Our lawyers have represented many of the same clients for decades. Clients keep coming back to us for reliable advice and responsive counsel. These long-term relationships allow us to represent clients more effectively and cost-efficiently: we learn to understand our clients’ business objectives, and develop legal strategies that advance those goals, rather than just addressing the narrow legal question at hand.
Our shared history supports our lasting relationships with clients. Most of our partners have worked together for their entire careers, on average serving side-by-side for more than twenty-five years. This low turnover – predicated on job satisfaction arising from shared bonds – means that clients are able to turn to the same lawyers for assistance year after year, making us more efficient and, in many cases, allowing us to become the institutional memory for our clients.
We are proud of the leadership and service our attorneys provide in our communities: we are active in providing pro bono legal services, and many of us volunteer in leadership positions in Bay Area legal, educational, civic, and philanthropic organizations.