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Solo and Small Firms

May 12, 2012

Finding the right chemistry

As the first Quinn Emanuel spinoff, LTL Trial attorneys credit their success to starting lean, having a firm business plan, bringing in complementary skills and having that elusive chemistry.


By Susan McRae


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - James M. Lee and K. Luan Tran said they thought long and hard before making the leap as the first spinoff of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges LLP.


They spoke to lawyers who'd opened their own shops, came up with a business model and started lean.


"This is not something we thought about overnight," Lee said. "We planned for it and we socked money away...

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