Pashman Stein Walder Hayden is the product of a 2016 merger between two small but powerful litigation firms, Pashman Stein and Walder Hayden. The firm had significant appellate victories in criminal, insurance and employment matters, though some of its splashiest engagements, as described below, involved efforts to push forward open public records law.

**The responses were provided by managing partner Michael Stein.**

What were some of the department's most satisfying successes of 2017, and why?