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[[Image:helenoffice.gif|frame|right|Helen in her office (Marianne is behind her on the right)]]
'''Vitale, Davis, Horowitz, Riordan, Schrecter, Schrecter, and Schrecter''' is the fictional [[Lawndale]] law firm where [[Helen Morgendorffer]] works. The only other canon characters shown at the firm are partner and Helen's boss, [[Eric Schrecter]], and her legal assistant or secretary, [[Marianne]].
[[Virtual Lawndale]] puts the firm's offices within Lawndale, in the southern part of town.
{{quote|You can see how hard it would be to squeeze "Morgendorffer" into the letterhead.|[[Virtual Lawndale]]}}
==In Canon==
There is little direct information on the doings of the law firm in canon, but it is clear that they work on a wide variety of cases. In "[[Psycho Therapy]]," Helen mentions that Eric can "[reel] off the tax code," while in "[[Of Human Bonding]], she is working on "The PortaFry class action suit." In [[It Happened One Nut]] Helen, before finding out what [[Jane]] is actually calling her about, tells Jane "I don't do criminal cases, but...". Helen also offers to find [[Erin Chambers]] a divorce lawyer at her firm in "[[Aunt Nauseum]]".▼
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The firm is a notoriously high-pressure environment. Helen is frequently seen leaving for work before dawn and reading briefs in bed. Also in Psycho Therapy, the entire family is sent for a weekend retreat to determine whether Helen is "partner material." She is described as "[suffering] from overarching competitive aggression, unhealthy self-involvement, a gross insensitivity to others needs, and an overriding conviction that she is always right," traits that Eric believes are perfect in a partner. According to "Aunt Nauseam", Eric is addicted to prescription amphetamines and has been to rehab at least twice. ▼
The firm is a notoriously high-pressure environment. Helen is frequently seen leaving for work before dawn and reading briefs in bed, and at [[Broodbeat]] she admits she recites docket numbers in her sleep. According to "Aunt Nauseam", Eric is addicted to prescription amphetamines and has been to rehab at least twice. Poor [[Marianne]] is made to do pretty much anything Helen wants, including attending parent-teacher conferences and discussions (from "[[Esteemsters]]" on).
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{{quote|This willingness of yours to put career ahead of family and home is just the stick-to-itiveness we look for in a partner!|Eric, "Psycho Therapy"}}
They do firm parties and get-togethers, all of which Jake hates as he can't stand the lawyers. The feeling seems mutual, as Helen once had to get five people to ''promise'' they'd talk to him. "[[The Daria Diaries]]" states they had a Dress-Down Friday in the office for a brief period, and in the face of increasingly skimpy clothes, Helen advised to "get a handle" on the situation before they had "more sexual harassment suits to deal with" (implying there'd already been some).
The firm's ethics
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==In Fanfiction==
The firm has been showed in a number of different lights in fanfiction, from a normal law firm to a vast organization with its hands in any number of semilegal activities.
[[Turnabout Confusion]] fleshed out the Riordan as [[Richard Riordan]], a mild-mannered 6o+ year old man who seemed unconnected to illegal activity but was too senior to know what was going on.
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