Since 9/11, law firms have had to contend with their attorneys being called to active duty. A number of firms offer a stipend to make up the difference between a lawyer's salary and his or her military pay. But with associates absent, firms have slack to pick up. "They have had to work longer, harder, without vacations and weekends," says Clark & DiStefano's Robert DiStefano, a captain stationed in Iraq, of his co-workers back home. "These guys stood by me, and I'm going to do the same when I get back."
September 14, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
When Robert DiStefano went to war, his Sea Girt firm gave him more than a hearty handshake and a promise to write. It tendered a stipend of $25,000 covering some of the difference between his salary and his Army pay.
Then Clark & DiStefano had to hire an associate to fill in.
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