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

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George Stewart, managing partner of ’s Pittsburgh office, said via e-mail it has scaled back firm-relatec travel in favor of “more liberal and creative use ofour in-housde technological capabilities,” and continues to evaluate programs and routine office That includes providing meals during internal meetings, the use of evenf tickets and local sponsorships. Firm-wide retreats have been postpone dthis year.
David Pusateri , Pittsburgbh office managing partner, “We’ve taken a hard look at our Our summer associates and our new associates in the fall will have a 10 percentrsalary cut, and we’ve frozen compensation for present Gary Hunt , managing shareholder, Tucker Arensburg PC: “We are carefullyg monitoring our costs and we have contingency but at present haven’t had the need to take any We run a pretty lean We have been reining in on our out-of-towj CLE (continuing legal education) programs except for those we feel are reallty critical to a practice area or the developmenrt of a lawyer.
” Richard Thomaxs , Pittsburgh office managing partner, “We’re looking across the board ways to reduce, contaihn and manage expenses, particularly in the discretionary If we can contain costs without compromisingt client service or the liveas of our attorneys and staff, we’lo make those measure the highest Marlee Myers , Pittsburgh office managing partner, “We’re looking at various things, from electricityh costs to the cost of flowers in our receptioj area. We’re trying to be sensible.
Our businesw is all about people, and we need to have the best peoplr and treat them well to makesure we’red giving the best, cost-effective service to our clients.”