Bloomberg Law
Aug. 31, 2017, 10:45 PM UTC

Some Houston Big Law Firms Spared Worst of Harvey’s Damage

Stephanie Russell-Kraft

Big Law firms with Houston offices are still in recovery mode following Hurricane Harvey, which dropped more than 50 inches of rain over the metropolitan region last weekend. Fortunately, many firms with downtown offices were spared the worst of the record-breaking storm’s damage.

Kenneth Broughton, managing partner of Reed Smith’s Houston office, said it could have been “so much worse.”

“I would say a fairly high percentage of attorneys live either downtown or within 15 or 20 minutes from downtown, and most of those areas were not flooded,” he said. The firm plans to re-open its Houston location on Tuesday ...

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