To Frederick Kosmo, name partner at Wilson Turner Kosmo, the legal market in San Diego is a microcosm of the broader, national market. “My sense is that the bigger firms are challenged because of the difficult economy,” he said. “Smaller to midsize firms that provide more efficient services are doing OK.”
Wilson Turner is a 25-attorney litigation boutique based in San Diego specializing in employment law, products liability and business litigation defense. The model has proved durable. “Litigation is less recession-sensitive,” Kosmo said. “If you have — let’s say, a real estate transaction-related department — I would think, because real estate transactions are really slow, those practices are difficult.”
