Davidson,

PhiladelphiaWinkelman, Nancy, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis,

PhiladelphiaWinkler, Nancy J., Eisenberg Rothweiler Winkler

Eisenberg and Jeck, PhiladelphiaYoung, Cheryl L., Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin &

Schiller, Norristown




TEXAS 2016SUPER LAWYERS


Patton, Timothy, Timothy Patton, San Antonio

Phillips, Thomas R., Baker Botts, Austin Pg. 54

Pozza, Dan, Attorney at Law, San Antonio

Ramsey, Robinson C., Langley & Banack, San Antonio

Ratliff, Laurie, Ikard Golden Jones, Austin

Schulman, David A., Law Office of David A. Schulman, Austin

Sheppard, Cynthia T., Attorney at Law, Cuero, 361‑277‑8539

Slavin, Ken K., Kemp Smith, El Paso

Smith, D. Todd, Smith Law Group, Austin, 512‑439‑3230

Stroh, Jacqueline M., The Law Office of Jacqueline M. Stroh, San Antonio, 210‑477‑7416

Taylor, Amanda G., Martens Todd Leonard Taylor & Ahlrich, Austin

Truesdale, Michael S., Law Office of Michael S. Truesdale, Austin, 512‑482‑8671

Vance, Susan S., Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsend, Austin

Wainwright, Dale, Bracewell & Giuliani, Austin

Warr, Amy, Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsend, Austin

Watson, Charles, Locke Lord, Austin

Webre, Jane M.N., Scott Douglass & McConnico, Austin Pg. 46, 48, 54

White, Greg, Greg White, Waco

Willi, Tracy J., Willi Law Firm, Austin

Young, Evan A., Baker Botts, Austin

DALLAS/FT. WORTH REGIONAshley, G. Luke, Thompson & Knight, Dallas

Auld, Marianne M., Kelly Hart & Hallman, Fort Worth, 817‑878‑3543

Ave, Gregory R., Walters Balido & Crain, Dallas

Barton, Russell R., Harris Finley & Bogle, Fort Worth

Baruch, Charles E. “Chad”, The Law Office of Chad Baruch, Rowlett, 210‑227‑3243

CHARLES E. “CHAD” BARUCH THE LAW OFFICE OF CHAD BARUCH

Rowlett • 210‑227‑3243 www.baruchlaw.com

Bassel, Dabney D., Law Office of Dabney Bassel, Fort Worth

Carroll, Ken, Carrington Coleman Sloman & Blumenthal, Dallas, 214‑855‑3029

Casada, Hilaree A., Cowles & Thompson, Dallas

Cayce, John H., Kelly Hart & Hallman, Fort Worth

Conway, LaDawn H., Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsend, Dallas

Cortell, Nina, Haynes and Boone, Dallas Pg. 46, 48, 50

Cowart, Thomas B., Lenahan Law Firm, Dallas

Dodge, David W., Glast Phillips & Murray, Dallas

Durham, Leighton, Kelly Durham & Pittard, Dallas

Elrich, Katherine, Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer, Dallas

Brister, Scott A., Andrews Kurth, Austin Pg. 54

Broaddus, III, J. Morgan, Gordon Davis Johnson & Shane, El Paso

Callaway, Sharon E., Crofts & Callaway, San Antonio, 210‑569‑7201

Christian, III, William G., Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody, Austin

Clinton, Ryan, Davis Gerald & Cremer, Austin

Crofts, Jr., Thomas H., Crofts & Callaway, San Antonio, 210‑569‑7201

Crosnoe, Wade, Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons, Austin

Cruse, Don, Law Office of Don Cruse, Austin

Duggins, David C., Duggins Wren Mann & Romero, Austin, 512‑495‑8842

Dunn, Nissa M., Houston Dunn, San Antonio, 210‑775‑0881

Eady, Michael W., Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons, Austin, 512‑708‑8200

Enoch, Craig T., Enoch Kever, Austin

Eskow, Lisa R., Law Office of Lisa Eskow, Austin

Gaultney, David B., MehaffyWeber, Austin

Greer, Marcy Hogan, Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsend, Austin Pg. 48, 54

Hanks, Kendyl T., Greenberg Traurig, Austin

Harbour-Valdez, Cori A., The Harbour Law Firm, El Paso, 915‑544‑7600

Hatchell, Mike A., Locke Lord, Austin

Hays, Susan, Law Office of Susan Hays, Austin, 214‑557‑4819

Hicks, Renea, Law Office of Max Renea Hicks, Austin

Hobbs, Lisa Bowlin, Kuhn Hobbs, Austin Pg. 54

Houston, III, Samuel V., Houston Dunn, San Antonio

Jefferson, Wallace B., Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsend, Austin

