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DuPont Strategic Partners- Primary Law Firms

DuPont is a leader in law firm partnering. Before 1992, it had more than 350 law firms and scores of service providers and consultants. DuPont transformed this group during a three-and-a-half year “convergence process” into a legal network of 40 Primary Law Firms (PLFs), 10 Primary Service Providers  (PSPs)
and Diverse Legal Suppliers. The DuPont Legal Model served as a framework for this process.

Each member in our legal network is a true long-term "strategic partner." Since our success depends on the quality of our business relationships, these firms were chosen very carefully. PLFs and Service Providers are selected based on their commitment to:

  • Competence, excellence and getting results.
  • Mutual financial success.
  • Technology and work process reengineering.
  • The retention and contribution of women and minorities.
  • Taking risks and advancing creativity.
  • A willingness to be innovative and progressive.

In this section, you’ll find information about our PLFs. Please take a few minutes to learn more about their capabilities. We believe that you’ll be as impressed with them as we are. Just click on the law firm’s name and you’ll be taken to a profile of the firm with a link to its own website.

 

 

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Lawrence E. Abbott, Esq.
Engagement Partner
larry-abbott@abbott-simses.com
(W)504-568-9393*228

400 Lafayette Street
Suite 200
New Orleans, LA 70130

Deborah Kuchler, Esq.
Account Manager
deb-kuchler@abbott-simses.com
(W)504-568-9393 *238
 
Charles H. Abbott, Esq.
Account Manager
cabbott@abbott-simses.com (W)504-568-9393*206

 

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Rick Simses
Account Manager
rick-simses@abbott-simses.com
(W)713-627-1913*110

1360 Post Oak Blvd.
Suite 1700
Houston, TX 77056

 

 

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David B. Thomas, Esq.
Engagement Partner
dbthomas@agmtlaw.com
(W)304-720-4231

500 Lee St. East
Suite 800
Charleston, WV 25301

Stephanie Thacker, Esq.
Account Manager
sdthacker@agmtlaw.com
(W)304-720-4233
 

 

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Steven W. Suflas, Esq.
Account Manager
suflas@ballardspahr.com
(W)856-761-3466
Plaza 1000, Suite 500
Main Street
Vorhees, NJ 08043

Denise Keyser
Account Manager
keyserd@ballardspahr.com
(W)856-761-3442
 

 

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Mark S. Stewart, Esq.
Engagement Partner
stewartm@ballardspahr.com
(W)215-864-8225
1735 Market Street
51st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7599

David S. Fryman, Esq.
Account Manager
fryman@ballardspahr.com
(W)215-864-8105
 

 

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Lindley J. Brenza
Account Manager
lindley.brenza@bartlit-beck.com

(W)303-592-3130
Chicago Office
Courthouse Place
54 West Hubbard Street
Chicago, Illinois 60610

Denver Office
1899 Wynkoop Street, 8th Floor
Denver, Colorado 80202

Adam Hoeflich
Account Manager (Chicago Office)
adam.hoeflich@bartlit-beck.com
(W)312-494-4473
 
Sidney (Skip) N. Herman, Esq.
Engagement Partner (Chicago Office)
skip.herman@bartlit-beck.com
(W)312-494-4414


 

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Amílcar Peredo
Engagement Partner & Account Manager
aperedo@basham.com.mx
(W)(52 55) 5261-0499
Paseo de los Tamarindos
No. 400-A, 9o. Piso
Col. Bosques de las Lomas
05120 México, D.F.
 

 

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Donald L. Flexner
Engagement Partner
dflexner@bsfllp.com
(W)212-446-2384
5301 Wisconsin Ave. N.W.
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20015

James P. Denvir
Acount Manager
jdenvir@bsfllp.com
(W)202-895-7560
 

 

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S. Jan Hueber, Esq.
Account Manager
jhueber@cottenschmidt.com
(W)817-338-4500
420 Throckmorton Street
Suite 500
Fort Worth, TX 76102

Larry E. Cotten, Esq.
Engagement Partner
cotten@cottenschmidt.com
(W)817-338-4500
 

 

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Scott L. Winkelman, Esq.
Engagement Partner
swinkelman@crowell.com
(W)202-624-2972

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004-2595

David B. Siegel, Esq.
Account Manager
dsiegel@crowell.com
(W)202-624-2662
 
Kathleen Taylor Sooy
Account Manager
ksooy@crowell.com
(W)202-624-2608

 

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Ricardo G. Cedillo
Engagement Partner
rcedillo@lawdcm.com
(W)210-822-6666
McCombs Plaza, Suite 500
755 E. Mulberry Ave.
San Antonio, TX 78212

Rick Espey
Account Manager
respey@lawdcm.com
(W)210-822-6666
 

 

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Robert S. Krause, Esq.
Engagement Partner
rkrause@dickinson-wright.com
(W)313-223-3670
500 Woodward Avenue
Suite 4000
Detroit, MI 48226-3425

Kathleen A. Lang
Account Manager
klang@dickinson-wright.com
(W)313-223-3771
 

 

