JULY 1989
How 126 high-technology businesspeople with an average $5 million in sales and 50 employees chose their law firm:
Businessacquaintance 45%
Other 29
Own study 19
Accountant 11
Banker 4
Type of firm used:
Large 41%
Small 32
Medium 18
Sole practitioner 11
Totals exceed 100% because of multiple responses.
Source: Technology Entre-reneurs Evaluate Their Legal Services, a survey sponsored by the Technology Executive Roundtable, a group of more than 1,000 CEOs, COOs, and board members of technology-related businesses.