David Bargman practiced law for twenty years before entering legal recruiting. As an Associate in a top-tier Park Avenue law firm, he was active in law school and lateral recruiting and a board member and Chairman of the Board of the Council of New York Law Associates, now the Lawyers Alliance for New York.

He spent eight years as an in-house attorney, first at a communications conglomerate and then as General Counsel of a NYSE-listed motion picture producer and distributor. Mr. Bargman returned to private practice in 1991 as principal of the Law Office of David Bargman, focusing on Entertainment, Trademark, Copyright, and Employment matters.

Mr. Bargman's interest in the evolution of the legal profession and career planning led him to serve on the Bar of the City of New York's Committee on Small Firm Management. As Chairman of the Subcommittee of Mentoring, he prepared a report to the Association described in an article in the New York Law Journal that he also authored. His legal background and professional involvement have proven instrumental to his success as a recruiter by providing him with a keen perspective on the legal marketplace and the ability to understand and address his clients' needs for managed growth and practice stature.

Mr. Bargman's education includes a B.A. in Philosophy from Trinity College, an M.Sc. in Politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.

Katharine Baum-Managing Director

Katharine Baum has been one of the most successful legal recruiters in New York City for over twenty-five years.  Founder and former President of Baum, Stevens, Inc., Katharine received her B.A. from the University of Wisconsin and an M.A. in Career Counseling from Columbia University.  Katharine has placed attorneys for 25 of her thirty nine years in recruiting.  She pioneered the use of career counseling in legal recruiting by teaming   with a lawyer/recruiter with major firm experience to evaluate and fulfill the needs of clients and candidates.