Archived Issue
November/December 2007
Cover Story: Leading Law Firm Rainmakers
MCCA introduces ten attorneys who combine substantive legal skills with an ability to build relationships and market themselves to grow their books of business. These leaders share their experiences and personal pathways to success.
Features
Columns
Leading Law Firm Rainmakers—2007
By Patrick Folliard
(Left to right, seated) Gary A. Hernandez, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, and Deryck A. Palmer, Cadwalader, Wickersham, & Taft LLP; (standing, left to right) Stephen A. Riddick, Greenberg Traurig…
Business Development – An Agenda for Success
By Allan Coleman
Some rainmakers come to it naturally. Some work hard to get there, and not everyone who succeeds as a rainmaker possesses innate qualities for that success. Lawyers who are “natural”…
MCCA’s 2007 Diversity Award Winners
By Heather Bradley , By Miriam Bamberger Grogan
Throughout the year, MCCA publicly recognizes a select group of law firms for their diversity efforts. In the pages that follow, Diversity & the Bar® presents profiles of the 2007…
A Generation Apart
By Kara Mayer Robinson
Two sets of father-and-son legal professionals reflect on how diversity within the practice of law has changed over the years—and how it hasn’t Gregory P. Miller Sr. with his…
A Checklist for Defending Class Actions: 20 Best-Practice Tips
By Francisco Ramos, Jr.
When a lawsuit crosses a general counsel’s desk, two words stand out more than any other: “class action.” The company faces a lawsuit from not just one person, but from…
Notes from the Executive Director
By Veta T. Richardson
Let It Rain! This fall marks a period of record droughts in densely populated areas throughout the nation. On the East Coast, several municipalities issued restrictions designed to conserve valuable…
Vocation/ Avocation
By Patrick Folliard
Stanley B. Stallworth The goal of this column is to enlighten our readers about the private endeavors of attorneys who are part of the MCCA network. By examining lawyers and…
Departments
Work in Balance
By Deborah Epstein Henry
Facing the FACTS: Introducing Work/Life Choices for All Firm Lawyers Within the Billable Hour Model Deborah Epstein Henry This column is the last of six articles that will be written…
Spotlighting
By Patrick Folliard
Damon T. Jones: Stepping Up to the Plate Since joining the Washington Nationals baseball team as Vice President and Club Counsel in late July, Damon T. Jones has been fielding…
Diversity News
By MCCA
Exploring Issues of Generational Diversity Dr. Arin N. Reeves MCCA® and Freddie Mac hosted MCCA’s Mid-Atlantic Region Generational Diversity Dialogue on September 27, 2007, at Freddie Mac’s corporate headquarters in…
Movers & Shakers
