Hill and Barlow
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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 alumni of the firm include:
- 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
- Herbert P. Gleason, former corporation counsel of Boston
- Richard W. Renehan, President of the Boston Bar Association, President of Boston College Alumni
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.
External links
- Esq. RIP
- Boston Business Journal
- Anatomy of a breakup Hill & Barlow employees analyze firm’s demise, impact
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