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<br />National Study Analyzes 6 Denver Law Fir~nE
<br />ey ZEKE IiCHER percent) while Sherman k Howard
<br />wn„e, wat eu.~ne:s wr~ta, had the most (95 percent). The av-
<br /> erage age of partners N the star
<br />Six large Denver Ww firms have large fu•ms was ~2, while the lime
<br />been atwlyzed ~ Irom starting sal- ngtnred for an associate to be-
<br />anes and btllatg rates to tnlernal rnme a partner averaged nearly
<br />structure and key cheats - W a seven years.
<br />new study of 240 ''leading" lawyer David Palmer, a Ilolland & hart
<br />organtzattorts In ZO major U.S. cil- partner and member of the fvm's
<br />tes. management commttlee, con-
<br />Uescnhrd as °an ob)ecUvr loop firmed the accuracy of "must" of
<br />into lhr inner workings of the ~e study's resWis on his firm. But
<br />srcreuve world of the lop tams," he ernphasized that the fain drdn'L
<br />The .amenran lawyer Cwde to volunteer the names of clients or
<br />Leadrug Law P'rrnts is to be rr btlling rate,. "1 as,ume that infor-
<br />leased ltus wtxk m New Turk by ` maUOn, whu•h is mcomple[e, was
<br />Am-law PubLLshwg t'ory nn ad- garnered from convetsahon aM
<br />vance copy of the Uenver section courtfdes," he said.
<br />was obtained by The Dent•er Pall. Among ''key cheats" lined for
<br />Profiled from Ut•nver are: Holland & Ilan were Manville
<br />/ Ilolland !Y Ilxrt, 555 17th St., Cory., Sa(rway Storrs, ('onttnental
<br />the largest with 129 Wwyers. Airline;, anaconda Copper Co., Al•
<br />/ Uobne Roberts & Owen, IT00 Wntic Htchiteld Co., Aspen Skiing
<br />Broadway, 1191awyers. Corp., Ideal Basic Industries,
<br />r Davl-i, Graham k Stubbs, 950 Amrncan Mtrung Congress, Den•
<br />17th Sl., 1141awyers. ver Technological Center, ConsoY-
<br />/ Sherman k Howard, till 17th dated Coal Co. and ASARCO Inc.
<br />St., lOg Wwyers, (it,her study highlights for each
<br />v Gorsuch, Kirgis, Campbell, firm:
<br />Walkers Grover, 81N 17th St., 1i4 1~ItanA a Nan:
<br />lawyetS. r[ SVUCturr: Aatural resourcrsenvP
<br />/ Ireland, Stapleton k IrCyor, r~iarlrntal. ~5 lawyer. au+tnra~, 30 Ww-
<br />1675 Broadway, 261awyers, yrr~ IJll~;ai WII, zx law )Cr;. fleal l6LYIC,
<br />Most of Lhr SW11511CS date to -b lJwyrrn I.a1Wr, IO Wwyers.
<br />June 1, 1062, and the Sent of home Ilutmr 8abrrls aY Ilweo:
<br />tams -and then tales -have / hiructurr l'orllOrAlr. J7 lawyrrx.
<br />Changed m the past 10 months. Bill' \atural rrwurces, 32 Lmgalton, ?7. 'fax,
<br />NS rt.tes ranged from (i15 an hour rotate nlan+unK• zt
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<br />al the lowest °associate rate" (at hax Mannar
<br />/ t heals: 1•::xun l'u l
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<br />Ilolland alt Ilart) to the tughesl oly . Itoellcner
<br />tan Hank. Thr ,tr~scnulz t
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<br />^parlner rate" of =155 an hour (at o.
<br />~` t o.. ,lssavlPd Inns 6 He5laaranLl l
<br />ul ,tnirnea, l'elratwl Seawnuyla Inc.,
<br />Davis, Graham dt Stubbs). MOST l'otlrr l'arp., F:nrrgelta Inc., Colorado-
<br />Ices were comparable among all Isle F:Irclnc Assucuuon, Andelson~Ny-
<br />tlte tams with a spread of only j15 ers urwmx t•n
<br />at both eYda. .. py~h, I:rall•In t SItO05'
<br />'1'hetsludy rtported that Uevu,'` / SUUCturr. N.Wral Lewurces;real
<br />Graham k Stubbs had the most e~lalr, it lawyers. I.tt.ga ton Wbor. aa,
<br />growth since 1979 (ti3 percent), ~orporauon-0altkutH, Y5. 7'a~arxt esiues,
<br />Sherman k Howard the Ieesl (9
<br />percent. Holland & Ilan had the _
<br />Irasl lusnov~r rpl associates (W , PNaAa S« FIRMS on 9-E
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