Barnett is a partner in the Washington firm of Williams & Connolly.

However, that would depend on the outcome of talking with partners of the Washington firm, which he hoped to do later that day or tomorrow.

His mother continued to hope he would attend law school; she even got him a summer job at a prestigious Washington firm.

Firefighters used specialist equipment to deal with a chemical spill at a Washington firm last night.

They say they have already lined up a Washington firm to represent them.

Mr. Clinton's legal bills from two Washington firms already exceed $8 million.

Another large Washington firm, Arnold & Porter, will soon do the same.

Typically the client, often a large business, hires a Washington firm to organize a coalition of small businesses, nonprofit groups and individuals across the nation.

As a lawyer-lobbyist in a Washington firm that is deeply involved in political fund raising and legislative work, he has represented several special interests.

Since then he has been a partner in a small, but highly successful, Washington lobbying firm, Timmons & Company.