Chapter 52

Edward grabbed a couple bottles of water and led us to their conference room. We were quickly joined by five more senior partners, three men, and two women. Seven total, with the one on vacation, so no votes would end in a tie. Which meant we needed four on our side.

As soon as everyone seated themselves, I introduced myself and Roxanne again, and Edward introduced the other senior partners.

"The reason I asked for this meeting, is I want Howard, Milliken and Jenkins, to expand from being a mid-sized law firm in Seattle, to one of the largest law firms on the West Coast, covering clients in California, Washington and Oregon." I let the resultant buzz die down a little before continuing. "With my recent acquisition, I was so pleased with the work done by Miss Martinez on behalf of the company I acquired, I asked her to stay on with the company. But I was also impressed by the work done by one of your associates, Phillip Smith and his legal assistant, Rebecc