Johns, Chris, Johns Marrs Ellis & Hodge, Austin

Keeney, Mary A., Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody, Austin

Keller, Kimberly S., Keller Stolarczyk, Boerne

Kirk, Terrence W., Attorney at Law, Austin

Knight, Joseph R., Law Office of Joseph R. Knight, Austin

Knisely, Marc O., Jackson Sjoberg McCarthy & Townsend, Austin

Kuhn, Kurt, Kuhn Hobbs, Austin, 512‑476‑6005

Livingston, Dana, Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsend, Austin

Lorber, Melissa Prentice, Enoch Kever, Austin

Mackenzie, C. Alfred, Attorney at Law, Waco

Malinas, Ruth G., Plunkett & Griesenbeck, San Antonio

McBride, Brendan K., The McBride Law Firm, San Antonio

Mitchell, Ellen, Dykema Cox Smith, San Antonio

Mobbs, John P., Attorney at Law, El Paso

Morgan, Craig A., Attorney at Law, Austin, 512‑608‑9324

Murray, Michael J., Watts Guerra, San Antonio, 210‑447‑0500

Parsley, E. Lee, E. Lee Parsley, Austin

Seidler, David R., Shannon Gracey Ratliff & Miller, Fort Worth

Shipp, John, Shipp Mediation, Dallas

Silverberg, Maxel “Bud”, Attorney ‑ Mediator & Arbitrator, Dallas

Simpson, III, John E., Splawn Simpson Pitts, Lubbock

Smith, Thomas J., Law Offices of Thomas J. Smith, San Antonio

Stoddard, III, Ross W., Attorney ‑ Mediator, Irving, 972‑869‑2300

Thompson, Greg, Greg Thompson Mediator, Beaumont

Van Osselaer, Paul J., Van Osselaer Dispute Resolution, Austin

Wilk, Michael S., Hirsch & Westheimer, Houston

Yungblut, Stephen K., Law Office of Stephen K. Yungblut, Dallas

ANTITRUST LITIGATIONAnderson, Darryl Wade, Norton Rose Fulbright, Houston, 713‑651‑5562

Bayer, Mark W., Barnes & Thornburg, Dallas

Berglund, II, L. James, Thompson & Knight, Dallas

Blefeld, Bruce A., K&L Gates, Houston

Breaux, Ronald W., Haynes and Boone, Dallas

Brumbaugh, Kay Lynn, Andrews Kurth, Dallas

Casas, Gregory J., Greenberg Traurig, Austin

Huffman, Gregory S.C., Thompson & Knight, Dallas

Katz, Jr., William M., Thompson & Knight, Dallas

Kruse, Layne E., Norton Rose Fulbright, Houston, 713‑651‑5194 Pg. 52

McNeil, Barry F., Haynes and Boone, Dallas

Van Fleet, G. Allan, McDermott Will & Emery, Houston

Weber, Bradley C., Locke Lord, Dallas

Williams, Nicole L., Thompson & Knight, Dallas

APPELLATE

CENTRAL & WEST TEXAS REGIONAlexander, Douglas W., Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsend, Austin Pg. 46, 54

Alsup, Debora B., Thompson & Knight, Austin Pg. 48, 54

Anderson, Ryan G., Law Offices of Ryan G. Anderson, San Antonio, 210‑399‑0198

Baron, Pamela Stanton, Attorney at Law, Austin

Bennett, J. Bruce, Cardwell Hart & Bennett, Austin

Bloch, Elizabeth G. (“Heidi”), Husch Blackwell, Austin CONTINUED ON PAGE 20

ADMINISTRATIVE LAWCoffin, Ann M., Parsley Coffin Renner, Austin

Fleishman, Lewis S., Lewis S. Fleishman, Houston

Gonzales, Alex, Winstead, Austin

Heath, C. Robert, Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta, Austin

Kever, Andrew, Enoch Kever, Austin

Mendiola III, Lino, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, Austin, 512‑721‑2656

Rentea, Bogdan, Rentea & Associates, Austin

Sharp, Michael R., Sharp & Cobos, Austin

Williams, John F., Duggins Wren Mann & Romero, Austin, 512‑744‑9300

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTIONAkin, G.R. (Randy), Attorney ‑ Mediator, Longview, 903‑297‑8929

Bankston, Ron, Bankston & Associates, Houston, 713‑874‑9680

Bass, Courtenay L., Gilbert Mediation Group, Dallas, 214‑303‑4500

Bayer, Karl, Karl Bayer, Austin Pg. 54

Bergman, III, Edward “Trey”, Bergman ADR Group, Houston

Betanzos, Todd, Betzanos Resolution Strategies, Dallas

Black, Robert A., MehaffyWeber, Beaumont Pg. 52

Bourgeois, Greg, Lakeside Mediation Center, Austin

Brin, George G., Brin & Brin, San Antonio

Bristow, Daryl, The Bristow Law Firm, Houston, 713‑223‑1021

Bryant, Jr., Corbet F., Carrington Coleman Sloman & Blumenthal, Dallas, 214‑855‑3008

