James Shea, who stepped down as Venable’s chairman in February after 23 years in firm leadership, might need to cut out the legal work altogether. Last week Shea was outed as a potential candidate for governor of Maryland, spurred partly by his disdain for President Donald Trump.

The move could mean a delicate professional choice for the corporate litigator. As the relationship partner for several major Venable clients, Shea had lately been building his billable hours back up from the days when he was managing the firm.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]