Media Mentions
2008
Carol Harrington, George Heisler, Henry "Terry" Christensen and Jonathan Lurie were quoted in the August/September issue of Private Wealth Magazine on McDermott's elite Private Client Department. "Within a law firm, a department or practice group needs to be successful vis-à-vis the other departments in order to be able to grow or receive capital when necessary," explained Mr. Heisler. "Our private client group is very strong internally, but I know lawyers at other firms who are not being permitted to build their groups because they're not deemed to be profitable enough," he added. Working in estate planning, one needs not only technical skills, but people skills as well. "The single most important factor in estate planning is understanding your clients and having a genuine concern for them...," Mr. Lurie said.
Henry Christensen III, Carol A. Harrington, Quentin G. Heisler Jr., Jonathan C. Lurie, Private Client
George Heisler was quoted in the February 5 issue of Chicago Daily Law Bulletin about the importance of legal services for the poor. "It's always seemed to me that we have a duty to provide service to the community using the talents we have," Mr. Heisler said.
Quentin G. Heisler Jr., Private Client
George Heisler was quoted in the February issue of Chicago Lawyer in an article on what law firms are doing to define their cultures and separate themselves from the rest. "Part of the culture has to be that we are fair and supportive to our younger lawyers," Mr. Heisler said. "We spend very significant amounts of money training and developing new lawyers. We are assuming in the highly technical world we exist in that most schools don't prepare our lawyers for the highly technical practice areas we have. There has to be a commitment to that teaching."
Quentin G. Heisler Jr., Private Client
2007
George Heisler was quoted in the August issue of Chicago Lawyer in an article about law firm bullies. Mr. Heisler described a bully as someone who doesn’t participate in the firm’s mission. "I have been practicing 39 years and I’ve seen a whole lot of things happen,” Mr. Heisler said. “This law firm is a big part of my life. I don’t want to practice in an atmosphere that is corrosive and selfish, and an atmosphere where there is no collegiality, and no particular friendship," he added.
Quentin G. Heisler Jr., Private Client
2006
Q. George Heisler and Carol Harrington were mentioned in the March 20 issue of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and the March 29 issue of the Daily Deal about being named partner-in-charge of McDermott's Chicago office and being named chair of the Firm's private client department, respectively.
