“Lean and mean” would be an apt description of how Susman Godfrey operates. Founder Stephen Susman believes that staffing cases that way delivers the best result for clients. “At Susman Godfrey, we believe in ‘one lawyer, one task,’ ” he said.
That devotion to efficiency, plus its investment in talent — Susman Godfrey hires only attorneys who have clerked for federal judges or justices of the U.S. Supreme Court — have resulted in big legal victories. “I don’t think any firm has a group of lawyers that collectively has the kind of expertise we have,” managing partner Neal Manne said. “The firm is just a well-oiled machine.”
