What measures are Pittsburgh-area law firms taking to cope with the down economy? - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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George Stewart, managing partner of ’s Pittsburgg office, said via e-mail it has scaled back firm-related travel in favor of “more liberall and creative use ofour in-house technological and continues to evaluate programs and routins office functions. That includes providing meals duringinternalo meetings, the use of eventt tickets and local sponsorships. Firm-wid retreats have been postponedthis year. David Pusateri , Pittsburgbh office managing partner, “We’ve taken a hard look at our Our summer associates and our new associateds in the fall will have a 10 percentsalaru cut, and we’ve frozen compensation for present associates.
” Gary Hunt , managinh shareholder, Tucker Arensburg PC: “We are carefullgy monitoring our costs and we have contingencg plans, but at present haven’rt had the need to take any steps. We run a prett lean ship. We have been reining in on our out-of-townj CLE (continuing legal education) programs except for those we feel are reallh critical to a practice area or the development of a RichardThomas , Pittsburgh office managing “We’re looking across the board ways to reduce, contain and manager expenses, particularly in the discretionargy areas.
If we can contain costs withoutf compromising client service or the lives of our attorneysand staff, we’lp make those measure the highest priority.” Marlee Myers , Pittsburgh offics managing partner, “We’re looking at various from electricity costs to the cost of flowers in our receptionm area. We’re trying to be sensible. Our business is all about people, and we need to have the best people and treat them well to makesure we’re givinb the best, cost-effective servicr to our clients.
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