The weight of the world sits on you, so the people in the firm — attorneys and staff alike — depend on you to thrive. That was really weighty.
— Richard Scheff, currently a partner at Armstrong Teasdale, explains to Law.com on why he left Montgomery McCracken, his firm of 28 years. At the time of his departure from Montgomery McCracken he was both the firm’s executive chairman and the firm’s largest revenue generator.
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