Reginald Heber Smith publishes Justice and the Poor, a seminal work in the evolution of modern legal aid in the United States.
Hale and Dorr's cumulative billing reaches its first million dollars.
"...an older senior partner is expected to work 5.5 hrs. on weekdays and 2.5 hrs. on Saturdays, with one month vacation." —Hale and Dorr Annual Report
The American Bar Association Journal debuts Reginald Heber Smith's formula to determine how partners should be fairly compensated.
Joseph Welch represents the US Army in the historic Army-McCarthy hearings.
Hale and Dorr completes its first IPO for high-tech company Analog Devices, becoming the leading law firm in the eastern United States for IPO work.
In January, Jim St. Clair leaves Hale and Dorr to become Special Counsel to President Richard Nixon during the Watergate controversy.
Lloyd Cutler argues NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co., helping the NAACP avoid a financial penalty that could have forced it to close.
Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering becomes the first charter signatory to the ABA's Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge. Hale and Dorr signs on the same year.
Hale and Dorr completes its 150th initial public offering of the decade.