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Bernard Nash, Esq.
Engagement Partner
NashB@dicksteinshapiro.com
(W)202-828-2209
(F) 202-420-2201
Dickstein Shapiro LLP
1825 Eye Street NW
Washington, DC 20006-5403

Milton Marquis, Esq.
Account Manager
MarquisM@dicksteinshapiro.com
(W)202-572-2659
(F) 202-420-2201
 
R. Bruce Holcomb, Esq.
Account Manager
HolcombB@dicksteinshapiro.com
(W)202-828-2242
(F)202-420-2201

 

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William O. Dillingham, Esq.
Engagement Partner
wod@wirepaladin.com
(W)415-397-2700 *230
225 Bush Street
6th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
 

 

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Paul A. Smith, Esq.
Engagement Partner
paulsmith@eversheds.com
(W)011-44-845-498-4464
Senator House
85 Queen Victoria Street
London, England EC4V 4JL

Linda Smith
Account Manager
lindasmith@eversheds.com
(W)011-44-845-498-4685
 

 

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Winthrop A. Rockwell, Esq.
Engagement Partner
wrockwell@faegre.com
(W)612-766-6901
2200 Wells Fargo Center
Minneapolis, MN 55402-3901

John P. Mandler, Esq.
Account Manager
jmandler@faegre.com
(W)612-766-7221
 
Dara D. Mann
Account Manager
dmann@faegre.com
(W)678-627-8190


 

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Ronald J. Walker
Account Manager
rwalker@fasken.com
(W)416-865-4447
Toronto Dominion Bank Tower
Box 20, Toronto-Dominion Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5K 1N6

Roxanne McCormick
Engagement Partner
rmccormick@tor.fasken.com
(W)416-865-4407
 

 

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Clement L. Glynn, Esq.
Engagement Partner
cglynn@glynnfinley.com
(W)925-210-2801
One Walnut Creek Center
100 Pringle Avenue
Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Quin Elen Marshall
Account Manager
qmarshall@glynnfinley.com
(W)925-210-2847
 
Andrew T. Mortl
Account Manager
amortl@glynnfinley.com
(W)925-210-2805

 

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Tom Harrison, Esq.
Engagement Partner
tomharrison@hmwpc.com
(W)361-888-8041
711 N. Carancahua
Suite 1810
P.O. Box 2738
Corpus Christi, TX 78402

Roxana Venecia, Esq.
Account Manager
roxanavenecia@hmwpc.com
(W)361-888-8041
 

 

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Leora Ben-Ami
Engagement Partner
lbenami@kayescholer.com
(W) 212-836-7203
425 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022-3598

Thomas F. Fleming
Account Manager
tfleming@kayescholer.com
(W) 212-836-7515
 

 

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A.Stephens Clay, Esq.
Engagement Partner
sclay@kilpatrickstockton.com
(W)404-815-6514
(F) 404-541-3158


1100 Peachtree Street
Suite 2800
Atlanta, GA 30309 - 4530
George L. Murphy, Jr., Esq.
Account Manager
gmurphy@kilpatrickstockton.com
(W)404-815-6378
(F)404-541-3315

 

 

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Peter J. Kalis, Esq.
Engagement Partner
peter.kalis@klgates.com
(W)412-355-6562
535 Smithfield St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Thomas E. Birsic, Esq.
Account Manager
thomas.birsic@klgates.com
(W)412-355-6538
 

 

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James K. Leader, Esq.
Engagement Partner
jkleader@leaderberkon.com
(W)212-486-2400 *17
630 Third Avenue
17th Floor
New York, NY 10017

Fred Berkon, Esq.
Account Manager
fberkon@leaderberkon.com
(W)212-486-2400 *16
 

 

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Douglas L. Irish, Esq.
Engagement Partner
dirish@lrlaw.com
(W)602-262-5398
40 North Central Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85004-4429

José A. Cardenas, Esq.
Account Manager
jcardenas@lrlaw.com
(W)602-262-5790
 

 

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John M. Johnson, Esq.
Engagement Partner
jjohnson@lfwlaw.com
(W)205-581-0716
The Clark Building
400 North 20th Street
Birmingham, AL 35203 –3200

Natasha L. Wilson
Account Manager
nwilson@lfwlaw.com
(W)205-581-1507
 

 

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Jacquelyn E. Stone
Engagement Partner
jstone@mcguirewoods.com
(W)804-775-1046

One James Center
901 East Cary Street
Richmond, VA 23219-4030
Steven R. Williams
Account Manager
srwilliams@mcguirewoods.com
(W)804-775-1141
 

 

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Sandra Clark
Engagement Partner
sandraclark@mehaffyweber.com
(W)409-835-5011
2615 Calder Avenue
Suite 800
Beaumont, TX 77702

M. C. Carrington, Esq.
Account Manager
mccarrington@mehaffyweber.com
(W)409-835-5011
 

 

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P. Clarkson Collins, Jr., Esq.
Engagement Partner
pcollins@morrisjames.com
(W)302-888-6990
222 Delaware Avenue
10th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801

Lewis H. Lazarus, Esq.
Account Manager
llazarus@morrisjames.com
(W)302-888-6970
 
Thomas E. Hanson Jr.
Account Manager
thanson@morrisjames.com
302-888-6892

 

