All employees and applicants are evaluated on the basis of their qualifications consistent with applicable state and federal laws without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, religious belief, national origin, marital status, veteran status, medical condition and mental or physical disability.  We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all.  Absent exceptional or extraordinary circumstances, however, the firm will not hire relatives of persons currently employed by the firm or working for an agency utilized by the firm (e.g. immediate family, cousins, nephews, nieces, aunts, uncles, grandchildren and in-laws).