As Blethen Berens marks its 130th anniversary, we're honoring our history through the voices of the people who lived it. Jim Turk joined the firm in 1973, was licensed in 1975, and became a partner in 1979 — practicing for 35 years as an equity partner before spending another 12 as a mediator. Here, he looks back on the people, the culture, and the lessons that shaped his career.

As Blethen Berens marks its 130th anniversary, we're honoring our history through the voices of the people who lived it. Randy Berkland was hired in March 1971 as the firm's sixth lawyer and spent his career there, retiring when the firm had grown to about twenty attorneys — nearly half of them women. Here, he reflects on mentors, a memorable trial, and a standard of work that never wavered.