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Public Interest

Nov. 18, 2008

Business Clothing Drive Aims to Dress the Needy for Success

Amy Solomon, president of Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, coordinated the effort to match the nonprofit with law firms willing to act as drop-off sites. Her own firm, Girardi & Keese, along with nine other firms and the Consumer Attorneys Association office, are participating.

By Rebecca U. Cho
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - Closed toe or open toe? Dark jacket or tan jacket? Striped tie or solid tie?

Reputation is everything in the business of law. And as lawyers stare into their closets each morning, they do so knowing the importance of advancing their professional images through their dress.

One group is banking on the legal community's awareness of the need for professional clothing in the working ...

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