Law firms trying to crack the south Florida market are getting a lukewarm reception from local firms. At first, large firms saw Miami as the gateway to Latin America and the Caribbean, but now they're also looking to capitalize on fast-growing Palm Beach and Broward counties as well as the planned opening of the Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter. However, noting that Broward already has 7,000 lawyers, County Bar Association President Timothy Bailey asks, "Do we really need any more lawyers here?"
June 26, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
When Chicago-based Arnstein & Lehr arrived last year to open an office in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the firm ruffled a few feathers by calling attorneys around town and offering them big salaries to snatch them away from other firms.
The 130-lawyer Arnstein & Lehr is one of a handful of out-of-town law firms to try to crack the lucrative south Florida market in the past year or so. But it and other invaders are getting a lukewarm reception from local firms.
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