Howard Talenfeld, who gained national prominence representing abused, disabled and injured children, merged his practice into business law firm Kelley Kronenberg.

Heath Eskalyo, Kelley Kronenberg’s chief financial officer and principal partner, said the add-on might offer a “square-peg-in-round-hole perspective.” But “we try to be different than any other law firm, so the plan’s working. We say we’re progressive, so we need to back it up.”