Hill and Barlow

Hill & Barlow was a law firm in Boston, Massachusetts that was dissolved in 2002. Founded in 1895, the firm had been one of the city's oldest and most elite firms,^[1] and was also the 12th largest in Boston at the time of its dissolution, employing 138 lawyers.^[2] The firm was founded by Arthur Hill, known for defending the anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti. Hill & Barlow was dissolved when approximately one third of the firm, mostly the real estate group, left, eventually joining Piper Rudnick (now DLA Piper) in 2003.^[3] (A group representing authors and movie producers were the first to leave for Fish & Richardson.) Remaining attorneys reported feeling "blindsided" by the unexpected upheaval, but those departing felt that the planned restructuring was coming too late.^[3]

Notable alumni

Notable employees included:

Robert Mueller, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
Michael S. Greco, President of the American Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association, the New England Bar Association, and the New England Bar Foundation;
Former Massachusetts governors Endicott Peabody, Michael Dukakis and William Weld;
Deval Patrick, the first African American Governor of Massachusetts and former U.S. assistant attorney general for Civil Rights under Bill Clinton;
Former federal district court judge Reginald C. Lindsay of the District of Massachusetts;
Former Massachusetts State Senator Jarrett Barrios;
John A. E. Pottow, professor of law at the University of Michigan Law School.

References

^ Caplan, Lincoln (June 2013). "Esq., RIP". Legal Affairs.
^ Resende, Patricia (9 December 2002). "Hill & Barlow to shut its doors". Boston Business Journal. American City Business Journals. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b Feibelmann, Lynne (February 2003). "Anatomy of a breakup: Hill & Barlow employees analyze firm's demise, impact". Massachusetts Bar Association.

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[1] Caplan, Lincoln (June 2013). "Esq., RIP". Legal Affairs.

[2] Resende, Patricia (9 December 2002). "Hill & Barlow to shut its doors". Boston Business Journal. American City Business Journals. Retrieved 26 February 2020.

[:0-3] Feibelmann, Lynne (February 2003). "Anatomy of a breakup: Hill & Barlow employees analyze firm's demise, impact". Massachusetts Bar Association.

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