Fennemore Craig

Fennemore Craig, P.C.
Headquarters Phoenix, Arizona
No. of offices 5
No. of attorneys approximately 180
No. of employees approximately 410
Key people Timothy J. Berg, Managing Partner;
Sarah A. Strunk, Phillip F. Fargotstein, and Laurel Davis, Management Committee;
Kathy Hancock, Executive Director
George Cole, Chair, Commercial Section
Bill Thorpe, Chair, Litigation Section.
Date founded 1885
Website
www.fclaw.com

Fennemore Craig, P.C., a law firm for businesses. With 180 attorneys, the firm offers clients many legal services in both litigation and commercial transactions with offices in Phoenix, Arizona, Tucson, Arizona; Nogales, Arizona; Las Vegas, Nevada; and Denver, Colorado.

The law firm offers clients legal services in financial restructuring, bankruptcy, and Creditor's Rights, commercial litigation, estate planning, government relations, intellectual property, etc.[1]

Fennemore Craig is one of the oldest law firms in the Mountain West, first established in Phoenix in the Arizona Territory in 1885.[2] It is the oldest law firm in Arizona. In 2008, the firm was listed number 220 on the The National Law Journal 250 (NLJ 250),[3] a list of the largest law firms in the United States by the number of lawyers.

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History of name changes

Since its founding in 1885, Fennemore Craig has undergone the following name changes:

  • 1885, Sloan & Chalmers
  • 1899: Jamieson & Chalmers
  • 1902: Chalmers & Wilkinson
  • 1912: Chalmers & Kent
  • 1915: Chalmers, Kent & Stahl
  • 1918: Chalmers, Stahl, Fennemore & Longan
  • 1927: Chalmers, Fennemore & Nairn
  • 1934: Chalmers & Fennemore
  • 1935: Fennemore, Craig, Allen & Bledsoe
  • 1955: Fennemore, Craig, Allen & McClennen
  • 1968: Fennemore, Craig, von Ammon, McClennen & Udall
  • 1969: Fennemore, Craig, von Ammon & Udall
  • 1982: Fennemore, Craig, von Ammon, Udall & Powers

The firm's namesakes, Harry Fennemore and Jubal Early Craig, teamed up with the law firm in 1912 and 1927, respectively.[4]

Honors and awards

In 2008, Fennemore Craig was listed as number 220 by The National Law Journal 250, a list of the largest law firms in the United States by the number of lawyers.[3]

In 2007, Fennemore Craig was selected by BestCompaniesAZ as the fifth in the "Best Places to Work" among large employers in metropolitan Phoenix.[5]

Fifty-one Fennemore Craig attorneys in Arizona, including 46 in Phoenix, three in Tucson, one in Nogales, and one in Las Vegas, were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2008.[6] Also, forty Fennemore Craig attorneys in Arizona were named to Southwest Super Lawyers 2008,[7] while two attorneys in Nevada were selected by their peers for inclusion in the Mountain States Super Lawyers 2008.[8]

Fennemore Craig ranked No. 1 in the "Environment" category of the 2010 Chambers and Partners USA Legal Guide.[9]

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References

  1. ^ "Full list of practice areas". Fennemore Craig. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. http://www.webcitation.org/5eTg0bOZj. Retrieved 2009-02-10. 
  2. ^ Berry, Jahna (2010-12-23). "Phoenix-based law firm Fennemore Craig celebrates 125th anniversary". azcentral.com. http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/2010/12/23/20101223phoenix-law-firm-fennemore-craig-anniversary.html. Retrieved 23 December 2010. 
  3. ^ a b "National Law Journal 250" (free registration required). Law.com (Incisive Media). 2008-11-10. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. http://www.webcitation.org/5eTg9Rx4k. Retrieved 10 February 2009. 
  4. ^ Watts, Stan (2007). A Legal History of Maricopa County. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 122. ISBN 0738548154. http://books.google.com/books?id=VEvnWbE0knUC&pg=PA122&lpg=PA122&dq=Fennemore+Craig+history+Sloan+%26+Chalmers&source=bl&ots=-klRolRf5Z&sig=0Ex4EcqCFvdT42vekJZI9Ij2PRY&hl=en&ei=qRuRSY7NJ5qqtQPdhaXACw&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result. 
  5. ^ "Best Places to Work (2007)". BestCompaniesAZ. 2007. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. http://www.webcitation.org/5eTgCB4Q9. Retrieved 10 February 2009. 
  6. ^ "Fennemore Craig". Best Lawyers. 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. http://www.webcitation.org/5eTgEew3g. Retrieved 2009-02-10. 
  7. ^ McClean, John (2008-07-03). "State Bar of Arizona Board has chosen five new officers". Arizona Business Gazette. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. http://www.webcitation.org/5eTgGW9HY. Retrieved 10 February 2009. 
  8. ^ "Press Release: Fennemore Craig Attorneys Christopher H. Byrd and Laurel E. Davis named to Mountain States Super Lawyers" (pdf). Fennemore Craig. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. http://www.webcitation.org/5eTgJp2hs. Retrieved 2009-02-10. 
  9. ^ "Chambers Rankings for Fennemore Craig". Chambers and Partners. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. http://www.webcitation.org/5eTgMOKxt. Retrieved 2009-02-10. 

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