PRIVATE PUBLIC INTEREST AND PLAINTIFFS' FIRM GUIDE
Bernard Koteen Office of Public Interest Advising at Harvard Law School (OPIA)
Center for Public Interest Law at Columbia Law School (CPIL) (2007 and 2008 Editions)
© 2013 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College Table of Contents
. Acknowledgements and Disclaimer ...... 2
. Overview ...... 3
. Definition ...... 5
. How They Operate ...... 6
. What‘s It Like to Work in One? ...... 7
. Landing a Position ...... 8
. What Firms Look For...... 9
. Advice from Private Public Interest Lawyers ...... 9
. Conclusion ...... 10
. Directory ...... 12
Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 1 Acknowledgments
Harvard Law School has been producing a Guide to Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs‘ Firms for a number of years. At Harvard Law School, Carolyn Stafford Stein, Assistant Director for Alumni Advising with the Bernard Koteen Office of Public Interest Advising (OPIA), wrote the original Guide upon which subsequent editions have been based. In 2007 we expanded this Guide thanks to help from Columbia Law School‘s Center for Public Interest Law. The 2008 expanded Guide was truly the result of a collaborative process between OPIA and Columbia Law School‘s Center for Public Interest Law (CPIL). At Columbia Law School, Harlene Katzman, former Dean of CPIL, provided valuable advice and editorial perspective from her own experience as a plaintiffs‘ attorney. She, along with Ellen Chapnick, Dean for Social Justice Initiatives, also provided many contacts for the attorneys who were interviewed and many resources for the Directory. In addition, Haeya Yim, CPIL‘s Program Coordinator, and Amy Shadden, CPIL‘s intern, provided major assistance to the Directory. There are many other people to thank for their contributions to this Guide.
Updates have been done by subsequent OPIA interns, most recently 2013 Summer Fellow Kimberly Schroer. Alexa Shabecoff, OPIA‘s Director and the Law School‘s Assistant Dean for Public Service provided the original idea for this Guide and contacts, oversight and editorial assistance for all versions of this Guide.
First, we would like to thank the many attorneys who took the time to be interviewed for and quoted in this Guide. To preserve their anonymity, we will not name them here but hope that they know we appreciate their help.
Thanks are due to John Relman of Relman, Dane & Colfax; Andrew Celli, of Emery, Celli, Brinkerhoff and Abady; Brent Landau ‗01 of Hausfeld LLP, Anand Swaminathan ‘06 of Loevy & Loevy, Stephen Rosenthal ‘96 of Podhurst Orseck, P.A and Professor Scott Cummings ‘96 of UCLA School of Law for allowing us to pick their brains for this edition of the Guide.
Thanks are also due to Mischa Bauermeister‘13, for his insights on the summer job search process. Thanks also to former Visiting Professor Morris Ratner, ‘91, formerly a partner at Lieff, Cabraser, for providing lists of additional firms.
Finally, a special thanks to Jahan Sagafi‘01, Partner in charge of the Outten & Golden San Francisco office for his ongoing help with this Guide. Jahan has over the years provided us with a great deal of information about firms that should be included in the Guide and has provided a wealth of insight into this complex field, which informed most of the changes in the 2013 edition. He has also been generous with his time in assisting many students and recent graduates interested in breaking into this field. We are grateful for his passion and generosity.
Disclaimer
Note: By including firms in this Guide, we are in no way vouching for their commitment to social justice. We advise students contemplating working for a private public interest or plaintiffs‘-side firm to investigate to make sure that they share the mission of the firm that they are considering.
Harvard Law School students should note that a firm‘s inclusion in this Guide does not automatically mean that work for that firm qualifies for the law school‘s Summer Public Interest Funding Program (SPIF). A private public interest firm must meet the standards set forth on the Student Financial Services website and must be approved by the SPIF staff before a student‘s work there is considered eligible for SPIF.
Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 2 PRIVATE PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FIRMS
When lawyers and law students think of public interest practice, they typically think of legal services or public defender offices, not-for-profit organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union, or government agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or a district attorney‘s office. Frequently overlooked is another important segment of the public interest market: private public interest law firms. Private public interest law firms are involved in many of the same issues addressed by not-for-profit public interest legal organizations and government agencies – but in a law firm setting. A second, and overlapping, category of private firms known as ―plaintiffs‘ firms‖ represents individuals and groups seeking to redress injuries with monetary damages, commonly in the fields of employee rights, consumer rights, personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability, antitrust violations and securities fraud.
There is no official test for what establishes a firm as a private public interest law firm. It is a somewhat elastic term, used to describe private, for-profit firms that dedicate at least a significant portion of their caseload to matters that have some broad social, political, or economic impact. While most are small, firms that fall under this broad definition come in a great variety of sizes – everything from a solo practitioner to a multi-city, 100+ lawyer operation – and work in an even greater range of subject areas – everything from criminal defense to international human rights to plaintiffs‘ firms. There is also no clear-cut dividing line between a private public interest firm and a plaintiffs‘ firm. As a result, we make no attempt to categorize the firms in our directory, though there are many that should be considered plaintiffs‘ firms.
In a 2009 paper titled ―Between Profit and Principle: The Private Public Interest Firm,‖ Scott L. Cummings (UCLA School of Law) and Ann Southworth (UC Irvine School of Law) describe private public interest law as such: ―This category marks a range on a continuum, including firms pursuing different mixes of work and articulating various visions of the public interest.‖ In the article, they seek to explore the field of private public interest work. The authors examine private public interest firms by looking at the history of the field, the various theories of public service and its role in the legal profession, and the recent developments. To read the full article, please go to http://escholarship.org/uc/item/5jw41650.
Cummings and Southworth define private public interest firms as ―a range of ‗hybrid‘ entities that fuse ‗private‘ and ‗public‘ goals…for profit legal practices structured around service to some vision of the public interest. They are organized as for-profit entities, but advancing the public interest is one of their primary purposes—a core mission rather than a secondary concern‖ (p3, 6). The authors point out that private public interest firms are often in ―pursuit of a political mission beyond client service‖ (p3). They explain that interest ―has increased as the field has become larger and more complex, and as law students seek alternative public interest careers‖ (p2).
Where, then, to begin thinking about career opportunities in a private public interest firm? This guide will address some basic questions:
• What are private public interest law firms and how do they differ from other private law firms? • What is the difference between a public interest law firm and a plaintiffs‘ firm? • How does a public interest firm operate? • What is it like to work in a public interest firm? • What do public interest firms look for in the lawyers they hire? • Where can one search for more information about specific public interest firms?
Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 3 What They Are
Like traditional not-for-profit public interest organizations, public interest law firms usually have a particular social, political, or economic vision that includes helping underrepresented groups and/or promoting change. Public interest firms, like traditional not-for-profits, pursue cases that will advance their vision. A public interest law firm may, for example, represent employees suing their employers for unlawful discrimination or consumers charging a financial institution with deceptive practices.
However, unlike traditional not-for-profits, public interest firms operate as for-profit businesses. Public interest firms rely on the fees generated by their cases, rather than foundation grants or tax dollars, to pay the rent and their lawyers‘ salaries. Thus, a public interest firm looks not only at the merits but also at the potential profitability of a case in deciding whether or not to take it on. As Jahan Sagafi ‗01, who has worked at two plaintiff‘s firms, explains, ―The important unifying feature of both is that we are fighting for justice on behalf of individual human beings whose rights are being violated by more powerful interests (usually corporate or governmental.) One way to distinguish between nonprofits and private public interest firms is that the former tend to represent the poorest of the poor, while the latter tend to represent populations that are less specifically limited and less extremely disadvantaged.‖ While both settings generally allow their attorneys to represent disadvantaged people against more powerful interests, private public interest firms do so with the understanding that they still need to make some sort of profit at the end of the day to survive. Firms have different means for ensuring their financial solvency. Some firms split their practice so that profit-driven client work can subsidize the public interest docket. At most such firms, associates will usually be required to work on both kinds of matters. Other firms choose to only represent clients that will further their public interest agenda but simply more strictly scrutinize the financial implications of each case.
What distinguishes a public interest firm from other private law firms? One public interest firm lawyer describes the difference this way: ―Subject matter of the cases is the key to defining a firm as a private public interest law firm. The lawyers at my firm have ‗religion‘; they really care about what they do. They are committed to their beliefs.‖ A second important distinction, offers another attorney, is the kind of clients public interest firms represent: ―I represent people who are disenfranchised and powerless. We do a lot of similar things that government attorneys and public interest groups do, but we are able to make some money while accomplishing something good at the same time.‖
Common areas of practice for public interest firms include:
Criminal defense litigation Civil litigation o Employment rights . Labor law (i.e., representing unions) . Employment rights Wage and hour (e.g., overtime pay) Employment discrimination (see below) . Occupational health and safety [does anyone actually do this?] o Civil rights litigation . Employment discrimination . Disability rights . Other civil rights (e.g., police brutality, prisoner rights)
Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 4 o Immigration o Consumer protection . Financial products (suing banks) . Insurance liability (e.g., bad faith claims) . Antitrust . Product liability (e.g., defective consumer products, exploding Pintos) o Personal injury o Environmental protection (toxic torts and more) Policy work Lobbying Transactional
Clients range from individuals with specific disputes, to small groups of plaintiffs with similar complaints, to large ―classes‖ of similarly situated plaintiffs. In a class-action lawsuit, a number of similarly-situated people who have been injured but do not have the resources individually to sue the responsible party, band together in a single case. Some firms represent primarily individual clients while others may do almost exclusively class actions. This can be an important distinction for the student looking for the right fit.
Public interest firms are often, although not exclusively, ―plaintiff-side‖; that is, they represent the party bringing suit, usually against a corporate or other institutional defendant. One exception to the general rule that public interest law firms represent the plaintiff side is criminal practice, in which public interest law firms represent the accused defendant. One can argue that civil-side plaintiffs and criminal-side defendants are naturally grouped together in social justice litigation, as both tend to be disempowered entities. Civil plaintiffs allege that something was wrongfully taken from them, while criminal defendants allege that they are being wrongfully denied of their freedom. Other exceptions include the representation of clients such as not-for- profit organizations in defensive actions, including evictions, the protection of first amendment rights, employment matters, and contract disputes.
Examples of recent cases handled by public interest law firms reveal the tremendous range of issues such firms work on:
An action on behalf of an employee injured by exposure to toxic chemicals Defense of a Mexican immigrant faced with deportation A suit on behalf of public employees to insure the right to discuss union issues at work A sex discrimination suit on behalf of women brokers against a major Wall Street firm A suit on behalf of agricultural workers against strawberry growers for using a potentially harmful pesticide without adequate warnings A case on behalf of African-American families denied housing at an apartment complex which used a system of racially-coded applications A suit challenging a police department‘s routine use of dogs trained to bite their targets Negotiation of a new lease for an artist in danger of losing his studio An action on behalf of hundreds of tenants against a landlord for maintaining an apartment building in slum conditions over many years
Nor is public interest firm work confined to litigation. Private public interest firms work, for example, on affordable housing projects, as well as on corporate governance, tax and real estate issues on behalf of non-
Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 5 profits or provide advice to clients.
What’s in a Name? Public Interest, Plaintiffs’ Firm or “Corporate” Firm?
Whether a particular firm should really be considered a ―public interest‖ firm can in some instances be open to debate. At either end of the spectrum between what is public interest and what is purely commercial, it is relatively easy to characterize a given firm. A firm that handles court-appointed criminal defense work for indigent clients or represents immigrant workers against ―sweatshop‖ employers is doing what almost everyone would agree is public interest work. If such cases make up the bulk of their practice, they can clearly be said to be a private public interest law firm. At the other end of the spectrum, a law firm that almost exclusively represents large corporate clients in disputes with other large corporations would not likely consider itself, or expect others to consider it, a public interest firm.
There are many types of work between these two extremes where the public interest nature of the case may lie in the eye of the beholder. As one veteran public interest lawyer put it: the determination as to what is really public interest work is ―very subjective . . . almost everyone thinks they work for a public interest firm.‖ One category of firms that illustrates this definitional problem is firms that specialize in representing plaintiffs, individually or in large class-action suits for significant damages. Often referred to as plaintiffs‘ firms, these firms may, for example, represent investors suing the officers and directors of a large corporation for fraud or mismanagement. Because they may be representing pension funds and/or individual investors who could not afford to sue on their own, and because they are often working to recoup losses caused by greed or even criminal malfeasance, such firms can reasonably argue that they are working in the public interest. But others would contest that designation, pointing out that the institutional investor clients are often as powerful as corporations and that such cases, in which millions of dollars in damages may ultimately be awarded, yield very handsome fees for the attorneys.
Another area in which the ―public interest‖ label can be controversial is in personal injury litigation. Firms that represent plaintiffs in relatively routine personal injury cases – car accidents, workplace injuries, and medical malpractice – are not generally considered public interest law firms. Less clear is how to characterize a firm that handles personal injury cases that raise a broader social issue such as an allegedly defective automobile or other consumer product. Such firms may consider themselves to be a breed of public interest firm. Similarly, a firm that handles the occasional personal injury case as a means of generating income to subsidize its public interest docket may self-identify as a public interest firm. Adding to the complexity of characterizing plaintiff- side personal injury firms is the criticism some firms have drawn for seeking prodigious damage awards in which they secure large contingency fees. But Jahan Sagafi says ―helping injured people get maximum compensation by asserting their interests against powerful insurance companies is socially valuable.‖ And he points out that ―the reality is that the vast majority of plaintiffs‘ lawyers make less than they would as defense lawyers, but they do it because they enjoy the social justice impact they have.‖
Jahan Sagafi argues that there should not be a distinction between private public interest and plaintiffs‘ firms because ―all plaintiffs‘ firms are public interest firms in a way that is easily distinguishable from corporate firms.‖ He maintains that all plaintiffs firms are ―generally mission driven.‖ They have a social justice goal that looks beyond merely advancing the interests of particular clients, and generally seek to represent disadvantaged people (e.g., the poor, working class, people of color, people with disabilities, non-citizens, small businesses, etc.), against more powerful interests, but they‘re private (so they exclude government and
Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 6 nonprofits).‖ However, some attorneys go a step further, arguing that representing corporate clients can also advance social justice. Brent Landau ‗01, an attorney at Hausfeld LLP, argues that, ―Public interest does not mean anti-corporation. There are corporate wrongdoers and corporate victims, just like individuals can be wrongdoers and victims. Enforcing the law and protecting victims is in the public interest.‖
However, Stephen Rosenthal ‗96, a partner with Podhurst Orseck, P.A., believes that there are distinctions to be made. He says that one should not ignore the reality of the marketplace and that most private plaintiffs‘ firms are businesses which necessarily focus on revenue, albeit differently than hourly-billing defense-side firms. Although these plaintiffs‘ firms genuinely pride themselves on representing the powerless and victimized, their case-intake decisions are often driven by the potential profitability of the case, which requires evaluation of considerations like the merits of the claim, the likelihood of success, and the extent of the damages. ―The notion that firms are acting directly in public interest in those cases,‖ he says, is a bit different. ―While the firms may take the case in furtherance of a genuine public interest in, say, deterring future negligent conduct or improving public safety, those decisions are frequently infused with an assessment of the economic viability of the case.‖ He says that the distinction should be more ―functional‖ than looking at the ―substance‖ of the practice area. One way to approach this, he suggests as ―practical, not value-laden,‖ is that to look at how the firm plans to make its fees. Contingency fee cases seeking purely injunctive relief typically offer greater social value than fee potential, so the work might be more fairly characterized as social justice. Those that seek damages for the individual client, on a contingency basis, are more likely to be motivated by economic imperatives. Class actions present something of a hybrid, given their scope.
The mission of this guide is not to resolve the debate but to make law students and attorneys engaged in a job search aware of the subjectivity of the ―public interest‖ label when it comes to private firms. Whether or not a firm should be considered a ―pure‖ public interest firm, a straight-out plaintiffs‘ firm with no public interest dimension, or something in between, is a determination that can be made only after examining the details of a given firm‘s practice; even then it may be open to reasonable disagreement. What is most important in considering a particular firm is to get behind the label to examine what kind(s) of cases the firm handles and whom they represent, and whether these cases and clients fit your own wants and needs.
How They Operate
Public interest firms frequently get their cases by referral from other law firms, public interest agencies, bar associations, or clients. Public interest firms may also garner media attention for high-profile cases, leading clients with similar issues to seek them out.
These firms generally charge clients for their services and make decisions on whom to represent with at least some concern for the finances of a case. Frequently, public interest firms are paid on a contingency basis. In contingency cases, the firm does not charge the client a fee unless he or she wins the case. If the case is won, the firm takes a percentage of the settlement or court award. If the case is lost, the client pays nothing. Plaintiffs‘ firms work on contingency in the great majority of their cases.
Public interest firms must necessarily choose the contingency cases they take on carefully – by first investigating the facts, judging the likelihood of success, and estimating the expense of litigating the case before agreeing to represent a client. One lawyer describes the process by saying that her firm ―has to be pretty selective about what cases we will take on. We think about what resources we will need for a case and what
Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 7 time and resources we will be giving up on other cases by taking a particular case on.‖ Having made a careful decision about a case at the outset, however, the firm sticks with a case no matter what: ―If it‘s worth pursuing, it‘s worth pursuing to the end.‖ Another attorney explained that his firm pursues only 10% to 20% of the cases that potential clients bring in. The firm goes forward only with those cases that both have a good chance of being successful and where the firm believes there is some social benefit to be achieved through the case. Jahan Sagafi puts it this way: ―One other implication of the case selection realities is that being selective allows us to focus on socially-beneficial cases; by definition, a case that will lose is usually (not always) a case that should not be brought. That control over our docket is a key aspect to being a social-justice-oriented plaintiffs‘ lawyer.‖
In non-contingency cases – e.g., immigration, family law, and landlord/tenant disputes – firms may charge an hourly fee or a flat rate. Because public interest firms must earn their way through their public interest practice, they may do little or no pro bono work. They may, however, be able to charge rates that are lower than the rates charged by traditional private law firms because their smaller size or less luxurious setting keeps their overhead costs down. Some firms charge on a sliding scale based on the client‘s income.
The for-profit nature of public interest firms creates distinct advantages and disadvantages compared to traditional public interest settings such as the government and non-profits. A major advantage is the potential for considerably higher salaries for the attorneys. However, with that potential comes the responsibility for looking at the economics of every case. Many firms will not represent a client who cannot pay if there is no potential to at least recoup the cost of the litigation. One lawyer admits that some of his more ―heartbreaking moments‖ have been turning away people who have been wronged because the case had little financial merit. Lawyers also admit that there can be pressure to settle a case, even if the client wants to litigate, when the cost of litigation will be higher than the expected award. Another drawback for some lawyers is the discomfort of having to bill low-income clients at all. One practitioner who thoroughly enjoys her criminal defense and immigration practice reports that she makes considerably more than she would as, for example, a state public defender. Nevertheless, she laments that she ―hates collecting the money,‖ as even her reduced fees represent ―a huge amount‖ from her client‘s perspective. This practitioner ―wishes she didn‘t have to think about the monetary aspect of her cases.‖ Another lawyer explains, ―You have to have an entrepreneurial spirit to work in private practice…You have to make it happen.‖
What It’s Like to Work in One
Lawyers are drawn to public interest firms by a passion for the issues their firms address and the clients they serve. Universally, public interest firm lawyers cite the shared commitment of their colleagues as a major advantage of their practices. One attorney summed up his experience: ―You get to work with a group of people who are colorful, people you would really enjoy hanging out with. You get to work on amazing cases, and then you go home knowing you have helped someone.‖
In general, public interest firms are smaller than conventional, big-city corporate firms. The smaller public interest firms are comprised of fewer than ten attorneys, with the larger firms having as many as thirty-five or more lawyers. Some firms are bigger. Firms that pursue more plaintiff-side work – i.e., major tort or financial cases – tend to be bigger than those that do more traditional public interest work. The relatively intimate work environment offered by most public interest firms creates the potential for close working relationships and real collegiality. However, the potential for a mismatch or even clash of styles is also heightened. In an office with
Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 8 only a few attorneys the personality mix can be critical. In researching and interviewing with a public interest firm, pay close attention to the feel of the office – how the attorneys interact, whether one or two strong personalities set the tone for the office, etc. – to determine whether or not it is a good fit for you.
Because they are generally smaller than traditional commercial firms and put fewer attorneys on each case, public interest or plaintiffs‘ firms tend to give young attorneys a greater share of responsibility. As one partner described her firm: ―New associates get plenty of responsibility – as much as they can handle.‖ A lawyer at a different firm – a large one, by public interest standards – described the level of responsibility for associates there as follows: ―In their first year, associates will be doing the same work they would in their fifth year at a big firm.‖ Another benefit to the lean staffing of cases is that attorneys at all levels of experience tend to see more court time in public interest and plaintiffs‘ firms. Describing how she spends her workweek, one attorney stated that she ―is in court all the time.‖ ―Some years I have lots of trials,‖ she explained, ―other years, not as many. It is rare for me to have two weeks without going to court.‖ Smaller size is not without its drawbacks, however. A small firm may have a more precarious income flow; a year or two without winning or settling a major case can create financial instability for the entire firm.
The number of hours worked by public interest firm lawyers varies considerably from firm to firm. Most public interest lawyers report, however, that their hours are more reasonable than those of their corporate-firm counterparts. On average, lawyers work 50 to 60 hours a week, with longer hours when on trial. As one lawyer put it, ―It‘s not a crazed existence.‖ Another described her work schedule as follows: ―If I don‘t have a trial coming up, I might just work one evening a week. If I do have a trial, I work 24/7.‖ One lawyer explained that a major benefit to her practice was her ability to keep her life in balance, saving enough time for her family and for outside interests. Another observed that while the pay was higher at her public interest firm than at the non- profit where she had worked previously, the hours were longer.
Public interest firms offer at least the possibility of salaries that are significantly higher than those earned by traditional non-profit or government lawyers. There is quite a bit of variation in salaries among public interest firms depending on their size and the nature of cases they handle. At some public interest firms, associates receive salaries comparable to attorneys in legal services or state government offices, in the $40,000 to $50,000 range; at others, even new associates are paid closer to $80,000 a year. In contrast to not-for-profit organizations and government agencies, most public interest law firm lawyers also have the potential to receive a bonus in a profitable year. Plaintiffs‘ firms offer an even wider variation in salary because there is the potential in successful firms that handle big-money cases for salaries that are as high as or higher than in any Wall Street firm. In both public interest and plaintiffs‘ firms, salaries for experienced attorneys may in part reflect how much business they bring in and/or how many cases they handle.
The facilities and resources of a public interest firm may also be more generous than those of a non-profit or government office. Private public interest practitioners commonly remark that they appreciate the strong resources – in terms of staff, equipment, and space – that their firms offer. All things are relative, however, and the same lawyers report that their firms‘ resources, while ample compared to a non-profit, pale in comparison to those of a traditional large corporate firm. Though it is impossible to generalize given the wide range of firms, the chart below compares private public interest firms with nonprofits and corporate firms.
relative to corporate firms relative to nonprofits lower compensation higher compensation smaller size varies, but similar in size
Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 9 slightly fewer hours more hours more responsibility often same responsibility culture that is much more social culture that is more oriented to justice oriented financial sustainability fewer resources more resources the work requires self-starters, the work requires people who people who can figure it out on are practical and thrive in a their own, people who are market-based competitive assertive and want to drive a environment case forward
Landing a Position
Securing a position at public interest firms can be much more challenging than the process for traditional large firms, largely due to the smaller size of the firms. Public interest firms do hire entry-level attorneys and even summer associates, but more sporadically and in much smaller numbers than the large corporate firms. Although some private public interest firms hire students directly upon graduation or after a clerkship, others hire attorneys with a few years of practice experience. However, even these firms may have summer positions for law students or may be willing to consider a recent graduate with exceptional experience. In addition, several private public interest firms that have not traditionally hired attorneys right out of school or clerkships are now offering fellowship positions for new lawyers.
Many public interest firms are interested in hiring summer interns but some are unable to do so until they can gauge how much work they will have for their summer associates/law clerks. There is no uniform summer hiring timeline and the process can range from late summer until the spring. This variable hiring timeline can pose a challenge to many law students, especially when weighing summer position offers that may come before other firms have even begun interviewing or responding to applications.
Entry-level hiring poses its own challenges. Due to the limited size, most firms simply wait until they have an opening. Jahan Sagafi recommends reaching out repeatedly to a firm (e.g. 2-3 times during the year) to ensure that you give yourself the best chance at finding an open position at the right time. As he explains, ―Because plaintiffs‘ firms hire in bursts in response to moments of need (and not on a particular schedule), writing six months too early can be just as useless as writing one month too late. Multiple letters and emails can help grab the firm at the right moment.‖ For lateral hiring, public interest and plaintiffs‘ firms draw from a variety of practice settings. Experienced attorneys may come to public interest firms from district attorney‘s or attorney general offices, other government agencies, large corporate firms, legal services offices, or public-interest non- profits.
For both lateral hiring and summer positions, it is important that applicants sufficiently research prospective firms to determine their practice areas of the firm and confirm they align with the interests of the student/attorney. A public interest firm‘s docket and expertise may shift over time or a firm may develop a niche practice area that predominates, while still advertising casework in a wider array of practice areas.
Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 10 What They Look for in the Attorneys They Hire
Public interest law firms look for the usual credentials when hiring, such as a strong academic background and good research and writing skills. However, unlike traditional law firms, public interest firms also look for experience in and commitment to the subject areas of the firm‘s practice. Public interest experience, in the form of clinical work, summer jobs, and/or academic-year activities, is critical. Likewise, because of the significant responsibility young attorneys are given in public interest firms, these firms seek candidates who are self- starting and quick to learn. One lawyer describes her firm‘s hiring strategy: ―We want energetic, hungry people with good writing, critical thinking, and entrepreneurial skills; people with a passion for and experience in public interest work.‖ Another said, ―We want to hire people who can take initiative and be proactive.‖ One partner explained that her firm is ―very driven‖ and looks for that ―level of commitment in people it hires . . . we look for people who have the ability to handle a lot of pressure and people who are committed to civil rights in a very aggressive way.‖ Likewise, due to the typically smaller nature of many firms, public interest lawyers stress the importance of judging how well an applicant will ―fit‖ at the given firm; this quality highlights the importance of interviews and previous experience to the hiring process. Because every firm is unique in its specific goals and vision, applicants should be sure to use their cover letter to demonstrate that they believe in the firm‘s mission. If feasible, they should also try to note something particular about the firm they are applying to that draws their interest, which can be picked up from its webpage.
Advice to Law Students from Private Public Interest Lawyers
We asked a number of private public interest firm lawyers for their advice to students interested in career opportunities in public interest firms. Here‘s what they had to say:
When investigating a firm, look at what kind of cases they do, for whom you will be working, what kind of structure the firm has, and what kinds of things they let new people do. Your investigation should be content driven; you should seek to find out what they actually do at the firm.
To find a job in a public interest firm or any other area of the law, you have to NETWORK! Rely on alumni from your law school and keep in touch with people you work with during the summer. You really need to keep in touch with people you have worked with to stay well connected.
When considering a firm, have very frank conversations with the firms‘ associates and hear from them the kind of work that you would be expected to do.
It is important to understand the practice of the firm that you are looking to join and the kind of cases they are involved in, especially since in most public interest firms, there is some portion of the caseload that does not involve public interest work. Be clear about the kind of responsibilities you will be asked to take on and make sure that is the kind of work you enjoy and care about doing.
Many public interest firms are very issue specific. So a student who wants to work at a firm should be sure they want to devote his or her time to the area in which that firm focuses. Ask, too, whether there are other types of cases you will be asked to handle just to bring money into the firm (like real estate closings or divorce cases) and make sure you are OK with that.
You should ask yourself before joining the firm if working there would be a learning experience. Will you be working with people who have good skills and a strong commitment? Will you be given opportunities to engage in all aspects of the cases that the firm handles?
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There is a difference in the kind of training a new lawyer would get in a public interest firm versus a large, traditional corporate firm. In a small public interest firm, you are likely to be given a lot more responsibility sooner – taking and defending depositions and drafting pleadings long before an attorney at the same level at a big firm. On the other hand, because larger firms have more resources, they have the time to make sure that everything is perfect. A new lawyer might write fifteen drafts of a document and have each reviewed by a more senior lawyer. That can give you great writing skills.
Think of the lifestyle and the kind of environment you will be walking into. My firm is much smaller than a corporate firm and hence has a more personal atmosphere. We don‘t have to wear suits, for example, and it‘s a comfort level that I like. Also, try to make sure you will like working with the people in the firm. In a small firm, people‘s individual personalities really come out.
