Partnership Track

Our Firm’s Executive Committee manages the partnership, with one of the members serving as the Firm’s Managing Partner.

However, the most significant decisions are made by the partnership as a whole. Recruiting decisions are made by both a Professional Personnel Committee (for lateral attorney and paralegal hiring) and a Recruiting Committee (for summer associates), with the advice of other attorneys who assist in the interviewing and screening process.

Currently, associates are eligible to become “special partners” with the Firm after seven years of practice. Our special partner program provides for early eligibility for partnership and is further evidence of our emphasis on rapid associate development. Special partners currently are eligible to become equity partners after nine years of practice.

Partnership decisions are based on many factors and on input from many partners with whom the individual attorney has worked. In choosing new partners, factors typically considered include the candidate’s professionalism, dedication, firm involvement, team work and overall effectiveness. In making decisions on our partners, ultimately we seek individuals who will continue to grow as attorneys and colleagues for the benefit of the Firm, our clients and the communities in which we practice long after the promotion to partnership is behind them.