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More Ex-Gov't Attys Weigh Launching Firms Amid Job Crunch

By Rachel Rippetoe

As ex-government attorneys flood the Washington, D.C., job market amid the Trump administration’s push to thin the federal workforce, more are launching firms of their own, including shops from top lawyers from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the U.S. Department of Energy. But practice management advisers warn that hanging a shingle isn’t right for every government lawyer.

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