Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series on Dickstein Shapiro.
On the last page of his memoir, Sidney Dickstein, founding partner of the now defunct law firm Dickstein Shapiro, reserved space to vent about a pressing issue for law firms.
As Dickstein saw it, big firm lawyers were too focused on profitability, and he singled out one person for driving this trend.
“I am convinced that Steve Brill, the creator and publisher of The American Lawyer … has been the figure of greatest influence on the profession – an evil influence,” Dickstein wrote. Brill’s magazine and its ...
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