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Mark R. Sussman, Esq
Account Manager (CT Office)
msussman@murthalaw.com
(W)860-240-6000
CT Office
City Place I
185 Asylum Street
Hartford, CT 06103-3469

MA Office
99 High Street
Boston, MA 02110
John C. Wyman, Esq.
Engagement Partner (MA Office)
jcwyman@murthalaw.com
(W)617-457-4041
  Susan J. Baronoff, Esq.
Account Manager (MA Office)
sbaronoff@murthalaw.com
(W)617-457-4031


 

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Kevin Hogan
Account Manager
khogan@phillipslytle.com
(W)716-847-8331
One HSBC Center, Suite 3400
Buffalo, NY 14203

Lisa L. Smith, Esq.
Engagement Partner
lsmith@phillipslytle.com
(W)716-847-8336
 

 

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Roy Alan Cohen
Engagement Partner
racohen@pbnlaw.com
(W) 973-889-4235

100 Southgate Parkway
Post Office Box 1997
Morristown, NJ 07962-1997


Lisa Murtha Bromberg
Account Manager
lmbromberg@pbnlaw.com
(W) 973-889-4209

 

 

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Richard L. Horwitz, Esq.
Engagement Partner
rhorwitz@potteranderson.com
(W)302-984-6027

Hercules Plaza
1313 N. Market Street
6th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19899
Kathleen Furey McDonough, Esq.
Account Manager
kmcdonough@potteranderson.com
(W)302-984-6032
 

 

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Kenneth T. Okamoto, Esq.
Engagement Partner
kokamoto@pohlhawaii.com
(W)808-538-1113
Ocean View Center
707 Richards Street
Suite 728
Honolulu, HI 96813

Sandra Himeno Okamoto, Esq.
Account Manager
sokamoto@pohlhawaii.com
(W)808-538-1113
 

 

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Andrew C. Schirrmeister III, Esq.
Engagement Partner
acs@sdablaw.com
(W)713-221-2500

700 Milam, 10th floor
Houston, TX 77002
George R. Diaz-Arrastia, Esq.
Account Manager
gdarrastia@sdablaw.com
(W)713-221-2500
 

 

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Nancy Erfle
Account Manager
nerfle@schwabe.com
(W)503-796-2497
Pacwest Center
Suites 1600-1900
1211 SW Fifth Ave.
Portland, OR 97204-3795

Elizabeth A. Schleuning, Esq.
Engagement Partner
eschleuning@schwabe.com
(W)503-796-2865
 
Mark Long
Account Manager
mlong@schwabe.com
(W)503-796-2933


 

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Edward A. Moss, Esq.
Engagement Partner
emoss@shb.com
(W)305-358-5171 *69084
Miami Center, Suite 2400
201 South Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, Fl 33131-4332

Elieen Moss
Account Manager
etilghman@shb.com
(W)305-358-5171*69088
 

 

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Patrick McLarney
Account Manager
pmcLarney@shb.com
(W)816-474-6550 *31042

One Kansas City Place
1200 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64105-2118

 

 

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Paula L. Durst, Esq.
Account Manager
pdurst@spilmanlaw.com
(W)304-340-3834

Spilman Center
300 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Post Office Box 273
Charleston, WV 25321-0273
Niall Paul
Engagement Partner
npaul@spilmanlaw.com
(W)304-340-3874

 

 

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Robin G. Weaver, Esq.
Engagement Partner
rweaver@ssd.com
(W)216-479-8572
4900 Society Center
127 Public Square
Cleveland, OH 44114-1304

C.Craig Woods, Esq.
Account Manager
cwoods@ssd.com
(W)614-365-2825
 

 

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Dianna Baker Shew
Account Manager
dianna.shew@stites.com
(W) 615-782-2215
Stites & Harbison, PLLC
401 Commerce Street
Suite 800
Nashville, TN 37219


 

 

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John M. (Mark) Rochefort, Esq.
Engagement Partner
Mrochefort@wbcounsel.com
(W)213-576-1101
333 South Hope Street
16th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071

Lisa Gilford, Esq.
Account Manager
Lgilford@wbcounsel.com
(W)213-576-1114
 

 

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James P. Dorr, Esq.
Engagement Partner
dorr@wildmanharrold.com
(W)312-201-2629
225 W. Wacker Drive
Suite 3000
Chicago, IL 60606

Sarah Olson
Account Manager
olson@wildmanharrold.com
(W)312-201-2602
 

 

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Byron Leet
Account Manager
bleet@wyattfirm.com
(W)502-562-7354

500 West Jefferson Street
Suite 2600
Louisville, KY 40202-2898

 

 

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Cheryl W. Patterson
Engagement Partner
cpatterson@wyattfirm.com
(W)901-537-1013
(F)901-537-1010

1715 Aaron Brenner Drive
Suite 800
Memphis, TN 38120-4367

Mark Vorder-Bruegge, Jr
Account Manager
mvorder-bruegge@wyattfirm.com
(W)901-537-1069
 

 


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