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Wilson Petty Kosmo &
Turner announced that it has joined the National
Minority Law Group. The alliance brings together
premier minority-owned law firms from across
the country, and helps promote business development
and exposure among its members. All members
of the alliance must have received Martindale-Hubbell's
highest rating by peers, represent corporations,
and maintain the latest technology that today's
corporate clients require.
The San Diego Daily Transcript
ran a headline story about the firm's new
alliance in the December 14, 2005 issue. A
brief excerpt of the article appears below:
By Doug Sherwin, The
Daily Transcript
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
By women-owned law firm
standards, Wilson Petty Kosmo & Turner
is big. The biggest of its kind in San Diego,
in fact. But the 19-member firm would like
to expand its reach beyond Southern California.
Its latest venture may do
just that.
Wilson Petty has joined
a unique national alliance designed to help
minority-owned firms represent businesses
on a national scale.
Known as the National Minority Law Group,
the coalition is comprised of 18 firms in
15 cities throughout the United States and
is the brainchild of Florida attorney Hank
Adorno.
"He wanted to address
the interests that many companies had for
expanding their utilization of minority attorneys
and minority-owned firms," said Regina
Petty, a partner with Wilson Petty. "They
often need regional or national representation.
Right now, there's not a national minority-owned
law firm."
Last year, according to
Petty, many Fortune 500 companies signed an
agreement calling for their legal departments
to make a commitment to the diversity of their
outside counsel.
Adorno, who's firm Adorno
& Yoss has offices in eight states and
the District of Columbia, initially wanted
to merge with several minority firms. But
the small firms balked, wanting to retain
their own identity and individual control.
An association became the
ideal solution.
"We tend to be entrepreneurial
minded," Petty said of her firm's reluctance
to any acquisition. "We value our individuality.
We enjoy the opportunity to manage our own
business. We didn't want to give that up."
To access the full
article from the San Diego Daily Transcript,
click
here.
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