Law firm adopts people-first approach to expansion

As out-of-state law firms look to make inroads in Florida, one in particular is succeeding with a softer, more personable approach.

By Brian Hartz
| 5:00 a.m. June 23, 2023
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Marc Weintraub says the culture at Stinson felt right.

The decision to leave a job after 17 years of service usually isn’t easy, especially so when one is dealing with an ailing parent. Consider Marc Weintraub, a Tampa-based corporate attorney who joined Stinson LLP, a Kansas City-based, full-service law firm that recently expanded to Florida, It chose Tampa for its local office over Miami, Orlando, Jacksonville and other contenders.

Weintraub had been the managing partner at the Tampa office of Bailey & Glasser, a Charleston, West Virginia-based law firm that hired him in 2006. Earlier this year, Stinson contacted him and “a series of lengthy discussions” ensued, he says.