It is certainly true that a talented and efficient staff is an important key to the success of any business, and that is certainly true at the Harrington Law Firm in Natchitoches. According to partner, Eddie Harrington, it is experience, talent, and dedication that make the staff at his firm stand out.
Eddie says that the specialized nature of the practice of law these days makes it imperative that certain members of the firm be designated to handle highly specified tasks and be efficient at doing so.
“My Dad (and law partner) Rodney and I could not properly handle our cases and efficiently represent our clients without our team of Administrators, Administrative Assistants, and Paraprofessionals. They work together to make us look good and make our jobs a lot easier.”
Partner Rodney Harrington, says that one of the keys to the staff’s success and efficiency is their long longevity. “We are a family law firm, father and son, and we always say that not only is our staff part of our family, but our clients become part of it as well. Many times, our clients have more face-to-face dealings with our staff than they do us and Eddie and I stress that we want our staff to treat our clients the same as they would as members of their own family. We believe they do that, and do it well.
It is illustrative of the experience of the Harrington Law Firm’s team when one realizes that they have nearly 100 years of combined experience working at the firm! Office Manager, Melanie Hicks, began working at the firm at 15 years old as a student worker and after being a Stay-at-Home Mom and a substitute teacher for a few years, has now continuously been with the firm for 15 years.
The longest, continuously serving member of the team is Geneva Burton who has worked for the Harrington Law Firm for 25+ years.
Jamie Allbritton, an Assistant and actual member of the family (Rodney’s niece and Eddie’s cousin) has been with the firm for 13 years while Assistant/Bookkeeper, Judy Hardee, is just behind her at 10 years, and Secretary/Receptionist, Kanesha Gallien, has been the “face of the firm” for 6+ years.
The “new kid on the block” as they call her, is Personal Injury Assistant, Kylie Nix. Although Kylie has just been with the firm for a few months, she has extensive experience working with a Personal Injury firm before coming on board at the HLF. Kylie replaces Melanie Colson who recently retired after being with the firm for over 20 years.
“We would put our staff up against any in the state,” said Eddie. “They are our team. They have our backs. They all take their jobs very seriously and do them very well. Yes, they are our family… The Harrington Law Firm family.”
Both Harringtons say that the talent and efficiency of their staff is one of the main reasons their firm has been given an “AV Preeminent” rating by Martindale-Hubbell, the nation’s leading attorney rating service. This rating places the firm among the top 10% of all law firms in America.
The Harrington Law Firm is located at 459 Jefferson Street, Natchitoches, Louisiana and handles a variety of cases including Car Wrecks and Personal Injury of all types, Medical Malpractice, Social Security Disability, Wills and Successions, Bankruptcy and Debt Consolidation. For more information, go to http://www.theharringtonlawfirm.com
Pictured: Judy Hardee, Geneva Burton, Kanesha Gallien, Rodney Harrington, Eddie Harrington, Melanie Hicks, Jamie Allbritton, Kylie Nix
