It’s that time of year, when the largest law firm offices in the state roll out their partner promotion announcements, effective Jan. 1. The numbers of partnership offers themselves are not all that revealing: they have for the most part remained steady, or risen or fallen only modestly, this year compared to last.
“A lot of what you see is a function of timing,” James Shearin, managing partner at Pullman & Comley said. At his Bridgeport-based firm, seven new partners were added in 2013. Of those, five were lateral hires of partners from the education and municipal law practice of Sullivan, Schoen, Campane & Connon and two were promotions of associates from within.
