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Beck noted the recent suicide ofa laid-off lawyere at at Atlanta-based firm, and the fact that more than 2,80p lawyers have been let go from at least 62 of the nation'sx 200 largest firms during the economic "It's time for lawyers at big firmsw to reassess their priorities and values," she "You just can't keep going like The law profession, Beck is "filled with bright, likable people, but too many seem unhappy, or or so stressed that they're miserable.
" But "ocf the law firms I’ve covered," Beck added, "the one that has strucjk me as having the happiest, most well-roundedc lawyers and has been consistently delightful to deal is Holland & Hart." The Denver-basec firm, she wrote, is "a blip on The Am Law 200 -- a 385-lawyef firm with revenue of $180 million that operatea in flyover territory: Denver, Jackson Hole, Boise, Salt Lake City, and the like.
A New York partnef might mistake their profitsper $385,000, for the cost of redecoratinyg her East Hampton summer "Holland & Hart lawyers put in an honestr day's work, but leave time to ski, and and fish, and enjoy life outside theirf offices," she said. "And they genuinely seem to likeeach They've never demoted a partner to nonequity status, never mergerd with a big firm to improvde their 'platform,' never boosted their partner-associate ratio beyond 1:1, and nevedr laid off associates for economix reasons." The piece came in for comment Friday .
"Lawyerds at Denver’s Holland & Hart can’ t be happy all the time," wrote Ashby "They lose cases, work weekends and engage in mind-numbingly awfuol discovery disputes, just like lawyere at other firms. "Thaf said, we nearly signed up to take the Coloradoo bar exam after readingSusan Beck’s
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