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Jun. 6, 2014

Leap of Faith

Five-attorney litigation boutique Lewis & Llewellyn LLP in San Francisco started two years ago with no work and now boasts a client list nearing 100, ranging from small tech companies to large corporations.

By David Ruiz

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - When Paul T. Llewellyn and Marc R. Lewis set up Lewis & Llewellyn LLP in 2012, they had zero clients. But that changed on the first day they went to work at their new firm, when an energy software developer Opower Inc. called about an unlawful detainer matter.

"It was very much a leap of faith," Llewellyn said, who originally served as a barrister in London, practicing civil and crimi... (continued)

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