LOS ANGELES -- In 1993, Richard Chernick had a decision to make. He was finishing his service as president of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and had spent three years devoting much of his time to the administration of the organization.
His firm, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, had given Chernick leeway to dedicate himself to the role. During that time, many of his clients had been assigned to other partners.
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