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			Michael J. Bowers: Partner at Balch & Bingham, LLP By Charisse Dengler Michael J. Bowers is a true Southern gentleman, complete with the accent and the good manners. He is also a partner at Balch & Bingham, LLP, the former Attorney General of Georgia, and chairman of the Georgia Judicial Nominating Commission. In addition, Bowers was named by Georgia Trend Magazine as one of the ''100 Most Influential Georgians'' for eight consecutive years (from 1990 to 1997) and received the honor again in 2003. + read more Date: 05-07-2007 Current rating: 10

			Katherine Bacal: Partner with Baker & McKenzie, LLP By Kenneth Davis Before going to law school, Katherine Bacal had no plans to enter the legal profession. In fact, she initially wanted to be a history professor. + read more Date: 04-02-2007

			John (''Jack'') Wm. Butler, Jr.: Partner with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP By Kenneth Davis John Butler's motivation to enter the legal profession did not stem from a lifelong dream of one day becoming an attorney. Rather, he went into law because of his father's bad experiences with attorneys in business dealings. + read more Date: 03-26-2007 Current rating: 10

			Amar Thakur Utilized His Legal Skills and Experience to Help Build the Intellectual Property Practice at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP By Kenneth Davis When Amar Thakur graduated from law school back in 1995, he initially wanted to go into business law but ended up going into intellectual property law instead. Thakur said he first got into IP law because of his technical background. + read more Date: 03-19-2007

			Kevin Culligan Helps to Expand the Intellectual Property Practice at King & Spalding, LLP By Kenneth Davis Kevin Culligan's decision to enter the legal profession did not stem from a lifelong ambition to become an attorney but, rather, from an experience he had while helping some of his friends as an undergrad at Colgate University in Hamilton, NY, more than 30 years ago. + read more Date: 03-12-2007

			A. Martin Wickliff, Jr., Excels in His Labor and Employment Practice at Epstein Becker Green Wickliff & Hall By Kenneth Davis A. Martin Wickliff, Jr., decided early in life that he wanted to enter the legal field. He said when he was young, he worked in his father's law office, and being in that environment cultivated his interest in law. + read more Date: 03-05-2007

			Richard Costigan of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips Rose to the Challenge as One of Governor Schwarzenegger's Top Aides By Kenneth Davis When Richard Costigan graduated from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Alabama in 1991, he never dreamed that a mere 12 years later he would be one of the top aides to the governor of one of the largest states in the union. From November 2003 to November 2006, Costigan served as Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Affairs Secretary for California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Costigan's achievement illustrates that one doesn't have to be a graduate of a big-name Ivy League law school to become hugely successful in the legal field. + read more Date: 02-26-2007

			Trial Attorney Glenn V. Whitaker Takes Charge as Partner at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, LLP By Kenneth Davis Cincinnati-based trial lawyer Glenn V. Whitaker has had a long and distinguished legal career and is recognized as one of the top litigators in his field. He worked as Special Litigation Counsel for the United States Department of Justice for four years and has litigated a broad spectrum of cases over the course of his career. He is also a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. And he was recently named in The Best Lawyers in America in three categories: criminal, business litigation, and personal injury. Whitaker is also included in Ohio Lawyer as one of the state's ''Winningest'' litigators. In 2004, he was selected by his peers as one of the top 10 "Super Lawyers" in Ohio. + read more Date: 02-12-2007

			J. Bennett Clark brought courtroom savvy to his intellectual property practice at Senniger Powers By Kenneth Davis When J. Bennett Clark joined St. Louis-based Senniger Powers, the largest intellectual property firm in Missouri, he had very little knowledge of intellectual property law. + read more Date: 02-05-2007

			Mark F. Nowak, Partner at Thorp, Reed & Armstrong, Enjoys the Autonomy of Being a Lawyer By Kenneth Davis Civil trial lawyer Mark Nowak has had an interest in politics and government since he was very young, and he said that interest ultimately led him to consider a legal career. + read more Date: 01-29-2007

			Jonathan C. "Jay" Augustine: A Litigator at Heart Who Believes Community Involvement Is as Important as Winning Cases By Kenneth Davis Successful labor and employment litigator Jay Augustine said that two key factors contributed to his decision to enter the legal profession. One was the social exposure he received from his mother, who was a social studies teacher, and the other was his environment. + read more Date: 01-22-2007

			Kieran Shanahan Shines in Both Law and Politics By Kenneth Davis The environment in which Kieran Shanahan grew up played a pivotal role in shaping his career in the legal field and the political arena. + read more Date: 01-15-2007

			Shaun C. Clark Enjoys the Variety and Challenge of Being a Top Entertainment Attorney By Kenneth Davis As an undergrad at the University of Texas at Arlington in the early 1990s, Shaun Clark aspired to have a career in the entertainment industry and believed that pursuing a career in law would be the best way to reach his goal. + read more Date: 01-09-2007

			Andrei Iancu Went from Designing Satellites to Arguing Cases By Kenneth Davis Before becoming an attorney, Andrei Iancu was an award-winning engineer at Hughes Aircraft. He said he always had an interest in law and decided to go to law school after working at Hughes for four years. + read more Date: 01-01-2007 Current rating: 10

			Jerome L. Ringler: Partner with Ringler Kearney Alvarez, LLP, Los Angeles, CA By Kenneth Davis When Jerome L. Ringler decided as an undergrad at Michigan State University that he wanted a career in the legal field, he had a very clear idea of the type of attorney he wanted to be. + read more Date: 12-18-2006

			Barbara L. Johnson: Partner with Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Washington, DC By Kenneth Davis Employment litigator Barbara Johnson had already established a solid career before going into law. She worked as an analytical chemist and instrument engineer for The Dow Chemical Company in Midland, MI, for five years prior to becoming an attorney. She said two attorney friends piqued her interest in law while she was working at Dow. + read more Date: 12-11-2006 Current rating: 1

			Adam Levin: Partner with Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp, LLP, Los Angeles, CA By Kenneth Davis Labor and employment litigator Adam Levin said he likes to comb through all the details and facts of a case, taking them apart and putting them back together like the parts of a three-dimensional puzzle. And he also loves a good mystery. + read more Date: 11-27-2006

			Arturo J. Gonzalez: Partner with Morrison & Foerster, LLP, San Francisco, CA By Kenneth Davis Before he decided to become an attorney, Arturo Gonzalez was interested in another branch of law: law enforcement. + read more Date: 11-20-2006

			Cynthia H. Cwik: Partner with Latham & Watkins, San Diego, CA By Kenneth Davis Cynthia Cwik already knew what she wanted to do at an age when most of her peers were still trying to decide if the Easter Bunny was real. + read more Date: 11-13-2006

			Nancy L. Abell: Partner with Paul, Hastings, Janofsky, and Walker, LLP, Los Angeles, CA By Kenneth Davis As an undergraduate at Pitzer College in the early '70s, Nancy Abell did not plan on going to law school. After graduating first in her class with a B.A. in Psychology in 1972, she began working for the City of Los Angeles Personnel Department, where she remained for four and a half years. During that time, she was a member of Mayor Tom Bradley's Affirmative Action Task Force and Advisory Committee on the Status of Women. And for her last two and a half years at the department, she served as Supervisor for the City of Los Angeles' Affirmative Action Unit. Abell said the work she performed while in that position ''cultivated [her] interest in employment law.'' + read more Date: 10-30-2006

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