When students get into a summer program at a firm, they shouldn‘t just work on the ―cherry‖ cases or on a reduced schedule. They should try to work as hard as the lawyers, and put in as many hours as they do to get a realistic picture of what it‘s really like.
Number one: don‘t compromise, and number two: don‘t rationalize because of pressures, financial or otherwise, getting into something you don‘t want to do. Do volunteer work if you can‘t find a paying position working with the issues that interest you; it‘s a great way to get visibility as someone who is committed to the specific public interest issues.
Ask yourself, do you love the subject matter? Do you love the clients? Ideally, you should answer yes to both, but you‘re in big trouble if you go into something in which you like neither.
Look for honesty and integrity in the firm‘s lawyers, and a commitment to their clients‘ objectives. That is what, for me, makes a public interest law firm good.
Conclusion
Many private public interest lawyers say that they love what they do because they care about the cases they work on and that they work with people who are interesting and committed. One attorney said about his firm, ―If you spend a day here, you‘ll know why it‘s so great. People are having fun. They find themselves and the work that they do worthwhile. It‘s a very positive atmosphere.‖ Public interest firm lawyers boast that they reap the personal fulfillment of working on issues they believe in, while enjoying the financial rewards of private practice. As another attorney described his practice, ―It combines the best of both worlds. You get the opportunity to push your ideals in full action, but you don‘t have to live with financial constraints.‖
Of course, no practice setting is perfect. Because public interest firms do operate as for-profit businesses, their lawyers may feel frustrated by the financial realities that affect which cases they can accept. Attorneys in some firms complain of pressure to take on those cases that will generate the highest fees rather than cases that are most deserving or most in keeping with their interests. But for public interest firm lawyers, the emotional, intellectual, and financial rewards of their practices more than outweigh any disadvantages. Their positive descriptions of the work they do everyday speak for themselves:
―There are so many people from my law school class who are unhappy with what they do. I like what I do.‖
Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 12 ―I appreciate the ability to decide what cases I want to bring. I have a dream job because I can focus on the cases that I am interested in.‖ ―Our cases are a million times more interesting [than commercial cases], attorneys get more responsibility, and we‘re on the right side!‖ ―The most rewarding aspect of my job is that I can go to my desk and pull out at least 30 cases where I feel that I have really had an impact on something. I like that I am able to take cases that attack inequities in society that won‘t be challenged otherwise. I like affecting lives in a way that matters.‖ ―I enjoy coming to work every day.‖
Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 13 PRIVATE PUBLIC INTEREST AND PLAINTIFFS’ FIRM DIRECTORY ALABAMA have suffered from discrimination Description: Plaintiffs‘ only firm Areas of Specialization: Civil involved in a variety of practice BEASLEY, ALLEN, CROW, rights, fair housing, police areas with experience at the METHVIN, PORTIS & MILES, misconduct, women‘s rights appellate level. Approximately PC Types of Advocacy: Appellate, three dozen attorneys across the Lisa Harris class action, client-based, impact four offices. 218 Commerce St. Montgomery, litigation, individual cases Hiring: Does not regularly hire, AL 36104 but does have summer associate (800) 898-2034 WHATLEY DRAKE & program. The firm usually accepts Fax: (334) 954-7555 KALLAS, LLC 4-6 students each summer to work [email protected] Howard Miles in the main office, who are paid www.beasleyallen.com Executive Director $10/hr for 40hr weeks. Students are Description: A firm of over 70 2001 Park Place, N. Ste. 1000 encouraged to send resumes to the attorneys and more than 200 Birmingham, AL 35203 firm in the late fall. Interviews will support staff representing plaintiffs (205) 328-9576 occur in winter or early spring, and and claimants in civil litigation. Fax: (205) 328-9669 decisions will be made in March or Hiring: The firm does not have a [email protected] April. regular hiring schedule for new [email protected] Areas of Specialization: Civil attorneys and summer associates. www.wdklaw.com rights/civil liberties, consumer, However, interested candidates Description: Seven attorneys work employment, environment, health, should contact Lisa Harris about out of this office. labor, whistleblower/qui tam, possible opportunities. Hiring: The firm is currently not personal injury, education Areas of Specialization: Business on a regular hiring schedule. Types of Advocacy: Individual litigation, personal injury, product Summer internship process begins cases, civil litigation, appellate. liability, medical devices and drugs, in December, when interested (See also DC, FL) fraud, environmental, applicants should call. The firm labor/employment usually only takes zero or one ALASKA Types of Advocacy: Class action, intern, if able to get a volunteer, as complex litigation they do not pay. FRIEDMAN RUBIN Areas of Specialization: Civil 1227 W. 9th Ave. KING, WILEY & WILLIAMS rights/civil liberties, consumer, Anchorage, AK 99501 Franklin Williams, Partner disability, predatory lending, (907) 258-0704 1824 Third Ave. labor/employment, family, health, Fax: (907) 278 6449 South Jasper, AL 35501 securities, antitrust (See WA for main listing) (205) 221-3500 Types of Advocacy: Class action, www.jasperlawyers.com administrative hearings, appeals, SONOSKY, CHAMBERS, Description: Plaintiffs‘ litigation ADR/mediation, complex litigation SACHSE, ENDRESON & firm comprised of five attorneys. (See also NY, MA). PERRY, LLP Hiring: No regular hiring or Anchorage Office summer intern program. WIGGINS, CHILDS, QUINN & Margaret A. Robichaud Areas of Specialization: PANTAZIS, LLC 900 W. 5th Ave., Ste. 700 Labor/employment, personal injury, Dennis ―DG‖ Pantazis, Partner Anchorage, AK 99501-2029 medical malpractice, products Birmingham Office (907) 258-6377 liability, consumer fraud The Kress Building Fax: (907) 272-8332 Types of Advocacy: Individual 301 19th St. N. [email protected] cases, class action, civil litigation, Birmingham, AL 35203 Juneau Office investigations, ADR/mediation (205) 314-0500 Denise R. Meek Fax: (205) 254-1500 302 Gold St., Ste. 201 SABEL & SABEL, PC Mobile Office Juneau, AK 99801 (907) 586-5880 2800 Zelda Rd., Ste. 100-5 205 North Conception Street Fax: (907) 586-5883 Montgomery, AL, 36106 Mobile, AL 36603 [email protected] (334) 271-2770 (205) 314-0500 (See DC for main listing). Description: Represents a wide Fax: (205) 254-1500 range of civil rights plaintiffs who www.wcqp.com Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 14 ARKANSAS San Francisco Office 700 Montgomery St. 601 Gateway Blvd., Ste. 1000 San Francisco, CA 94111-2104 PROVOST & UMPHREY LLP San Francisco, CA 94080-7037 (415) 434-8700 1 Riverfront Pl., Ste. 605 (650) 589-1660 Fax: (415) 438-4638 Little Rock, AR 72114 Fax: (650) 589-5062 [email protected] (501) 374-3655 Sacramento Office www.aliotolawoffices.com (See TX for main listing). 520 Capitol Mall, Ste 350 Description: Four attorneys who Sacramento, CA 95814-4715 specialize in employment litigation ARIZONA (916) 444-6201 and discrimination cases. Fax: (916) 444-6209 Hiring: The firm does not regularly HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL [email protected] hire new attorneys. The firm SHAPIRO LLP www.adamsbroadwell.com usually hires one or two unpaid Robert Carey Description: The firm has 10 in summer associates, although 11 W. Jefferson Street, Ste. 1000 house attorneys who all specialize sometimes more depending on the Phoenix, AZ 85003 in environment and land use law expected caseload. The firm has a (602) 840-5900 Hiring: The firm does not regularly less formal recruitment process, Fax: (602) 840-3012 hire or accept summer associates. with decisions about the summer [email protected] Areas of Specialization: usually reached in December or (See WA for main listing). Labor/employment, environmental, January, although interested energy/utilities, employment/labor, applicants are encouraged to SCHNEIDER WALLACE land use contact the office in the fall. COTTRELL BRAYTON Types of Advocacy: Regulations, Areas of Specialization: KONECKY LLP administrative hearings, litigation, Employment/labor, 8501 North Scottsdale Road legislation, alternative dispute discrimination/harassment, personal Suite 270 resolution injury, housing, whistleblower Scottsdale, AZ 85253 Types of Representation: Civil (480) 428-0144 ADLER & COLVIN litigation, mediation, individual Fax: (866) 505-8036 Cynthia Walrod, Executive Director representation (See CA for main office) Russ Building, Suite 1220 235 Montgomery St. ALTSHULER, BERZON, LLP CALIFORNIA San Francisco, CA 94104 Michael Rubin 177 Post Street, Ste. 300 ABRAHAM SMITH ALEXANDER HAWES LLP San Francisco, CA 94108 WALDSMITH LLP Michael R. Krol (415) 421-7151 Robert J. Waldsmith, Partner Jose Office Fax: (415) 362-8064 44 Montgomery St., Ste. 3340 152 N. 3rd St. [email protected] San Francisco, CA 94104 San Jose, CA 95112 www.altshulerberzon.com (415) 421-7995 (888) 777-1776 Description: Firm of about two Fax: (415) 421-0912 Fax: (408) 287-1776 dozen attorneys that specializes in www.aswllp.com [email protected] representing unions in complex Description: The firm of five m www.alexanderlaw.com litigation. attorneys handles complex cases Description: Very small, specialty Hiring: The firm does recruit involving serious injury and law firm focused on personal injury permanent attorneys and accepts wrongful death litigation against and consumer protection. applications from law school large corporations and insurance Hiring: The firm has no regular graduates, judicial law clerks, and companies. hiring and does not hire summer attorneys seeking lateral positions. Hiring: The firm does not associates. The firm typically hires four or five regularly hire associates. Areas of Specialization: Personal summer associates each year, Areas of Specialization: Personal injury, environment/toxics, product accepting only 2Ls. The firm Injury, consumer, elderly liability, anti-trust participates in early hiring program, Types of Advocacy: Individual Types of Advocacy: Class action, so its application process representation, complex litigation impact litigation begins first thing in the fall. Areas of Specialization: ADAMS, BROADWELL, ALIOTO LAW OFFICES Employment/labor, consumer, JOSEPH & CARDOZO, PC Emily Cohen constitutional, civil rights/civil Rita Deangilis liberties, environmental, human Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 15 rights, immigration cases, investigation, appellate Los Angeles, CA 90071 Types of Advocacy: Impact (213) 241-0900 litigation, class actions, appellate, ARNS LAW FIRM Fax: (213) 241-0990 individual cases Dina Langley www.bknlawyers.com 515 Folsom, 3rd Fl. Description: 14 in house attorneys, ANDERSON, OGILVIE & San Francisco, CA 94105 specializing in complex litigation at BREWER (415) 495-7800 the state and federal level. Carol McLean Brewer Fax: (415) 495-7888 Hiring: The firm does not regularly 600 California Street, 18th Floor [email protected] hire nor typically take summer San Francisco, CA 94108 www.arnslaw.com associates. (415) 651-1950 Description: Small private firm of Areas of Specialization: Fax: (415) 651-1953 eight attorneys that represents Professional malpractice, [email protected] individuals and families in class employment law, environmental www.aoblawyers.com actions, serious personal injury, toxic torts, injury, real estate, Description: Three attorneys who wrongful death, and employment employment, consumer specialize in consumer protection. related cases. Types of Advocacy: Individual Hiring: Does not hire new Hiring: The firm typically hires a cases, class actions, complex associates or summer associates. couple of unpaid summer interns, litigation, transactions Areas of Specialization: Consumer fielding applications in the winter. protection, lemon law, Areas of Specialization: BALAMUTH LAW repossession, credit reports Labor/employment, personal injury, Kelly Balamuth, Partner Types of Advocacy: Individual consumer, medical malpractice, Moraga Office cases, impact litigation, class unfair business practices 1001 Country Club Dr., #F Action Types of Advocacy: Individual Moraga, California 94556 cases, class actions, complex (925) 254-1234 ANGEL LAW litigation Emeryville Office 2601 Ocean Park Blvd, Ste 205 (See also NV). 3300 Powell St., #201 Santa Monica, CA, 90405 Emeryville, CA 94608 (310) 314-6433 AUDET & PARTNERS, LLP (510) 832-3100 Description: Three attorneys who Ginnie Smithern Walnut Creek Office specialize in environmental law. 221 Main St., Ste. 1460 2121 N. California Blvd., #290 Areas of Specialization: San Francisco, CA 94105 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 Environmental law (415) 568-2555 (925) 887-0809 Types of Advocacy: Civil Fax: (415) 568-2556 www.balamuth.com litigation, impact litigation www.audetlaw.com [email protected] Description: Ten attorneys who Description: Plaintiffs‘ only firm ARGUEDAS, CASSMAN & focus on complex individual of one full-time and one part-time HEADLEY, LLP litigation. attorney. Ted Cassman, Partner Hiring: The firm does not have a Hiring: The firm does not regularly 803 Hearst Ave. Berkeley, CA regular hiring schedule; students hire. Students interested in a 94710 interested in a summer associate summer opportunity should inquire (510) 845-3000 position should contact Ginnie via telephone. Fax: (510) 845-3003 Smithern directly. Areas of Specialization: Personal [email protected] Areas of Specialization: injury, malpractice, motor vehicle www.achlaw.com Consumer, employment, antitrust, accidents, products liability law, Description: Firm of seven trial whistleblower, securities, social security disability, workers‘ attorneys, with a focus on appellate shareholder rights, personal injury compensation law, wrongful death, practice. Types of Advocacy: Individual and premises liability Hiring: The firm does not have a cases, class actions, complex Types of Advocacy: Client-based regular hiring schedule and does not litigation, transactions litigation, arbitration, impact hire summer associates. litigation Areas of Specialization: Criminal BAKER, KEENER & NAHRA, defense, antitrust violations, LLP BARON & BUDD, PC environmental violations, fraud Sanan Barbar 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 460 and tax law th th 633 W. 5 St., 54 Fl. Beverly Hills, CA 90212 Types of Advocacy: Individual (310) 860-0476 Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 16 Fax: (310) 860-0480 should contact the firm directly www.boxerlaw.com (See TX for main listing). sometime in the fall. Description: With 17 attorneys, the Area of Specialization: Labor law, firm is the largest firm in Northern BARROWAY TOPAZ union-side, facilitation & training, California representing injured KESSLER MELTZER CHECK mediation, bankruptcy, employees. LLP education law Areas of Specialization: Injury, 580 California St., Ste. 1750 Types of Advocacy: Individual employment, social security San Francisco, CA 94104 cases, client-based litigation disability, consumer, (415) 400-3000 Types of Advocacy: Individual Fax: (415) 400-3001 BERMAN DEVALERIO litigation, class action (See PA for main listing). 1 California St., Ste. 900 San Francisco, CA 94111 BRAMSON, PLUTZIK, BASSI EDLIN HUIE & BLUM (415) 433-3200 MAHLER & BIRKHAEUSER LLP Fax: (415) 433-6382 LLP Lisa Muhl (See MA for main listing). 2125 Oak Grove Rd. Ste. 120 351 California St., Ste. 200 Walnut Creek, CA 94598 San Francisco, CA 94104 BERNSTEIN, LITOWITZ, (925) 945-0200 (415) 397-9006 BERGER & GROSSMAN, LLP Fax: (925) 945-8792 Fax: (415) 397-1339 Marina Mills www.bramsonplutzik.com info@ [email protected] 12481 High Bluff Dr., Ste. 300 bramsonplutzik.com www.behblaw.com San Diego, CA 92130 Description: Smaller firm of six Description: The firm has 20 (858) 793-0070 attorneys focused on large attorneys, all with prior trial Fax: (858) 793-0323 plaintiffs‘ claims. experience and a focus on www.blbglaw.com Areas of Specialization: litigation. Description: National firm of 50+ Consumer, antitrust, commercial Hiring: The firm only makes lateral attorneys with a wide practice, litigation, securities, environmental hires for attorneys. including corporate governance, Types of Advocacy: Impact Areas of Specialization: Injury, shareholder rights, and securities. litigation, class actions, appellate employment, workplace safety, Hiring: The firm does not regularly consumer, environment hire, nor does it hire summer BRANDI LAW FIRM Types of Advocacy: Individual associates. However, the firm does 354 Pine St.,Third Fl. litigation, class action, appellate employ staff attorneys as needed San Francisco, CA 94104 for specific projects. Interested (415) 989-1800 BEESON, TAYER & BODINE attorneys should send their resume www.brandilaw.com Oakland Office and qualifications by mail or via Description: Firm of six attorneys David Weintraub fax. focused on representation of Ross House, 2nd Floor Areas of Specialization: Civil plaintiffs in claims and trials. 483 Ninth St. Oakland, CA 94607 rights/civil liberties, consumer, Areas of Specialization: (510) 625-9700 employment, antitrust, securities, Consumer, personal injury, Fax: (510) 625-8275 whistleblower consumer, medical malpractice, [email protected] Types of Advocacy: Individual improper business practices [email protected] representation, class action, impact Types of Advocacy: Individual www.beesontayer.com litigation litigation, class action, impact Sacramento Office (See also NY and LA) litigation 520 Capitol Mall, Ste. 300 Sacramento, CA 95814 BOXER GERSON LLP Oakland BUSH, GOTTLIEB, SINGER, (916) 325-2100 Office LÓPEZ, KOHANSKI, Fax: (916) 325-2120 300 Frank H. Ogawa Plz., Ste. 500 ADELSTEIN & DICKINSON Description: Firm of 20+ Oakland, CA 94612 Joseph A. Kohanksi attorneys focused mainly on all (510) 835-8870 Co-managing Partner aspects of labor relations. Fax: (510) 835-0415 500 N. Central Ave. Ste. 800 Hiring: The firm does not regularly Antioch Office Glendale, CA 91203 hire new attorneys, but it does 3105 Lone Tree Way, Ste. D (818) 973-3200 generally hire one summer Antioch, CA 94509 Fax: (818) 973-3201 associate each year – with decisions (925) 753-4074 [email protected] in the winter. Interested applicants [email protected] www.bushgottlieb.com Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 17 Description: A twelve-attorney website also contains information Suite 1020 firm dedicated to providing legal on the firm‘s summer law positions. Walnut Creek, CA 94596-7333 services to the union movement. The application process is rolling, (925) 947-1147 Areas of Specialization: and the firm accepts law clerks both Fax: (925) 947-1131 Employment/labor, intellectual in the summer and during the www.cmslaw.com property, bankruptcy school year. Interested students Description: The firm of six Types of Advocacy: Appellate, should contact Eleanor Morton attorneys specializes in personal transactions, contracts, alternative directly. Summer associate injury claims. dispute resolution, administrative positions are usually determined in Hiring: The firm does not regularly hearings, lobbying, tort claims the winter. hire new attorneys and does not hire Areas of Specialization: summer associates. BUSHNELL & CAPLAN, LLP Labor/employment, union Areas of Specialization: Personal Roderick Bushnell representation injury, employment, workplace 900 Kearny St., Ste. 299 Types of Advocacy: Impact safety, consumer protection, civil San Francisco, CA 94133-5124 litigation, individual cases, class rights, medical malpractice (415) 217-3800 action Types of Advocacy: Class action, Fax: (415) 217-3820 individual litigation, investigations [email protected] LAW OFFICES OF www.bcflaw.com CARPENTER & MAYFIELD CHAVEZ & GERTLER LLP Description: The firm specializes Dan Mayfield, Partner 42 Miller Avenue in representing individual clients as 730 N. First St. Mill Valley, CA 94941 well as public-interest non-profit San Jose, CA 95112 (415) 381-5599 organizations in personal and class (408) 287-1916 Fax: (415) 381-5572 action litigation. Fax: (408) 287-9857 [email protected] Hiring: The firm neither regularly [email protected] www.chavezgertler.com hires nor accepts summer www.carpenterandmayfield.com Description: The firm houses six associates. Description: Two partners and one attorneys and two more of counsel Areas of Specialization: associate who engage in civil attorneys with a practice focused on Labor/employment, personal injury, litigation and criminal defense. consumer and individual tort protection Hiring: The firm does not regularly claims. Types of Advocacy: Client-based hire new attorneys or Areas of Specialization: litigation, class action, mediation, summer associates. Labor/employment, civil rights, investigations, appellate Areas of Specialization: Child personal injury, consumer (abuse/neglect/welfare), domestic protection LEONARD CARDER, LLP relations, LGBT rights, military, Types of Advocacy: Individual Eleanor Morton immigration, criminal, first cases, class action, investigations, San Francisco Office amendment, Cuba travel appellate 1188 Franklin Street, #201 Types of Advocacy: Civil San Francisco, CA 94109 litigation, trial advocacy, felony and CONSTANTINE CANNON Telephone: (415) 771-6400 misdemeanor defense 4 Embarcadero Center Fax: (415) 771-7010 14th Floor Oakland Office THE CARTWRIGHT FIRM San Francisco, CA 94111 1330 Broadway, Ste. 1450 222 Front St., 5th Fl. (415) 766-3507 Oakland, CA 94612 (510) 272- San Francisco, CA 94111 Fax: (650) 636-9709 0169 (415) 433-0444 [email protected] Fax: (510) 272-0174 www.cartwrightlaw.com www.constantinecannon.com [email protected] Areas of Specialization: Personal (See NY for main listing). www.leonardcarder.com injury, workplace safety, Description: 20+ attorney firm employment COTCHETT, PITRE & dedicated to workers‘ rights and Types of Advocacy: Individual MCCARTHY the labor movement. litigation, class action Niall McCarthy, Hiring Partner Hiring: The firm does not have a San Francisco Office regular hiring schedule for new CASPER, MEADOWS, San Francisco Airport Office attorneys but does post any SCHWARTZ & COOK Center opportunities on the firm‘s website 2121 N. California Blvd. 840 Malcolm Rd., Ste. 200 when they become available. The Burlingame, CA 94010 Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 18 (650) 697-6000 immigration ENGSTROM, LIPSCOMB & Fax: (650) 697-0577 Types of Advocacy: Impact LACK Los Angeles Area Office litigation, administrative hearings, 10100 Santa Monica Blvd. 12th Fl. 9454 Wilshire, Ste. 907 lobbying, class action, appellate Los Angeles, CA 90067 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 (See also NV). (855) 355-9467 (310) 247-9247 Fax: (310) 552-9434 Sacramento Office DOLAN LAW FIRM www.elllaw.com Meridian Plaza Daniel Tavares, Office Manager Description: Firm of 25+ attorneys 1415 L Street, Suite 1185 San Francisco Office with a focus on civil litigation and Sacramento, CA 95814 1438 Market St., an expertise in environmental (916) 706-0555 San Francisco, CA 94102 damage litigation. www.cpmlegal.com Oakland Office Areas of Specialization: [email protected] 1498 Alice St., Labor/employment, personal injury, Description: The 25+ attorney firm Oakland, CA 94612 consumer, environmental, real focuses exclusively on prosecuting Sacramento Office estate, securities, aviation or defending socially just actions 2000 22nd St. Sacramento, CA Types of Advocacy: Individual through civil litigation. 