Small firm lawyers sometimes handle big-time cases

Mike Rathsack avoids a lot of problems that his friends face in large law firms.He doesn't attend partner meetings.He doesn't skip certain cases because of client conflicts.He doesn't really need approval — for anything.Rathsack, a solo practitioner with one law clerk, learned his lesson when he started as an associate at Hackbert, Rooks, Pitts, Fullagar & Poust in 1972.  …

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