Burdin, Mary, Burdin Mediations, Dallas

Butler, G. Allen, Butler Dispute Resolution, Dallas

Calvillo, David N., Calvillo Law Firm, San Antonio, 210‑227‑3243

DAVID N. CALVILLO CALVILLO LAW FIRM, PLLC San Antonio • 210‑227‑3243 www.calvillolaw.com

Canterbury, Jr., Joe F., Canterbury Gooch Surratt Shapiro Stein & Gaswirth, Dallas

Carlson, Larry D., Carlson Arbitration, Dallas, 214‑739‑2664

Casseb, Joseph, Goode Casseb Jones Riklin Choate & Watson, San Antonio

Chalk, Sr., John A., Whitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz, Fort Worth, 817‑878‑0575 Pg. 147

JOHN A. CHALK, SR. WHITAKER CHALK SWINDLE & SCHWARTZ PLLC

Fort Worth • 817‑878‑0575 www.whitakerchalk.com

Conner, Jr., Coye, Mediator and Arbitrator, Southlake

Cook, Brendan D., Baker & McKenzie, Houston, 713‑427‑5015

Cotropia, Carla, Mills Shirley, Houston

Curtis, Jim C., Kemp Smith, El Paso

Duvall, Suzanne Mann, Burdin Mediations, Dallas, 214‑528‑1411

Elliott, Kay E., Attorney at Law, Fort Worth

Flake, Richard P., Cokinos Bosien & Young, Houston, 713‑535‑5513

Fuller, Kevin R., Fuller Mediations, Dallas Pg. 46, 50

Galton, Eric R., Lakeside Mediation Center, Austin, 512‑477‑9300

Gilbert, Mark W., Gilbert Mediation Group, Dallas

Gregory, Mike, Gregory Family Law, Denton

Hoover, W. Gerald (Jerry), Attorney Mediator Arbitrator, Houston

Hughes, John W., John W. Hughes, Fort Worth

Juneau, James J., Gilbert Mediation Group, Dallas

Jury, Jeff, Burns Anderson Jury & Brenner, Austin, 512‑338‑5322

Keel, Patrick, Patrick Keel, Austin

Knowles, James W. (Jim), Attorney at Law, Tyler

Knull, III, William H., Independent Arbitrator, Houston

Lehrman, Andrew J., Anderson Lehrman Barre & Maraist, Corpus Christi

Levin, Alan F., The Levin Law Group, Houston

Lopez, David T., David T. Lopez & Associates, Houston

Manning, Tammy C., Galligan & Manning, Houston, 713‑522‑9220 Pg. 147

Matthiesen, David G., Matthiesen & Associates, Houston

McGowan, Gary, McGowan Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, Houston

McMullen, Wade H., McMullen Law Firm, Fort Worth

Melamed, Richard, Richard Melamed, Houston, 713‑572‑7030

Morgan, Cecilia H., JAMS, Dallas

Murchison, III, Frank E. (“Dirk”), Law Office of Frank E. Murchison, Lubbock

Nolland, Christopher, Law Offices of Christopher Nolland, Dallas

Oliver-Parrott, Alice, Alice Oliver‑Parrott, Houston, 713‑222‑6338

Philbin, Jr., Donald R., Donald R. Philbin Jr., San Antonio, 210‑212‑7100

Pratt, Donald O., Pratt & Yungblut, Arlington

Proctor, W. Thomas (Tommy), W. Thomas Proctor, Houston

Pryor, Will, Mediation & Arbitration, Dallas

Administrative Law ..................................... 80Alternative Dispute Resolution .................. 80Antitrust Litigation .......................................82Appellate ......................................................82Aviation & Aerospace .................................. 86Banking ........................................................ 86Bankruptcy: Business ...................................87Bankruptcy: Consumer................................ 89Business Litigation ...................................... 89Business/Corporate ................................... 102Civil Litigation: Defense ............................. 102Civil Litigation: Plaintiff ..............................105Civil Rights ..................................................105Class Action/Mass Torts ............................105Closely Held Business ................................106Construction Litigation ..............................106Consumer Law ............................................108Creditor Debtor Rights ...............................108Criminal Defense ........................................108Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI ........................ 112Criminal Defense: White Collar .................. 112Elder Law ..................................................... 112Eminent Domain ......................................... 112Employee Benefits.......................................114Employment & Labor ..................................114Employment Litigation: Defense ................118Employment Litigation: Plaintiff ................118Energy & Natural Resources ....................... 119Entertainment & Sports ............................. 120Environmental ............................................ 120Environmental Litigation ............................ 121Estate & Trust Litigation ............................. 121Estate Planning & Probate ........................ 122Family Law.................................................. 124Franchise/Dealership ................................ 128General Litigation ....................................... 128Government Contracts ............................... 129Government Finance .................................. 129Government Relations ............................... 129Health Care ................................................. 129Immigration ................................................ 130Insurance Coverage .................................... 130Intellectual Property ................................... 131Intellectual Property Litigation .................. 132International ............................................... 134Land Use/Zoning ....................................... 134Legislative & Governmental Affairs ........... 134Mergers & Acquisitions .............................. 134Nonprofit Organizations ........................... 135Personal Injury General: Defense .............. 135Personal Injury General: Plaintiff ............... 136Personal Injury Medical Malpractice:

