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Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP is one of the largest law firms in the Southeastern United States. Organized into nine service teams and industry-focused practice groups, the firm has more than 200 attorneys in six offices in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and Indiana. Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs traces its roots back to 1812, the year William Christian Bullitt opened his law practice. The current generation of the firm was formed through the mergers of the practices of Tarrant, Combs & Bullitt and Wyatt, Grafton & Sloss in 1980; Orbison, O'Connor, MacGregor & Mattox in 1984; Brown, Sledd & McCann in 1985; Gilbert & Milom in 1989; and McDonnell Dyer in 1995.〔(Firm History )〕 With a diversified clientele ranging from fast growing start-ups to second and third generation family businesses to large corporations, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs is a member of Lex Mundi, the world's largest association of independent law firms. The firm is also one of 39 member firms in the DuPont Legal Model Network and one of eight firms that participate in the AdvanceLaw program, the new model in legal service delivery.〔(About Wyatt )〕 ==History== Tarrant, Combs & Bullitt began its history in 1812 with the founding of the Bullitt firm. One of William Christian Bullitt's grandchildren, William Marshall Bullitt, the former Solicitor General of the United States, practiced with the firm from 1895 to 1957. The presiding partners in the firm at the time of its merger with the Wyatt firm were John E. Tarrant and former Governor Bert T. Combs. Governor Combs was also a former United States circuit judge, and Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court. Wyatt, Grafton & Sloss was founded in 1947 as Wyatt & Grafton. The presiding partners in the firm were Arthur W. Grafton, Sr. and Wilson W. Wyatt, a former mayor of Louisville, who served in President Truman's cabinet, as presidential emissary under President Kennedy, and as lieutenant governor of Kentucky.〔(Predecessor firms - Louisville )〕 Orbison, O'Connor, MacGregor & Mattox was founded in 1879 as Jewett & Jewett. Telford B. Orbison, a past president of the Indiana State Bar Association, was the presiding partner in the firm when it merged with Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs.〔(Predecessor firms - New Albany )〕 Brown, Sledd & McCann was founded in 1952 as McCann, Sledd & McCann. In the intervening years, it practiced under the name of Brown, Sledd & McCann, P.S.C. William H. McCann and Herbert D. Sledd, a past president of the Kentucky Bar Association and secretary of the American Bar Association, were the presiding officers of the firm when it merged with Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs.〔(Predecessor firms - Lexington )〕 Gilbert & Milom was founded in 1951 as Barksdale, Hudgins and Osborne, and evolved into Gilbert & Milom in 1983. Harris A. Gilbert and Michael W. Milom were the presiding partners in the firm when it merged with Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs.〔(Predecessor firms - Nashville )〕 The Memphis McDonnell Dyer merger in October 1995 made Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs the largest firm operating in the Kentucky-Indiana-Tennessee region. The expansion into Tennessee was part of the firm's plan to establish statewide presence and to transition towards a diverse regional law firm.〔(Predecessor firms - Memphis )〕 The firm opened its office in Jackson, Mississippi in 2006. That location has shown significant growth since its opening.〔(Predecessor firms - Jackson )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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