The bar for new lawyers' salaries has been raised to a new high of $180,000 and as the trend ripples through 77 of the country's largest firms, the jury's out on how Pittsburgh plays. There's no doubt it will pay.
Fox Chapel, which held sway for decades as a popular executive enclave, hasn't seen that appeal diminish any over the years, according to a new American City Business Journals study that ranked it as the most affluent community in Pennsylvania.
Veteran lawyers make it possible for large, full-service firms to enter the region.