 Instead of joining an established law firm, Gorsuch decided to join the two-year-old boutique firm Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel (now Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick), where he focused on trial work.After winning his first trial as lead attorney, a jury member told Gorsuch he was like Perry Mason.He was an associate in the Washington, D.C., law firm from 1995 to 1997 and a partner from 1998 to 2005.