About us

“Our firm honors diversity in terms of our staff composition and our client base. Our attorneys are diverse in subject matter expertise and life experiences. We have all ‘walked the walk and talked the talk.’ We relate to our clients’ issues because we have been there.”

- Bob Howard, founding partner

Top-notch Civil Rights and Civil Litigation Firm

WELL-REGARDED, PROBLEM-SOLVING, EXPERIENCED ATTORNEYS
Since 1968, the firm has represented a wide variety of plaintiffs and defendants including investors, employees, businesses, community organizations, parent groups, and consumers. Since the beginning, we have used the American judicial system to right injustices, pursue the common good, and fight fraud. We are a publicly concerned, politically active group of lawyers.

WE WANT OUR CLIENTS TO WIN
Whether win means success at trial or trial avoidance or just reconfiguring a client’s focus and resources, we work with our clients to meet their goals. When we do litigate, we plan to go all the way to trial. We know our way around the court room, so we are able to prepare every case as if it might go to trial. Often, this kind of preparation can facilitate negotiation and compromise.

CONTINUOUS COUNSELING IMPLEMENTS THE WIN
Often, we work proactively and collaboratively to build a consensus that enables our client to avoid litigation. Working with clients before and after litigation, we help them to identify trouble spots, craft solutions, and implement the changes in a way that wins the case without the need for contentious court fights.

PARTNER-LED, EXPERIENCED LITIGATION TEAMS FOCUS ON EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS
Our clients know that we create lean litigation teams, focused on efficiencies, tuned in to effective solutions. We team with our clients to help them to identify trouble spots, craft solutions, and implement the changes in a way that wins the case without the need for contentious court fights.