Defense ....................................................140Personal Injury Medical Malpractice:

Plaintiff ......................................................141Personal Injury Products: Defense .............141Personal Injury Products: Plaintiff ............. 142Professional Liability: Defense .................. 142Professional Liability: Plaintiff ................... 143Real Estate ................................................. 143Schools & Education .................................. 144Securities & Corporate Finance ................. 145Securities Litigation.................................... 145Social Security Disability ............................ 146State, Local & Municipal ............................ 146Surety .......................................................... 146Tax............................................................... 146Technology Transactions ........................... 147Transportation/Maritime ........................... 147Utilities ........................................................ 147Workers’ Compensation ............................. 147

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Patton, Timothy, Timothy Patton, San Antonio

Phillips, Thomas R., Baker Botts, Austin Pg. 54

Pozza, Dan, Attorney at Law, San Antonio

Ramsey, Robinson C., Langley & Banack, San Antonio

Ratliff, Laurie, Ikard Golden Jones, Austin

Schulman, David A., Law Office of David A. Schulman, Austin

Sheppard, Cynthia T., Attorney at Law, Cuero, 361‑277‑8539

Slavin, Ken K., Kemp Smith, El Paso

Smith, D. Todd, Smith Law Group, Austin, 512‑439‑3230

Stroh, Jacqueline M., The Law Office of Jacqueline M. Stroh, San Antonio, 210‑477‑7416

Taylor, Amanda G., Martens Todd Leonard Taylor & Ahlrich, Austin

Truesdale, Michael S., Law Office of Michael S. Truesdale, Austin, 512‑482‑8671

Vance, Susan S., Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsend, Austin

Wainwright, Dale, Bracewell & Giuliani, Austin

Warr, Amy, Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsend, Austin

Watson, Charles, Locke Lord, Austin

Webre, Jane M.N., Scott Douglass & McConnico, Austin Pg. 46, 48, 54

White, Greg, Greg White, Waco

Willi, Tracy J., Willi Law Firm, Austin

Young, Evan A., Baker Botts, Austin

DALLAS/FT. WORTH REGIONAshley, G. Luke, Thompson & Knight, Dallas

Auld, Marianne M., Kelly Hart & Hallman, Fort Worth, 817‑878‑3543

Ave, Gregory R., Walters Balido & Crain, Dallas

Barton, Russell R., Harris Finley & Bogle, Fort Worth

Baruch, Charles E. “Chad”, The Law Office of Chad Baruch, Rowlett, 210‑227‑3243

CHARLES E. “CHAD” BARUCH THE LAW OFFICE OF CHAD BARUCH

Rowlett • 210‑227‑3243 www.baruchlaw.com

Bassel, Dabney D., Law Office of Dabney Bassel, Fort Worth

Carroll, Ken, Carrington Coleman Sloman & Blumenthal, Dallas, 214‑855‑3029

Casada, Hilaree A., Cowles & Thompson, Dallas

Cayce, John H., Kelly Hart & Hallman, Fort Worth

Conway, LaDawn H., Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsend, Dallas

Cortell, Nina, Haynes and Boone, Dallas Pg. 46, 48, 50

Cowart, Thomas B., Lenahan Law Firm, Dallas

Dodge, David W., Glast Phillips & Murray, Dallas

Durham, Leighton, Kelly Durham & Pittard, Dallas

Elrich, Katherine, Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer, Dallas

Brister, Scott A., Andrews Kurth, Austin Pg. 54

Broaddus, III, J. Morgan, Gordon Davis Johnson & Shane, El Paso

Callaway, Sharon E., Crofts & Callaway, San Antonio, 210‑569‑7201

Christian, III, William G., Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody, Austin

Clinton, Ryan, Davis Gerald & Cremer, Austin

Crofts, Jr., Thomas H., Crofts & Callaway, San Antonio, 210‑569‑7201

Crosnoe, Wade, Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons, Austin

Cruse, Don, Law Office of Don Cruse, Austin

Duggins, David C., Duggins Wren Mann & Romero, Austin, 512‑495‑8842

Dunn, Nissa M., Houston Dunn, San Antonio, 210‑775‑0881

Eady, Michael W., Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons, Austin, 512‑708‑8200

