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WilmerHale has been and continues to be home to many leaders. Not only leaders in the firm and in the legal profession, but leaders who have made significant contributions to the advancement of causes that have shaped our nation's history. Those who went before us continue to inspire those among us today.
Here, we celebrate some of our most revered past leaders, with commentary from current leaders.
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James St. Clair (1920-2001)
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Commentary by Bill Lee, Co-Managing Partner
Commentary by Bill Lee, Co-Managing Partner
Known for his judgment, his integrity and his “indefinable distinction” as a trial lawyer, Jim St. Clair is best remembered for his assistance to Joe Welch at the Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954, and—20 years later—for his role as Special Counsel to President Nixon during the Watergate controversy. With his passionate belief in “a client, not a cause,” St. Clair earned acclaim for his willingness to take on matters across the ideological spectrum, including those described by The Boston Globe as “some of the most politically and socially polarizing cases of the century.” In honor of St. Clair’s legacy, one of the firm’s community service partner organizations—Discovering Justice: The James D. St. Clair Court Education Project—now bears his name.
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