(front row, l to r)
Scott Kreamer
Baker, Sterchi, Cowden & Rice
Mitch Woolery
Kutak Rock
Larry Greenbaum McAnany, Van Cleave & Phillips
Larry Frazen
Bryan Cave
Jennifer Shafer Warden Grier
Joel Voran
Lathrop & Gage
Russ Jones
Polsinelli Shughart
(back row, l to r)
Ben Mann
Husch Blackwell Sanders
Doug Reagan Foulston Siefkin
Joe Hiersteiner Seigfreid, Bingham, Levy, Selzer & Gee
John Murphy
Shook Hardy & Bacon, Sponsor
Pete Smith
McDowell, Rice, Smith & Buchanan
Ed Spalty
Armstrong Teasdale
Jim Heeter
Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal
George Wolf
Shook Hardy & Bacon, Chair & Sponsor
Mark Hinderks Stinson Morrison Hecker
Law Firms adjust to new realities of their marketplace
Sparkling blue autumn skies provided the backdrop as a number of area lawyers and managing partners took part in Ingram’s 9th annual Legal Industry Outlook assembly.
The assembly took place October 7 at the magazine’s Crossroads District office in downtown Kansas City. The assembly was chaired by George Wolf, the firm’s general
litigation division chairman, and John Murphy, the firm’s chairman.
Among the topics discussed: the impact of the economic downturn on the legal profession, changes in long-established billing procedures and the fate of the venerable billable hour, challenges with associate training and retention, and emerging opportunities related to Kansas City’s business sectors.
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