Enoch, Craig T., Enoch Kever, Austin

Eskow, Lisa R., Law Office of Lisa Eskow, Austin

Gaultney, David B., MehaffyWeber, Austin

Greer, Marcy Hogan, Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsend, Austin Pg. 48, 54

Hanks, Kendyl T., Greenberg Traurig, Austin

Harbour-Valdez, Cori A., The Harbour Law Firm, El Paso, 915‑544‑7600

Hatchell, Mike A., Locke Lord, Austin

Hays, Susan, Law Office of Susan Hays, Austin, 214‑557‑4819

Hicks, Renea, Law Office of Max Renea Hicks, Austin

Hobbs, Lisa Bowlin, Kuhn Hobbs, Austin Pg. 54

Houston, III, Samuel V., Houston Dunn, San Antonio

Jefferson, Wallace B., Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsend, Austin

Johns, Chris, Johns Marrs Ellis & Hodge, Austin

Keeney, Mary A., Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody, Austin

Keller, Kimberly S., Keller Stolarczyk, Boerne

Kirk, Terrence W., Attorney at Law, Austin

Knight, Joseph R., Law Office of Joseph R. Knight, Austin

Knisely, Marc O., Jackson Sjoberg McCarthy & Townsend, Austin

Kuhn, Kurt, Kuhn Hobbs, Austin, 512‑476‑6005

Livingston, Dana, Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsend, Austin

Lorber, Melissa Prentice, Enoch Kever, Austin

Mackenzie, C. Alfred, Attorney at Law, Waco

Malinas, Ruth G., Plunkett & Griesenbeck, San Antonio

McBride, Brendan K., The McBride Law Firm, San Antonio

Mitchell, Ellen, Dykema Cox Smith, San Antonio

Mobbs, John P., Attorney at Law, El Paso

Morgan, Craig A., Attorney at Law, Austin, 512‑608‑9324

Murray, Michael J., Watts Guerra, San Antonio, 210‑447‑0500

Parsley, E. Lee, E. Lee Parsley, Austin



Silverberg, Maxel “Bud”, Attorney ‑ Mediator & Arbitrator, Dallas



Stoddard, III, Ross W., Attorney ‑ Mediator, Irving, 972‑869‑2300





ANTITRUST LITIGATIONAnderson, Darryl Wade, Norton Rose Fulbright, Houston, 713‑651‑5562









Kruse, Layne E., Norton Rose Fulbright, Houston, 713‑651‑5194 Pg. 52





APPELLATE



Anderson, Ryan G., Law Offices of Ryan G. Anderson, San Antonio, 210‑399‑0198



Bloch, Elizabeth G. (“Heidi”), Husch Blackwell, Austin CONTINUED ON PAGE 20






Mendiola III, Lino, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, Austin, 512‑721‑2656



Williams, John F., Duggins Wren Mann & Romero, Austin, 512‑744‑9300

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTIONAkin, G.R. (Randy), Attorney ‑ Mediator, Longview, 903‑297‑8929

Bankston, Ron, Bankston & Associates, Houston, 713‑874‑9680

Bass, Courtenay L., Gilbert Mediation Group, Dallas, 214‑303‑4500







Bristow, Daryl, The Bristow Law Firm, Houston, 713‑223‑1021

Bryant, Jr., Corbet F., Carrington Coleman Sloman & Blumenthal, Dallas, 214‑855‑3008



Calvillo, David N., Calvillo Law Firm, San Antonio, 210‑227‑3243



Carlson, Larry D., Carlson Arbitration, Dallas, 214‑739‑2664


Chalk, Sr., John A., Whitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz, Fort Worth, 817‑878‑0575 Pg. 147