95818 (415) 421-2800 cases, class action, investigations, Hiring: The firm does not have a Fax: (415) 421-2830 appellate regular hiring schedule for new [email protected] associates. However, the firm does www.cbdlaw.com FOLGER LEVIN hire law students as summer Description: The firm employs 14 199 Fremont St., 23rd Fl. San associates. Interested students attorneys and focuses on personal Francisco, CA 94105 should contact Mr. McCarthy at injury and employment matters. (415) 625-1050 the email address given, beginning Hiring: The firm does not have a Fax: (415) 625-1091 in August. regular hiring schedule but www.folgerlevin.com Areas of Specialization: Antitrust, interested individuals should Description: 17 attorneys civil rights/liberties, constitution, contact the firm in the fall. Hiring: The firm does not have a whistleblower/qui tam, consumer, Areas of Specialization: Personal hiring schedule for associates. environment, employment, injury, employment, product Areas of Specialization: securities, intellectual property liability, discrimination, medical Labor/employment, non-profits, Types of Advocacy: Community malpractice estate planning, real estate service, complex litigation, pro Types of Advocacy: Civil Types of Advocacy: Individual bono, client-based litigation litigation, individual representation litigation, arbitrations, (See also NY and DC). administrative proceedings, ENGLISH, MUNGER & RICE preventive counseling DAVIS, COWELL & BOWE, Molly Munger, Partner LLP 1545 Wilshire Blvd., FINKELSTEIN THOMPSON Kristin Martin, Hiring Partner Los Angeles, CA 90017 LLP 595 Market St., Ste. 1400 (213) 989-1310 100 Bush St., Ste. 1450 San Francisco, CA 94105 Description: Three attorneys who San Francisco, CA 94104 (415) 597-7200 focus on addressing local public (415) 398-8700 Fax: (415) 597-7201 interest issues in the Los Angeles Fax: 415) 398-8704 www.daviscowellandbowe.com area. (See DC for main listing). Description: The firm of 17 Hiring: The firm does not have a attorneys combines a union-side regular hiring schedule for new FRAMPTON, WILLIAMS & labor law practice with a focus on attorneys or summer associates. LITTLE civil liberties and consumer issues. Areas of Specialization: Civil 2300 Tulare St Ste 300 Hiring: Although it does not have a rights/civil liberties, constitutional, Fresno, CA, 93721-2734 regular hiring schedule, the firm is criminal justice policy, education, 559-486-5730 open to hiring outstanding housing/homelessness [email protected] candidates as new associates. Types of Advocacy: Impact Description: Advocates for civil Areas of Specialization: Union- litigation, innovative advocacy, rights in a variety of cases side employment/labor, election, research/publications, juvenile Areas of Specialization: Civil discrimination, First Amendment, advocacy rights, employment discrimination, securities, consumer, antitrust, police misconduct, criminal defense environmental, whistleblower, Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 19 Types of Advocacy: Appellate, (415) 981-4800 litigation individual cases Fax: (415) 981-4846 [email protected] GLANCY BINKOW & FURTH FIRM LLP www.girardgibbs.com GOLDBERG LLP Thomas W. Jackson, General Description: The firm is a national Los Angeles Office Manager litigation firm representing plaintiffs 1925 Century Park East 5610 Skylane Blvd., Suite A in class and collective actions in Suite 2100 Santa Rosa, CA 95403 state and federal courts, and in Los Angeles, CA 90067 (707) 526-1389 arbitration matters worldwide. The (310) 201-9150 [email protected] 20+ attorneys work out of two Fax: (310) 201-9160 www.furth.com offices. San Francisco Office Description: Firm of one partner Hiring: Although it does not have a 1 Embarcadero Ctr., Ste. 760 and one attorney of counsel focused regular hiring schedule, qualified San Francisco, CA 94111 on class action suits and attorneys should follow the (415) 972-8160 business litigation. directions on the website to Fax: (415) 972-8166 Hiring: The firm is not currently inquire. The firm also hires summer [email protected] hiring; however, very interested associates, with the process www.glancylaw.com candidates may submit a resume beginning in late fall. Description: Firm of 25+ and cover letter for future Areas of Specialization: Consumer, attorneys focused on civil litigation consideration. anti-trust, employment, securities, and plaintiff‘s representation. Areas of Specialization: Antitrust whistleblower, personal injury Hiring: The firm does not have a and business litigation. Both Types of Advocacy: Individual regular hiring schedule but does plaintiff and defendant-side. litigation, class action, arbitration accept summer associates. Types of Advocacy: Complex (See also NY). Interested students should check litigation and arbitration, individual the firm‘s website for updates or cases, class action GIRARDI & KEESE contact the firm directly in the late John Courtney, Hiring Partner fall or winter. GILBERT & SACKMAN Los Angeles Office Areas of Specialization: Jay Smith, Attorney 1126 Wilshire Blvd. Consumer/investor, antitrust, 3699 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1200 Los Angeles, CA 90017-1904 securities, corporate mergers Los Angeles, CA 90010-2732 (213) 977-0211 Types of Advocacy: Class action, (323) 938-3000 Fax: (213) 481-1554 impact litigation, corporate reform, Fax: (323) 937-9139 San Bernardino Office investigations [email protected] www.gslaw.org 155 W. Hospitality Ln., Ste. 260 (See also NY) Description: The firm of 13 San Bernardino, CA 92408 attorneys specializes in (909) 381-1551 GOLDFARB & LIPMAN, LLP representing private and public Fax: (909) 381-2566 Oakland Office sector labor unions and employee www.girardikeese.com 1300 Clay Street, 11th floor benefit plans. [email protected] City Center Plaza Hiring: The firm does not have a Description: The 20+ attorney firm Oakland, CA 94612 regular hiring schedule for new focuses on plaintiffs‘ claims and (510) 836-6336 attorneys or summer associates. personal injury cases. Fax: (510) 836-1035 However, very interested students Hiring: The firm does not have a Los Angeles Office should check with the firm in the regular hiring schedule. The firm 523 W. 6th St., Ste. 1220 fall for possible opportunities. hires law students as clerks every Pacific Center Area of Specialization: Union summer. The number of positions Los Angeles, CA 90014 representation, employment/labor, fluctuates depending on the (213) 627-6336 pension benefits/claims expected workload of the firm. Fax: (510) 836-1035 Types of Advocacy: Civil Interested students should check San Diego Office litigation, class action with Mt. Courtney in the winter for 2260 El Cajon Blvd., No. 922 more information. San Diego, CA 92104 GIRARD GIBBS LLP Areas of Specialization: (619) 239-6336 Eileen Epstein, Director of Client Employment, environment, toxic Fax: (510) 836-1035 Relations and Marketing torts, insurance claims [email protected] 601 California St., 14th Floor Types of Advocacy: Class action, www.goldfarblipman.com San Francisco, CA 94108 individual representation, impact Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 20 Description: Focuses primarily on employment/labor not typically hire summer housing and real estate issues Types of Advocacy: Individual associates. However, interested throughout California. cases, complex litigation, federal students should check back with Areas of Specialization: criminal defense the firm in late fall. Affordable housing, real estate and Areas of Specialization: redevelopment, environment and GREEN & NOBLIN, P.C. Constitutional, intellectual property, land use, municipal law, tax law 700 Larkspur Landing Circle, Internet, international, employment, Types of Advocacy: Appellate, Suite 275 ethics individual representation, civil Larkspur, CA 94939 Types of Advocacy: Alternative litigation (415) 477-6700 dispute resolution, class action, Fax: (415) 477-6710 individual representation, GOLDSTEIN, DEMCHAK, Email: [email protected] litigation, appellate BALLER, BORGEN & www.classcounsel.com DARDARIAN Description: Small firm of several GUBB & BARSHAY LLP Morris Baller, Partner attorneys that specializes in class 50 California St., Ste. 3155 300 Lakeside Dr., Ste. 1000 actions and complex litigation on San Francisco, CA 94111 Oakland, CA 94612 behalf of consumers and investors. (415) 781-6600 (510) 763-9800 Hiring: The firm does not have a Fax: (415) 781-6967 Fax: (510) 835-1417 regular hiring schedule for new or [email protected] [email protected] summer associates, but interested www.gubbandbarshay.com [email protected] candidates should contact the firm Description: Firm of three www.gdblegal.com via email or mail. attorneys with a special focus on Description: A long-running Areas of Specialization: affordable housing issues. plaintiffs‘ firm of 12 attorneys with Consumer/investor, antitrust Hiring: The firm does not regularly an expertise in class action suits. Types of Advocacy: Class action, hire or take summer associates. Hiring: The firm does not regularly complex litigation Areas of Specialization: Fair hire associates for the firm. housing, nonprofit law, economic However, the firm offers a GREENE BROILLET & development, homeless assistance Civil Rights Fellowship for a recent WHEELER, LLP Types of Advocacy: Individual law school graduate to work at the 100 Wilshire Blvd., 21st Fl. cases, civil litigation firm alongside the attorneys for two Santa Monica, CA 90410-1162 years. More information is available (310) 576-1200 GWILLIAM IVARY CHIOSSO on the website. Fax: (310) 576-1220 CAVALLI & BREWER Areas of Specialization: Civil www.greene-broillet.com 1999 Harrison St., Ste. 1600 rights/civil liberties, consumer Description: The firm is a Oakland, CA 94612 employment/labor, environmental plaintiffs‘ trial firm of 16 attorneys (866) 675-1929 Types of Advocacy: Impact focusing on personal injury claims. Fax: 510-832-1918 litigation, class action Areas of Specialization: Personal www.giccb.com injury, disability, employment Description: The eight attorneys in GONZALEZ & LEIGH LLP Types of Advocacy: Individual the firm focus on civil litigation and 744 Montgomery St., 5th Fl. San representation, impact litigation individual tort claims. Francisco, CA 94111 Areas of Specialization: Personal (415) 912-5950 GROSS BELSKY ALONSO LLP injury, business fraud, intellectual Fax: (415) 912-5951 Adam C. Belsky, Partner property, labor/employment, [email protected] One Samsome St., Ste. 3670 discrimination www.gonzalezleigh.com San Francisco, CA 94104 Types of Advocacy: Individual Description: Civil litigation firm (415) 544-0200 cases, impact litigation that represents both plaintiffs and Fax: (415) 544-0201 defendants. [email protected] HADSEL STORMER KEENY Hiring: The firm does not regularly www.gba-law.com RICHARDSON & RENICK LLP hire, but interested candidates Description: Smaller firm of 128 N. Fair Oaks Ave., Ste. 204 should directly inquire with the several attorneys with a wide Pasadena, CA 91103 firm via email. practice area. (626) 585-9600 Areas of Specialization: Personal Hiring: The firm does not have a Fax: (626) 577-7079 injury, civil rights, commercial, regular hiring schedule and does [email protected]
Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 21 www.hdkrr.com Walnut Creek, CA 94596 cases that emphasize social justice. Description: The firm of nine (925) 279-3009 Hiring: The firm does not attorneys focuses on employment Fax: (925) 279-3342 regularly hire new attorneys or and civil rights law in the Los Description: The firm of four summer associates. Angeles area. attorneys represents individuals in Areas of Specialization: Hiring: The firm does not regularly tort claims Immigration/refugee, criminal hire new attorneys or Hiring: The firm does not regularly Types of Advocacy: Individual summer associates. hire new attorneys or summer representation, appellate Areas of Specialization: Civil associates. rights, international human rights, Areas of Specialization: Personal LAW OFFICE OF HOWARD employment discrimination, injury, legal malpractice JOHNSON consumer, wage and hour, housing Types of Advocacy: Individual Howard Johnson Types of Advocacy: Class actions, clients, general litigation 1406 S. Union Ave. individual cases, impact litigation Los Angeles, CA 90015-3206 HOLGUIN, GARFIELD, (213) 388-7024 HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL MARTINEZ & QUIÑONEZ Fax: (213) 388-0924 SHAPIRO LLP APLC E-mail: [email protected] Los Angeles Office Beth Garfield, Founding Partner Description: The firm is comprised 301 North Lake Ave., Suite 203 800 W. 6th St., Ste. 950 of a single attorney specializing in Pasadena, CA 91101 Los Angeles, CA 90017 immigration and naturalization (213) 330-7150 (213) 623-0170 cases. Fax: (213) 330-7152 Fax: (213) 623-0171 Hiring: The firm does not regularly San Francisco Office [email protected] hire for new attorneys or summer 715 Hearst Ave., Ste 202 [email protected] associates. Berkeley, CA 94710 www.hgmq.org Areas of Specialization: (510) 725-3000 Description: Firm of 10 attorneys Immigration, economic Fax: (510) 725-3001 focused on labor and union issues. development. Central American, (See WA for main listing). Hiring: The firm does not Indian and Pakistani focus. regularly hire new associates; Types of Advocacy: Individual HAUSFELD LLP however, qualified candidates who cases 44 Montgomery St., Suite 3400 are committed to labor union and San Francisco, CA 94104 social justice issues can send KAZAN, MCCLAIN, LYONS, (415) 633-1908 resumes via fax or email. GREENWOOD & HARLEY, PC Fax: (415) 358-4980 Areas of Specialization: Jack London Market (See DC for main listing). Labor/employment, union-side, 55 Harrison St., Suite 400 civil rights/liberties Oakland, CA 94607 HERSH AND HERSH Types of Advocacy: Research and (510) 302-1000 601 Van Ness Ave., Ste. 2080 publications, legal writing, civil Fax: (877) 995-6372 San Francisco, CA 94102 litigation www.kazanlaw.com (415) 441-5544 Description: A 10-attorney firm www.hershlaw.com JACOBS SCHLESINGER OPLE with an expertise in asbestos Description: Several attorneys & SHEPPARD LLP litigation. represent clients across the nation Ginger Jacobs, Partner Hiring: The firm does not regularly in civil litigation matters. The Chamber Building hire but does accept resumes and Hiring: The firm does not regularly 110 West C St., Suite 901 cover letters from interested hire new attorneys or summer San Diego, CA 92101 candidates. More information is associates. (619) 230-0012 available on the firm‘s website. Areas of Specialization: Fax: (619) 230-0044 Areas of Specialization: Plaintiff, Consumer, personal injury, fraud, [email protected] OSH safety & health, Vietnam discrimination, employment [email protected] veterans, personal injury Types of Advocacy: Class action, www.jsoslaw.com Types of Advocacy: Impact complex litigation Description: Boutique immigration litigation, legislation, trainings defense and appellate law firm in HINTON, ALFERT, & KAHN downtown San Diego. KEMNITZER, BARRON & 200 Pringle Ave., Ste. 450 The four attorneys are dedicated to KRIEG
Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 22 San Francisco Office 401 Watt Ave. employment 445 Bush St. 6th Fl. Sacramento, California 95864 Types of Advocacy: Class action, San Francisco, CA 94108 Phone 916-448-9800 complex litigation (415) 632-1900 Fax 916-669-4499 Fresno Office www.cutterlaw.com KREINDLER & KREINDLER, 2014 Tulare Street www.kcrlegal.com LLP Fresno, CA 93721 Description: This plaintiffs' firm of California Office (559) 441-7485 10+ attorneys specializes in work 707 Wilshire Blvd. Sacramento Office representing plaintiffs in civil Los Angeles, CA 90017 400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor matters throughout California and (213) 622-6469 Sacramento, California 95814 nationwide. Fax: (213) 622-6019 (916) 442-3603 Hiring: The firm does not have a www.kreindler.com San Diego Office regular hiring schedule for new (See NY for main listing). 501 West Broadway, Suite #800 attorneys, but does regularly San Diego, CA 92101 consider hiring law clerks in the LANDERHOLM (800) 273-4566 summer and throughout the year. LAW OFFICE Los Angeles Office Areas of Specialization: Product 1300 South Van Ness #204 445 S Figueroa St., 27th Floor Liability, Class Actions, Personal San Francisco, CA 94110 (415) Los Angeles, CA 90071 Injury, Insurance Bad Faith, 322-0960 (800) 273-4566 Whistleblower Claims, Consumer www.LanderholmLawOffice.com www.kbklegal.com Protection, Elder Abuse, Medical Description: Small office Description: The eight-attorney Malpractice dedicated to assisting people in firm focuses on consumer litigation Types of Advocacy: Complex navigating the challenges of the and works out of five offices in litigation, class action, individual U.S. immigration system California. cases Areas of Specialization: Areas of Specialization: Consumer Immigration, bankruptcy, and protection, lemon law KHORRAMI, LLP criminal defense Types of Advocacy: complex Alan Strasburg, COO Types of Advocacy: Individual litigation, class action, individual Los Angeles Office cases, administrative advocacy, cases 444 South Flower Street client-based 33rd Floor KERR & WAGSTAFFE LLP Los Angeles, CA 90071 LEVY PHILLIPS & Maryann Milla (213) 596-6000 KONIGSBERG, LLP th 100 Spear St., 18 Floor Fax: (213) 596-6010 10990 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1025 San Francisco, CA 94105-1576 San Francisco Office Los Angeles, California 90024 (415) 371-8500 360 22nd Street Suite 640 (800) 714-1529 Fax: (415) 371-0500 Oakland, CA 94612 (See NY for main listing). [email protected] (510) 867-2000 www.kerrwagstaffe.com Fax: (510) 867-2010 LEVY, VINICK, BURRELL & [email protected] [email protected] HYAMS Description: The firm of 14 [email protected] Leslie Levy attorneys represents clients in civil www.khorrami.com 180 Grand Avenue, Suite 1300 litigation claims in a wide range of Description: With 15+ attorneys, Oakland, CA 94612 practice areas. the firm is one of the largest (510) 318-7700 Areas of Specialization: Contract plaintiffs‘ firms in California and Fax: (510) 318-7701 and commercial disputes, First represents individuals in various [email protected] Amendment and media law, practice areas. [email protected] Constitutional law, consumer, Hiring: The firm does not regularly Description: Four attorneys focus employment, environmental, hire new attorneys and only on employment issues. intellectual property sometimes hires summer associates. Hiring: The firm does not have a Types of Advocacy: Class action, Well-qualified students should hiring schedule but does consider complex litigation, individual contact the firm in the fall for more summer associates, making hiring cases, appellate details on the upcoming summer. decisions in the late fall. Interested Areas of Specialization: Personal students should contact the firm KERSHAW, CUTTER & Injury, consumer, employment, directly. RATINOFF LLP housing, malpractice, civil rights, Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 23 Areas of specialization: Kelly Dermody via mail. Summer cases. Employment discrimination, associates work out of the San Hiring: The firm does not regularly harassment, retaliation, wrongful Francisco office only, with hire for new attorneys or summer termination, disability, wage & applications due online on associates. hour, civil rights, sexual abuse September 7. Areas of Specialization: Capital Type of Advocacy: Civil litigation, Areas of Specialization: Corporate defense, civil rights, police arbitration, mediation, class action misconduct, consumer protection, misconduct, employment/labor, businesses, antitrust, civil rights, non-capital criminal defense, LEWIS, FEINBERG, LEE, employment law, product liability, medical malpractice RENAKER & JACKSON, PC environmental, personal injury, Types of Advocacy: trial, Daniel Feinberg, Hiring Partner securities appellate, post-conviction, 476 9th Street Types of Advocacy: Client- individual cases Oakland, California 94607-1330 oriented litigation, class actions Broadway, Ste. 1800 (See also NY and TN). MALLISON & MARTINEZ San Oakland, CA 94612 Francisco Area Office (510) 839-6824 LITT, ESTUAR & KITSON, 1939 Harrison St., Suite 730 Fax: (510) 839-7839 LLP Oakland, CA 94612 [email protected] Lindsay Battles (510) 832-9999 [email protected] 1055 Wilshire Blvd., Ste.1880 Fax: (510) 832-1101 www.lewisfeinberg.com Los Angeles, CA 90017 Central Valley Office Description: National plaintiffs‘ (213) 386-3114 4949 Buckley Way, Ste. 112 firm of 15+ attorneys focused on Fax: (213) 380-4585 Bakersfield, CA 93309-4842 employment law. [email protected] (661) 827-9000 Hiring: The firm does not have a www.littlaw.com (661) 215-6048 regular hiring schedule but does Description: Firm of five www.mallisonlaw.com hire summer associates, typically attorneys that performs general Description: The three attorneys four each summer. Interested litigation on civil rights/liberties, that work out of the firm focus on students should contact the firm in often representing low-income workers‘ rights issues. the fall. housing clients. Handles Hiring: The firm does not have a Areas of Specialization: constitutional issues, rights of regular hiring schedule for Employment/labor, civil rights, mental patients, police harassment attorneys or summer associates. discrimination of indigents and the homeless and Areas of Specialization: Types of Advocacy: Individual employment discrimination. Employment, discrimination cases, impact litigation, class Hiring: The firm does not have a Types of Advocacy: Class action, action, appellate regular hiring schedule for individual representation, attorneys or summer associates. investigations LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN Areas of Specialization: & BERNSTEIN, LLP Labor/employment, housing, MARCOS CAMACHO LAW Embarcadero Center West, women‘s issues, government OFFICES Suite 2900 accountability, whistleblowers, PO Box 310 275 Battery St. LGBT issues, environment/energy, Keene, CA, 93531 San Francisco, CA 94111-3339 utilities, civil liberties 661-324-8100 (415) 956-1000 Types of Advocacy: Research and Areas of Specialization: Civil Fax: (415) 956-1008 publications, legal writing, rights, LGBT rights, multicultural www.lieffcabraser.com individual cases, impact litigation rights, and women‘s rights [email protected] Types of Advocacy: Impact www.lieffcabraser.com LAW OFFICE OF KEVIN G. litigation, individual cases Description: The sixty-plus LITTLE attorney firm represents plaintiffs 2115 Kern St., Suite 330 LAW OFFICES OF nationwide in class actions and in Fresno, CA 93721 McTERNAN, STENDER & individual lawsuits. (559) 708-4750 WEINGUS P.C. Hiring: The firm does not have a Fax: (559) 486-4759 595 Market St., Ste. 1350 regular hiring schedule but Description: The firm is comprised San Francisco, CA 94105 individuals interested in applying of a single attorney specializing in (415) 777-0313 for an associate position should immigration and naturalization Fax: (415) 777-9380 send a resume and cover letter to www.mcternanlaw.com Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 24 Description: The firm has [email protected] Fax: (415) 388-6874 specialized in personal injury www.minamitamaki.com [email protected] litigation and employment law in Description: This 17-attorney firm Sacramento Office California for over 50 years. represents clients in a variety of 1415 L St., Ste. 1200 Hiring: The firm does not have a practice areas, with a Sacramento, CA 95814 regular hiring schedule for specialization in working with (916) 446-6752 attorneys or summer associates. immigrants. Fax: (916) 446-6106 Areas of Specialization: Personal Hiring: The firm does not have a [email protected] injury, labor/employment, medical regular hiring schedule for www.nmgovlaw.com malpractice, elderly care attorneys. However, the firm hires Description: The firm specializes Types of Advocacy: Civil law clerks for ten weeks during the in complex legal and policy issues litigation, individual cases summer. The application deadline in both the public and private typically falls in October, with sectors and litigates constitutional, McVEY, MULLERY, more information available on the regulatory and business issues in DULBERG & CHO firm‘s website. the courts and before administrative Sharon Dulberg Areas of Specialization: Family law judges. Hiring Partner law, commercial litigation, civil Hiring: The firm does not have a 170 Columbus Ave., 4th Fl. rights, employment, personal regular hiring schedule for San Francisco, CA 94133 injury, immigration/nationality, attorneys or summer associates. (415) 781-1001 personal injury, criminal defense, Areas of Specialization: Criminal Fax: (415) 781-1871 employment, consumer law justice policy, government, [email protected] Types of Advocacy: Individual commercial litigation, transactions [email protected] clients, impact litigation, complex Types of Advocacy: Lobbying, www.mmdlaw.net litigation policy oriented, individual cases, Description: Specializes appellate litigation exclusively in immigration law. MOORE AND MOORE Hiring: The firm does not have a 445 Bellevue Ave 3rd Fl THE OTTINGER FIRM, PC regular hiring schedule for Oakland, CA, 94610-4924 1 Market attorneys or summer associates. 415-451-0104 Spear Tower 36th Fl. Areas of Specialization: Description: Primarily deals in the San Francisco, CA 94105 Immigration, asylum, citizenship areas of federal litigation in (866) 571-5010 Types of Advocacy: Individual employment discrimination, official (See NY for main listing). representation misconduct and First and Fourteenth Amendment issues. PEARSON SIMON WARSHAW MILBERG LLP Areas of Specialization: Civil PENNY LLP 1 California Plaza rights, criminal, and family law Los Angeles Office 300 S. Grand Ave., Ste. 3900 Types of Advocacy: Civil 15165 Ventura Blvd., Ste 400 Los Angeles, California 90071 litigation, individual cases Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 (213) 617-1200 (818) 788-8300 Fax: (213) 617-1975 NICHOLAS KASTER, Fax: (818) 788-8104 (See NY for main listing). ATTORNEY AT LAW San Francisco Office One Embarcadero Center 44 Montgomery St., Ste 2450 MINAMI TAMAKI, LLP Suite 720 San Francisco, CA 94104 San Francisco Office San Francisco, CA 94111 (415) 433-9000 Steve Ngo (415) 277-7235 Fax: (415) 433-9008 360 Post St.,8th Fl. Fax: (415) 277-0622 www.pswplaw.com San Francisco, CA 94108-4903 (See MN for main listing). Description: The firm of 14 (415) 788-9000 attorneys specializes in class Fax: (415) 398-3887 NIELSON, MERKSAMER, actions, business litigation, Sunnyvale Office PARRINELLO, MUELLER & insurance law and professional 333 W. El Camino Real, Ste. 350 NAYLOR liability claims. Sunnyvale, California 94087 (408) Marin County Office Areas of Specialization: Personal 739-1137 Jennie Skelton, Partner injury law, labor, consumer, Fax: (408) 739-4641 2350 Kerner Blvd., Ste. 250 securities [email protected] San Rafael, CA 94901 Types of Advocacy: Complex (415) 389-6800 Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 25 litigation, class action regular hiring schedule but does SAKAI LLP, PUBLIC LAW hire summer associates. The GROUP PHILLIPS & COHEN, LLP interview process usually takes San Francisco Office 100 The Embarcadero place in the winter, and interested 350 Sansome St., Ste. 300 Suite 300 students should check with the San Francisco, CA 94104 San Francisco, CA 94105 firm in the fall. (415) 678-3800 (415) 836-9000 Areas of Specialization: Consumer Fax: (415) 678-3838 Fax: 415-836-9001 fraud, defective products, real estate Sacramento Office (See DC for main listing). litigation, first amendment/media 428 J Street, Suite 400 law, unfair employment practices Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 273- Types of Advocacy: Class action, 1710 PRICE AND ASSOCIATES individual cases Fax: (916) 273-1711 901 Clay Street Los Angeles Office Oakland, CA 94607 REICH, ADELL & CVITAN, PC Library Tower (510) 452-0292 Laurence S. Zakson, Principal 633 W. Fifth Street, Suite 1150 Fax: (510) 452-5625 Los Angeles Office Los Angeles, CA 90071 (213) 629- Oakland, CA 94612 3550 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 2000 7005 (510) 452-0292 Los Angeles, CA 90010-2314 [email protected] Fax: (510) 452-5625 (213) 386-3860 www.publiclawgroup.com [email protected] www.pypesq.com Fax: (213) 386-5583 Areas of Specialization: ADA Description: The firm specializes Santa Ana Office compliance, elder abuse, labor, in high profile and impact civil 2670 N. Main St., Ste. 300 employment, government law, rights litigation with a particular Santa Ana, CA 92705 elections, labor, non-profit election focus in the areas of sexual (800) 386-3860 law harassment and racial Fax: (714) 834-0762 Types of Advocacy: counseling, discrimination. [email protected] public interest litigation, appellate, Hiring: While the firm does not www.racclaw.com investigations, administrative have a regular hiring schedule for Areas of Specialization: hearings/arbitration, training attorneys or summer associates, it Comparable-worth issues, rights of counseling and litigation, is always interested in securing top- privacy in the workplace, investigations, writs and appellate quality legal talent. Interested employment discrimination, right- parties may send an inquiry to to-strike issues ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN [email protected]. Types of Advocacy: Class action, & DOWD LLP San Diego Office Areas of Specialization: Women‘s individual cases 655 W. Broadway, Ste. 1900 issues, civil rights, property/real San Diego, CA 92101 estate, commercial, REMCHO, JOHANSEN & (619) 231-1058 labor/employment, health/medical PURCELL Fax: (619) 231-7423 Types of Advocacy: Legal writing, James Harrison. Hiring Partner San Francisco Office impact litigation, individual cases, Bay Area Office 100 Pine St., Ste. 2600Post appellate 201 Dolores Ave. Montgomery Center San Leandro, CA 94577 One Montgomery St., Suite 1800 RAM, OLSON, CEREGHINO, (510) 346-6200 San Francisco, CA 9410411 & KOPCZYNSKI & OLSON Fax: (510) 346-6201 (415) 288-4545 Michael Ram, Partner Sacramento Office Fax: (415) 288-4534 555 Montgomery St., Ste. 820 1401 P St. [email protected] San Francisco, CA 94111 Sacramento, CA 95814 www.rgrdlaw.com (415) 433-4949 (916) 264-1818 Areas of Specialization: Fax: (415) 433-7311 Fax: (916) 264-1824 Securities, Insurance, health care, www.ramolson.com [email protected] www.rjp.com human rights, employment [email protected] Areas of Specialization: discrimination, consumer, antitrust, Description: The six-attorney firm Constitutional law, public policy, shareholder, Pro bono: health care, represents clients in civil litigation, elections, political litigation, human rights, consumer, with a focus on class action education, First Amendment employment, lawsuits. Types of Advocacy: Complex Hiring: The firm does not have a RENNE SLOAN HOLTZMAN litigation, class action recovery, individual cases Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 