Legal Management

2008 Outstanding Legal Management Professionals and Best Office Environment and Culture in a Law Firm

This is the culmination of a peer voting process in which The Daily Transcript and the Association of Legal Administrators honor outstanding law firm management professionals and firms with the best office environment and culture.

2008 Outstanding Legal Management Professionals

Individual

Joel DeVos

Administrator

Wilson Petty Kosmo & Turner

Individual

Tom Dickerson

Practice Services Manager

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Individual

Patricia Groff

Director of Administration

Butz Dunn & DeSantis

Individual

Darlene Hart

Director of Human Resources

Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP

Individual

Judith A. Hissong, CLM

Chief Operations Officer

Solomon Grindle Silverman & Spinella

Individual

Melanie Leander

Office Manager, San Diego

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney

Individual

Liz Mackres

Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt & Penfield LLP

Individual

Patty Marshall

Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton LLP

Individual

Betty Murphy

Levine, Steinberg, Miller and Huver

Individual

Wendy Wilkins

Administrator

Latham & Watkins LLP

2008 Best Office Environment and Culture in a Law Firm

2008 Best Office Environment and Culture in a Law Firm

Littler Mendelson

With more than 750 attorneys practicing in 45 offices coast-to-coast, Littler Mendelson is the largest law firm in the United States to exclusively represent management in employment law and labor matters.

The firm was founded in 1942 to represent employers in public and private sector labor issues. Its attorneys quickly gained a reputation as aggressive problem solvers, handling precedent-setting labor-relations cases. With the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and subsequent legislation involving many new workplace issues, employers' needs expanded and Littler responded accordingly by cultivating deep experience in a wide variety of employment law practice areas. Today, with multiple attorneys in every significant area of labor and employment law, Littler has more experience in more jurisdictions than any other labor and employment law firm in the country.

Our strength lies not just in our size, but in our diversity and depth of experience. We draw upon the firm's collective knowledge, experience and diversity to develop practical solutions to the workplace issues of our clients. At Littler, we recognize that it takes diverse talents, ideas and perspectives to solve the problems posed by today's varied and multicultural workplaces.

Littler Mendelson has represented more than 50,000 employers in virtually every industry. We have an extensive track record of representing major corporations on both a regional and national basis in employment litigation and related matters. As a result, we are knowledgeable on issues affecting small companies as well some of the world's largest corporations. 

 

Our high standards for providing excellent service and communicating effectively are the same whether we are handling a multimillion-dollar class action or defending a single plaintiff employment discrimination lawsuit. And our collaborative culture enables us to develop innovative and practical solutions for our clients by drawing upon knowledge readily shared across the firm. In essence, when hiring a Littler attorney, a client gets the collective experience of the entire firm.

With 45 offices strategically located across the country, Littler Mendelson is in more cities, more states and more business environments than any of our competitors. Our attorneys are members of the bar in 44 states and the District of Columbia, and have appeared as counsel in state or federal court in all 50 states.  Our geographic reach gives us the agility to respond right away to the most challenging employment and labor law matters.

Jeremy Roth is the San Diego office managing shareholder.