Cook, Brendan D., Baker & McKenzie, Houston, 713‑427‑5015



Duvall, Suzanne Mann, Burdin Mediations, Dallas, 214‑528‑1411


Flake, Richard P., Cokinos Bosien & Young, Houston, 713‑535‑5513


Galton, Eric R., Lakeside Mediation Center, Austin, 512‑477‑9300






Jury, Jeff, Burns Anderson Jury & Brenner, Austin, 512‑338‑5322







Manning, Tammy C., Galligan & Manning, Houston, 713‑522‑9220 Pg. 147




Melamed, Richard, Richard Melamed, Houston, 713‑572‑7030




Oliver-Parrott, Alice, Alice Oliver‑Parrott, Houston, 713‑222‑6338

Philbin, Jr., Donald R., Donald R. Philbin Jr., San Antonio, 210‑212‑7100




Administrative Law ..................................... 80Alternative Dispute Resolution .................. 80Antitrust Litigation .......................................82Appellate ......................................................82Aviation & Aerospace .................................. 86Banking ........................................................ 86Bankruptcy: Business ...................................87Bankruptcy: Consumer................................ 89Business Litigation ...................................... 89Business/Corporate ................................... 102Civil Litigation: Defense ............................. 102Civil Litigation: Plaintiff ..............................105Civil Rights ..................................................105Class Action/Mass Torts ............................105Closely Held Business ................................106Construction Litigation ..............................106Consumer Law ............................................108Creditor Debtor Rights ...............................108Criminal Defense ........................................108Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI ........................ 112Criminal Defense: White Collar .................. 112Elder Law ..................................................... 112Eminent Domain ......................................... 112Employee Benefits.......................................114Employment & Labor ..................................114Employment Litigation: Defense ................118Employment Litigation: Plaintiff ................118Energy & Natural Resources ....................... 119Entertainment & Sports ............................. 120Environmental ............................................ 120Environmental Litigation ............................ 121Estate & Trust Litigation ............................. 121Estate Planning & Probate ........................ 122Family Law.................................................. 124Franchise/Dealership ................................ 128General Litigation ....................................... 128Government Contracts ............................... 129Government Finance .................................. 129Government Relations ............................... 129Health Care ................................................. 129Immigration ................................................ 130Insurance Coverage .................................... 130Intellectual Property ................................... 131Intellectual Property Litigation .................. 132International ............................................... 134Land Use/Zoning ....................................... 134Legislative & Governmental Affairs ........... 134Mergers & Acquisitions .............................. 134Nonprofit Organizations ........................... 135Personal Injury General: Defense .............. 135Personal Injury General: Plaintiff ............... 136Personal Injury Medical Malpractice:

Defense ....................................................140Personal Injury Medical Malpractice:

Plaintiff ......................................................141Personal Injury Products: Defense .............141Personal Injury Products: Plaintiff ............. 142Professional Liability: Defense .................. 142Professional Liability: Plaintiff ................... 143Real Estate ................................................. 143Schools & Education .................................. 144Securities & Corporate Finance ................. 145Securities Litigation.................................... 145Social Security Disability ............................ 146State, Local & Municipal ............................ 146Surety .......................................................... 146Tax............................................................... 146Technology Transactions ........................... 147Transportation/Maritime ........................... 147Utilities ........................................................ 147Workers’ Compensation ............................. 147

PRACTICE AREA INDEX









NIALENA CARAVASOSLAW OFFICE OF NIALENA CARAVASOS, LLC926 Public Ledger Building 620 Chestnut StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19106Tel: 215-925-5200Fax: [email protected]

NiaLena is recognized in the Super Lawyers Top 50 Women list, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, Best Attorneys of America, Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyers, and 10 Best Criminal Attorneys for Client Satisfaction. NiaLena is a strategic, sincere, and relentless advocate who is unafraid to take Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” and employs a uniquely holistic approach in representing her federal criminal clients. Featured on the Super Lawyers cover in Philadelphia Magazine and in a feature story entitled “Fierce,” she was described as “going the extra mile,” as well as a “chief, not an Indian” who made her reputation early on in the Merlino federal mafia trial by being unafraid to break ranks when “arrayed against a coterie of high-powered attorneys drawn from the old-boy network of lawyers.”

FEDERAL CRIMINAL DEFENSECRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE COLLAR

CRIMINAL DEFENSE

MICHAEL J. DIAMONDSTEINMICHAEL J. DIAMONDSTEIN, P.C.2 Penn Center, Suite 900 1500 JFK BoulevardPhiladelphia, PA 19102Tel: 215-940-2700Fax: 215-940-2701mjd@michaeldiamondstein.comwww.michaeldiamondstein.com

As a member of the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Federal Bars, Mr. Diamondstein has handled approximately 20,000 criminal cases in state and federal courts. He has defended high-profile, media-sensitive cases and serious, but unreported, criminal cases, having secured acquittals and dismissals for hundreds of clients. He is well respected in the legal community, as he routinely represents clients who have been referred to him by judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, sports agents, politicians, and fellow attorneys. His vast experience allows him to provide the highest standard of representation for anyone who has been accused of crimes, is under investigation, or has been recently arrested.

CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE COLLARCRIMINAL DEFENSE: DUI/DWI

CRIMINAL DEFENSE

ALEXANDER H. LINDSAY, JR.THE LINDSAY LAW FIRM, PC110 East Diamond Street Suite 301Butler, PA 16001Tel: 724-282-6600Fax: [email protected]

With a legal career that has spanned more than 40 years, attorney Al Lindsay has an impressive resume of experience in the practice of law. He has worked as an assistant district attorney, where he investigated and prosecuted public corruption. He also worked as an assistant U.S. attorney where he dealt with public corruption and white collar crime. In 1980 Mr. Lindsay went into private practice and has been lending his vast legal expertise to clients in need of representation in criminal defense and civil litigation, for both state and federal cases. Attorney Lindsay has successfully defended people in high-profile cases throughout Western Pennsylvania. He also maintains an office in the Gulf Tower, 707 Grant Street, Suite 1744, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAINTIFFCIVIL RIGHTS

CRIMINAL DEFENSE

DAVID RIDGETHE RIDGE LAW OFFICE246 West Tenth StreetErie, PA 16501Tel: 814-454-1010Fax: [email protected]

David Ridge has been handling high-profile criminal defense cases in both federal and state court for over 30 years. He practices throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and has appeared in the federal courts in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and New York. He has handled over 35 homicide cases throughout the Commonwealth and has obtained successful results for his clients in numerous white collar cases in both state and federal court. He also has a very high success rate in DUI cases, at both the pretrial motion stage and trial. Attorney Ridge has served on a Disciplinary Board Hearing Committee, and is a longtime member of PACDL and NACDL. Attorney Ridge is proud to have been named to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list for the sixth year in a row.

