‘A Little More Than LucK’
BY ALISON MACOR
ILLUSTRATIONS BY OLIVIA K WIATKO WSKI
An oral history with a half-dozen
attorneys who got their start back
when a lawyer could cut his or
(occasionally) her teeth on trials
but some lawyers
remember when “mega-firms” were few and far between,
and so were specific practice areas.
It was also a time when loyalty to one law firm was the
norm. “If you were at a big firm, you died there,” recalls
Houston trial lawyer Steve Susman. We spoke with a
half-dozen of Texas’ top attorneys on topics ranging
from why jury trials are vanishing to what it’s like to
argue before the Supreme Court. 5
