Both lawyers said they turned down other prominent clients to focus their attention solely on the Warhol estate.

These days, he's a tough, no-nonsense lawyer trying his best to keep prominent clients, including some business executives, out of jail.

Mr. Pitt has represented a long list of prominent clients.

That same year, he was appointed director of the council (a part-time job), the lobbying firm's most prominent client.

He will not say much about what his prominent clients pay or require.

Publicly available sources identify some of the firm's prominent clients:

Agencies have tried to prevent that from happening by paying high salaries to their superstar agents, the ones who handle the most prominent clients.

Mr. Greene also works with prominent private clients, most of whom, he said, do not wish to be identified.

But this summer it has lost several prominent clients, including Dallas, where Edison managed seven public schools.

Yet two prominent clients have already said they will not give Daiwa any new funds to manage.