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAINTIFFCRIMINAL DEFENSE

ANDREW F. SCHNEIDERANDREW F. SCHNEIDER, ATTORNEY AT LAW70 West Oakland Avenue Suite 306Doylestown, PA 18901Tel: 215-348-5150Fax: [email protected]

Andrew Schneider starts his 42nd year of practice. He’s achieved not guilty verdicts in the internationally reported case of a woman who was charged with binding her foster children in duct tape; a man accused of molesting his 5-year-old niece; a mother accused of arson and attempted murder of her 5-year-old daughter; and an immigrant accused of drugging and raping a woman. These are all reported on his website. Andrew is now co-author of the reference books West’s Pennsylvania Practice: Pennsylvania Criminal Practice. These books are used by criminal law practitioners, judges, and law schools. Andrew continues to try cases with the same passion and dedication he has always shown to ensure his clients are treated fairly.

CRIMINAL DEFENSE

JAMES A. SWETZCRAMER, SWETZ, MCMANUS & JORDAN, P.C.711 Sarah StreetStroudsburg, PA 18360Tel: 570-421-5568Fax: [email protected]

Jim Swetz is Board Certified in Criminal Trial Advocacy and Civil Pretrial and Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is a founding member of Cramer, Swetz, McManus & Jordan, P.C., one of Monroe County’s oldest and largest law firms. He is President of the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (PACDL) and previously served as Vice President, Middle District, and on PACDL’s Board of Directors. He served on the Lawyers Advisory Committee to the Judges of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania from 2008 to 2011 and is a member of the Pennsylvania and Florida Bars. In his practice, Jim has defended many high-profile criminal cases in state and federal court.

CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE COLLARCRIMINAL DEFENSE: DUI/DWI

CRIMINAL DEFENSE

DIANNE C. MAGEEGRIM, BIEHN & THATCHER, P.C.104 South 6th Street PO Box 215Perkasie, PA 18944Tel: 215-257-6811Fax: [email protected]

Ms. Magee is a shareholder in Grim, Biehn & Thatcher, in Perkasie, where she is the head of the firm’s estate department. Her practice emphasizes estate administration, estate planning, elder law and Orphans’ Court litigation. She received her A.B. from Stanford University and her J.D. from Duke University School of Law and is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New Mexico. She is a past president of the Bucks County Estate Planning Council and former chairperson of the Orphans’ Court Section of the Bucks County Bar Association. She is a member of the Bucks County Bar Association, where she has served on the Board of Directors and as trustee of the Bar Foundation and of the Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Sections of the Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations.

ELDER LAWESTATE & TRUST LITIGATION

ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE

BRIAN J. CALIBRIAN J. CALI & ASSOCIATES103 East Drinker StreetDunmore, PA 18512Tel: 570-344-2029Fax: [email protected]

Attorney Brian J. Cali practices all aspects of family law throughout northeast Pennsylvania and engages in all levels of practice in the trial court and has argued family matters before the appellate courts. He serves on the Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; is an active member of the Pennsylvania, American, and Lackawanna County Bar Associations; Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML); a member of the Lackawanna County Family Law Rules Committee; a charter member of the Library System of Lackawanna County; and, legal counsel and member of the Board of Directors of the Fidelity Deposit & Discount Bank. In addition, he lectures on various topics of family law matters on behalf of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.

BUSINESS/CORPORATEREAL ESTATE

FAMILY LAW

MARIA P. COGNETTICOGNETTI & ASSOCIATES3304 Market StreetCamp Hill, PA 17011Tel: 717-909-4060Fax: [email protected]

Ms. Cognetti is the owner of Cognetti & Associates. She is the Immediate Past President of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and past President of its PA Chapter. She is a Diplomate of ACFTL and a Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. She is past Chair of the PBA’s Family Law Section. Ms. Cognetti worked tirelessly with the legislature on various issues, having testified on numerous occasions. She is currently Chair of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Domestic Relations Rules Committee and is a member of the Hearing Committee of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. In 2011 she was recognized by the AAML as Fellow of the Year and by the PBA with a Special Achievement Award for her work on the new Custody Act.

