Company Profile
Quarles & Brady LLP
Company Overview
Quarles & Brady LLP provides broad-based, national-level legal services through a strong network of regional practices and local offices. In our Firm’s distinguished 120-year history, we have grown from a small, well-respected local Milwaukee law firm to a place among the Am Law 200, building a national practice and earning a comparable reputation throughout the United States.
Our lawyers practice from offices in Chicago, Illinois; Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Naples and Tampa, Florida; Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Shanghai, China; and Washington, D.C. Through all the changes, one attribute has remained constant: We bring a common-sense, solution-oriented approach to our clients’ complicated legal problems.
Our success has been based on the strength of our client relationships. It is our philosophy that we have reached our goals only when our clients’ objectives have been met — and exceeded.
This reputation for client service is the natural result of excellent legal knowledge and high-quality counsel, delivered in a timely, direct and client-focused manner. Recognition has also come from our peers: 160 of the Firm’s attorneys were selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2013.
Our clients include major national and multinational corporations, educational and research institutions, municipalities and government agencies, nonprofits, charitable organizations, industry executives and high-net-worth individuals. Our attorneys have direct experience with a wide range of industries, from traditional manufacturing to leading-edge technology and nearly every point in-between: agriculture, energy, financial services, healthcare, insurance, pharmaceuticals and real estate, to name a few. We have the experience, resources and coverage to help our clients in nearly every aspect of modern business law.
As a Firm, we understand the difference between organization for efficiency and for organization’s sake. Our practice groups are structured according to logical areas of legal knowledge; however, we deliver seamless, interdisciplinary counsel that take into account the unique qualities of our clients, their industries and their concerns.
Quarles & Brady is more than just a law practice. As offices and individuals, our attorneys and staff are cognizant of the opportunities they have to support their local and professional communities, offering leadership and volunteer services at every level. Whether providing pro bono legal counsel to the indigent, helping to mentor children, putting our commitment to diversity into practice or developing educational programs for industry groups, we are sincere in our goal of reflecting and giving back to our communities as well as our clients.
Quarles & Brady LLP: Common Ground. Uncommon Vision.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
At Quarles & Brady, we strive for excellence in all we do: in quality of legal work, service to clients, strength and diversity of attorneys and staff, superior work environment and involvement in our home communities. Our Firm is honored to have received the following distinctions and awards:
Quarles & Brady was named among the 50 Best Law Firms for Women by the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE) and Flex-Time Lawyers for 2011.
Over 50 percent of Quarles & Brady’s partners have Martindale-Hubbell’s highest AV® Peer Review Rating.
Quarles earned the highest possible rating of 100 percent in the 2010 & 2011 Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation annual Corporate Equality Index.
In the Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms, 2013 edition, Quarles & Brady ranked #8 in Diversity for Women, #14 in Diversity for Minorities and #13 in the Best Law Firms for Diversity. In the Quality of Life section of the guide, Quarles ranked #9 in Informal Training and Mentoring.
Quarles & Brady is the co-recipient of the John R. Sticht Excellence in Disabilities Accessibility Award given by the State Bar of Arizona. The Sticht Award honors a law firm for their efforts to improve access to our judicial system for persons with disabilities in the legal profession.
Quarles & Brady has been listed as one of the law firms qualifying for Gold Standard Certification by the Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF) for 2012. The Firm was also recognized on the inaugural list in 2011. This designation is reserved for firms that have integrated women in top leadership positions and compensated them well. Quarles selection for this recognition reflects our long standing commitment to the women attorneys in our firm.
Equality Illinois recognized Quarles & Brady as one of the ‘A’ List law firms after conducting its seventh annual law firm survey, which included 150 law firms which do business in Illinois. The 23 firms that made the ‘A’ List were applauded for their treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) employees based on personnel policies, domestic partner benefits, diversity training, and other factors.
In American Lawyer’s 2011 annual survey of midlevel associates, Quarles was ranked #52 out of 126 firms. In the city rankings, Quarles was ranked #1 in Milwaukee.
The Firm’s Chicago office received the Commitment to Diversity Award from the Lawyers for Diversity in recognition of ongoing commitment to diversity and creating equality for members of the LGBT community.
Quarles was named Arizona’s Large Firm of the Year for three consecutive years in the area of pro bono work and Children’s Rights Firm of the Year.
Benefits
We offer competitive salaries based on level of education and related experience as well as an exceptional array of benefits including:
Health, dental and vision coverage.
Domestic partner benefits—same sex and opposite sex. Gross-up for same sex couples.
Paid vacation and sick time.
Life & Disability Insurance.
Supplemental Life & Disability, and Long Term Care Insurance.
Generous Retirement Plan.
Employee Assistance Program which includes eldercare and childcare referral services.
Backup care program for infants through the elderly.
Flexible Benefits Plan.
Health Club and healthy living Reimbursement program.
Pre-tax parking and transit plan.
And there are many other benefits of working at Quarles & Brady LLP:
Business Casual dress.
Comprehensive training program.
Ongoing diversity training.
Automatic defibrillators on every floor and firm-paid training in the use of CPR and AED.
“Take Your Child to Work Day” sponsor.
Annual Staff Appreciation Week.
New parent packets for expectant parents.
In addition, we believe in giving back to the community. Each of our offices has community service and pro bono opportunities.