26 (See also NY, FL, DC, PA, and representation, complex litigation, Areas of Specialization: GA). individual representation Employment/labor, disability, privacy rights, whistleblower ROSEN, BIEN & GALVAN, LLP STEVEN J. ROTTMAN, ESQ Types of Advocacy: Individual Michael W. Bien 1888 Century Park East, Ste. 1000 cases, class action, civil litigation, Managing Partner Los Angeles, CA 90067 mediation, employment agreements 315 Montgomery St., 10th Fl. San (310) 751-0114 Francisco, CA 94104 Fax: (310) 733-1879 SANFORD, WITTELS, & (415) 433-6830 [email protected] HEISLER Fax: (415) .433-.7104 www.steverottman.com 555 Montgomery Street [email protected] Description: This one-man firm Suite 1206 www.rbg-law.com focuses exclusively on forms of San Francisco, CA 94111 Description: The firm of 15+ mediation and avoiding trial. (415) 391-6900 attorneys has a wide range of Hiring: The firm does not hire new Fax: (415) 391-6901 practice areas centered on complex attorneys or summer associates. (See NY for main listing). litigation issues. Types of Advocacy: Alternate Hiring: While the firm does not dispute resolution, investigation, SAYRE, LEVITT, LLP have a regular hiring schedule, it litigation, mediation Federico Sayre usually does take on students for 900 N. Broadway, 4th Fl. Santa summer associate positions. The ROUDA, FEDER, TIETJAN & Ana, CA 92701 application process typically MCGUINN (714) 550-9117 occurs in the winter and interested 44 Montgomery St., Ste. 4000 Fax: (949) 541-2414 applicants should inquire about a San Francisco, CA 94104 [email protected] timeline in the fall. (415) 398-5398 www.sayrelevitt.com Areas of Specialization: Trial Fax: (415) 398-8169 Areas of Specialization: Civil appellate litigation in the areas of www.rftmlaw.com rights, products liability, civil rights, First Amendment, Civil Areas of Specialization: Personal health/health care, personal injury, rights, employment, civil injury, consumer, employment medical malpractice, legal rights/civil liberties, consumer, harassment and discrimination malpractice, auto accidents, disability, employment/labor, Types of Advocacy: Class action, prisoner injury prisoner, legal representation, individual cases Types of Advocacy: Litigation, employment/labor appellate Types of Advocacy: Impact RUDY, EXELROD ZIEFF & litigation, individual cases, LOWE, LLP THE SCHLEHR LAW FIRM complex litigation, appellate, class David A. Lowe Sarah B. Schlehr actions, dispute resolution 351 California St., Ste. 700 4370 Tujunga Ave., Ste. 235 San Francisco, CA 94104 Studio City, CA 91604 ROTHNER, SEGALL & (415) 434-9800 (310) 492-5757 GREENSTONE Fax: (415) 434-0513 Fax: (310) 601-7959 510 S. Marengo Ave. [email protected] www.rezlaw.com [email protected] Pasadena, CA 91101 Areas of Specialization: [email protected] (626) 796-7555 Employment/labor, discrimination, www.pregnancylawyer.com Fax: (626) 577-0124 sexual harassment Description: The firm is a boutique [email protected] Types of Advocacy: Class actions, law practice of one attorney with an www.rgslabor.com arbitration, mediation, severance expertise in pregnancy Description: The firm of ten negotiations discrimination and other women‘s attorneys represents labor unions, employment- related litigation. labor-management trust funds, and RUKIN HYLAND DORIA & Hiring: The firm does not regularly employees with wage & hour and TINDALL hire new associates and does not civil rights claim. Steven Tindall, Partner hire summer associates. Areas of Hiring: The firm does not have a 100 Pine Street, Suite 2150 Specialization: Women‘s issues, regular hiring schedule for San Francisco, CA 94111 cultural rights, labor/employment, attorneys or associates. (415) 421-1800 LGBT issues, disability, civil Areas of Specialization: Civil [email protected] rights/liberties Types of Advocacy: rights/liberties, labor/employment www.rhddlaw.com Individual cases, civil litigation Types of Advocacy: Union Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 27 Types of Advocacy: Class action Description: The 25+ attorney law SCHNEIDER WALLACE firm specializes in government, COTTRELL BRAYTON SCHWARTZ, STEINSAPIR, land use, natural resource, and KONECKY LLP DOHRMANN & SOMMERS environmental law. Todd Schneider, Partner LLP Hiring: The firm annually hires 180 Montgomery St., Ste. 2000 Main Office (LA) recent law school graduates and San Francisco, CA 94104 6300 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 2000 judicial clerks for its two-year (415) 421-7100 Los Angeles, CA 90048 fellowship program. The firm hires Fax: (415) 421-7105 (323) 655-4700 new associates exclusively from its [email protected] [email protected] fellowship pool. Applications for [email protected] San Diego Office the fellowship are online and are [email protected] 2214 2nd Ave., due October 15. The firm also www.schneiderwallace.com San Diego, CA 92101 employs 2L or 3L law students as Description: This national law firm (619) 238-1601 full-time law clerks during the of 20 attorneys focuses on [email protected] summer and part-time during the complex, high stakes litigation. Berkeley Office Margo Feinberg school year. Applications for the Hiring: The firm does not have a (510) 528-4426 summer clerkship are online and regular hiring schedule for new [email protected] are due October 1. attorneys. However, the firm does www.lalaborlaw.com Areas of Specialization: hire summer associates. Interested Description: The 15+ attorney firm Environmental, land use, energy, students should inquire with the specializes in the representation of government, municipal, zoning, firm in the fall. employees, private and public administrative, Native American, Areas of Specialization: sector unions, and employee benefit housing, aviation, regulation Civil rights, employment, sexual plans. Areas of Specialization: Types of Advocacy: Impact harassment, disability, deaf rights, Labor/employment, union litigation, individual cases, policy access to education, consumer, representation oriented, lobbying, administrative securities, whistleblower claims Types of Advocacy: Civil hearings Types of Advocacy: Class action, litigation, contracts complex litigation, investigations SIEGEL & YEE (See also TX, AZ) SENA FAMILY LAW Dan Siegel Cheryl Sena Attorney SCHONBRUN, DESIMONE, 1390 Market St., Suite 818 499 14th St., Suite 300 SEPLOW, HARRIS & San Francisco, CA 94102 Oakland, CA 94612 HOFFMAN, LLP (415) 863-5300 (510) 839-1200 723 Ocean Front Walk Venice, CA Fax: (415) 863-8596 Fax: (510) 444-6698 90291 www.senafamilylaw.com [email protected] (310) 396-0731 Areas of Specialization: Family www.siegelyee.com Fax: (310) 399-7040 law, civil rights/liberties, disability, Description: A 10 attorney firm [email protected] family, focused on civil litigation. www.sdshh.com gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender Areas of Specialization: Civil Areas of Specialization: Civil issues, same-sex marriage/domestic rights,/civil liberties, employment, rights/human rights partnerships. Types of Advocacy: criminal, personal injury, wrongful Types of Advocacy: Individual Individual cases, research and death, real estate, education law cases, impact litigation, trials, publications, legal writing Types of Advocacy: Civil federal/state arbitration litigation, research, publications SHUTE, MILHALY & SCHUBERT JONCKHEER & WEINBERGER LLP SIMMONS & UNGAR LLP KOLBE LLP Jeanne Freed, HR Director 50 California St., Ste. 470 3 Embarcadero Center, Ste. 1650 396 Hayes St. San Francisco, CA 94111 San Francisco, CA 94111 San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 421-0860 (415) 788-4220 (415) 552-7272 Fax: (415) 421-0772 Fax: (415) 788-0161 Fax: (415) 552-5816 www.simmonsungar.com [email protected] [email protected] Areas of Specialization: www.schubertlawfirm.com Areas [email protected] Immigration, asylum, LGBT issues of Specialization: Securities fraud, www.smwlaw.com Types of Advocacy: Litigation, antitrust, consumer, employment individual cases Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 2 8 310-576-1233 opportunities as they arise. Areas SONOSKY, CHAMBERS, Description: Represents a variety of specialization: SACHSE, ENDRESON & of clients on issues relating to the Labor/employment, discrimination PERRY, LLP public interest, including electoral Type of advocacy: Individual Sandra-Karin Bustamante law and consumer law representation, class actions Symphony Towers Areas of Specialization: 750 B St., Ste. 2520 Government and electoral law, TRABER & VOORHEES San Diego, CA 92101 consumer law, civil rights, Theresa Traber, Founding Partner (619) 546-5585 environmental law, administrative 128 N. Fair Oaks Ave., 204 Fax: (619) 546-5584 law, antitrust litigation, municipal Pasadena, CA 91103 [email protected] law (626) 585-9611 (See DC for main listing). Types of Advocacy: Appellate, Fax: (626) 577-1400 civil litigation [email protected] OFFICES OF MICHAEL S. Description: The four-attorney SORGEN THE STURDEVANT LAW firm has a long history of civil Joyce Kawahata, Attorney FIRM, PC litigation and public interest 240 Stockton St., 9th Floor San 354 Pine St., 4th Fl. representation. Francisco, CA 94108 Shelly Taylor, Office Hiring: The firm does not have a (415) 956-1360 x316 Administrator regular hiring schedule but does Fax: (415) 956-6342 San Francisco, CA 94104 post opportunities on the firm‘s [email protected] (415) 477-2410 website. The firm hires for at least www.sorgen.net Fax: (415) 477-2420 two law clerk positions each Areas of Specialization: [email protected] summer. Law students interested Education, disability, civil urdevantlaw.com in applying for a summer law clerk rights,/civil liberties, Areas of Specialization: position should send a resume, employment/labor, human rights Consumer, business/economic cover letter, writing sample, Types of Advocacy: Individual issues, predatory lending, transcript, and a list of references to cases, appellate, civil litigation, labor/employment, disability [email protected], with the administrative hearings Types of Advocacy: Individual heading ―Summer Clerk‖ in the litigation, class action email heading. SPIVAK LIPTON LLP Areas of Specialization: Civil 11755 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 2150 SUSMAN GODFREY LLP rights, employment discrimination, Los Angeles, CA 90025 1901 Avenue of the Stars, Ste. 950 wage and hour class actions, (310) 473-3535 Los Angeles, CA 90067-6029 international human rights, Fax: (310) 473-3533 (310) 789-3100 consumer protection, education (See NY for main listing). Fax: (310) 789-3150 rights, housing rights, other public (See TX for main listing). interest cases. STEYER LOWENTHAL Types of Advocacy: Individual BOODROOKAS ALVAREZ & TALAMANTES, VILLEGAS, cases, class actions, legal writing, SMITH, LLP CARRERA, LLP civil litigation, civil appeals 1 California St., 3rd Fl. San 170 Columbus Avenue, Suite 300 Francisco, CA 94111 San Francisco, CA 94113 VAN DER HOUT, (415) 421-3400 (415) 989-8000 BRIGAGLIANO & Fax: (415) 421-2234 Fax: (415) 989-8028 NIGHTINGALE LLP www.steyerlaw.com www.talamantes.org Avantika Shashtri Hiring Associate Areas of Specialization: Real Description: The firm has three [email protected] estate, labor/employment, antitrust, attorneys and one of-counsel San Francisco Office nonprofit, consumer, securities attorney that all focus on 180 Sutter St., 5th Fl. Types of Advocacy: Complex representing workers in San Francisco, CA 94104 litigation, strategy, publications employment cases and (415) 981-3000 discrimination litigation Fax: (415) 981-3003 STRUMWASSER & Hiring: The firm does not regularly Palo Alto Office WOOCHER, LLP hire new attorneys or 260 Sheridan Ave., Ste 280 100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1900 summer associates. However, the Palo Alto, CA 94306 Santa Monica, CA, 90401 firm publicizes potential (650)-688-6020
Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 29 Los Angeles Office malpractice, government liability, offers are typically made during the 634 S. Spring St., Ste. 714 labor/employment winter. Los Angeles, CA 90014 Types of Advocacy: Civil Areas of Specialization: (213)-622-7233 litigation, individual representation Labor/employment, civil rights, www.vblaw.com union-side, bankruptcy, public Description: This firm of nine WALKUP, MELODIA, KELLY sector, legislation/regulations, non- attorneys focuses on all areas of & SCHOENBERGER profit/PACs, environmental immigration and naturalization Richard Schoenberger, Partner Types of Advocacy: Research and issues, representing individuals and 650 California St. publications, enforcement, civil families. San Francisco, CA 94108 litigation, class action, Hiring: The firm does not have a (415) 981-7210 administrative advocacy regular hiring schedule for new Fax: (415) 391-6965 (See also HI). attorneys. The firm does hire www.walkuplawoffice.com summer law clerks (1Ls okay) to Description: Firm of 18 attorneys THE WESTON FIRM, PC assist with research and legal with a focus on personal injury Greg S. Weston writing. Experience in immigration cases across California. 888 Turqoise St. law is preferred. Interested Areas of Specialization: Personal San Diego, CA 92109 candidates should visit the website injury, medical malpractice, (858) 488-1672 for more information. consumer Fax: (858) 247-4553 Areas of Specialization: Types of Advocacy: Individual [email protected] Immigration, naturalization litigation, class action www.westonfirm.com Types of Advocacy: Description: Firm specializing in Administrative hearings, appellate, WEINBERG, ROGER & lawsuits against corporations, class actions, impact litigation, ROSENFELD especially antitrust and consumer individual cases Caren Sencer, Hiring Partner class action litigation. Their [email protected] antitrust work is heavy on economic VEEN FIRM, PC Bay Area Office analysis and often involve the 711 Van Ness Ave., Ste. 220 1001 Marina Village Pkwy application of antitrust San Francisco, CA 94102 Suite. 200 law to the new economy, for (415) 673-4800 Alameda, CA 94501 example the Apple iPod iTunes Fax: (415) 771-5845 (510) 337-1001 Antitrust Litigation. [email protected] Fax: (510) 337-1023 Areas of Specialization: www.veenfirm.com Los Angeles Office Property/real estate, intellectual Areas of Specialization: Personal 3435 800 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. property/technology, consumer, injury, consumer, malpractice, 6201320 communications, employment/labor, corporate fraud, Los Angeles, CA 900170-261907 business/economic issues, wrongful death (213) 380-2344 arts/entertainment Types of Advocacy: Individual Fax: (213) 381-1088443-5098 Types of Advocacy: Policy, litigation, class action Sacramento Office individual cases, factual 428 J St., Ste. 52620 investigation, class action, civil WALKER, HAMILTON & Sacramento, CA 95814-2341 litigation KOENIG (916) 443-6600 Serena Broussard, Office Manager Fax: (916) 442-0244 WOHLNER KAPLON 50 Francisco St., Suite 460 www.unioncounsel.net PHILLIPS YOUNG & CUTLER San Francisco, CA 94133 Description: The 40+ attorney 16501 Ventura Boulevard Suite 304 (415) 513-4924 firm is dedicated to the labor Encino, CA, 91436 Fax: (415) 986-1618 movement and aiding workers in 818-501-8030 [email protected] www.whk- civil litigation. [email protected] law.com Hiring: The firm does not have a Description: Mid-sized firm Description: Personal injury regular hiring schedule for new looking to serve the cause of plaintiffs‘ firm of four attorneys attorneys but does hire 3-4 summer working people with a special focus on litigating law clerks. The summer associates Areas of Specialization: Labor and complex injury and wrongful death work out of the Alameda Office. employment law claims. Interested students should check Types of Advocacy: Civil Areas of Specialization: Personal with the firm in the fall to inquire litigation, class action, client-based, injury, elderly, maritime, medical about the application details, but impact litigation, innovative Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 30 advocacy malpractice; motor vehicle 1 Moss Ave. accidents — plaintiff; personal Danbury, CT 06810 COLORADO injury — plaintiff; products liability (203) 792-7100 law; social security — disability; New Haven Office CAREY LAW FIRM workers‘ compensation law; 27 Elm St. 2301 E. Pikes Peak wrongful death; and premises New Haven, CT 06905 Colorado Springs, CO 80909 liability (203) 325-3686 (719) 635-0377 Types of Advocacy: Legal writing, Stamford Office Fax: (719) 635-2920 individual cases, research 1172 Bedford Street [email protected] and publications Stamford, CT 06905 [email protected] (203) 583-8634 www.careylaw.com RATHOD MOHAMEDBHAI, Fax: 203-368-3244 Areas of Specialization: LLC www.koskoff.com Employment/labor, whistleblower, 2701 Lawrence Street, Suite 100 Description: This plaintiffs‘ firm consumer Denver, Colorado 80205 has 20 attorneys and specializes in Types of Advocacy: Class actions, (303) 578-4400 trial advocacy with a particular complex litigation Fax: (303)578-4401 focus on medical malpractice. http://www.rmlawyers.com Hiring: The firm does not regularly FOX & ROBERTSON, PC Areas of Specialization: hire but does accept law students 104 Broadway, Ste. 400 Employees rights, civil rights, for summer positions in the Denver, CO 80203 criminal law Bridgeport Office. Interested (303) 595-9700 students should contact the firm in Fax: (303) 595-9705 CONNECTICUT the fall. [email protected] Areas of Specialization: Personal www.foxrob.com CASPER & DE TOLEDO, LLC injury, civil rights, consumer, Description: The two-attorney firm Deborah Briganti, Office Manager unfair trade practices fraud, medical specializes in civil rights 1458 Bedford St fraud, malpractice, product liability, cases but litigates in a variety of Stamford, CT 06905 premises liability, women/children, practice areas. (203) 325-8600 constitutional law, prisoner rights, Hiring: The firm does not hire Fax: (203) 323-5970 whistleblower/qui tam new attorneys or summer www.casperdetoledo.com Types of Advocacy: General associates. Description: The firm‘s three litigation, commercial litigation, Areas of Specialization: attorneys represent exclusively class action, individual cases Consumer, disability, employment, plaintiffs in the NYC area. housing, public sector, Hiring: No regular summer LIVINGSTON, ADLER, transportation internship program, but interested PULDA, MEIKLEJOHN & Types of Advocacy: Appeals, class candidates should contact Deborah KELLY, PC action, individual Briganti in the fall. Nicole Rothgeb, Partner representation, litigation, Areas of Specialization: Personal 557 Prospect Ave. mediation, trial injury, employment, disability, Hartford, CT 06105-2922 medical malpractice, (860) 233-9821 HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL whistleblowers, consumer Fax: (860) 232-7818 SHAPIRO, LLP Types of Advocacy: General [email protected] 2301 E. Pikes Peak Avenue litigation, class action, appellate [email protected] Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) www.lapm.org 635-0377Fax. (719) 635-2920 KOSKOFF KOSKOFF & Description: With six attorneys, (See WA for main listing). BIEDER, PC the firm serves as the largest Bridgeport Office plaintiff-side labor and employment MAES LAW FIRM David Bernard, Hiring Attorney law firm in CT. Robert Maes, Attorney/Firm 350 Fairfield Ave. Hiring: The firm does not usually Owner Bridgeport, CT 06604 hire summer associates, but it 1610 Gaylord St. (203) 336-4421 fluctuates based on the needs of the Denver, CO 80206-1207 Fax: (203) 368-3244 firm (typically determined in the (303) 377-4449 [email protected] spring). Interested students should Areas of Specialization: Medical Danbury Office contact the firm directly. Areas of Specialization: Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 31 Employment/labor, unions, EEOC, Areas of Specialization: only). The hiring and interview progressive and civil rights, Employment and labor law process usually begins in late nonprofit organizations, EEOC Types of Advocacy: Civil August or early September of each Types of Advocacy: Individual litigation, administrative advocacy, year. More information about cases, union representation, individual cases, client-based opportunities is available on the negotiation, mediation/ arbitration firm website. BERNABEI & WACHTEL, Areas of Specialization: DELAWARE PLLC Labor/employment law, unions, Eliza Dermody regulatory matters, education ELLIOT GREENLEAF 1775 T St., NW Types of Advocacy: Impact 1105 Market St., Ste 1700 Washington, DC 20009 litigation, administrative hearings, Wilmington, DE 19801 (202) 745-1942 appellate, investigations (302) 384-9400 Fax: (202) 745-2627 Fax: (302) 384-9399 [email protected] CARLINER & REMES, PC (See PA for main listing). www.bernabeipllc.com 1150 Connecticut Ave., NW Description: Six attorneys who Suite 610 GRANT & EISENHOFER P.A. focus on impact litigation Washington, DC 20036 1201 N. Market St.3 Justison St. Hiring: The firm does not regularly (202) 223-0050 Wilmington, DE 19801 hire. However, it usually takes Fax: (202) 223-0052 (302) 622-7000 typically takes three paid law clerks [email protected] Fax: (302) 622-7100 ever summer. The application www.carliner-remes.com [email protected] www.gelaw.com process generally begins in Description: Three attorneys Description: National litigation November or December. dedicated exclusively to boutique that focuses on Areas of Specialization: immigration and nationality law. representing institutional investors. Employment/labor, whistleblower, Hiring: The firm does not regularly Named one of the nation‘s ―Top civil rights, sexual harassment, hire or have a summer Ten Plaintiffs‘ Firms‖ by the women‘s rights associate program. National Law Journal. Types of Advocacy: Areas of Specialization: Areas of Specialization: Fraud, Impact litigation, training and Immigration, nationality, asylum Investor recoveries, securities, education, negotiation/settlement Types of Advocacy: Individual antitrust, corporate governance, cases, civil litigation bankruptcy, whistleblower, BRANDON ASSOCIATES LLC employment 1201 Pennsylvania Ave., Ste. 300 COHEN, MILSTEIN, SELLERS, Types of Advocacy: Litigation, Washington, DC 20006 & TOLL, PLLC individual cases, complex litigation, (See MA for main listing). Megan Fullem (attys.) negotiation/settlement Shehani Goonewardena (summer) (See also NY, DC). BREDHOFF & KAISER, PLLC 1100 New York Ave. NW Suite Bruce Lerner 500 West LABATON, SUCHAROW LLP 805 15th St., NW, Ste. 1000 Washington, DC 20005-3964 1 Commerce Ctr. Washington, DC 20005-2207 (202) 408-4600 1202 N. Orange St., Ste 801 (202) 842-2600 Fax: (202) 408-4699 Wilmington, DE 19801 Fax: (202) 842-1888 www.cmht.com (302) 573-2540 www.bredhoff.com Description: The firm has sixty- Fax: (302) 573-2529 Description: This 30+ attorney five attorneys and specializes in (See NY for main listing). firm based in Washington focuses complex class action lawsuits. on the representation of labor Hiring: The firm does not have a DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA organizations and related regular hiring schedule but will institutions in the public and private reevaluate every year. The firm ALDEN LAW GROUP, PLLC sectors. hires 5 summer associates every 2600 Virginia Ave NW Ste 512 Hiring: The firm is always open to summer, 4 for the DC office and 1 Washington, DC, 20037 hiring law students, law clerks, or for the NY office. Salary varies and 202-463-0300 other attorneys as new associates if is determined during the [email protected] their applications are compelling. application/interview process. The Description: Small D.C. law firm Likewise, the firm typically hires deadline for the online application with six attorneys 6-8 summer associates (2Ls or 3Ls is October 1. Areas of Specialization: Civil Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 32 rights, employment discrimination, Description: Ten attorneys who Washington, DC 20036 consumer protection, product primarily represent public power (202) 496-0400 liability, environmental health and cooperative entities in Fax: (202) 496-0404 threats, international human rights connection with their electric power [email protected] Types of Advocacy: Class action business and service throughout the www.gebhardtlaw.com (See also NY, PA, IL, FL). nation. Areas of Specialization: Hiring: The firm does not regularly Labor and employment law, civil COLSON, HICKS, EIDSON hire associates but does hire rights and civil liberties 2101 L Street, N.W. summer associates; interested Types of Advocacy: Impact 10th Floor candidates should contact Mr. litigation, individual cases Washington, DC 20037 Breakman. (202) 386-6706 Areas of Specialization: Energy, GOLDSTEIN & RUSSELL, PC Fax: (202) 386-6706 consumer, real estate Tom Goldstein http://www.colson.com/ Types of Advocacy: Litigation, 5225 Wisconsin Ave., Ste. 404 (See FL for main listing). dispute resolution, regulatory Washington, D.C. 20015 proceedings (202) 362-0636 CONSTANTINE CANNON Fax: (866) 574-2033 1001 Pennsylvania Ave, NW FINKELSTEIN THOMPSON [email protected] Suite 1300N LLP ghrfirm.com Washington, DC 20004 James Place Description: The firm‘s practice is (202) 204-3500 1077 30th Street, NW devoted primarily to pro bono Fax: (202) 204-3501 Washington, DC 20007 litigation in the Supreme Court or [email protected] (202) 337-8000 federal courts of appeals. The firm www.constantinecannon.com Fax: (202) 337-8090 is affiliated with the law clinics at (See NY for main listing). [email protected] Stanford Law School and Harvard www.finkelsteinthompson.com Law School. COTCHETT, PITRE & Areas of Specialization: Antitrust, Hiring: The firm does not hire new McCARTHY consumer, securities, nonprofit, attorneys. However, the firm 1025 Conn. Ave NW, Ste. 1000 whistleblower, employment hires a couple of summer associates Washington, DC 20036 Types of Advocacy: Class action, each year. The competitive process (202) 296-4515 small businesses, complex is rolling, and interested applicants (See CA for main listing). litigation. should send their materials to Tom (See also CA) Goldstein. CUNEO GILBERT & LADUCA Areas of Specialization: First 507 C St NE GAFFNEY & SCHEMBER, PC Amendment, death penalty, Washington, DC, 20002 Susan B. Dunham criminal, bankruptcy/debt 202-789-3960 Attorney Types of Advocacy: Research and [email protected] 1666 Connecticut Ave., NW publications, legal writing, Description: Twenty attorneys Ste. 225 individual cases, civil litigation working at a plaintiff‘s firm in D.C. Washington, DC 20009 Areas of Specialization: Antitrust, (202) 328-2244 GRANT & EISENHOFER, PA consumer protection, securities Fax: (202) 797-2354 1920 L St., NW, Ste. 400 fraud, civil rights violations [email protected] Washington, DC 20036 Types of Advocacy: Areas of Specialization: Civil (202) 386-9500 Administrative advocacy, appellate, rights and civil liberties, Fax: (202) 386-9505 civil litigation, class action, employment law, police (See DE for main listing). misconduct, military law, prisoners‘ DUNCAN & ALLEN rights HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL Paul Breakman, Hiring Attorney Types of Advocacy: Individual SHAPIRO, LLP 1575 Eye St., NW, Ste. 300 cases, civil litigation 1629 K St., NW Washington, DC 20005 Suite 300 (202) 289-8400 GEBHARDT & ASSOCIATES, Washington, DC 20006 Fax: (202) 289-8450 LLP Tel. (202) 355-6435 [email protected] Joseph D. Gebhardt, Partner Fax. (202) 355-6455 www.duncanallen.com 1101 17th St., NW, Ste. 807 (See WA for main listing).
Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 33 PLLC HARMON, CURRAN, HELLER, HURON, 1200 18th St. NW SPIELBERG & EISENBERG CHERTKOF & SALZMAN, Washington, DC 20036 LLP PLLC (202) 898-4800 Ruth Eisenberg, Carolyn Lerner, Partner Fax: (202) 289-1389 1726 M St., NW, Ste. 600 1730 M St., NW, Ste. 412 [email protected] Washington, DC 20036 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 293- www.katorparks.com (202) 328-3500 8090 Areas of Specialization: Fax: (202) 328-6918 Fax: (202) 293-7110 Employment, civil rights, [email protected] [email protected] whistleblowers www.harmoncurran.com [email protected] Types of Advocacy: Litigation Description: The firm has seven www.hellerhuron.com (See also TX). attorneys and specializes in Areas of Specialization: Civil representing non-profits and citizen rights, labor and employment law, KATZ, MARSHALL, & BANKS groups in litigation issues. gay/lesbian rights, disability, Avi Kumin, Partner Hiring: The firm does not have a women‘s rights 1718 Connecticut Ave., NW, Fl. 6 regular hiring schedule for Types of Advocacy: Individual Washington, DC 20009 associates. However, very litigation, appeals (202) 299-1140 interested candidates should contact Fax: (202) 299-1148 the firm directly. JAMES & HOFFMAN, PC [email protected] Areas of Specialization: Nonprofit Darin Dalmat, Associate www.kmblegal.com Areas of org tax law, election, employment 1130 Connecticut Ave. NW Specialization: environmental, nuclear safety Suite 950 Employment, whistleblowers Types of Advocacy: Individual Washington, DC 20036 Types of Advocacy: Litigation, cases, administrative hearings (202) 496-0500 individual cases Fax: (202) 496-0555 HAUSFELD LLP [email protected] KLEIN HORNIG LLP Brian Ratner, Partner www.jamhoff.com Daniel Rosen 1700 K Street, NW Suite 650 Description: The firm has seven Partner Washington, DC 20006 attorneys, along with two of- 1275 K St., NW Ste. 1200 (202) 540-7200 counsel attorneys, and has a Washington, DC 20005 Fax: (202) 540-7200 nationwide litigation practice with a (202) 842-9006 [email protected] special focus on the effective Fax: (202) 842-3936 Description: The 20+ attorney firm resolution of labor and employment [email protected] is a global claimants firm dedicated disputes. www.kleinhornig.com to handling large and complex Hiring: The firm does not have a (See MA for main listing). litigation matters on behalf of regular hiring schedule for new individuals, corporations and attorneys but does post KLIMASKI & ASSOCIATES, organizations. opportunities on the firm‘s website. PC Hiring: The firm does not regularly Interested candidates should email James R. Klimaski, Principal hire new attorneys but does post or mail their application materials. Hiring Partner opportunities as they become The firm offers a few summer 1625 Mass Ave NW, Ste. 500 available. The firm hires summer positions to 2L and 3L (pre- Washington, DC 20036 law clerks every summer, clerkship) students. Qualified (202) 296-5600 depending on the expected work students should send their materials Fax: (202) 296-5601 load. Interested students are to Darin Dalmat at their earliest [email protected] encouraged to check the firm‘s convenience. www.klimaskilaw.com website in the fall for more details. Areas of Specialization: Description: The firm of three Areas of Specialization: Antitrust, Labor/employment, unions, attorneys specializes in employment civil rights, consumer, industrial law, nonprofit issues and cases against the federal environmental, intellectual Types of Advocacy: Civil government. Hiring: The firm does property, securities, litigation, union representation, not have a regular hiring schedule Types of Advocacy: Impact administrative, contracts for associates. litigation, class action, complex Areas of Specialization: Labor and litigation, dispute resolution KATOR, PARKS & WEISER, employment law, discrimination, (See also CA, PA, and London) Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 34 consumer protection, government employment law, family law, regular hiring schedule but posts all accountability, police misconduct, gay/lesbian rights, disability, opportunities on its website. The criminal justice, gay/lesbian rights, HIV/AIDS discrimination firm hires one-three law clerks per civil rights Types of Advocacy: Individual term, including the summer. Types of Advocacy: Individual cases, class actions, appeals, The clerks receive course credit, cases, litigation in federal court administrative hearings outside funding, or compensation LOBEL, NOVINS & LAMONT, based on the public interest pay KOHN, KOHN, COLAPINTO, LLP scale – depending on the LLP Martin Lobel, Partner circumstances. Interested students Mary Jane Wilmoth 888 17th St., N.W. Ste. 810 should check the website beginning Managing Partner Washington, DC 20006 in the fall for application 3323 P St., NW (202) 371-6626 instructions. Washington, DC 20007 Fax: (202) 371-6643 Areas of Specialization: Energy, (202) 342-6980 [email protected] environmental law, consumer Fax: (202) 342-6984 [email protected] www.lnllaw.com protection [email protected] Areas of Specialization: Crisis Types of Advocacy: Impact www.kkc.com management, economic regulation, litigation, policy/legislative, not- Areas of Specialization: Labor and energy, environment, legal ethics, for-profit strategy and legal employment law, civil rights, public interest representation whistleblower protection, civil Types of Advocacy: Lobbying, rights, environmental rights, human impact litigation, individual cases MEYER, SUOZZI, ENGLISH & rights KLEIN PC Types of Advocacy: Individual MEHRI & SKALET, PLLC 1300 Conn Ave., NW, Ste. 600 cases, impact litigation, 1250 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington, DC 20036 administrative hearings Ste. 300 (202) 955-6340 Washington, DC 20036 Fax: (202) 223-0358 LICHTMAN, TRISTER & ROSS (202) 822-5100 (See NY for main listing). 1666 Connecticut Ave., NW, Fax: (202) 822-4997 5th Floor [email protected] MILLER, BALIS & O’NEIL, PC Washington, DC 20009 www.findjustice.com John P. Gregg (202) 328-1666 Areas of Specialization: Labor and Managing Principal Fax: (202) 328-9162 employment law, government (no phone calls) [email protected] accountability, civil rights, 1015 15th St., NE Washington, DC www.ltsrlaw.com whistleblowers, environmental law 20005 Areas of Specialization: Types of Advocacy: Class action, (202) 296-2960 Immigration law, nonprofit, impact litigation, lobbying, Fax: (202) 296-0166 political, intellectual property, policy/legislative, appeals, [email protected] family law administrative hearings www.mbolaw.com Types of Advocacy: Individual Areas of Specialization: cases, client-oriented litigation, MEYER GLITZENSTEIN & Energy/utilities, compliance, alternative dispute resolution CRYSTAL government relations William Eubanks Types of Advocacy: Impact LIPPMAN, SEMSKER & SALB, Associate Attorney litigation, client-oriented cases, LLC 1601 Connecticut Ave. NW, administrative hearings S. Micah Salb, Shareholder Suite 700 7979 Old Georgetown Rd., Washington, DC 20009 MURPHY ANDERSON LLC Ste. (202) 588-5206 Mark Hannah 1100 Fax: (202) 588-5049 1701 K St., NW, Ste. 210 Bethesda, MD 20814 [email protected] Washington, DC 20006 (301) 656-6905 www.meyerglitz.com 202-223-2620 Fax: (301) 656-6906 Description: Firm of five [email protected] [email protected] attorneys focused on legal services www.murphyllc.com [email protected] and advocacy on behalf of non- Areas of Specialization: First www.lsslawyers.com profit organization in the D.C. area amendment, labor/employment, Areas of Specialization: Labor and Hiring: The firm does not have a government accountability/legal
Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 35 reform/whistleblowers Areas of Specialization: Civil Types of Advocacy: Appellate, OSBORNE LAW OFFICES, PC rights, housing law, fair lending, class action, innovative advocacy, Sharon Bristow police accountability, public civil litigation Office Manager accountability 4301 Connecticut Ave., NW, Types of Advocacy: Individual O’DONNELL, SCHWARTZ & Suite 108 cases, client-oriented litigation, ANDERSON, PC Washington, DC 20008 administrative hearings Melinda K. Holmes (202) 243-3200 RENO & CAVANAUGH, PLLC Associate Fax: (202) 243-3207 455 Mass. Ave. NW, Ste. 400 1300 L St. NW, Ste. 1200 [email protected] Washington, DC 20001 Washington, DC 20005-4178 Areas of Specialization: Unions, (202) 783-2800 (202) 898-1707 labor and employment law Fax: (202) 783-0550 Fax: (202) 682-9276 Types of Advocacy: Client- [email protected] [email protected] oriented litigation, union www.renocavanaugh.com www.odsalaw.com representation Areas of Specialization: Areas of Specialization: Civil Real estate law, affordable housing rights, labor and employment law, PHILLIPS & COHEN, LLP Types of Advocacy: Impact disability rights, women‘s rights, Erika Kelton, Hiring Attorney litigation, policy/legislative, client- immigration 2000 Massachusetts Ave, N.W oriented litigation Types of Advocacy: Individual Suite 100 (See also TN, MD). cases, policy/legislative, union Washington, DC 20036 representation (202) 833-4567 ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN Fax: (202) 833-1815 & DOWD LLP O’DONOGHUE & www.phillipsandcohen.com 1100 Connecticut Ave., N.W. O’DONOGHUE, LLP [email protected] Ste. 730 Mark Kunst, Hiring Partner Description: A 20+ attorney firm Washington, DC 20036 Gerard Waites, Hiring Partner with a specialization in securities (202) 822-6762 4748 Wisconsin Ave., NW litigation and whistleblower Fax: (202) 828-8528 Washington, DC 20016 representation. www.rgrdlaw.com (202) 362-0041 Hiring: The firm does not regularly (See CA for main listing). Fax: (202) 362-2640 hire new attorneys but does hire a [email protected] summer associate for each office to www.odonoghuelaw.com work from June until August. SANFORD, WITTELS, & Description: The firm has twenty- Interested students should send a HEISLER eight attorneys across two offices in resume to Erika Kelton in the fall 1666 Connecticut Avenue NW, the areas of labor, employee and will hear back for interviews in Suite 300 benefits, employment and the winter. Washington, DC 20009 governmental affairs law. Areas of Specialization: Qui tam, (202) 742-7777 Hiring: The firm does not have a whistleblower, tax fraud, securities Fax: (202) 742-7776 regular hiring schedule. However, fraud, corporate transparency (See NY). interested applicants for associate Types of Advocacy: positions may submit resumes and Whistleblower claims, client- SHERMAN, DUNN, COHEN, writing samples to Mark Kunst at oriented litigation, individual cases LEIFER & YELLIG, PC the firm's Washington, D.C. office. (See also CA). Terry Yelling, Partner Interested applicants for summer Robert Kurnick, Partner law clerk positions may submit RELMAN, DANE, & COLFAX, 900 7th St. NW, Ste. 1000 resumes and writing samples to PLLC Washington, DC 20001 Gerard Waites also at the firm‘s Taryn Scott, Office Manager (202) 785-9300 D.C. office on a rolling basis. 1225 19th St. NW. Ste. 600 Fax: (202) 775-1950 Areas of Specialization: Union Washington, DC 20036 http://www.shermandunn.com issues, labor/employment, (202) 730-0330 [email protected] governmental affairs Fax: (202) 728-0848 [email protected] Types of Advocacy: Individual [email protected] Description: The firm of nine cases, union representation [email protected] attorneys specializes in labor and (See also PA). www.relmanlaw.com employment law, as well as
Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 36 representing labor organizations. [email protected] focusing primarily on plaintiff-side Hiring: The firm occasionally hires www.spiegelmcd.com representation. Clients range from full-time associate attorneys. Areas of Specialization: Consumer individuals fighting for their civil Interested candidates should send rights, energy, antitrust, rights, consumers seeking redress applications to Robert Kurnick. The transportation, environment, for unfair business practices, firm hires one law clerk every communications, qui tam whistleblowers exposing fraud and summer. Interested students should Types of Advocacy: Lobbying, corruption, tenants‘ associations send a resume to Terry Yellig at appeals, administrative hearings, battling to preserve decent and any time. policy/legislative, client-oriented affordable housing, and non-profit Areas of Specialization: litigation entities and businesses facing Labor/employment, unions, difficult litigation. veterans, occupational safety SPRENGER & LANG, PLLC Hiring: The firm hires one Public Types of Advocacy: Individual Steven M. Sprenger Interest Fellow annually. The cases, union representation, Managing Partner Fellowship is intended for appellate, civil litigation 1400 Eye St., NW Ste. 500 individuals with a demonstrated Washington, DC 2005 commitment to a career in public SONOSKY, CHAMBERS, (202) 865-8010 interest law. The Fellow will be an SACHSE, ENDERSON & Fax: (202) 332-6652 employee of the firm for the PERRY, LLP [email protected] duration of the Fellowship. During Mary Pavel, Hiring Partner www.sprengerlang.com that year, a minimum of two months 1425 K Street, N.W., Ste. 600 Areas of specialization: will be spent working directly for a Washington, D.C. 20005 Consumer, employment public interest organization based in (202) 682-0240 Types of Advocacy: Individual the District of Columbia. Fax: (202) 682-0249 cases, emphasis on class action. Areas of Specialization: Consumer [email protected] (See also MN). Class Actions; Whistleblower & www.sonosky.com False Claims Act; Employment Description: The 20+ attorney firm TERRIS, PRAVLIK & Litigation; Business Disputes; is devoted to representing Native MILLIAN. LLP Defamation & First Amendment American interests in a wide range Kathleen L. Millian, Partner Litigation; Overtime/Wage and of endeavors including trial and 1121 12th St., NW Hour. appellate litigation Washington, D.C. 20005-4632 Types of Advocacy: Class action Hiring: The firm does not regularly (202) 682-2100 and other complex litigation. hire new attorneys but often draws Fax: (202) 289-6795 from its summer associate program. [email protected] WIGGINS, CHILDS, QUINN & The Washington, D.C. office [email protected] PANTAZIS, LLC typically hires two or three summer [email protected] 1850 M St., St. 720 associates, and the Alaska, [email protected] Washington, DC 20009 Albuquerque, and San Diego www.tpmlaw.com (202) 467-4123 offices one or two each. Interested Areas of Specialization: Fax: (202) 467-4489 students are encouraged to read Environmental, employment, civil www.wcqp.com further on the firm‘s website and rights, housing, voting rights, (See AL for main listing). then contact the appropriate office medical care, religious for more hiring details. accommodation, disability WOODLEY & McGILLIVARY Areas of Specialization: Native Types of Advocacy: Civil 1101 Vermont Ave. NW, Ste. 1000 American civil legal issues litigation, individual representation Washington, DC 20005 Types of Advocacy: Complex civil (202) 833-8855 litigation, lobbying TYCKO & ZAVAREEI LLP [email protected] (See also AK, NM, CA). Hassan Zavareei, Partner www.overtimepay.com 2000 L Street, NW Suite 808 Areas of Specialization: SPIEGEL & McDIARMID LLP Washington, DC 200366 Labor/employment Rebecca Dunyak (202) 973-0900 Types of Advocacy: Class action, Recruiting Coordinator complex litigation Fax: (202) 973-0950 1333 New Hampshire Ave., NW [email protected] FLORIDA Washington, DC 20036 Description: Tycko & Zavareei (202) 879-4074 LLP is an 8-attorney law firm BERMAN DEVALERIO Fax: (202) 393-2866 Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 37 3507 Kyoto Gardens Dr. Suite 200 across three offices that specialize (305) 446-5700 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 in personal injury claims. Fax: (305) 446-1154 (561) 835-9400 Areas of Specialization: Medical www.haggardlawfirm.com Fax: (561) 835-0322 malpractice, employment, Description: The firm has eight (See MA for main listing). consumer, personal injury, attorneys dedicated to personal commercial litigation injury claims and litigation. COHEN, MILSTEIN, SELLERS, Types of Advocacy: Impact Areas of Specialization: Personal & TOLL, PLLC litigation, class actions injury, medical malpractice, 3570 Kyoto Gardens Dr. consumer products Suite 200 GROSSMAN ROTH, P.A. Types of Advocacy: Class action, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 Boca Raton Office education, litigation, trial advocacy (561) 578-6850 Wells Fargo Plaza (See DC for main listing). Suite 350 KURZBAN, KURZBAN, 925 S. Federal Highway WEINGER, TETZELI AND COLSON, HICKS, EIDSON Boca Raton, FL 33432 PRATT PA 255 Alhambra Circle (888) 296-1681 Ira Kurzban, Partner Penthouse Fax: (561) 367-0297 2650 SW 27th Ave., 2nd Fl. Coral Gables, FL 33134 Coral Gables Office Miami, FL 33133-3003 (305) 476-7400 2525 Ponce de Leon (305) 444-0060 Fax: (305) 476-7444 Suite 1150 Fax: (305) 444-3503 http://www.colson.com/ Coral Gables, FL 33134 [email protected] Description: The firm has 19 (888) 296-1681 www.kkwtlaw.com attorneys across three offices. Fax: (305) 285-1668 Areas of Specialization: Areas of Specialization: Fort Lauderdale Office International, immigration, health, Appellate practice, arbitration, Las Olas Centre II employment/labor, civil rights/civil ADR, aviation law, class action Suite 1120 liberties litigation, commercial litigation, 350 East Las Olas Blvd. Types of Advocacy: International, construction litigation, defective Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 individual cases, impact litigation, auto components, personal injury, (888) 296-1681 administrative hearings pharmaceutical litigation, products Fax: (954) 764-1866 liability, professional malpractice, Sarasota Office MILBERG LLP white collar criminal defense Suite 777 Corporate Ctr. 1 Types of Advocacy: Civil 1800 Second Street 2202 N. Westshore Blvd., Ste. 200 litigation, individual representation, Sarasota, FL 34236 Tampa, FL 33607 class action (888) 296-1681 (813) 639-4248 Fax: (941) 316-0963 Fax: (561) 892-8164 GARY, WILLIAMS, LEWIS Key West Office (See NY for main listing). AND WATSON, P.L. 509 Whitehead St. Chan Abney Key West, FL 33040 MIERZWA & ASSOCIATES, Director of Human Resources (888) 296-1681 PA Stuart Office Fax: (305) 509-7738 3900 Woodlake Blvd., Ste. 212 Waterside Professional Building Description: The firm has 13 Lake Worth, FL 33463 221 E. Osceola St. Stuart, FL 34994 attorneys, as well as a team of (561) 966-1200 (800) 329-4279 medical and legal investigators. Fax: (561) 966-1231 Fax: (772) 220-3343 Area of Specialization: Medical Areas of Specialization: Ft. Pierce Office malpractice, class action, consumer, Labor/union representation W. E. Gary Professional Center personal injury, commercial Types of Advocacy: Arbitration 320 S. Indian River Dr. Ft. Pierce, litigation, Qui Tam litigation, research FL 34948 Types of Advocacy: Civil (772) 464-2352 litigation, individual representation, PHILLIPS RICHARD & RIND, Fax: (772) 464-4226 class action P.A. [email protected] nd www.garylawgroup.com THE HAGGARD LAW FIRM, 9360 SW 72 St., Ste. 283 [email protected] P.A. Miami, FL 33173 Description: The firm has 12 330 Alhambra Circle (305) 412-8322 attorneys and a staff of over 100 Coral Gables, FL 33134 Fax: (305) 412-8299 Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 38 [email protected] property 1800 Peachtree Street, N.W. www.phillipsrichard.com Suite 300 Description: The firm has eight WIGGINS, CHILDS, QUINN & Atlanta, GA 30309 self-described ―organizing PANTAZIS, LLC (404) 748-1600 attorneys‖ that focus on 101 North Woodland Blvd. (See NY for main listing). representing organized labor and Suite 600 individual workers. DeLand, FL 32720 PARKS, CHESIN & WALBERT, Hiring: The firm does not have a (386) 675-6946 PC regular hiring schedule for new Fax: (386) 675-6947 75 14th St. 26th Fl., associates or summer clerks. www.wcqp.com Atlanta, GA 30309 However, very interested (See AL for main listing). (404) 873-8000 candidates should contact the firm Fax: (404) 873-8050 directly in the fall. GEORGIA www.pcwlawfirm.com Areas of Specialization: Description: The firm of 10 Employment, labor, union BARRETT & FARAHANY employees specializes in all representation 1100 Peachtree St. NE. #500 employment cases, as well as Types of Advocacy: Organizing, Atlanta, GA 30309 commercial litigation. collective bargaining, training, (404) 214-0120 Hiring: The firm does not have a union representation www.pcwlawfirm.com regular hiring schedule for Description: The plaintiffs' associates. PODHURST ORSEC, P.A. employment law firm of 13 lawyers Areas of Specialization: Civil City National Bank Building represents individuals in all rights/civil liberties, immigration 25 West Flagler Street, Suite 800 employment cases or civil rights Types of Advocacy: Impact Miami, FL 33130 cases related to the employment litigation, individual cases, (305) 358-2800 relationship. lobbying [email protected] Hiring: The firm does not have a Description: Plaintiff‘s firm that regular hiring schedule for ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN focuses on many different types of associates. & DOWD LLP complex litigation. Areas of Specialization: 3424 Peachtree Rd., NE, Ste. 1650 Areas of Specialization: Appellate Employment discrimination, civil Atlanta, GA 30326 practice, aviation litigation, rights/civil liberties, whistleblower (404) 504-6500 commercial litigation, general tort, Types of Advocacy: Individual Fax: (404) 504-6501 products liability litigation representation, civil litigation (See CA for main listing). Types of Advocacy: Civil litigation, appellate, class action BUTLER, WOOTEN & STANFORD, FAGAN & FRYHOFER, LLP GIOLITO ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN Columbus Office 1401 Peachtree St., NE, Ste. 238 & DOWD LLP 105 13th St. Atlanta, GA, 30309-3000 120 E. Palmetto Park Rd., Ste. 500 P.O. Box 2766 (404) 897-1000 Boca Raton, FL 33432 Columbus, GA 31902 Description: Represents (561) 750-3000 (706) 322-1990 individuals and labor organizations Fax: (561) 750-3364 Fax: (706) 323-2962 Areas of Specialization: Labor (See CA for main listing). Atlanta Office law, civil rights 2719 Buford Highway Types of Advocacy: Impact SEARCY, DENNEY, SCAROLA, Atlanta, GA 30324 litigation, individual cases, civil BARNHART, & SHIPLEY, PA (404) 321-1700 litigation 2139 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. Fax: (404) 321-1713 West Palm Beach, FL 33409-6601 www.butlerwooten.com HAWAII (561) 686-6300 Areas of Specialization: Civil Description: The firm has a team of liberties, environment, health DAVIS LEVIN LIVINGSTON 29 attorneys and 12 support staff Types of Advocacy: Individual Mark S. Davis, Partner members. representation, civil litigation 400 Davis Levin Livingston Pl. Areas of Specialization: Personal 851 Fort Street Mall injury, medical malpractice, LEVY PHILLIPS & Honolulu, HI 96813 consumer products, intellectual KONIGSBERG, LLP (808) 524-7500 Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 39 Fax: (808) 356-0418 Fax: (312) 419-6770 small businesses [email protected] [email protected] Types of Advocacy: Class action, www.davislevin.com wwwe.amvlaw.com union side, individual litigation, Description: Firm of nine trial Description: Very small firm dispute resolution, appellate lawyers handling litigation matters focused on employment cases in on all of the Hawaiian Islands and the Chicago area. APPLEGATE & THORNE- on the mainland United States. Hiring: The firm does not regularly THOMSEN, PC Hiring: Does not regularly hire and hire and is not expecting to hire any Bennett P. Applegate has not traditionally taken summer law clerks in the near Managing Partner summer associates. However, the future. 626 West Jackson Blvd. Suite 400 firm is open to the possibility of Areas of Specialization: Chicago, IL 60661 accepting one or two summer Employment/labor, discrimination, (312) 491-4400 associates; interested applicants whistleblower Fax: (312) 491-4411 should contact the firm regarding Types of Advocacy: Individual [email protected] www.att- their interest at their earliest representation, civil litigation law.com convenience. Description: The firm has Areas of Specialization: Civil AHLGREN & ASSOCIATES 19 attorneys and nine legal rights/civil liberties, consumer, Monica Eav, Supervisory Attorney assistants and specializes in disability, whistleblower, health 105 W. Madison St., Ste. 508 affordable housing and community care, personal injury Chicago, IL 60602 development issues. Types of Advocacy: Litigation, (312) 782-1804 Hiring: The firm has no regular class action, innovative advocacy Fax: (312)-782-7023 hiring schedule for associates but WEINBERG ROGER & [email protected] does post on the firm website when ROSENFELD, PC www.ahlgrenlaw.com opportunities become available. 1099 Alakea St., Ste. 1602, Description: Attorneys who all Areas of Specialization: Real Honolulu, HI 96813 focus on immigration and estate and affordable housing, (808) 528-8880 nationality law cases community and economic Fax: (808) 528-8881 Hiring: No regular hiring schedule development (See CA for main listing). and does not hire summer Types of Advocacy: Individual associates. cases, research and publications, IDAHO Areas of Specialization: transactions, contracts Immigration and refugee BERNSTEIN, CUSHNER & Types of Advocacy: Individual ARNOLD & KADJAN , KIMMEL, PC representation, civil litigation ATTORNEYS AND P.O. Box 1527 COUNSELORS 411 N. Leadville Ave., Ste. 3 ALLISON, SLUTSKY & Steve Platt Ketchum, ID 83340 KENNEDY, PC 19 W. Jackson Blvd., Ste. 300 (208) 727-9734 230 W. Monroe St., Ste. 2600 Chicago, IL 60604 Fax: (208) 727-9735 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 236-0415 [email protected] www.bck.com (312) 364-9400 Fax: (312) 341-0438 Areas of Specialization: Fax: (312) 364-9410 [email protected] Employment, environment, civil, [email protected] www.arnoldandkadjan.com corporate, energy, construction www.ask-attorneys.com Areas of Specialization: Types of Advocacy: Arbitration, Description: Five principals and Employment, labor, benefits, dispute resolution, individual two associates focused on worker‘s comp, personal injury, representation, mediation representing unions and other union representation (See MA for main listing). business organizations. Types of Advocacy: Litigation, Hiring: No regular hiring arbitration, negotiation ILLINOIS schedule. Sometimes hires summer interns, depending on the expected BENASSI & BENASSI, PC ABRAHAMSON, VORACHEK workload. Applicants should 300 NE Perry Ave. & LEVINSON contact the firm in the winter to Peoria, IL 61603 120 N. La Salle St., Ste.1050 inquire. (309) 674-3556 Chicago, IL 60602 Areas of Specialization: Fax: (309) 674-7989 (312) 263-2698 Labor/employment, unions, benefits [email protected] law, associations, non- profits, and Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 40 www.benassi.com Description: This union-side labor individual clients. Areas of Specialization: Civil law firm has 14 attorneys and a Areas of Specialization: rights, employment, family, labor, national and Illinois practice that Employment/labor, health, public workers comp, personal injury, focus on representing unions and sector, immigration, non-profit, medical malpractice their workers in litigation. civil liberties, personal injury, Types of Advocacy: Civil Areas of Specialization: Union intellectual property, domestic, litigation, individual representation representation, workers comp, commercial litigation, real estate occupational hazards, Types of Advocacy: Civil CARMELL CHARONE employment/labor litigation, individual representation, WIDMER MOSS & BARR Types of Advocacy: Individual negotiation, arbitration, 225 W Washington St cases, impact litigation, transactions, administrative Chicago, IL, 60606 administrative hearings hearings (312) 236-8033 (See also NY). Description: Three attorneys JOHNSON, JONES, SNELLING, working on labor law FUTTERMAN HOWARD GILBERT & DAVIS, PC Areas of Specialization: Labor law ASHLEY & WELTMAN, PC Thomas Johnson Types of Advocacy: Alternative 122 S. Michigan Ave., Ste. 1850 36 S. Wabash Ave., Ste. 1313 dispute resolution, transactional, Chicago, IL 60603 Chicago, IL 60603 civil litigation (312) 427-3600 (312) 578-8100 Fax: (312) 427-1850 Fax: (312) 422-0709 COCHRAN, CHERRY, [email protected] [email protected] GIVENS, SMITH & www.futtermanhoward.com www.jjsgd.com MONTGOMERY Areas of Specialization: Areas of Specialization: Melvin L. Brooks, Attorney1 N. Consumer, civil rights/civil Employment/labor, civil rights, LaSalle Ste. 2450 liberties, education, whistleblowers low-income housing, Title VII, Chicago, IL 60602 Types of Advocacy: Impact police misconduct, election law, (312) 977-0200 litigation, individual cases child welfare, real estate Fax: (312) 977-0209 Types of Advocacy: Litigation, [email protected] HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL individual cases www.jamesdmontgomery.com SHAPIRO, LLP Areas of Specialization: Civil Chicago Office liberties/civil rights, consumer, 1144 W. Lake St. KATZ, FRIEDMAN, EAGLE, health, plaintiff, personal injury, Suite 400 EISENSTEIN, JOHNSON & medical malpractice Oak Park, IL, 60301 BARECK, PC Types of Advocacy: Individual (708) 628-4949 77 W. Washington, 20th Fl. cases, class actions, impact Fax: (708) 628-4950 Chicago, IL 60602 litigation (See WA for main listing). (312) 263-6330 Fax: (312) 263-6330 COHEN, MILSTEIN, SELLERS HERZOG CREBS www.kfeej.com & TOLL, PLLC 5111 W. Main St. Areas of Specialization: 190 S. LaSalle St., Ste. 1705 Belleville, IL 62226 Employment/labor, disability, Chicago, IL 60603 (618) 235-7656 human rights, women‘s rights (312) 357-0370 (See MO for main listing). Types of Advocacy: Impact Fax: (312) 357-0369 litigation, individual cases, policy (See DC for main listing). HUGHES, SOCOL, PIERS, reform RESNICK & DYM, LTD. CORNFIELD & FELDMAN 70 W. Madison St., Ste. 4000 KINOY, TAREN, & Melissa Auerbach, Attorney Chicago, IL 60602 GERAGHTY, PC 25 E. Washington St., Ste. 1400 (312) 580-0100 224 S. Michigan Ave., Ste. 300 Chicago, IL 60602 Fax: (312) 580-1994 Chicago, IL 60604 (312) 236-7800 [email protected] (312) 663-5210 Fax: (312) 236-6686 www.hsplegal.com Fax: (312) 663-6663 www.cornfieldandfeldman.com Description: The firm has 36 Areas of Specialization: Civil mauerbach@cornfieldandfeldman. attorneys and offers a broad range rights/civil liberties, housing com of services for its commercial and Types of Advocacy: Individual
Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 41 representation Interested individuals should associates, but interested candidates contact Jon Loevy directly. The should contact the firm KOREIN TILLERY, firm also selects 2 or 3 candidates directly. ATTORNEYS AT LAW (2Ls and 3Ls only) for Summer Areas of Specialization: Civil Belleville Office Associate positions each year. liberties, constitutional, economic #10 Executive Woods Ct. Summer Associates are paid development, housing, health care, Belleville, IL 62226 $5,000 for their participation in the personal injury, antitrust, consumer, (618) 277-1180 12-week program, and start and end real estate Fax: (618) 222-6939 dates are flexible. In addition, Types of Advocacy: Individual Chicago Office the firm selects 2 or 3 Summer cases, class actions, appellate, 205 N. Michigan, Ste. 1940 Law Interns each year (1Ls and impact litigation, innovative Chicago, IL 60601 2Ls) who are unpaid. The firm advocacy, transactional (312) 641-9750 accepts applications for summer (See also WI). Fax: (312) 641-9751 positions, via its website, from (See MO for main listing). November through January, and PAUL T. BERKOWITZ & makes decisions on a rolling basis. ASSOCIATES LAW OFFICE OF ROBERT E. Areas of Specialization: Civil 123 W. Madison St. LEHRER rights/liberties, prisoner issues, First Chicago, IL, 60602 Robert Lehrer Amendment 312-419-0001 36 S. Wabash St., Ste. 1310 Types of Advocacy: Class action, Description: Three attorneys with Chicago, IL 60603 client-based, individual cases, a national practice representing (312) 332-2121 factual investigation, civil labor unions Fax: (312) 422-0708 litigation, appellate Areas of Specialization: Labor and [email protected] employment law www.rlehrerlaw.com MEITES MULDER Types of Advocacy: Description: The firm is comprised 321 South Plymouth Court Administrative advocacy, impact of a single attorney who specializes Suite 1250 litigation, individual cases, client- in civil rights violations, as well as Chicago, Illinois 60604 based a mediation services practice. (312) 263-0272 Hiring: The firm does not hire new Fax: (312) 263-2942 attorneys or summer associates. [email protected] ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN Areas of Specialization: Civil www.mmmglaw.com & DOWD LLP rights, constitutional rights, Areas of Specialization: 200 South Wacker Drive employment, family law, Employment/labor, civil rights 31st Floor administrative law, prisoner issues criminal, intellectual property, Chicago, IL 60606 Types of Advocacy: Individual consumer protection (312) 674-4674 cases, class actions, mediation Types of Advocacy: Class action, Fax: (312) 674-4676 ADR, complex litigation, appellate (See CA for main listing). LOEVY & LOEVY Jon Loevy (full-time hiring) MINER, BARNHILL & THE LAW OFFICES OF Steve Art (summer hiring) GALLAND, PC ROBERT D. AHLGREN AND 312 N. May St, Ste. 100 Jeffrey Cummings, Partner ASSOCIATES, PC Chicago, IL 60607 14 W. Erie St. Chicago, IL 60610 Leah Duckett, Senior Supervisory (312) 243-5900 (312) 751-1170 Attorney Fax: (312) 243-5902 Fax: (312) 751-0438 Monica Eav, Supervisory Attorney [email protected], [email protected] [email protected] 33 N. LaSalle St., Ste. 1800 www.loevy.com www.lawmbg.com Chicago IL 60602 Description: The 20 attorneys in Description: The firm consists of (312) 782-1804 the firm focus on civil rights cases fourteen lawyers in two offices – [email protected], and specialize in bringing cases to ten in the Chicago office and four [email protected]. trial, as well as pursuing cases at in the Madison office. The firm has Description: Ten attorneys the appellate level. a reputation in civil rights litigation working in immigration law Hiring: The firm regularly hires and neighborhood economic Areas of Specialization: one or two new attorneys each year development work. Immigration law after a competitive hiring process. Hiring: The firm does not have a Types of Advocacy: Civil regular hiring schedule for Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 42 litigation, client-based, individual BARRETT LAW FIRM litigation protecting the rights of cases. John Barrett, Hiring Attorney employees at all levels. ROBINSON, CURLEY & 1501 42nd St., Ste. 390 Areas of Specialization: CLAYTON, PC West Des Moines, IA 50266-1005 Labor/employment, union issues, Alan Curley, Shareholder Description: The firm specializes medical, disability 300 S. Wacker Dr., Ste. 1700 in civil rights, disability, education, Types of Advocacy: Class-action, Chicago, IL 60606 and employment law. client-based litigation, research and (312) 663-3100 Areas of Specialization: publications Fax: (312) 663-0303 Labor/employment, education, [email protected] disability, civil rights/liberties LAW OFFICE OF ROBERT www.robinsoncurley.com Types of Advocacy: Individual UKEILEY Description: The firm of 15 cases, impact litigation, research Law Office of Robert Ukeiley 435R attorneys specializes in commercial and publications Chestnut St Ste 1 litigation and related legal issues. Berea, KY, 40403 Areas of Focus: Employment, civil CARNEY & APPLEBY 859-986-5402 rights, environmental, 303 Locust Street Description: One lawyer office criminal, intellectual property 400 Homestead Building focusing on environmental issues Types of Advocacy: Class actions, Des Moines, IA 50309 Areas of Specialization: complex litigation, appellate, (866) 584-3924 Environmental law ADR, contracts, transactions Fax: (515) 282-4700 Types of Advocacy: [email protected] Administrative advocacy, civil LAW OFFICES OF DAVID M. Description: The five-attorney firm litigation STERNFIELD represents individuals in criminal 33 N. Dearborn St., Ste. 300 and civil litigation, as well as PRIDDY CUTLER MILLER & Chicago, IL 60602 providing lobbying and MEADE, PLLC (312) 622-6659 legislative/regulatory services in 800 Republic Building 429 W. Fax: (312) 924-7555 Des Moines. Muhammad Ali Blvd. [email protected] Hiring: The firm does not have a Louisville, KY, 40202 www.dmslawoffice.com regular hiring schedule for new 502-587-8600 Description: Solo attorney who attorneys or summer associates. Description: Nine attorneys specializes in a variety of public However, interested candidates working in labor, employment and interest practice areas. should contact the firm directly to accidental injury law Hiring: The firm does not hire new inquire. Areas of Specialization: Labor and attorneys or summer associates. Areas of Specialization: Criminal employment law, personal injury, Areas of Specialization: Personal defense, domestic, medical, workplace injury injury, medical malpractice, personal injury, regulations, Types of Advocacy: Class action, housing, consumer, domestic, commercial litigation impact litigation, client- based, minor criminal defense Types of Advocacy: Individual individual cases, innovative Types of Advocacy: Individual cases, civil litigation, criminal advocacy representation, civil litigation defense, administrative hearings, lobbying LOUISIANA STOWELL & FRIEDMAN, LTD. KENTUCKY BARON & BUDD, PC 321 S. Plymouth Ct., Ste. 1400 Baton Rouge Office Chicago, IL 60604 PRIDDY CUTLER MILLER & 9015 Bluebonnet Blvd., (312) 431-0888 MEADE Baton Rouge, LA 70810 Fax: (312) 431-0228 Irwin H. Cutler, Jr. (225) 927-5441 stowellfriedman.com 800 Republic Building Fax: (225) 768-7999 Areas of Specialization: Civil 429 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd. (See TX for main listing). rights, employment, labor Louisville, KY 40202 Types of Advocacy: Plaintiff-side, (502) 587-8600 BERNSTEIN, LITOWITZ, individual cases, legislation [email protected] BERGER & GROSSMAN, LLP www.pcmmlaw.com New Orleans Office IOWA Description: This labor law firm 2727 Prytania St., Ste. 14 has 11 attorneys and focuses on New Orleans, LA 70130
Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 43 (504) 899-2339 personal injury, consumer RENO & CAVANAUGH, PLLC Fax: (504) 899-2342 Types of Advocacy: Individual 10440 Little Patuxet Pkwy., www.blbglaw.com cases, impact litigation, appellate, Suite 550 (See NY for main listing). class actions, mediation Columbia, MD 21044 (202) 783-2800 COLSON, HICKS, EIDSON HODES, PESSIN & KATZ, PA (See DC for main listing). 600 Carondelet Street 901 Dulaney Valley Rd., Ste. 400 Rooms 810 and 812 (410) 938-8718 MASSACHUSETTS New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 Fax: (410) 832-5607 (305) 476-7400 [email protected] ADKINS, KELSTON & Fax (305) 476-7444 www.hpklegal.com ZAVEZ, PC Jason Adkins http://www.colson.com/ Areas of Specialization: LGBT Founding Member (See FL for main listing). rights, criminal defense, family 90 Canal St., 5th Fl. Types of Advocacy: Individual Boston, MA 02114-2018 MARYLAND representation, civil litigation (617) 367-1040 Fax: (617) 742-8280 LAW OFFICES OF BLEDSOE KAHN SMITH & COLLINS, PA [email protected] AND GOLDTHORPE PA 201 North Charles St.,10th Fl. www.akzlaw.com Sandra Goldthorpe Baltimore, MD 21201 Areas of Specialization: Housing, 200 East Lexington St., Ste. 400 (410) 244-1010 criminal justice, government Baltimore, MD 21202 Fax: (410) 244-8001 accountability, democratic (410) 244-0772 www.kahnsmith.com processes, consumer, constitutional, Fax: (410) 685-1801 Areas of Specialization: Medical, civil rights/civil liberties, [email protected] labor, personal injury environment Areas of Specialization: Criminal Types of Advocacy: Individual, Types of Advocacy: Policy- defense, post convictions, criminal complex litigation making/regulatory reform, policy appeals, personal injury, labor, oriented, individual cases, impact LGBT issues MELEHY & ASSOCIATES LLC litigation, class actions, appellate, Types of Advocacy: Individual Omar Vincent Melehy administrative hearings representation, civil litigation 8403 Colesville Rd., Ste. 610 Silver Spring, MD 20910 ANGOFF, GOLDMAN, BROWN GOLDSTEIN LEVY, (301) 587-6364 MANNING, PYLE, WAGNER & LLP Fax: (301)-587-6308 HIATT Joseph B. Espo, Partner [email protected] 24 School St 120 E. Baltimore St., Ste 1700 www.melehylaw.com Boston, MA, 02108 Baltimore, MD 21202 Areas of Specialization: United States (410) 962-1030 Employment law, family law, real 617-723-5500 Fax: (410) 385-0869 estate, bankruptcy Areas of Specialization: [email protected] Types of Advocacy: Civil Employment/labor [email protected] litigation Types of Advocacy: Civil www.browngold.com litigation Description: The firm‘s 16 ALYSON DODI MEISELMAN, attorneys specialize in a wide ATTORNEY AT LAW ANTONINO & DIMARE variety of civil and criminal defense Alyson Meiselman Charles J. DiMare matters. 14400 Lake Winds Way P.O. Box 3333 Hiring: The firm does not have a North Potomac, MD 20878 Amherst, MA 01004-3333 regular hiring schedule for (301) 412-3133 (413) 549-5330 associates. However, the firm posts [email protected] Fax: (413) 549-0791 opportunities on its website as they www.admlaw.com [email protected] arise. Areas of Specialization: [email protected] Areas of Specialization: Civil Civil/human rights, family, LGBT www.antonino-dimare-law.com liberties, employment/labor, rights, child welfare Areas of Practice: Civil rights/civil disability, housing, election, child Types of Advocacy: Individual liberties, constitutional, consumer, abuse, commercial litigation, cases, publications education, family domestic, medical, LGBT rights, labor/employment, environmental Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 44 Types of Advocacy: Civil attorneys across three states and control litigation specializes in complex class action Types of Advocacy: Transactional, lawsuits on behalf of consumers research and publications, policy, LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT O. and investors. legislative, individual cases, factual BERGER Hiring: While the firm does not investigation Robert O. Berger have a regular hiring schedule, it (See also DC). 11 Beacon St., Ste. 1210 does accept resumes online for Boston, MA 02108 attorneys interested in joining as the BRODIE & BRODIE (781) 860-0406 firm grows. Rebecca W. Brodie, Attorney Areas of Specialization: Trade, Areas of Specialization: Framingham Office labor/employment, disability, Securities, antitrust, consumer 954 Concord St., criminal, consumer, civil rights, Types of Advocacy: Individual Framingham, MA 01701 ERISA, discrimination, severage representation, class action. (508) 872-0782 agreements, executive (See also CA, FL). Fax: (508) 302-0718 compensation, torts BETH S. HERR AND Worcester Office Types of Advocacy: Research and ASSOCIATES 10 Cedar St. publications, investigations, class 86 Sherman St Worcester, MA 01609 action, civil litigation, appellate Cambridge, MA, 02140 (774) 233-0551 United States www.brodieandbrodie.com BCK LAW, PC Areas of Specialization: Civil [email protected] Dawn R. Book, Office Manager rights, domestic violence, and Description: Over 25% of the 1 Gateway Center, Ste. 809 family law practice is dedicated toward Newton, MA 02458 Types of Advocacy: Civil providing pro bono legal services (617) 244-9500 litigation, individual cases to those clients who most need [email protected] representation. The firm‘s pro bono [email protected] www.bck.com BOSTON LAW cases are sent directly from legal Description: The firm of seven COLLABORATIVE aid offices all over Massachusetts. attorneys concentrates in David A. Hoffman, Esq. Hiring: The firm does not regularly transactional, regulatory and 99 Summer St., Ste. 1600 hire new or summer associates. corporate law with a special Boston, MA 02110 Areas of Specialization: Trusts emphasis on energy, (617) 439-4700 and estates, prisoner issues, environmental/land use, Fax: (617) 439-4700 personal injury/medical commercial law, and dhoffman@bostonlawcollaborative malpractice/products liability, arbitration/mediation services. .com homelessness/housing, family, Areas of Specialization: www.bostonlawcollaborative.com elderly, disability, criminal, Commercial litigation, Areas of Specialization: consumer, civil rights/liberties, employment/labor, environment, Labor/employment, family business/economic issues, regulations, real estate Types of Advocacy: Research and bankruptcy/debt Types of Advocacy: Arbitration, publications, legal writing, Types of Advocacy: Research and ADR, individual cases, mediation, individual cases, client-based, civil publications, legal writing, intake transactions litigation, alternative dispute and referral, individual cases, (See also ID and VT). resolution, collaborative law factual investigation, community outreach, civil litigation BERMAN DEVALERIO BRANDON ASSOCIATES LLC Kathleen M. Donovan-Maher Katherine Richardson CARNEY & BASSILL, PC Hiring Partner 29 Commonwealth Ave. 20 Park Plaza Ste 1405 1 Liberty Sq. Boston, MA 02116 Boston, MA, 02116 Boston, MA 02109 617-695-8949 617-338-5566 (617) 542-8300 Fax: 617-695-0551 Description: Thirteen attorneys Fax: (617) 542-1194 [email protected] working in a multiple issue areas kdonovan- www.brandonassociatesllc.com Areas of Specialization: Criminal [email protected] Areas of Specialization: State, law, family law, appellate practice [email protected] federal, and international relations; Types of Advocacy: Client based, www.bermanesq.com transitional justice/democratic individual cases, civil litigation, Description: The firm has 40 process; business/commercial appellate issues; trade; medical; security/arms Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 45 representation, litigation, GLASER CUNHA & HOLCOMB, PC negotiation, trials 90 Canal St., Ste. 500 1 State St., Ste. 500 Boston, MA 02114 Boston, MA 02109 FEINBERG, CAMPBELL & (617) 742-5800 (617) 523-4300 ZACK Fax: (617) 742-5858 Fax: (617) 523-4350 Catherine Campbell [email protected] [email protected] 177 Milk St., Ste. 300 Areas of Specialization: Criminal www.cunhaholcomb.com Boston, MA 02109 defense, immigration Areas of Specialization: Criminal, (617) 338-1976 Types of Advocacy: Individual family, police misconduct, personal Fax: (617)338-7070 representation, civil litigation injury www.fczlaw-firm.com Types of Advocacy: Appellate, Description: Small labor law firm GOLDSTEIN & FEUER contract negotiations, individual of five attorneys that represents Jeffrey Feuer representation, civil litigation many unions including several in 678 Massachusetts Ave., Ste. 702 the building trades, in complex Cambridge, MA 02139 CURHAN LAW OFFICE ERISA litigation in the Federal (617) 492-8473 Dana A. Curhan Courts, and in the representation of Fax: (617) 492-5991 101 Arch St., Ste 305 individual union members in local [email protected] Boston, MA 02110 arbitration cases. Also handles www.goldsteinfeuer.lawoffice.com (617) 261-3800 contract negotiations for many Areas of Specialization: Fax: (617) 261-3805 collective bargaining units. Consumer, employment, family [email protected] Hiring: The firm does not have a Types of Advocacy: Client- www.criminalappeals.com regular hiring schedule. It centered, administrative hearings, Areas of Specialization: Criminal sometimes hires summer associates, contracts, individual representation, justice, civil rights/civil liberties depending on the expected work sliding-scale. Types of Advocacy: Individual load. Interested students should cases, appellate, post-conviction check with the firm in the fall. GOOD & CORMIER remedies Areas of Specialization: Andrew Good, Hiring Attorney Labor/employment, elderly, 83 Atlantic Ave. disability, consumer, civil liberties, Boston, MA 02110 DAVIS AND DAVIS, PC business law (617) 523-5933 77 Franklin St., Fl. 3 Types of Advocacy: Research and Fax: (617) 523-7554 Boston, MA, 02210 publications, individual cases, [email protected] (617) 338-5770 impact litigation, factual www.goodcormier.com [email protected] investigation, enforcement, client- Description: This very small firm Description: Five attorneys based, civil litigation, appellate, focuses on the defense of focusing on employment and administrative advocacy individuals and organizations in family law criminal investigations and cases, Areas of Specialization: LAW OFFICES OF HOWARD and to the protection of civil Employment and family law FRIEDMAN, PC liberties through civil litigation Types of Advocacy: Individual Howard Friedman Hiring: The firm does not have a cases 90 Canal St., 5th Fl. regular hiring schedule for new Boston, MA 02114 attorneys or summer associates. DWYER & COLLORA, LLP (617) 742-4100 Areas of Specialization: Criminal 600 Atlantic Ave., 12th Fl. Fax: (617) 742-5858 defense, civil liberties, civil rights, Boston, MA 02110 [email protected] industry regulation (617) 371-1000 www.civil-rights-law.com Types of Advocacy: Fax: (617) 371-1037 Areas of Specialization: Civil Administrative enforcement, www.dwyercollora.com rights/civil liberties, constitution, individual cases, criminal defense, [email protected] Employment-law enforcement civil litigation Areas of Specialization: Criminal officers justice, health care, Types of Advocacy: Class JANE C. GOTTSCHALK employment/labor actions, individual cases Jane C. Gottschalk Types of Advocacy: Alternate 52 Western Ave. dispute resolution, individual LAW OFFICE OF LENORE Cambridge, MA 02139-3751 Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 46 (617) 491-7842 www.kb-law.com Fax: (617) 492-5098 KLEIN HORNIG, LLP. Areas of Specialization: Civil Areas of Specialization: Daniel Rosen, Partner rights/civil liberties, Employment/labor, criminal justice, 145 Tremont St., Ste. 400 employment/labor, health care, civil rights/civil liberties, children‘s Boston, MA 02111 housing rights, housing (617) 224-0600 Types of Advocacy: Individual Types of Advocacy: Individual Fax: (617) 224-0601 cases, state and local agencies cases, appellate, administrative [email protected] representation hearings www.kleinhornig.com Areas of Specialization: KREINDLER & KREINDLER HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL Community economic 277 Dartmouth St., SHAPIRO LLP development, environment, Boston, MA 02116 55 Cambridge Pkway, Ste. 301 homelessness/housing, (617) 424-9100 Cambridge, MA 02142 energy/utilities Fax: (617) 424-9120 (617) 482-3700 Types of Advocacy: www.kreindler.com Fax: (617) 482-3003 Administrative enforcement, (See NY for main listing). (See WA for main listing). legislative advocacy, contracts (See also DC). LENOW & McCARTHY HEISLER, FELDMAN, Howard B. Lenow, Partner MCCORMICK & GARROW KOPELMAN AND PAIGE, PC 13 Pelham Island Rd. Joel Feldman Leonard Kopelman Wayland, MA 01778 1145 Main St., Ste. 508 Managing Partner (508) 358-8181 Springfield, MA 01103 101 Arch St., Fl. 12 Fax: (508) 358-8989 (413) 788-7988 Boston, MA 02110 [email protected] Fax: 413-788-7996 (617) 654-1701 www.masslaborlaw.com [email protected] Fax: (617) 654-1735 Areas of Specialization: Labor and Areas of Specialization: [email protected] www.k- employment Homelessness/housing, consumer, plaw.com Types of Advocacy: civil rights/liberties, property/real Areas of Specialization: Representation of public and estate, poverty, labor/employment Employment/labor, affordable private sector unions in the Boston Types of Advocacy: Class action, housing area. individual cases, publications, civil Types of Advocacy: Appellate, litigation enforcement, teaching, training, LICHTEN AND LISS- civil litigation RIORDAN BETH S. HERR & Scott Simpson ASSOCIATES, PC Beth S. Herr KRAKOW & SOURIS LLP Business Manager 86 Sherman St. Christopher Souris 100 Cambridge St., 20th Fl. Cambridge, MA 02140 225 Friend St. Boston, MA 02130 Boston, MA 02114 Fax: (617) 492-5606 (617) 723-8440 (617) 994-5800 Areas of Specialization: Civil Fax: (617) 723-8443 Fax: (617) 994-5801 rights, domestic violence, family [email protected] [email protected] Types of Advocacy: Litigation Areas of Specialization: www.llrllaw.com Labor/employment Areas of Specialization: Labor and KAPLAN, O’SULLIVAN & Types of Advocacy: Individual employment FRIEDMAN, LLP representation, civil litigation Types of Advocacy: Class action, Harvey Kaplan union-side, individual cases Hiring Partner KROKIDAS & BLUESTEIN 10 Winthrop Sq., 3rd Fl. Maria Krokidas LAW OFFICE OF DOUGLAS J. Boston, MA 02110 Managing Partner LUCKERMAN (617) 482-4500 600 Atlantic Ave. Douglas Luckerman, Esq. Fax: (617) 451-6828 Boston, MA 02210 20 Outlook Dr. [email protected] www.kof- (617) 482-7211 Lexington, MA 02421 law.com Fax: (617) 482-7212 (781) 861-6535 Areas of Specialization: [email protected] Fax: (781) 652-8099 Immigration/refugee [email protected] [email protected]
Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 47 www.douglasjluckerman.com Environment/energy, property/real rights/affordable housing Areas of Specialization: Native estate, municipal law Types of Advocacy: Class actions, American/tribal law, Types of Advocacy: alternative dispute resolution, environment/energy/utilities, Administrative advocacy, impact litigation, administrative Racial/ethnic justice/cultural rights, alternative dispute resolution, hearings economic development, civil policy, legislative, research and rights/liberties publications, regulatory reform, PYLE, ROME EHRENBERG, Types of Advocacy: Research and civil litigation PC publications, policy, legal writing, David B. Rome, Partner innovative advocacy, individual NOBLE & WICKERSHAM, 18 Tremont St., Ste. 500 cases, factual investigation, civil LLP Boston, MA 02108 (617) 367-7200 litigation, appellate, administrative Jay Wickersham Fax: (617) 367-4820 advocacy [email protected] [email protected] 1280 Massachusetts Ave. www.pylerome.com MASFERRER Cambridge, MA 02138 Areas of Specialization: labor ANDASSOCIATES, PC (617) 491-9800 unions/employees 45 Bromfield Street www.noblewickersham.com Types of Advocacy: Individual 5th Floor Areas of Specialization: representation, civil litigation Boston, MA, 02108 Environment/ land use law, design 617-531-0135 and construction law RANKIN & SULTAN [email protected] Types of Advocacy: Contract 151 Merrimac St., 2nd Fl. Description: Four attorneys negotiation, regulation compliance, Boston, MA 02114 working in a variety of issues areas. firm restructuring, litigation, (617) 720-0011 Areas of Specialization: Criminal, dispute resolution Fax: (617) 742-0701 immigration, appellate, and civil [email protected] matters LAW OFFICES OF MATTHEW www.rankin-sultan.com Types of Advocacy: Civil F. PAWA, PC Areas of Specialization: Criminal litigation, appellate, innovative 1280 Centre St., Ste. 230 justice advocacy Newton Centre, MA 02459 Types of Advocacy: Individual (617) 641-9550 cases, appellate, post-conviction MESSING, RUDAVSKY & fax: (617) 641-9551 WELIKY, PC [email protected] RODGERS, POWERS & Kevin C. Merritt, Associate www.pawalaw.com SCHWARTZ, LLP 50 Congress St., Ste. 1000 Areas of Specialization: Jonathan J. Margolis Boston, MA 02109 Renewable energy and clean tech, 18 Tremont St. (617) 742-0004 environmental, commercial and real Boston, MA 02108 Fax: (617) 742-1887 estate, SLAPP (617) 742-7010 [email protected] Types of Advocacy: Individual Fax: (617)742-7225 m cases, class action jmargolis@theemploymentlawyers [email protected] .com www.mrwemploymentlaw.com PETRUCELLY, NADLER, & www.theemploymentlawyers.com Areas of Specialization: Civil NORRIS, PC Areas of Specialization: rights, employment/labor Jeffrey Petrucelly Labor/employment, civil Types of Advocacy: Individual Hiring Attorney rights/liberties cases, lobbying, administrative 1 State St., Ste. 900 Types of Advocacy: Individual hearings, research and publications Boston, MA 02109 clients, appellate (617) 720-1717 MIYARES AND HARRINGTON Fax: (617) 720-1765 ROSENBERG & SCHAPIRO LLP [email protected] 44 School St., Ste. 800 J. Raymond Miyares, Partner [email protected] Boston, MA, 02108 50 Leonard St., Ste. 3 www.pnnlaw.com (617) 723-7440 Belmont, MA 02478 Areas of Specialization: Personal Description: Practices urban (617) 489-1600 injury, employment, discrimination, renewal law, planning and zoning [email protected] family law, estate planning, civil law and other public interest work Areas of Specialization: rights, consumer, non-profit aimed at creating and maintaining representation, tenant Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 48 affordable housing, health care law, Fax: (617) 742-2187 59 Temple Pl., Ste. 605 special education and privacy. [email protected] Boston, MA 02111 Areas of Specialization: Urban www.segalroitman.com Areas of (617) 542-5111 renewal law, affordable housing, Specialization: Employment/labor Fax: (617) 542-2331 health care law, zoning law, special Types of Advocacy: Appellate, [email protected] www.rsl- education ADR, individual cases law.net Types of Advocacy: Impact Description: The firm of eight litigation, lobbying SESSA, GLICK & QUIROGA attorneys focuses on immigration 27 School St., Ste. 502 and nationality law. SALSBERG & SCHNEIDER Boston, MA, 02108 Areas of Specialization: Asylum, Michael Schneider, Hiring Partner (617) 523-3663 immigration, naturalization 232 Lewis Wharf Areas of Specialization: Types of Advocacy: Civil Boston, MA 02110 Community development and litigation, individual representation (617) 227-7788 housing Fax: (617) 227-7766 Types of Advocacy: Community LAW OFFICE OF MARK D. [email protected] education, individual cases STERN http://www.ssboston.com/ SHAPIRO HABER & URMY Mark Stern Description: This firm of four LLP Hiring Attorney attorneys focuses on criminal 53 State St.13th Fl. 34 Liberty Ave. defense and civil litigation at the Boston, MA 02109 Somerville, MA 02144 trial and appellate level. (617) 439-3939 (617) 776-4020 Areas of Specialization: Criminal Fax: (617) 431-0134 Fax: (617) 776-9250 defense, personal injury, academic [email protected] [email protected] discipline, real estate, legal www.shulaw.com Hiring: For students, volunteers are malpractice Areas of Specialization: accepted and work study is Types of Advocacy: Civil Consumer, securities, available litigation, criminal defense, employment/labor Areas of Specialization: Housing, individual cases, appellate Types of Advocacy: Class actions, employment/labor, civil rights/civil individual cases, trial, research and liberties, multicultural rights, publications women‘s rights SANDULLI GRACE, PC Types of Advocacy: Individual John Becker, Hiring Attorney SILVERGLATE LAW cases and impact litigation 44 School St., Ste. 1100 607 Franklin St. Boston, MA 02108 Cambridge, MA 02139 STERN, SHAPIRO, (617) 523-2500 (617)-661-9156 WEISSBERG & GARIN, LLP Fax: (617) 523-2527 Fax: (617) 492-4925 Lynn Weissberg, Partner [email protected] [email protected] 90 Canal St., 5th Fl. www.sandulligrace.com Areas of Specialization: Civil Boston, MA 02114-2018 Description: The firm has ten rights/liberties, criminal, First (617) 742-5800 x114 attorneys who all concentrate in Amendment Fax: (617) 742-5858 representing unions in labor and Types of Advocacy: Civil [email protected] employment litigation. litigation, individual representation www.sswg.com Areas of Specialization: Areas of Specialization: Women‘s Employment/labor, public sector SILVERGLATE & GOOD rights, prisoner, employment/labor, union law 83 Atlantic Ave. criminal justice, civil rights/civil Types of Advocacy: Boston, MA, 02110-3711 liberties, environment Administrative hearings, appellate, (617) 523-5933 Types of Advocacy: Individual litigation, arbitration, research and Areas of Specialization: Civil cases, class actions and appellate, publications rights, first amendment, criminal research and publications issues SEGAL ROITMAN LLP Types of Advocacy: Civil SUGARMAN AND Kathryn Shea litigation, impact litigation SUGARMAN, PC 111 Devonshire St., 5th Fl. Janice E. Hayes, Administrator Boston, MA 02109 ROSS SILVERMAN LLP 1 Beacon St., 13th Fl. (617) 742-0208 Marianne Staniunas, Associate Boston, MA 02108
Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 49 (617) 542-1000 [email protected] Fax: (313) 447-2038 Fax: (617) 542-1359 www.zrld.com (See NY for main listing). [email protected] Areas of Specialization: Civil www.sugarman.com rights/ civil liberties, criminal SACHS, WALDMAN, O’HARE, Areas of Specialization: Personal defense, employment, personal HELVESTON, HODGES & injury/medical injury, family, gay/lesbian rights, BARNES malpractice/products liability women‘s rights John Runyan Types of Advocacy: Individual Types of Advocacy: Appellate, 1000 Farmer St. cases, client-based, civil litigation individual cases Detroit, MI 48226 (313) 965-3464 THOMAS & ASSOCIATES MICHIGAN Fax: (313) 965-4602 Robert M. Thomas Jr., Partner www.sachswaldman.com 280 Summer St, 5th Fl. EDWARDS & JENNINGS Areas of Specialization: Boston, MA 02210 2710 Cadillac Tower Employment/labor (617) 371-1072 Detroit, MI 48226 Types of Advocacy: Impact Fax: (617) 371-1037 (313) 961-5000 litigation, individual cases, www.thomasandassoc.net Fax: (313) 259-0510 administrative hearings [email protected] Areas of Specialization: Civil Areas of Specialization: Criminal, rights/civil liberties, human rights, SCHEFF, WASHINGTON & labor, whistleblower employment/labor DRIVER, PC Types of Advocacy: Dispute Types of Advocacy: Impact 645 Griswold Ste.1817 resolution, civil litigation, litigation, community organizing Detroit, MI 48203 negotiation, trial advocacy (313) 963-1921 HELVESTON & HELVESTON www.scheffwashingtondriver.com WADE & HOROWITZ, LLC 65 Cadillac Square, Ste. 3327 Areas of Specialization: Civil Julie Cooper Detroit, MI 48266 rights, labor, immigration 1309 Beacon St., 2nd fl. Brookline, (313) 963-7220 Types of Advocacy: Litigation, MA 02446 (617) 738-1919 x201 Fax: (313) 963-3249 individual cases Fax: (617) 738-8247 Areas of Specialization: [email protected] Employment/labor, sexual MINNESOTA www.wadehorowitz.com harassment, women‘s rights Areas of Specialization: Elder Types of Advocacy: Impact GREGG M. CORWIN & law, gay/lesbian rights, tax litigation, individual cases ASSOCIATES LAW OFFICE, Types of Advocacy: Individual PC cases, research and publications, McKNIGHT, McCLOW, Gregg M. Corwin, Attorney document drafting. CANZANO, SMITH & 1660 S. Highway 100 RADTKE, PC 508 E. Parkdale Plaza Bldg. WHATLEY DRAKE & 400 Galleria Office Centre Ste 117 St. Louis Park, MN 55416-1534 KALLAS, LLC Southfield, MI, 48034 (952) 641-7505 60 State Street, Seventh Floor 248-354-9650 Fax: (952) 544-7151 Boston, MA 02109 [email protected] [email protected] (617) 573-5118 Description: Small firm dedicated www.gcorwin.com Fax: 617-573-5090 to protecting the rights of working Areas of Specialization: Civil Notes: Two attorneys work out of people rights/civil liberties, constitutional, this office. Areas of Specialization: Labor and employment/labor, whistleblowers (See AL for main office) employment law and women‘s rights Types of Advocacy: Alternative Types of Advocacy: ZALKIND, RODRIGUEZ, dispute resolution, civil litigation, Administrative hearings, alternative LUNT & DUNCAN, LLP transactional dispute resolution, appellate, impact Inga Bernstein litigation and individual cases Associate MILBERG LLP 65A Atlantic Ave. 1 Kennedy Sq. HAGENS, BERMAN, SOBOL, Boston, MA 02110 777 Woodward Ave., Ste. 890 SHAPIRO, LLP (617) 742-6020 Detroit, MI 48226 5001 Chowen Ave. S. Fax: (617) 742-3269 (313) 309-1760 Suite 2000 Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 50 Minneapolis, MN 55410 ROBERT B. MCDUFF, 505 N. 7th St., Ste. 3600 Tel. (612) 435-8644 ATTORNEY AT LAW St. Louis, MO 63101 Fax. (952) 400-5695 Robert McDuff (314) 241-4844 (See WA for main listing). 767 N. Congress St. Fax: (314) 241-3525 Jackson, MS 39202 [email protected] NICHOLS KASTER, (601) 969-0802 www.koreintillery.com ATTORNEYS AT LAW Fax: (601) 969-0804 Areas of Specialization: Amy Jorgensen [email protected] Consumer, environment Firm Administrator Areas of Specialization: Civil Types of Advocacy: Class action, 4600 IDS Center rights/civil liberties, criminal complex litigation, commercial 80 South Eighth Street defense, constitutional law litigation, individual representation, Minneapolis, MN 55402 Types of Advocacy: Individual federal and state (612) 256-3200 cases, impact litigation, appellate, courts Fax: (612) 338-4878 trial, administrative hearings, (See also IL). [email protected] research and publications, Supreme www.nka.com Court SCHAEFER LAW FIRM Description: The firm of 14 Beth Erickson, Associate attorneys focuses on employee and MISSOURI 400 South Fourth Street, Suite 202 consumer litigation. Minneapolis, MN 55415 Hiring: The firm does not have a BENSON & ASSOCIATES (612) 294-2600 regular hiring schedule and instead Arthur Benson Fax: (612) 294-2640 posts opportunities to its website as 4006 Central Description: The firm of five they arise. However, the firm Kansas City, MO 64111 attorneys and three of-counsel accepts resumes to keep on file. (816) 531-6565 attorneys represents clients in a The firm also accepts several law Fax: (816) 531-6688 wide variety of practice areas. clerks each summer. Interested [email protected] Hiring: The firm does not have a candidates for both positions should www.bensonlaw.com regular hiring schedule for its new send their materials to Amy Areas of Specialization: Civil attorneys and summer associates. Jorgensen. rights, constitutional, employment, However, interested candidates Areas of Specialization: voting rights should contact the firm directly to Employment, consumer rights, Types of Advocacy: Individual inquire. whistleblower/qui tam cases, impact litigation, class Areas of specialization: Types of Advocacy: Individual actions, appellate Employment, consumer, criminal cases, class action, investigations defense, personal injury, elderly, (See also CA) HERZOG CREBS discrimination, 100 N. Broadway, 14th Fl. Donna Types of Advocacy: Individual MESSINGER & OJILE Byrd, Office Manager representation, criminal defense, Elizabeth Pierce, Hiring Attorney St. Louis, MO 63102 civil litigation, class actions, 310 4th Ave., S. #405 (314) 231-6700 contracts Minneapolis, MN 55415-1012 Fax: (314) 231-4656 (612) 338-1932 www.herzogcrebs.com SCHUCHAT, COOK & Areas of Specialization: Civil Areas of Specialization: WERNER rights/ civil liberties Employment, environmental, Arthur Martin Type of Advocacy: Individual healthcare Hiring Contact representation Types of Advocacy: Alternative 1221 Locust, Ste. 250 dispute resolution, litigation St. Louis, MO 63103 SPRENGER & LANG, PLLC (See also IL) (314) 621-2626 310 4th Ave. S, Ste. 600 [email protected] Minneapolis, MN 55415 KOREIN TILLERY, Areas of Specialization: (612) 871-8910 ATTORNEYS AT LAW Employment/labor, civil rights/civil Fax: (612) 871-9270 Christine Moody liberties (See DC for main listing). [email protected] Types of Advocacy: Research, Stephen Swedlow publications, civil litigation, MISSISSIPPI [email protected] individual representation One US Bank Plz. Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 51 SEDEY HARPER, PC Fax: (775) 329-7447 Montclair, NJ 07042 Mary Anne Sedey, Attorney (See CA for main listing). (973) 509-9292 2711 Clifton Ave. Fax: (973) 509-1181 St. Louis, MO 63139 DAVIS COWELL & BOWE, [email protected] www.dtesq.com (314) 773-3566 LLP Areas of Specialization: Fax: (314) 773-3615 1630 S. Commerce St., Ste. A-1 Employment/labor www.sedeyharper.com Las Vegas, NV 89102 Types of Advocacy: Civil [email protected] Areas (702) 386-5107 litigation of Specialization: Civil Fax: (702) 386-9848 rights/ civil liberties, employment, (See CA for main listing). DWYER & DUNNIGAN, LLC labor, whistleblower 17 Academy St., Ste. 1010 Types of Advocacy: Civil LAW OFFICE OF JON ERIC Newark, NJ 07102 litigation, individual representation GARDE & ASSOCIATES (973) 242-3636 4455 S. Pecos Rd., Ste. B Fax: (973) 242-3399 MONTANA Las Vegas, NV 89121 [email protected] (702) 898-9540 www.dwyerdunnigan.com MELOY LAW FIRM Fax: (702) 898-9680 Areas of Specialization: Peter Michael Meloy [email protected] Employment/labor, civil rights, 80 S. Warren www.jeglaw.com whistleblowers PO Box 1241 Areas of Specialization: Types of Advocacy: Individual Helena, MT 59601 Immigration representation, civil litigation, (406) 442-8670 Types of Advocacy: Appellate, appellate Fax: (406) 442-4953 individual cases, impact litigation, [email protected] research JON L. GELMAN, LLC Areas of Specialization: Civil Jon L. Gelman liberties, communications, NEW JERSEY Managing Attorney disability, environment/energy, 1700 State Rte 23, Ste. 120 First Amendment, LGBT, LAW OFFICES OF HOWARD Wayne, NJ 07470 labor/employment, cultural rights, A. ALTSCHULER (973) 696-7900 voting/campaign finance, women's Howard A. Altschuler, Esq. Fax: (973) 696-7988 issues, personal injury 167 Terrace St. [email protected] Types of Advocacy: Individual Haworth, NJ 07641 www.gelmans.com representation, civil litigation (203) 469-2731 Areas of Specialization: Work- Fax: (877) 478-3529 related injury WADDELL & MAGAN, PC www.Legal-malpractice.com Types of Advocacy: 420 W. Mendenhall Areas of Specialization: Legal Administrative hearings, class Bozeman, MT 59715 malpractice actions, individual cases, (406) 585-4145 Types of Advocacy: Civil research/publications Fax: (406) 585-4147 litigation, complex litigation, [email protected] appellate GORLICK, KRAVITZ & www.montana-injury-lawyer.com LISTHAUS PC Areas of Specialization: Personal BALL, LIVINGSTON & 60 Park Place, 6th Fl. injury, medical malpractice, TYKULSKER Newark, NJ 02102 consumer, government 661 Franklin Ave. (See NY for main listing). accountability, legal reform, Nutley, NJ 07110 whistleblower (973) 622-4545 LEVY PHILLIPS & Types of Advocacy: Civil Fax: (973) 661-4646 KONIGSBERG, LLP litigation, individual representation Areas of Specialization: Quakerbridge Executive Ctr. Employment/labor 101 Grovers Mille Rd., Ste. 200 NEVADA Types of Advocacy: Civil Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 litigation (609) 720-0400 THE ARNS LAW FIRM Fax: (609) 720-0457 801 Riverside Dr. DAVID TYKULSKER & (See NY for main listing). Reno, NV 89503 ASSOCIATES (775) 324-2723 161 Walnut St., SCHWARTZ & POSNOCK Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 52 David A. Schwartz, Esq. Suite 1000 Fax: (212) 228-7654 99 Corbett Way, Ste. 203 Albuquerque, NM 87110 [email protected] Eatontown, NJ 07724 (505) 883-2500 www.civilrightsfirm.com (732) 544-1460 Fax: (505) 888-6565 Areas of Specialization: Fax: (732) 544-1462 Sante Fe Office Employment discrimination, sexual [email protected] 317 Paseo de Peralta harassment, employee contracts and www.schwartzposnock.com Santa Fe, NM 97501 severance agreements, police Areas of Specialization: Civil (505) 988-5521 brutality, prisoners‘ rights rights/liberties, criminal Fax: (505) 982-5297 Types of Advocacy: Individual and Types of Advocacy: Client-based, [email protected] class action litigation individual cases. www.sutinfirm.com Areas of Specialization: BELDOCK LEVINE & SMITH MULLIN, PC Employment, family law, Native HOFFMAN LLP 240 Claremont Ave. American law, injury, education, Rachel Kleinman Montclair, NJ 07042 water law 99 Park Ave. (973) 783-7607 Types of Advocacy: Corporate and New York, NY 10016 Fax: (973) 783-9894 individual litigation, alternative (212) 490-0400 www.smithmullin.com dispute resolution Fax: (212) 557-0565 Description: Small plaintiffs‘ firm [email protected] of four attorneys focused on NEW YORK www.blhny.com employment issues. Areas of Specialization: Civil Hiring: The firm does not regularly ALTERMAN & BOOP, LLP rights, employment discrimination, hire new attorneys or summer Arlene Boop criminal defense, entertainment associates. Member and intellectual property, securities Areas of Specialization: 35 Worth St., 3rd Fl. and commodities Employment, civil rights, New York, NY 10013 Types of Advocacy: Individual discrimination, whistleblower (212) 226-2800 and class action litigation Types of Advocacy: Civil Fax: (212) 431-3614 litigation, appellate, individual [email protected] BERENBAUM MENKEN LLP representation www.altermanandboop.com 80 Pine St., 33rd Fl. Areas of Specialization: Civil New York, NY 10005 SPEAR WILDERMAN, PC rights, employment, estate (212) 509-1616 1040 North Kings Hwy., Ste. 202 planning, housing, police [email protected] Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 misconduct, whistleblower suits, www.nyemployeelaw.com (856) 482-8799 women's rights, tenants‘ rights Areas of Specialization: Fax: (856) 482-0343 Types of Advocacy: Client- Labor/employment, (See PA for main listing). oriented litigation homelessness/housing, civil rights/liberties NEW MEXICO ATTA K. DERKYI & Types of Advocacy: Research and ASSOCIATES, PC publications, individual cases SONOSKY, CHAMBERS, 198 Broadway, Ste. 901 SACHSE, ENDRESON & New York, NY 10038 BERNSTEIN LITOWITZ PERRY, LLP (212) 964-7777 BERGER & GROSSMANN LLP Adrienne Mielke Areas of Specialization: 1285 Avenue of the Americas, 500 Marquette Ave., NW, Ste. 660 Evangelism, business/economic 35th Floor Albuquerque, NM 87102 issues, civil rights/liberties, New York, NY 10019 (505) 247-0147 labor/employment (212) 554-1400 Fax: (505) 843-6912 Types of Advocacy: Research and Fax: (212) 554-1444 [email protected] publications, legal writing www.blbglaw.com (See DC for main listing). Areas of Specialization: Securities BANTLE & LEVY LLP fraud, employment discrimination, SUTIN, THAYER & BROWNE, Robert L. Levy, Partner civil rights, shareholder rights, PC 817 Broadway, 6th Fl. consumer fraud Types of Albuquerque Office New York, NY 10003 Advocacy: Individual and class 6565 Americas Pkwy., NE (212) 228-9666 action litigation Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 53 (See also CA and LA). Areas of Specialization: Child (212) 682-3198 welfare, domestic issues (See CA for main listing). BROACH & STULBERG LLP Types of Advocacy: Mediation, Michael Isaac client-oriented litigation CUTI HECKER WANG LLP 1 Penn Plaza, Ste. 2016 305 Broadway New York, NY 10119 COHEN, MILSTEIN, SELLERS New York, NY, 10007 (212) 268-1000 & TOLL, PLLC 212-620-2600 Fax: (212) 947-6010 New York Office cutiheckerwang.com [email protected] 88 Pine St., 14th Fl. Description: Litigation boutique www.brostul.com New York, NY 10005 that handles a wide variety of Areas of Specialization: Labor (212) 838-7797 commercial litigation, civil rights and employment law, public and Fax: (212) 838-7745 and criminal matters. private sector unions, civil rights (See DC for main listing). Areas of Specialization: Types of Advocacy: Individual Employment discrimination, labor representation, civil litigation COHEN, WEISS & SIMON Types of Advocacy: Individual Joe Vitale (associates positions) cases, class action defense, CARY KANE LLP Marcelle Henry (law clerks) arbitration, appeals Larry Cary, Partner 330 W. 42nd St. 1350 Broadway, Ste. 1400 New York, NY 10036 CYRUS D. MEHTA & New York, NY 10018 (212) 563-4100 ASSOCIATES, PLLC (212) 868-6300 Fax: (212) 695-5436 2 Wall St, Sixth Floor Fax: (212) 868-6302 [email protected] New York, NY, 10005 [email protected] [email protected] 212-425-0055 www.carykanelaw.com [email protected] www.cwsny.com [email protected] Description: Union-side labor law Areas of Specialization: Labor Description: Three attorneys and employee benefits firm of ten law, bankruptcy, employment representing individuals and attorneys located at Herald Square, benefits, international labor law corporations in immigration NYC. Types of Advocacy: Client- proceedings Hiring: The firm does not regularly oriented litigation, arbitration, Areas of Specialization: hire but does post opportunities as mediation, alternative dispute Immigration need on the firm‘s website. The resolution Types of Advocacy: Individual firm typically hires one summer cases, client based associate per year (2L or 3L CONSTANTINE CANNON preferred) for a 10 week program. 335 Madison Avenue, 9th Floor EISNER & ASSOCIATES, PC Applications are considered on a New York, NY 10017 Eugene Eisner, President rolling basis, usually beginning in (212) 350-2700 113 University Pl., 8th Fl. September. Fax: (212) 350-2701 New York, NY 10003-4588 Areas of Specialization: Trusts [email protected] (212) 473-8700 and estates, labor/employment, Areas of Specialization: Payment Fax: (212) 473-8705 union representation systems, telecommunications, [email protected] Types of Advocacy: Research and health care, high technology, [email protected] publications, legal writing, civil advertising, the airline industry www.eisnerassociates.com litigation, appellate, alternative Types of Advocacy: Antitrust law Areas of Specialization: Labor dispute resolution, administrative and litigation and employment law, civil rights, advocacy welfare, women‘s rights CORNFIELD & FELDMAN Types of Advocacy: Client- COHEN, GOLDSTEIN AND 30 E. 29th St. oriented litigation, arbitration, SILPE LLC New York, NY 10016 collective bargaining Steven Silpe, Attorney (212) 684-5300 505 Park Ave 8th Fl (See IL for main listing). EMERY CELLI New York, NY, 10022 BRINCKERHOFF & ABADY 212-537-9000 COTCHETT, PITRE & PC Fax: (212) 537-9010 McCARTHY Elizabeth S. Saylor [email protected] One Liberty Plaza, 23rd Floor 75 Rockefeller Plaza, 20th Fl. www.cohengoldsteinsilpe.com New York, NY 10006 New York, NY 10019 Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 54 (212) 763-5000 Fax: (212) 697-3612 (212) 228-7727 Fax: (212) 763-5001 Areas of Specialization: Family Fax: (212) 228-7654 [email protected] law, women‘s rights, gay/lesbian [email protected] www.ecbalaw.com rights, workplace discrimination, www.grmny.com Description: Currently eighteen civil rights Areas of Specialization: Labor, lawyers, ECBA is a litigation Types of Advocacy: Client- employment, civil rights boutique with a core civil rights oriented litigation, appellate Types of Advocacy: Legislative practice. The firm also has a general work, impact litigation, class commercial litigation practice that GETNICK & GETNICK action, individual cases comprises about half of its work. 620 5th Ave. Hiring: The firm does not regularly New York, NY 10020-2427 GLANCY BINKOW & hire new attorneys. ECBA accepts (212) 376-5666 GOLDBERG LLP applications from 2Ls, typically in Fax: (212) 292-3942 30 Broad St., Suite 1401 the early fall, for positions as [email protected] New York, NY summer associates to work www.getnicklaw.com (212) 382-2221 primarily in the civil rights practice. Areas of Specialization: Qui tam Fax: (212) 382-3944 Areas of Specialization: Civil whistleblower cases, anti-fraud, (See CA for main listing) rights, election law, police brutality, corporate transparency intellectual property, employment Types of Advocacy: Individual LAW OFFICES OF JANICE discrimination, criminal defense representation, civil litigation GOODMAN Types of Advocacy: Client- Janice Goodman, Attorney oriented litigation, arbitration, GIRARD GIBBS LLP 275 7th Ave., Ste. 1800 appeals 711 3rd Ave., 20th Fl. New York, NY 10001 New York, NY 10017 (212) 869-1940 FISHMAN & MALLON LLP (212) 867-1721 Fax: (212) 419-1510 James B. Fishman, Partner Fax: (212) 867-1767 [email protected] 305 Broadway, Ste. 900 (See CA for main listing). Areas of Specialization: New York, NY 10007 Employment law, employee (212) 897-5840 GISKAN SOLOTAROFF contracts, discrimination Fax: (212) 897-5841 ANDERSON & STEWART Types of Advocacy: Client- [email protected] 11 Broadway, Suite 2150 oriented litigation www.tenantslaw.net New York, NY 10004 Areas of Specialization: Consumer (212) 847-8315 GORLICK, KRAVITZ & law, tenants‘ rights, housing http://www.gslawny.com/ LISTHAUS PC Types of Advocacy: Client- Description: Small firm that Bruce L. Listhaus, Member oriented litigation, appellate represents employees in New York City Office employment and civil rights 17 State St., 4th Fl. FRIEDMAN & WOLF matters, consumers and small New York, NY 10004 William K. Wolf, Esq. businesses in class actions, (212) 269-2500 1500 Broadway, Ste. 2300 individuals and small businesses in Fax: (212) 269-2540 New York, NY 10036 commercial litigation, and Buffalo Office (212) 354-4500 individuals in white collar criminal 442 Potomac Ave. Fax: (212) 719-9072 defense matters. Buffalo, NY 14212 [email protected] Areas of Specialization: [email protected] www.friedmanwolf.com Employment law, civil rights, www.gkllaw.com Areas of Specialization: Labor consumer, commercial litigation, Areas of Specialization: Labor and law, employment discrimination white collar criminal defense employment law, ERISA, employee Types of Advocacy: Client- Types of Advocacy: Class action, contracts and discrimination, family oriented litigation, publications civil litigation, criminal defense law, immigration, tenants‘ rights, estate and tax law GELMAN & JONES GLADSTEIN REIF & Types of Advocacy: Client- Phyllis Gelman, Partner MEGINNISS LLP oriented litigation, collective 305 Madison Ave., Ste. 1060 Kent Hirozawa, Partner bargaining, arbitration New York, NY 10165 817 Broadway (See also NJ). (212) 557-0559 New York, NY 10003 Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 55 GRANT & EISENHOFER, PA civil rights, real estate, tenants‘ 485 Lexington Ave JOSEPH, HERZFELD, HESTER rights, consumer rights, New York, NY 10017 & KIRSCHENBAUM LLP immigration (646) 722-8500 757 3rd Ave., 25th Fl. Types of Advocacy: Client- Fax: (646) 722-8501 New York, NY 10017 oriented litigation (See DE for main listing). (212) 688-5640 Fax: (212) 688-2548 KOOB & MAGOOLAGHAN HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL [email protected] 221 Devoe Ave. SHAPIRO LLP www.jhllp.com Yonkers, NY 10705 One Penn Plaza Areas of Specialization: (914) 964-8888 36th Floor Employment law, discrimination, Fax: (914) 964-8801 New York, NY 10119 whistleblowers [email protected] jm@kmlaw- Tel. (212) 752-5455 Types of Advocacy: Client- ny.com www.kmlaw-ny.com Fax. (917) 210-3980 oriented litigation Description: Specializes in civil (See WA for main listing) rights litigation and other civil KENNEDY JENNIK & matters, primarily prisoner‘s HOFFINGER, STERN & ROSS MURRAY rights, employment discrimination LLP Susan Jennik and disability rights. 150 E. 58th St., 19th Fl. Hiring Partner Hiring: The firm does not have a New York, NY 10155 113 University Pl., 7th Fl. regular hiring schedule but does (212) 421-4000 New York, NY post opportunities on its website Fax: (212) 223-3857 (212) 358-1500 when they become available. The [email protected] Fax: (212) 358-0207 firm also currently does not hire www.hsrlaw.com [email protected] summer associates. Areas of Specialization: Family, Areas of Specialization: Labor and Areas of Specialization: Civil property/real estate, tax, trade employment law rights/liberties, disability, Types of Advocacy: Appellate, Types of Advocacy: Client- homelessness/housing, civil litigation, client-based, oriented litigation, union labor/employment, prisoner issues individual cases, legal writing, proceedings Types of Advocacy: Class action, research and publications client-based, impact litigation, individual cases, research and LAW OFFICES OF NOAH A. publications HOFMANN & SCHWEITZER KINIGSTEIN Paul Hofmann, Partner Noah Kinigstein 360 W. 31st St., Ste. 1506 315 Broadway, Ste. 200 KREINDLER & KREINDLER New York, NY 10001 New York, New York 10007 Robert Spragg, Hiring Partner (212) 465-8840 (212) 285-9300 100 Park Ave. www.hofmannlawfirm.com Fax: 212-385-2608 New York, NY 10017 Areas of Specialization: Personal [email protected] (212) 687-8181 injury/medical www.noahkinigstein.com Fax: (212) 972-9432 malpractice/products liability, Areas of Specialization: Civil www.kreindler.com maritime law rights law, employment Description: Specializes in Types of Advocacy: Civil discrimination, criminal defense aviation, medical and commercial litigation, research and publications Types of Advocacy: Individual injury, and products liability. cases, civil litigation Areas of Specialization: Personal JANE BARRETT & injury, medical malpractice, products liability ASSOCIATES KOEHLER & ISAACS LLP Types of Advocacy: Individual 61 Broadway Ste 1050 61 Broadway, Fl. 25 cases, class action, civil litigation New York, NY, 10006 New York, NY 10006 (See also MA). 212-232-3400 (917) 551-1300 Areas Of Specialization: Medical Fax: (917) 551-0030 malpractice, personal injury, civil [email protected] LAW OFFICE OF RONALD L. rights, employment law www.koehler-isaacs.com KUBY Ron Kuby, Partner Types of Advocacy: Civil Areas of Specialization: Labor and rd litigation, client-based, individual employment law, criminal 119 W. 23 St., Ste. 900 cases defense, employee discrimination, New York, NY 10011 Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 56 (212) 529-0223 ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN aviation, toxic torts Fax: (212) 529-0644 & DOWD LLP Types of Advocacy: Appellate, [email protected] New York Office individual representation, class www.kubylaw.com 58 S. Service Rd., Ste. 200 actions, corporate litigation Areas of Specialization: Criminal, Melville, NY 11747 (See also CA, GA, NJ). civil rights, police misconduct (631) 367-7100 Types of Advocacy: Civil FAX: (631) 367-1173 LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN litigation, criminal defense Manhattan Office & BERNSTEIN LLP 52 Duane St., 7th Fl. 250 Hudson St., 8th Fl. LABATON, SUCHAROW LLP New York, NY 10007 New York, NY 10013-1413 140 Broadway (212) 693-1058 (212) 355-9500 New York, NY 10005 Fax: (212) 693-7423 Fax: (212) 355-9592 (212) 907-0700 www.rgrdlaw.com (See CA for main listing). Fax: (212) 818-0477 (See CA for main listing). [email protected] MEYER, SUOZZI, ENGLISH & www.labaton.com LEVY RATNER PC KLEIN PC Areas of Specialization: Civil David Slutsky, Attorney Patricia Cairo, HR Manager rights/civil liberties, consumer, 80 8th Ave., 8th Fl. Garden City Office criminal, employment, health care New York, NY 10011 990 Stewart Ave., Ste. 300 Types of Advocacy: Class action, (212) 627-8100 P.O. Box 9194 civil litigation Fax: (212) 627-8182 Garden City, NY 11530-4822 (See also DE). [email protected] (516) 741-6565 [email protected] Fax: (516) 741-6706 LANSNER KUBITSCHEK www.levyratner.com New York Office SCHAFFER & ZUCCARDY Areas of Specialization: Labor and 1350 Broadway, Ste. 501 Barbara J. Schaffer employment law, employee benefits P.O. Box 822 325 Broadway, Ste. 201 and contracts New York, NY 10018 New York, NY 10007 Types of Advocacy: Client- (212) 239-4999 (212) 349-0900 oriented litigation Fax: (212) 239-1311 Fax: (212) 349-0694 Albany Office [email protected] LEVY PHILLIPS & 1 Commerce Plaza [email protected] KONIGSBERG, LLP 99 Washington Ave., Ste. 1705 www.lansnerkubitschek.com Jerome Block Albany, NY 12260 Areas of Specialization: Hiring Partner (518) 465-5551 Children‘s rights, civil rights, New York City Office Fax: (518) 465-2033 domestic violence, family law 800 3rd Ave., 11th Fl. Description: The 60+ attorney firm Types of Advocacy: Appeals, New York, NY 10022 works out of four offices and client-oriented litigation, (212) 605-6200 specializes in a variety of practice community organizing, class Fax: (212) 605-6290 areas. The firm does accept summer actions Goshen Office clerks for its offices. Interested 42 Park Pl. students should submit their LAW OFFICE OF GERALD Goshen, NY 10924 materials on the website as early as LEFCOURT (845) 294-2002 possible. Gerald B. Lefcourt, PC [email protected] Hiring: The firm does not have a 148 E. 78th St. www.lpklaw.com regular hiring schedule but does New York, NY 10075 Description: This 25+ attorney post new opportunities on the (212) 737-0400 firm focuses on personal injury website as they become available. Fax: (212) 988-6192 and wrongful death litigation, with Areas of Specialization: Real [email protected] a specialty in asbestos exposure. estate, land use and environmental www.lefcourtlaw.com Areas of Specialization: compliance, labor and employment Areas of Specialization: Criminal Environmental and law, estate law, personal injury defense drug/pharmaceutical negligence, Types of Advocacy: Client- Types of Advocacy: Client- health fraud, products liability, oriented litigation, legal oriented litigation employment discrimination, counseling, appellate work medical and legal malpractice, (See also DC)
Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 57 oriented litigation, class action Types of Advocacy: Client- MICHAEL SHEN AND oriented litigation ASSOCIATES, PC THE OTTINGER FIRM, PC 225 Broadway Ste 2515 Robert Ottinger RITZ CLARK & BEN-ASHER New York, NY, 10007 South Street Seaport LLP 212-227-0300 19 Fulton St., Ste. 408 Miriam F. Clark, Member [email protected] New York, NY 10038 40 Exchange Place, Ste. 2010 Description: Represents employees (212) 571-2000 New York, NY 10005 who have been denied wages, such [email protected] (212) 321-7075 as overtime compensation, www.ottingerlaw.com Fax: (212)321-7078 minimum wages, or commissions Description: Represents www.ritzandclark.com discriminated against for reasons executives, employees, and Areas of Specialization: such as race, sex, age, or disability management in employment related Litigation, employment or civil retaliated against for matters that may include severance rights law, civil rights, personal whistleblowing or terminated, negotiations and discrimination injury, women‘s rights harassed or otherwise treated actions. Types of Advocacy: Client- unlawfully, victims of police Areas of Specialization: oriented litigation, arbitration, misconduct and persons whose civil Racial/ethnic justice/cultural rights, mediation rights have been otherwise violated. labor/employment, civil Areas of Specialization: rights/liberties, business/economic ROTHMAN, SCHNEIDER, Employment law, civil rights, issues SOLOWAY & STERN, LLP disability, labor, whistleblower, Types of Advocacy: Legal writing, Robert Soloway, Partner police misconduct, women‘s rights individual cases, impact 100 Lafayette St., Ste. 501 Types of Advocacy: Impact litigation, client-based, New York, NY 10013 litigation, civil litigation, individual administrative/management (212) 571-5500 cases Fax: (212) 571-5507 OUTTEN & GOLDEN LLP [email protected] MILBERG LLP 191 Post Rd. W. Areas of Specialization: Criminal 1 Pennsylvania Plaza, 49th Fl. Westport, CT 06880 defense New York, NY 10119-0165 (203) 363-7888 Types of Advocacy: Individual (212) 594-5300 Fax: (203) 363-0333 cases, research and publication Fax: (212) 868-1229 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] SANFORD, WITTELS, & www.milberg.com www.outtengolden.com HEISLER Areas of Specialization: Insurance, Areas of Specialization: Labor and 1350 Avenue of the Americas antitrust, healthcare, human rights, employment law, 31st Floor labor/employment law, mass torts, whistleblower protection, women‘s New York, NY 10019 shareholder rights rights, disability, civil rights (646) 723-2947 Types of Advocacy: Plaintiff Types of Advocacy: Individual Fax: (646) 723-2948 litigation, class actions and impact litigation, class actions, swhlegal.com (See also CA, FL, MI). appeals, alternative dispute Areas of Specialization: Civil resolution rights, employment discrimination, NEUFELD SCHECK & labor and wage violations, BRUSTIN, LLP RABINOWITZ, BOUDIN, predatory lending, whistleblower, Debi Cornwall, Partner STANDARD, KRINSKY & consumer fraud 99 Hudson St., 8th Fl. LIEBERMAN Types of Advocacy: Impact New York, NY 11201 111 Broadway, 11th Fl. litigation, individual cases, (212) 965-9081 New York, NY 10006 appellate Fax: (212) 965-9084 (212) 254-1111 (See also CA, DC). [email protected] Fax: (212) 674-4614 www.nsbcivilrights.com [email protected] www.rbskl.com SCHLAM, STONE & DOLAN Areas of Specialization: Police Areas of Specialization: LLP misconduct, wrongful convictions, International law, copyright law, Harvey Stone, Partner civil rights labor law, constitutional law, civil 26 Broadway, Ste. 1900 Types of Advocacy: Client- rights and civil liberties New York, NY 10004
Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 58 (212) 344-5400 New York, NY 10019 Areas of Specialization: Labor www.schlamstone.com (212) 765-2100 and employment law, ERISA, [email protected] Fax: (212) 765-8954 constitutional law, civil rights Description: This small firm [email protected] Types of Advocacy: Arbitration, specializes in tax law and white www.spivaklipton.com individual, class action litigation collar crimes. Areas of Specialization: Labor and Areas of Specialization: Tax law, employment law, pension and JEFFREY S. WEEN & criminal defense employee benefits, unions ASSOCIATES Types of Advocacy: Individual Types of Advocacy: Client- 150 Broadway, Ste. 1616 cases, legal writing, research and oriented litigation New York, NY 10038 publications (See also CA). (646) 448-9300 Fax: (212) 385-9827 SCHWARTZ LICHTEN & SUSMAN GODFREY LLP [email protected] BRIGHT, PC 654 Madison Ave., 5th Fl. New www.weenassociates.com 275 7th Ave., York, NY 10065-8404 Areas of Specialization: Tenants‘ New York, NY 10001 (212) 336-8330 rights, housing (212) 228-6320 Fax: (212) 336-8340 Types of Advocacy: Client- www.slblaborlawyers.com (See TX for main listing). oriented litigation, administrative Areas of Specialization: Labor and hearings, individual representation employment law SZOLD & BRANDWEN, PC Types of Advocacy: Client- 14 Wall St. WHATLEY DRAKE & oriented litigation, union New York, NY 10005 KALLAS, LLC proceedings Areas of Specialization: Edith Kallas Government accountability/legal 380 Madison Ave., 23rd Floor SILBERMAN & RHINE, LLP reform, whistleblowers, education, New York, NY 10076 Martin Silberman, Partner business/economic issues, trusts (212) 447-7070 110 William St. Ste. 1410 and estates, property/real estate, Fax: (212) 447-7077 New York, NY 10038 labor/employment, housing [email protected] (212) 219-2100 Types of Advocacy: Individual (See AL for main listing). Fax: (212) 226-7554 representation, civil litigation [email protected] LAW OFFICES OF BRUCE A. www.silbermanrhine.com TUCKNER, SIPSER, YOUNG Areas of Specialization: Tenants‘ WEINSTOCK & SIPSER, LLP Bruce Young, Attorney rights, employment law, real estate Jack Tuckner, Office Manager 171 Duane St., #1 Types of Advocacy: Client- 120 Broadway, 18th Fl. New York, NY 10013 oriented litigation, administrative New York, NY 10271 [email protected] hearings (212) 766-9100 (212) 513-0811 Fax: (212) 766-4474 Fax: (212) 349-0694 LAW OFFICES OF CLAUDIA [email protected] Areas of Specialization: SLOVINSKY www.womensrightsny.com Matrimonial, civil rights of Claudia Slovinsky, Partner Areas of Specialization: Women‘s children and families 401 Broadway, Ste. 1600 labor and employment law, Types of Advocacy: Individual New York, NY 10013 workplace discrimination cases (212) 925-0101 Types of Advocacy: Client- Fax: (212) 219-9412 oriented litigation, legal research NORTH CAROLINA [email protected] www.slovinksy.com VLADECK, WALDMAN, ELIAS FERGUSON, STEIN, Areas of Specialization: & ENGELHARD, PC CHAMBERS, GRESHAM & Immigration law Anne L. Clark, Hiring Partner SUMTER, PA Types of Advocacy: Client- 1501 Broadway, Ste. 800 Charlotte Office oriented litigation New York, NY 10036 741 Kennilworth Ave., Ste. 300 (212) 403-7300 Charlotte, NC 28204 SPIVAK, LIPTON LLP Fax: (212) 221-3172 (704) 375-8461 Franklin Moss, Partner [email protected] Fax: (704) 334-5654 1700 Broadway, 21st Fl. www.vladeck.com Chapel Hill Office Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 59 312 W. Franklin St., Ste. 2 Fax: (919) 942-5256 www.djflawfirm.com Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Greensboro Office Description: The firm of three (919) 933-5300 101 S. Elm St., Ste. 310 attorneys and one of counsel Fax: (919) 933-6182 Greensboro, NC 27401 attorney focuses on individual www.fergusonstein.com (336)370-4200 representation in litigation cases Areas of Specialization: Raleigh Office Hiring: The firm does not have a Education, criminal justice, civil 1312 Annapolis Dr., Ste. 103 regular hiring schedule and does not rights/civil liberties, Raleigh, NC 27608 hire summer associates. employment/labor, government (919) 755-1812 Areas of Specialization: accountability Fax: (919) 755-0124 Labor/employment, civil liberties Types of Advocacy: Impact http://pathlaw.com/ Types of Advocacy: Client-based, litigation, community education, Areas of Specialization: community organizing, individual individual cases Employment/labor, civil rights/civil cases, civil litigation liberties, environment KING LAW OFFICES, PLLC Types of Advocacy: Impact FAULKNER, MUSKOVITZ & Brian King litigation, individual cases, PHILLIPS, LLP 215 N. Main St lobbying 820 W Superior Ave., Ste. 900 Rutherfordton, NC 28139 Cleveland, OH 44113 (828) 286-3332 LAW OFFICE OF ROBERT J. [email protected] [email protected] WILLIS www.fmplaw.com www.kinglawoffices.com The Raleigh Building Areas of Specialization: Areas of Specialization: 5 W. Hargett St., Ste 404 Labor/employment Education, criminal, personal Raleigh, NC 27601 Types of Advocacy: Labor injury, medical malpractice, (919) 821-9031 negotiation, representation products liability, family Fax: (919) 821-1763 Types of Advocacy: Civil www.rjwillis-law.com FRANKLIN & GREENFIELD, litigation, individual representation Areas of Specialization: Workers‘ LLC compensation, criminal justice, 420 Madison Ave., Ste. 1101 KURTZ & BLUM, PLLC employment/labor Toledo, OH 43604 16 W. Martin St., 10th Fl. Types of Advocacy: Civil (419) 243-9005 Raleigh, NC 27601 litigation, individual representation Fax: (419) 243-9404 (919) 832-7700 [email protected] Fax: (919) 832-2740 OHIO www.franklinandgreenfield.com www.kurtzandblum.com Areas of Specialization: Areas of Specialization: Criminal BERKMAN, GORDON, Labor/employment defense, personal injury, medical MURRAY & DEVAN Types of Advocacy: Individual malpractice, legal malpractice, J. Michael Murray cases capital defense, immigration, family Managing Partner law 55 Public Sq., Ste. 2200 GERHARDSTEIN & BRANCH Types of Advocacy: Individual Cleveland, OH 44113 432 Walnut St., Ste 400 cases, appellate, administrative (216) 781-5245 Cincinnati, OH 45202 hearings, client-oriented Fax: (216) 781-8207 (513) 621-9100 [email protected] Fax: (513) 345-5543 www.lbgmdlaw.com Areas of www.gbfirm.com PATTERSON & HARKAVY, Specialization: Constitutional/civil Areas of specialization: Civil LLP rights, criminal, medical issues rights, discrimination, police Chapel Hill Office Types of Advocacy: Criminal and misconduct, reproductive freedom, 100 Europa Dr., Ste. 250 civil litigation prison rights Chapel Hill, NC 27517 Types of Advocacy: Civil (919) 942-5200 DOLL, JANSEN AND FORD litigation, individual representation Fax: (919) 942-5256 John R. Doll Charlotte Office 111 W. 1st St., Ste. 1100 MUSKOVITZ & 225 E Worthington Ave., Ste 200 Dayton, OH 45402 LEMMERBROCK, LLC Charlotte, NC 28203 (937) 461-5310 820 W. Superior Ave., 8th Floor (704) 200-2009 [email protected] Cleveland, OH 44113
Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 60 216-621-2020 individual cases, impact litigation, litigation, individual representation [email protected] client-based, class action, civil (See also DE). Description: Small firm that litigation mainly represents labor unions. HAUSFELD LLP Areas of Specialization: PENNSYLVANIA 1604 Locust St, 2nd floor Employment and labor law Philadelphia, PA 19103 Types of Advocacy: Alternative BERGER & MONTAGUE, PC (202) 985-3270 dispute resolution, class action, Eric L. Cramer, Shareholder Fax: (202) 985-3271 impact litigation, client-based 1622 Locust St. (See DC for main office) Philadelphia, PA 19103-6365 WAITE, SCHNEIDER, (215) 875-3000 KAIRYS, RUDOVSKY, BAYLESS & CHESLEY (215) 875-3009 MESSING & FEINBERG, LLP 1513 4th & Vine Tower Fax: (215) 875-4604 David Rudovsky Cincinnati, OH 45202 [email protected] 718 Arch St., Ste. 501S (513) 621-0267 www.bergermontague.com Philadelphia, PA 19106 Fax: (513) 381-2375 Areas of Specialization: Civil (215) 925-4400 www.wsbclaw.com rights/civil liberties, human rights, Fax: (215) 925-5365 Areas of Specialization: antitrust, environmental [email protected] Employment/labor, environment, Types of Advocacy: Individual www.krlawphila.com antitrust, personal injury, cases, class actions, complex Areas of Specialization: Civil shareholders rights, government litigation rights/ civil liberties, constitution, Types of Advocacy: Impact criminal, disability, family litigation, appellate, mediation COHEN LAW GROUP Types of Advocacy: Litigation, 1000 Gamma Dr., Ste. 305 research and publications OREGON Pittsburgh, PA 15238 (412) 447-0130 KESSLER TOPAZ MELTZER McKANNA, BISHOP, JOFFE & Fax: (412) 447-0129 & CHECK, LLP ARMS LLP [email protected] 280 King of Prussia Rd. John S. Bishop, Managing Partner www.cohenlawgroup.org Radnor, PA 19087 1635 NW Johnson St. Areas of Specialization: (610) 667-7706 Portland, OR 97209 Communications, municipal law Fax: (610) 667-7056 (503) 226-6111 x208 Types of Advocacy: Civil [email protected] www.tkmc.com Fax: (503) 226-6121 litigation, research, publications, Description: This 80+ attorney [email protected] individual representation firm focuses on complex class www.mbjlaw.com action lawsuits with a specialization Areas of Specialization: COHEN, MILSTEIN, SELLERS, in shareholder, ERISA, consumer Labor/employment & TOLL, PLLC and antitrust litigation. Types of Advocacy: impact 100 N. 18th Street Areas of Specialization: litigation, individual cases, research Philadelphia, PA 19103 Consumer, anti-trust and publications, training (267) 207-3475 Types of Advocacy: Class action Fax: (267) 207-3401 (See also CA). MIDDLETON & LEE (See DC for main listing). Jennifer Middleton O’DONOGHUE & 245 E. 4th Ave. O’DONOGHUE LLP Eugene, OR 97401 ELLIOTT GREENLEAF Constitution Pl., Ste. 515 541 683-2506 925 Harvest Dr. 325 Chestnut St. Fax: (541) 683-3149 P.O. Box 3010 Philadelphia, PA 19106 [email protected] Blue Bell, PA 19422 (215) 629-4970 Description: Small civil rights and (215) 977-1000 Fax: (215) 629-4996 plaintiffs‘ employment law firm. Fax: (215) 977-1099 (See DC for main listing). Areas of Specialization: www.elliottgreenleaf.com Labor/employment, civil Areas of Specialization: ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN rights/liberties Labor/employment, health care, & DOWD LLP Types of Advocacy: Research and medical Philadelphia Office publications, legal writing, Types of Advocacy: Civil 1845 Walnut St., 23rd Fl. Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 61 Philadelphia, PA 19103 (401) 294-4700 (215) 988-9546 Fax: (401) 294-4702 PROVOST & UMPHREY LLP Fax: (215) 988-9885 [email protected] 2021 Richard Jones Rd. (See CA for main listing). www.rilaborlaw.com Nashville, TN 37215 Areas of Specialization: (615) 242-0199 SPEAR WILDERMAN, PC Employment/labor, civil rights/civil (See TX for main listing). 230 S. Broad St., Ste. 1400 liberties Philadelphia, PA 19102 Types of Advocacy: Impact RENO & CAVANAUGH, PLLC (215) 732-0101 litigation, individual cases 424 Church St., Ste. 1750 Fax: (215) 732-7790 Nashville, TN 37219 www.spearwilderman.com MANN & MITCHELL (615) 866-3222 Areas of Specialization: Criminal, 1 Turks Head Pl., Ste. 610 (See DC for main listing). consumer, employment/labor, Providence, RI 02903 family (401) 351-5770 SEARCY, DENNEY, SCAROLA, Types of Advocacy: Appellate, Fax: (401) 521-4305 BARNHART, & SHIPLEY, PA arbitration, employee contracts, www.mannmitchelllaw.com Towle House, 517 N. Calhoun St. litigation Areas of Specialization: Criminal Tallahassee, FL 32301-1231 (See also NJ). justice, civil rights/civil liberties, Phone: (850) 224-7600 indigent clients (See FL for main listing). STEVEN L. SUGARMAN & Types of Advocacy: Individual ASSOCIATES cases, class actions, appellate TEXAS 1273 Lancaster Ave. Berwyn, PA, 19312 McINTYRE & TATE, LLP BARON & BUDD, PC (610) 889-0700 321 South Main St., Ste. 400 Mary Beth Short Description: Five attorneys Providence, RI 02903-7109 Director of Human Resources specializing in litigation and (401) 351-7700 Dallas (Main Office) planning in the public interest field Fax: (401) 331-6095 3102 Oak Lawn Ave., Ste. 1100 Areas of Specialization: Civil www.mtlhlaw.com Dallas, TX 75219 rights, employment discrimination, Areas of Specialization: Family, (214) 521-3605 environmental law, housing, commercial, trusts and estates, Fax: (214) 520-1181 consumer issues personal injury, medical, consumer Austin Office Types of Advocacy: 701 Brazos St., Ste. 650 Administrative advocacy, SOUTH CAROLINA Austin, TX 78701 community organizing, impact (512) 852-5920 litigation, individual cases, DUNCAN, CROSBY & Fax: (512) 852-5922 transactional MARING, LLC [email protected] 1001 Front St., Box 736 www.baronandbudd.com SUGARMAN & MARKS, LLP Georgetown, SC 29442 Areas of Specialization: 100 N. 17th St., 11th Floor (843) 546-1212 Consumer, environment Philadelphia, PA 19103 Fax: (843) 545-0177 Types of Advocacy: Appellate, (215) 864-2500 Areas of Specialization: individual representation, Fax: (215) 864-2501 Employment/labor, Social Security, litigation, legal services division Areas of Specialization: disabilities, family law (See also NY, LA). Environmental, consumer, civil Types of Advocacy: Individual liberties, human rights, housing representation, civil litigation BLACKBURN & CARTER, PC Types of Advocacy: Impact 4709 Austin St. litigation, community organizing, TENNESSEE Houston, TX 77004 individual cases, administrative (713) 524-1012 hearings LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN Fax: (713) 524-5165 & BERNSTEIN, LLP www.blackburncarter.com RHODE ISLAND 150 4th Ave. N., Ste. 1650 Description: 5 attorneys who focus Nashville, TN 37219-2423 on environmental litigation at both GURSKY LAW ASSOCIATES (615) 313-9000 the state and federal levels. 429 Scrabbletown Rd., Ste. C Fax: (615) 313-9965 Areas of Specialization: North Kingstown, RI 02852 (See CA for main listing). Environmental Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 62 Types of Advocacy: Litigation, PLLC (See also CA, NY, WA). administrative advocacy, 812 San Antonio St., Ste. 100 environmental planning and Austin, TX 78701 THE YOUNGDAHL & CITTI consulting (512) 322-0600 LAW FIRM Fax: (512) 477-2828 Sara Youngdahl CADDELL & CHAPMAN [email protected] 12621 Featherwood Dr., Ste. 240 1331 Lamar Street, Suite 1070 (See DC for main listing). Houston, TX 77034 Houston, TX, 77010 (281) 996-0750 713-581-8295 PROVOST & UMPHREY LLP Fax: (281) 996-0725 [email protected] Beaumont Office [email protected] Description: Six attorneys who 490 Park St. www.youngdahl.com focus on a variety of issue areas P.O. Box 4905 Areas of Specialization: both in Texas and across the Beaumont, TX 77004 Employment/labor country (409) 299-5178 Types of Advocacy: Individual Areas of Specialization: Consumer Fax: (409) 838-8888 cases and administrative hearings protection and class actions, Houston Office complex business litigation, 3730 Kirby Dr., Suite 1200 VERMONT personal injury and wrongful death Houston, TX 77098 law suits, and environmental law www.provostumphrey.com BERNSTEIN, CUSHNER & Types of Advocacy: Civil Areas of Specialization: Personal KIMMEL, PC litigation, class action, individual injury, consumer, employment, P.O. Box 205 cases, client-based environmental, securities Woodstock, VT 05091 Types of Advocacy: Litigation, (802) 457-9050 DANIEL & BESHARA, PC class action Fax: (802) 491-8283 3301 Elm St (See also TN, AR). [email protected] Dallas, TX, 75226 (See MA for main listing). 214 939-9230 SCHNEIDER WALLACE [email protected] COTTRELL BRAYTON LANGROCK, SPERRY & m KONECKY LLP WOOL, LLP Description: Small civil rights law 3700 Buffalo Speedway Wanda Otero, Hiring Partner firm focused on housing Houston, TX 77098 Hobart Popick, Hiring Partner discrimination. (713) 338-2560 Burlington: Areas of Specialization: Civil Fax: (866) 505-8036 210 College St. rights, housing, poverty law (See CA for main office) P.O. Box 721 Types of Advocacy: Class action, Burlington, VT 05402-0721 enforcement, impact litigation, SUSMAN GODFREY LLP (802) 864-0217 innovative advocacy Houston Office Fax: (802) 864-0137 Katie Sammons, Employment Middlebury: DAVID VAN OS & Chair 111 S. Pleasant St. P.O. Drawer 351 ASSOCIATES, PC Ste. 5100 Middlebury, VT 05753 David Van Os, Attorney & Owner 1000 Louisiana Houston, TX 77002 (802) 388-6356 1530 North Alamo St. San Antonio, (713) 651-9366 Fax: (802) 388-6149 TX 78215 Fax: (713) 654-6666 [email protected] (210) 299-1800 [email protected] [email protected] Areas of Specialization: Dallas Office www.langrock.com Labor/employment, First Ste. 5100 Description: With 26 attorneys, the Amendment, civil rights/liberties 901 Main St. Dallas, TX 75202 firm is one of the largest in the state Types of Advocacy: Research and (214) 754-1900 of Vermont. The group focuses on a publications, legal writing, Fax: (214) 754-1933 large variety of practice areas. individual cases, factual www.susmangodfrey.com Hiring: The firm does not hire new investigation, community outreach, Areas of Specialization: Anti- attorneys on any set schedule but is community education, client- trust, commercial interested in receiving resumes based, civil litigation Types of Advocacy: Civil from well-qualified candidates. The litigation, arbitration, individual firm does hire summer associates KATOR, PARKS & WEISER, representation (1Ls and 2Ls) for both of its
Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 63 offices. More information for both Seattle, WA 98154 house attorneys specializes in processes is available on the firm‘s (206) 264-8600 arguing cases in jury verdicts in a website. Fax: (206) 264-9300 variety of practice areas. Areas of Specialization: Civil Spokane Office Areas of Specialization: Insurance liberties, criminal, education, 25 W. Main claims, personal injury, employment/labor, environment, Suite 234 malpractice, labor/employment, family, education, estate planning Spokane, WA 99201 aviation, commercial litigation, Types of Advocacy: Individual (877) 264-7220 Types of Advocacy: Class action, cases, hearings, transactions, www.bnd-law.com individual cases, impact litigation. criminal defense Description: The firm‘s four (See also AK) attorneys focus on environmental RUBIN, KIDNEY, MYER & law as well as Native American HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL & DEWOLFE issues. SHAPIRO LLP David Kidney, Partner Areas of Specialization: Heather Enoki, HR Director 237 N. Main St. Barre, VT 05641 Environmental, land use, Native 1918 8th Ave., Ste. 3300 (802) 479-2514 American law. Seattle, WA 98101 Fax: (802) 479-2516 Types of Advocacy: Litigation, (206) 623-7292 [email protected] administrative advocacy, Fax: (206) 623-0594 www.rkmdlaw.com individual clients [email protected] Areas of Specialization: Criminal www.hbsslaw.com justice, family law FRANK, FREED, SUBIT & Description: This 50+ attorney Types of Advocacy: Civil THOMAS LLP national firm has many practice litigation, individual representation Mike Subit, Partner areas but specializes in multi- party, 705 Second Ave., Ste. 1200 large-scale complex litigation on VIRGINIA Seattle, WA 98104 behalf of individuals and investors. (206) 682-6711 Hiring: The firm does not have a BUSCH & NUBANI, PC Fax: (206) 682-0401 regular hiring schedule but does Ashraf Nubani [email protected] post opportunities on the firm 5029 Backlick Rd., Ste. A www.frankfreed.com website as they become available. Annandale, VA 22003 Description: The firm‘s seven Areas of Specialization: (703) 658-5151 attorneys focus on employment and Consumer, employment/labor, Areas of Specialization: union-side litigation on behalf of environmental, securities, antitrust, Immigration/refugee plaintiffs. whistleblower, personal injury, Types of Advocacy: Individual Areas of Specialization: intellectual property cases, research and publications Labor/employment, government Types of Advocacy: Impact accountability, legal reform, litigation, class actions, complex VICTOR M. GLASBERG & whistleblowers, civil liberties litigation, publications ASSOCIATES Types of Advocacy: Individual (See also AZ, CA, CO, DC, IL, MA 121 S. Columbus Street cases, class action, civil litigation, and MN). Alexandria, VA 22314 appellate, administrative advocacy (703) 684-1100 MACDONALD, HOAGUE & Fax: (703) 684-1104 FRIEDMAN RUBIN BAYLESS [email protected] James Hertz, Managing Partner 1500 Hoge Bldg., 705 2nd Ave. www.robinhoodesq.com Seattle Office Seattle, WA 98104 Areas of Specialization: Civil 3100 Two Union Square, (206) 622-1604 liberties, labor/employment 601 Union St. Fax: (206) 343-3961 Types of Advocacy: Individual Seattle, WA 98101 [email protected] www.mhb.com cases, impact litigation (206) 501-4446 Areas of Specialization: Death Fax: (360) 782-4358 penalty, civil rights/civil liberties, WASHINGTON Bremerton Office economic development, 1126 Highland Ave. immigration BRICKLIN & NEWMAN, LLP Bremerton, WA 98337 Types of Advocacy: Individual Seattle Office (360) 782-4300 cases, civil litigation th Fax: (360) 782-4358 1001 4 Ave. www.friedmanrubinwhite.com Suite 3303 PLATT AND BUESCHER Description: The firm of 10+ in- Private Public Interest and Plaintiffs’ Firm Guide 64 ATTORNEYS AT LAW Coupeville Office GARVEY McNEIL & 180 Coveland St. ASSOCIATES, S.C. Coupeville, WA 98239 1 Odana Ct., (360) 678-6777 Madison, WI 53719 Fax: (360) 678-0323 (608) 256-1003 Seattle Office Fax: (608) 265-0933 600 N. 36th St., Ste. 315 www.gmmattorneys.com Seattle, WA 98103 Description: This small firm of [email protected] four attorneys focuses on civil [email protected] liberties and environmental www.plattbuescher.com litigation Areas of Specialization: Civil Hiring: The firm does not have a rights/civil liberties, constitutional, regular hiring schedule for new criminal justice, criminal justice attorneys or summer associates. policy, family law, public defense Areas of Specialization: Types of Advocacy: Innovative Environmental, labor, civil rights advocacy, individual cases Types of Advocacy: Impact litigation, individual cases SCHROETER, GOLDMARK & BENDER MINER, BARNHILL & 810 Third Ave., Ste. 500 GALLAND Seattle, WA 98104 44 E. Mifflin, Ste. 803 (206) 622-8000 Madison, WI 53703 Fax: (206) 682-2305 (608) 255-5200 [email protected] www.sgb- Fax: (608) 255-5380 law.com (See IL for main listing). Areas of Specialization: Consumer, criminal, PREVIANT, GOLDBERG, employment/labor, environment, UELMEN, GRATZ, MILLER & Social Security, sexual violence BRUEGGEMAN, S.C. Types of Advocacy: Class actions, Fred Perillo, Shareholder individual cases, negotiation, trial 1555 N. River Center Dr., Ste. 202 advocacy Milwaukee, WI 53212 (414) 271-0895 SUSMAN GODFREY LLP Fax: (414) 271-6308 1201 3rd Ave., Suite 3800 [email protected] Seattle, WA 98101-3000 www.previant.com (206) 516-3880 Description: The firm of 20 Fax: (206) 516-3883 attorneys specializes in personal (See TX for main listing). injury and labor law cases. Areas of Specialization: LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM Labor/employment H. TAYLOR Types of Advocacy: Class action, 3401 Colby Ave., client-based, community Everett, WA 98201 organizing, individual cases, civil (425) 258-3553 litigation [email protected] http://wtaylorlaw.com Areas of Specialization: Workers‘ comp, injury, Social Security Types of Advocacy: Individual cases, civil litigation
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