BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : SEPTEMBER 11, 2000 ISSUE
GOVERNMENT: ELECTION 2000

Big Bucks from Trial Lawyers


Plaintiffs' attorneys are giving more to Democratic candidates than ever

LAW FIRM              2000 CYCLE    '96 CYCLE    % TO DEMOCRATS

WILLIAMS, BAILEY         $1.2 million    $471,850            99

PETER ANGELOS             933,200         171,00            100

NESS, MOTLEY, LOADHOLT,   825,790         257,100           100
RICHARDSON & POOLE

NIX, PATTERSON & ROACH    740,250         473,500           100

PROVOST & UMPHREY         454,250         197,192           100

BARON & BUDD              433,603         276,250            99

WEITZ & LUXENBERG         374,500         118,000            99

REAUD, MORGAN & QUINN     317,000          63,750            99

O'QUINN & LAMINACK        226,550         163,950            99

WAITE, SCHNEIDER,         225,600         341,495            99
BAYLESS & CHELSEA


DATA: BUSINESS WEEK, CENTER FOR RESPONSIVE POLITICS


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