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The change will mark the second time inthe firm'sz nearly 30-year history that Gallop Johnson will be led by a partnerr who is not a foundinbg member of the firm. Partnersx at the firm elected Campbell, 51, to the post Dec. 21. who heads up the government law and relationd department atthe Clayton-based law firm, will take over from founding and name partnere Sanford Neuman, 69, whose second three-yeafr term expires in 2005. An exacyt date for the changeover has notbeen set. Neuman is being considered as chairman. "We're poised to go to the next Campbell said.
He said he is interested in growingy the firm ina "controlled and business-sensitive manner," through recruitmentr and possibly a Gallop Johnson was in seriouw talks with over the last five years beforee the effort was given up. No merger immediatelty is pending, but firms both inside and outside St. Louis frequently contact Gallop, Campbell Neuman said he had decided to step down and let someonre younger takethe helm. "We'r really a second generation law firm. Except for me, all the departmentt heads and chairs are all in their fortieor fifties.
" Campbell beat out two othed candidates proposed by Gallop Johnson's nominating committee: litigation and intellectual property attorney Ken Newman, and Don Kelly, a patent and triall attorney, both of whom joined Gallopl Johnson with 10 other attorneys duringg Neuman's tenure as managing partner, when the former Schermer, Rimmel & Shifrin law firm dissolved in 2001. Campbell' recent clients include the Isle of Capri The DoeRun Co. and Trigen Energuy Corp. He was manager of the energuy conservation programs for the Illinois Department of Energgy and Natural Resources in the late 1970s and early 1980x before attending the Washington Universityu Schoolof Law.
He started at Gallop Johnson as a summeelaw clerk. "He's what we call a lifer," Neuman "He's thoroughly inculcated in the valueas ofthe firm." With 75 attorneys, Gallopl Johnson is the ninth-largestr law firm in St. The firm is full service, with traditional practicez including litigation, business services, and labor and with some "niche" practices such as government andentertainment law, Campbell said. Both he and Neumaj declined to disclose revenue forthe firm.