Fennemore Craig

Fennemore Craig, P.C.
Headquarters Phoenix, Arizona
No. of offices 6
No. of attorneys approximately 180
No. of employees approximately 420
Key people Timothy J. Berg, Managing Partner;
Amy Abdo, Chris H. Byrd, Stephen A. Good and Erwin Kratz, Management Committee;
Kathy Hancock, Executive Director
George Cole, Chair, Commercial Section
Douglas C. Northup, Chair, Litigation Section.
Date founded 1885
Website
www.fclaw.com

Fennemore Craig, P.C., a leading American Mountain West regional law firm for businesses. With nearly 200 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; Reno, 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.

Of Fennemore Craig's nearly 200 attorneys, the firm has 87 in Best Lawyers in America,[4] 66 is Super Lawyers,[5] and 98 rated as AV lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell. The firm was recognized as a "2013 Top Ranked Law Firm"[6] for having more than on in three lawyers with an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating. The firm has 19 shareholders recognized in Chambers & Partners[7] legal directory. In addition, it has six "Litigation Stars" in Benchmark Litigation, six in Benchmark's Plaintiff Litigation Stars category, one in Benchmark's Appellate Stars category, and two in Benchmark's Top 250 Women in Litigation.[8]

Fennemore Craig was awarded a 2012 Gold Standard Certificate from The Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF) which profiled six of the firms female directors. Fennemore Craig was one of three nationwide firms to meet or exceed all six criteria set by WILEF.[9] Approximately 8 percent of the firm's directors and 19 percent of the associates are members of minority groups.

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
  • 1987: Fennemore Craig A Professional Corporation
  • 2004: Fennemore Craig, P.C.

The firm's namesakes, Harry Fennemore and Jubal Early Craig, teamed up with the law firm in 1912 and 1927, respectively.[10]

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.[11]

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.[12] Also, forty Fennemore Craig attorneys in Arizona were named to Southwest Super Lawyers 2008,[13] while two attorneys in Nevada were selected by their peers for inclusion in the Mountain States Super Lawyers 2008.[14]

Fennemore Craig ranked No. 1 in the "Environment" category of the 2010 Chambers and Partners USA Legal Guide.[15]

Offices

References

  1. ↑ "Full list of practice areas". Fennemore Craig. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
  2. ↑ Berry, Jahna (2010-12-23). "Phoenix-based law firm Fennemore Craig celebrates 125th anniversary". azcentral.com. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  3. 1 2 "National Law Journal 250". Law.com (Incisive Media). 2008-11-10. Archived from the original (free registration required) on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  4. ↑ "Eighty-seven Fennemore Craig Attorneyss Named to Best Lawyers in America 2013" (PDF). fclaw.com. 2012-09-05. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Fennemore Craig Super Lawyers List". superlawyers.com. 2014-02-09. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Top Ranked Law Firms" (PDF). amlaw.com. 2014-02-09. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Chambers and Partners Attorney List". amlaw.com. 2014-02-09. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "Benchmark Litigation Press Release" (PDF). fclaw.com. 2012-07-17. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "Women Lawyer Leadership at @FennemoreCraig". http://azatty.wordpress.com. 2011-09-11. Retrieved 11 September 2012. External link in |work= (help)
  10. ↑ Watts, Stan (2007). A Legal History of Maricopa County. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 122. ISBN 0-7385-4815-4.
  11. ↑ "Best Places to Work (2007)". BestCompaniesAZ. 2007. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  12. ↑ "Fennemore Craig". Best Lawyers. 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
  13. ↑ 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. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  14. ↑ "Press Release: Fennemore Craig Attorneys Christopher H. Byrd and Laurel E. Davis named to Mountain States Super Lawyers". Fennemore Craig. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
  15. ↑ "Chambers Rankings for Fennemore Craig". Chambers and Partners. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-02-10.

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