Articles written by Beth Taylor
Michael T. Reagan Makes His Case
The Ottawa appellate attorney is all about the details
The Fixer
Nothing makes estate lawyer Ruth I. Rounding madder than witnessing injustice. Colleagues at Kohnen & Patton say (good-naturedly) that her middle initial stands for “Irate”
Act 10, Scene 1
Lester Pines and Tamara Packard were ringside during the Madison protests
David Tyra: Supreme Challenge
How this employment defense attorney with Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard helped save California $2 billion
Man of Science
From Coast Guard icebreakers to hydroelectric projects, Don Haagensen, with Cable Huston Benedict Haagensen & Lloyd, takes on knotty problems
Bill Axselle: At Your Service
After 16 years as a legislator, the government law attorney at Williams Mullen lobbies for change from the outside. And yes, he helped bring Nordstrom to Richmond
Mr. Hopeful
John Hempelmann was there for Camelot, nearly became a U.S. congressman, and is still shaping public policy—and the landscape—every day at Cairncross & Hempelmann
Q&A: Benjamin H. Hill III
Whether a fellow lawyer is in a sticky situation or a civic group needs help, people tend to turn to this commercial litigator at Tampa’s Hill Ward Henderson
Michael S. Berger: For the People
Q&A with a medical malpractice attorney—and activist at heart
How David C. Hilliard Got the Jacksonville Jaguars to Change Their Logo
The intellectual property lawyer at Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson is not afraid to litigate
Building Excitement
It’s not quite Disneyland, but Dayton real estate attorney Alan B. Schaeffer’s current project is one of a kind
Kathleen Evans
The 2010 president of the state bar practices estate law out of a charming old house in Salem with her husband, daughter and dog close at hand. She defines her career on her own terms
One Lawyer, Broad Horizons
David Allen is involved with everything from corporate finance to hunger awareness
‘If You Run Big, Dangerous Things, You Have an Obligation to Run Them Safely’
The philosophy of Constellation Energy’s Charles Berardesco
Manhattan Transfer
Real estate lawyer David Alan Richards transfers everything from Kipling books to air
The Ride of a Lifetime
Through nearly four decades of litigation, Jon Muth says it’s the people along the way who count
Dianne Jay Weaver, Weaver & Weaver, P.A., Jacksonville
How Weaver went from being called “The Skirt” to landing nearly twenty $1 million-plus verdicts. No one’s snickering now
Q&A With Charlie Wiggins, Wiggins & Masters, Bainbridge Island
How a ‘military brat’ ended up setting his sights on the state Supreme Court
Rx for Hospitals: Q&A with Robert P. Roth
Robert P. Roth practices medical malpractice defense at Portnoy & Roth in Bloomfield Hills. He recently became a troubleshooter for Hospital Corporation of America, the nation’s largest hospital chain
Q&A: Charles Pillans III
Bedell, Dittmar, DeVault, Pillans & Coxe, Jacksonville
Q&A: Robert K. Dawson, DawsonBrown, Seattle
The 55-year-old litigator is hooked on adrenaline—whether it be in the courtroom or hurtling through the air attached to a bungee cord
Q&A: Barnes Ellis, Stoel Rives, Portland
Ellis reflects on 44 distinguished years in law. Though his practice tends toward the complex—consumer class actions and corporate governance—his formula for victory is simple: common sense, respect and a dash of humor
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