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<p>Hodgson Russ litigators represent a diverse array of clients including domestic and international businesses and individuals. Our litigators have included many former judicial law clerks from trial and appellate courts in both the state and federal systems, including a former law clerk for a United States Supreme Court justice, a former United States attorney, former assistant United States attorneys, and many attorneys with extensive valuable experience in business, politics, public service, and government.</p>
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