Subject to the needs of the office, the associate's request will be honored. It is the policy of the firm to develop the skills of its associates so that they can be elected to partnership. Each year we hire an entering class with the objective of providing an opportunity to our associates to develop the expertise and necessary skills to become a successful lawyer with the hope and intention of progressing to partner. Since our inception in 1988 we have grown from 2 lawyers to 64 with the intention of continued expansion. This growth provides continued opportunities for advancement for our associates.
Lawyers become involved in a variety of matters that match their personal interests.
Throughout the school year, lawyers visited the school to work with the students. During spring break, the students went to the firm and made mock presentations to the attorneys. The team did astoundingly well in the final competition and the Board of Education said they fielded the best first-time team. An associate in our office represented Bawol Cabiri, the Republic of Ghana's former Trade Counselor to the United States, who, in 1986, after being lured back to Ghana on false pretenses, was physically abducted from a government meeting by Ghana's security forces. Although he was never charged with a crime, he was held in prison for a year.