When I joined Pearson Hardman, I was a junior associate with a spreadsheet for a soul and a cat named Mikado who understood me better than any human ever could. I billed 3,000 hours my first year. I found the loophole that saved Meridian Global. I rewrote the entire firm’s doc review protocol—and did I get a plaque? No. I got a “good job, Litt” from Jessica, which I later realized was the legal equivalent of a participation ribbon.
Not “if.” When.
So here is my answer to the question you’ve all been too afraid to ask:
I have already filed the paperwork with the New York State Bar’s partnership division. I have already commissioned the new letterhead. I have already ordered the brass plaque for the lobby.
The new name will be: