At most law firms, management isn't a career track. Barry Levin was quick to trade the boardroom for the courtroom after his six-year tenure as Heller Ehrman's chairman. "When I finished, I was not yet into my 50s," says Levin, who led 700-lawyer Heller from 1999 to 2005. "For better or worse, that was a little young to ride off into the sunset." With the exception of a handful of firm chieftains, most lawyers-cum-managers eventually face a choice: Return to practice or move on to something else.
August 23, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
Barry Levin was quick to trade the boardroom for the courtroom after his six-year tenure as Heller Ehrman’s chairman.
Just months after his final term expired in the spring of 2005, he stepped into the role of lead trial lawyer in an insurance recovery dispute for Heller client Kelly-Moore Paints.
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