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Spanning three centuries and
over 150 years, Phelps Dunbar has been a major influence
not only in the practice of law, but also in the development
of our local communities. We have grown and prospered from
our earliest days and now have seven offices and over 250 attorneys. The following time line captures some of
the contributions of past and present firm members as lawyers
and civic-minded individuals. We are proud to recognize
their contributions and acknowledge that the course of Phelps
Dunbar's future has been set by the accomplishments of our
past.
December 20 - Joseph Dirrhammer takes oath of attorneys.
The Phelps Dunbar history begins.
Firm partner William Wirt Howe named to the Louisiana Supreme
Court.
Firm assists in the formation of the New Orleans Pacific
Railway Company, which ultimately was acquired by the Union
Pacific Railroad Company, and begins a relationship that
has lasted over 130 years.
Charles Erasmus Fenner is appointed Associate Justice of
the Louisiana Supreme Court - later joins the firm.
Firm moves to the first New Orleans "skyscraper,"
the 11-story Maritime Building.
Howe elected President of the American Bar Association.
Howe is appointed U.S. District Attorney for the Eastern
District of Louisiana by President William McKinley.
Esmond Phelps becomes an associate of the firm.
Charles E. Dunbar, Jr. becomes an associate of the firm.
Dunbar is appointed National Counselor of the United States
Chamber of Commerce.
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