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The Gibbons environmental lawyer arrived in America from Liberia to follow her dreams
Former Morristown postman Sal Simeone strives to make a difference for families
Family law attorney Marcia H. Armstrong, partner at Armstrong & Armstrong, on the importance of patience and mentoring, and how being a lawyer isn’t like the TV shows
Denise Dragoo has been in the environmental practice since the regulation boom in the ’70s
Allen E. “Teeto” Graham uses his background in shipbuilding and the seafood business in his maritime practice at Phelps Dunbar
Barbara George Barton debunks the myths around Chapter 11 and explains the impact the recession has had on her practice
Between setting up an office in LA and setting world records in swimming, Dan Stephenson helped set a young girl free
Robert H. Haggard, partner at The Van Winkle Law Firm in Asheville and in Hendersonville, on the responsibility he took on as a JAG officer, the active volunteerism of his trust and estate legal community, and his appreciation of antique tractors
Teresa Meinders Burkett’s experiences as a nurse inform her current role as partner at Conner & Winters, where she directs the firm’s health care practice group. She talks with Super Lawyers about why her practice is one of the most interesting areas of law, why we shouldn’t be afraid of consolidated medical records and why she’s such a happy lawyer.
Bruce J. Wagner, shareholder at McNamee, Lochner, Titus & Williams, on the strategy involved in matrimonial law, the importance of writing skills in appellate work, and his experiences as a town justice
Carol Davis Zucker, partner at Las Vegas’ Kamer Zucker Abbott, on the intellectual challenge of employment law, the personal challenge of work-life balance, and why she always stops at the U.S. Supreme Court gift shop
Benjamin Bunn, Ken Turek, and the San Diego lawyers who helped the families of 9/11 victims
How William Sylianteng went from being homeless to having a successful subrogation law practice
The partner at Johnstone, Adams, Bailey, Gordon & Harris on the changes in employment law over the years, getting more women involved in Alabama politics and making time for triathlons
Ryan Gardner exemplifies the new generation of civil rights lawyers
Catharine Biggs Arrowood on bias then and now, the importance of networks, and how she got her very own Perry Mason moment
The Columbus lawyer brings attention to dangers in the classroom
How intellectual property attorney Michael Cohen ended up with pages of doodles by Miles Davis
Sidney G. Dunagan on the importance of writing, how Vietnam changed his career path, and the question you can’t ask in a deposition
Stephen R. Coffey earned his stripes in the Albany District Attorney’s Office before he was recruited to O’Connell & Aronowitz as the firm’s first and only trial lawyer. Three decades later, the criminal defense attorney and personal injury litigator is a senior partner at the firm, and has learned along the way that money isn’t everything, luck is crucial, and fallibility is just part of human nature.
Dennis Kennedy doesn’t back down from a challenge, whether defending Big Tobacco or taking on Toyota
Sports, says O'Reilly, have taught him to never give up
Racing cars has helped Ed Hugo's focus in the courtroom