Houston’s Susman Godfrey has amended its partnership agreement to create a leadership succession plan, Steve Susman says. Susman and Lee Godfrey, the founding and name partners, are respectively 70 and 71 years old. They historically have been the only lawyers at the firm to hold the title of managing partner. “Lee and I were designated despots for decades,” Susman says.

Houston’s Susman Godfrey has amended its partnership agreement to create a leadership succession plan, Steve Susman says. Susman and Lee Godfrey, the founding and name partners, are respectively 70 and 71 years old. They historically have been the only lawyers at the firm to hold the title of managing partner. “Lee and I were designated despots for decades,” Susman says.

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