Summertime,
and
the
livin’
is
easy
—
for
law
firm
associates
on
the
receiving
end
of
bonuses,
that
is.
In
case
you
haven’t
been
keeping
track,
the
following
firms
have
already
awarded
summer
bonuses
to
their
associates:
Vartabedian
Hester
&
Haynes ($5,000); Otterbourg ($15,000);
Milbank
($6,000
to
$25,000,
based
on
class
year);
and Hueston
Hennigan ($10,000
to
$30,000,
based
on
hours).
We’re
pleased
to
say
that
we
can
now
add
a
fifth
firm
to
the
list.
Last
week,
Bell
Nunnally
&
Martin
—
a
Texas-based
firm
found
on
Vault’s
Top
150
Under
150
ranking
—
announced
that
it
would
be
issuing
bonuses
of
up
to
$15,000
to
associates.
As
noted
in
the
firm’s
memo,
the
average
bonuses
was
$8,000,
and
associates
were
evaluated
bases
on
their
billable
hours,
the
quality
of
their
work,
and
their
contributions
to
the
firm’s
success.
In
a
statement
noted
by
Law360,
Christopher
B.
Trowbridge,
the
firm’s
managing
partner,
said,
“Response
to
our
midyear
bonuses
in
2024
was
outstanding,
and
2025
is
shaping
up
to
be
yet
another
record-breaking
year
for
Bell
Nunnally.
We
certainly
couldn’t
do
it
without
the
top-notch
work
of
our
associates,
and
we
hope
this
demonstration
of
our
appreciation
helps
us
all
look
forward
to
closing
out
2025
on
a
strong
note.”
Congratulations
to
everyone
at
Bell
Nunnally
&
Martin!
Remember
everyone,
we
depend
on
your
tips
to
stay
on
top
of
this
stuff.
So
when
your
firm
matches,
please
text
us
(646-820-8477)
or email
us (subject
line:
“[Firm
Name]
Summer
Bonuses”).
Please
include
the
memo
if
available.
You
can
take
a
photo
of
the
memo
and
send
it
via
text
or
email
if
you
don’t
want
to
forward
the
original
PDF
or
Word
file.
And
if
you’d
like
to
sign
up
for
ATL’s
Bonus
Alerts
(which
is
the
alert
list
we’ll
also
use
for
salary
announcements),
please
scroll
down
and
enter
your
email
address
in
the
box
below
this
post.
If
you
previously
signed
up
for
the
bonus
alerts,
you
don’t
need
to
do
anything.
You’ll
receive
an
email
notification
within
minutes
of
each
bonus
announcement
that
we
publish.
Bell
Nunnally
Awards
Midyear
Bonuses
Of
Up
To
$15K
[Law360]
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Zaretsky is
the
managing
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of
Above
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Law,
where
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worked
since
2011.
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