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Solo and Small Firms

Apr. 9, 2011

Firm Learned From the Past

The first time out, David B. Van Etten grew his firm to 50 lawyers, but a crushing overhead led to its demise. This time, partners at Van Etten Suzumoto & Sipprelle LLP are narrowing their sights.


By Susan McRae


Daily Journal Staff Writer


WESTLAKE VILLAGE - Sometimes success can be too much of a good thing.


David B. Van Etten, a founding partner in five-lawyer Van Etten Suzumoto & Sipprelle LLP, discovered that the first time around.


In 1996, Van Etten and two other partners decamped from what's now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP and launched their own corporate and litigation practice.


Six months later,...

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