Spokane law firm Layman, Layman & Robinson PLLP says it has seen a drop-off in business-transaction work, one of its two main areas of practice, but a rise in litigation, its other focus, as the recession has raised the legal stakes for many of its

Lee & Hayes PLLC, a Spokane-based law firm that focuses on intellectual property law, says its relatively new life-sciences group could become a significant catalyst for future growth. The group, which Lee & Hayes began putting together last in

While the recession has pounded some big law firms elsewhere, firms here say they've held their own by shifting focuses where necessary to meet whatever demand there is. Though corporate law and real estate work has been soft, they say, and are the