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Newport Beach patent-law firm Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP has added 16 new attorneys fresh out of school since the fall, at a time when some law firms have been laying off.
"We are coming off 2001, which is the best year we've ever had," said Knobbe managing partner James Bear. "Our growth rate has been at about 20% a year."
Bear said the firm is being driven by growth at key clients as well as the addition...