FAMILY LAW

CRIMINAL DEFENSE through FAMILY LAW


TEXAS 2016RISING STARS



Silverberg, Maxel “Bud”, Attorney - Mediator & Arbitrator, Dallas



Stoddard, III, Ross W., Attorney - Mediator, Irving, 972-869-2300





ANTITRUST LITIGATION

Anderson, Darryl Wade, Norton Rose Fulbright, Houston, 713-651-5562









Kruse, Layne E., Norton Rose Fulbright, Houston, 713-651-5194 Pg. 52





APPELLATE



Anderson, Ryan G., Law Offices of Ryan G. Anderson, San Antonio, 210-399-0198




Chalk, Sr., John A., Whitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz, Fort Worth, 817-878-0575 Pg. 147




Cook, Brendan D., Baker & McKenzie, Houston, 713-427-5015



Duvall, Suzanne Mann, Burdin Mediations, Dallas, 214-528-1411


Flake, Richard P., Cokinos Bosien & Young, Houston, 713-535-5513


Galton, Eric R., Lakeside Mediation Center, Austin, 512-477-9300






Jury, Jeff, Burns Anderson Jury & Brenner, Austin, 512-338-5322







Manning, Tammy C., Galligan & Manning, Houston, 713-522-9220 Pg. 147




Melamed, Richard, Richard Melamed, Houston, 713-572-7030




Oliver-Parrott, Alice, Alice Oliver-Parrott, Houston, 713-222-6338

Philbin, Jr., Donald R., Donald R. Philbin Jr., San Antonio, 210-212-7100









Mendiola III, Lino, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, Austin, 512-721-2656



Williams, John F., Duggins Wren Mann & Romero, Austin, 512-744-9300

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTIONAkin, G.R. (Randy), Attorney - Mediator, Longview, 903-297-8929

Bankston, Ron, Bankston & Associates, Houston, 713-874-9680

Bass, Courtenay L., Gilbert Mediation Group, Dallas, 214-303-4500







Bristow, Daryl, The Bristow Law Firm, Houston, 713-223-1021

Bryant, Jr., Corbet F., Carrington Coleman Sloman & Blumenthal, Dallas, 214-855-3008



Calvillo, David N., Calvillo Law Firm, San Antonio, 210-227-3243



Carlson, Larry D., Carlson Arbitration, Dallas, 214-739-2664 CONTINUED ON PAGE 22








THE DOCKETA day in the life

5:15 a.m. Review what I need to do for trial today. Look over all the documents again, where the firm is with the case, what I’m going to ask the judge. I was up late last night doing the same thing. It was a late night but preparation is key to any court hearing. Especially considering I’ll be looking at Ted Wells across the aisle today.

7:00 a.m. Shower. Brush teeth. Hope I have clean shirts. Gotta be in court by 8:45. Hit Lucky’s down the block from the courthouse for a quick cup of joe.

8:30 a.m. Show up to court. According to the notice, I am scheduled to come in today at 8:45. The court clerk comes in at 9:00. I ask him what’s going on. “This isn’t an early court. Judge Smith usually takes the bench around 10:00 a.m.,” he says. “So why does the notice say 8:45am?” I ask. “Because it does,” he says. Wells already knows this. He strolls in at 9:45.

10:20 a.m. Judge Smith finally takes the bench. She sips her coffee. Opening arguments begin. I take as many notes as I can as the legend works. I get my turn and, miraculously, pull it off. I sit down, confident, as the judge begins to call witnesses. Is it my imagination or does Ted Wells give me a nod of approval?

1:30 p.m. Court recesses for lunch. So far, an uneventful first day. I get a call from Joe Client, wrapped up in a matter stemming out of our Asia office. Joe wants to complain about the judicial system and lawyers in general. We’re in agreement that it sucks and it’s totally unfair.

2:30 p.m. The judge calls court for the day. Ted Wells glides out. I can't do that.

3:30 p.m. Back at the office, the phone rings at the same time an instant message pops up from Leo, a senior partner. “Did you get a chance to take a look at the Jones matter? I put it on your chair.” So that’s what I’m sitting on.

6:00 p.m. Email from Leo. “Roland, I put the Jones file on your chair but I haven’t heard from you. I sent you an instant message earlier. We need to move this file along. What’s going on with it?” I reply: “I’ll get to it tomorrow. Gotta submit some stuff that’s due before midnight. Sorry.”

6:55 p.m. A new Joe Client shows up for consultation. We spend a few hours going over his matters.

9:00 p.m. A call. Not Leo, this time. Ted Wells. “Roland, I’ve heard good things. And I saw some good things today. Looking forward to the next few weeks. I think it’ll be a well-matched battle.”

12:00 a.m. Still on Cloud 9.

Roland CooperBUSINESS LITIGATION

Facing Ted WellsThe junior partner at Burris Lane lets us tailgate one heck of an important day for him






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