Lathrop & Gage
Lathrop & Gage was a Kansas City, Missouri law firm, operating by that name 1996-2020. The origin of the firm dated to 1873.[1]
History[edit]
The firm opened in 1873 by Gardiner Lathrop and William Smith.[2] In 1876, it began representing the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad and continued to handle its current BNSF Railway incarnation in thousands of cases over the years.[3]
In 1996, the firm (then Lathrop & Norquist) merged with Gage & Tucker, which was formed in 1930 by future Kansas City mayor John B. Gage. In January 2020, the firm combined with Gray Plant Mooty to form Lathrop GPM LLP.[4]. The resulting firm was ranked 113th in the United States in head count and 140th in gross revenue.[5]
Merger Timeline (and former names)[edit]
- 1873 - Gardiner Lathrop and William Smith
- 1970s - Lathrop, Koontz, Righter, Clagett, Parker and Norquist[6]
- 1980s - Lathrop & Norquist[7]
- 1996 - Lathrop & Gage (after merger with Gage & Tucker)[7]
- 1997 - Merger with Schoenbeck, Schoenbeck & Associates in St. Louis (keeps same name)[7]
- 1998 - Merger with Bennett, Lytle, Wetzler, Martin & Pishny (keeps same name)[7]
- 2004 - Merger with Craft Fridkin & Rhyne in Kansas City (keeps same name)[7]
- 2011 - Merger with Kamlet Reichert in Denver (keeps same name)[7]
- 2013 - Merger with Greenlee Sullivan in Boulder (keeps same name)[7]
- 2017 - Lathrop Gage (drops ampersand)[7]
- 2020 - Lathrop GPM LLP (nearly doubles in size to 400 attorneys with merger with Gray Plant Mooty. Headquarters remain at 2345 Grand near Kansas City Union Station[8]
Offices[edit]
The firm had its headquarters at 2345 Grand in Kansas City a block from Union Station. Other offices were in Boston, Boulder, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Jefferson City, Los Angeles, Overland Park, and St. Louis.[9]
Notable attorneys[edit]
- Robert Frederick Bennett, Kansas governor (in firm that merged into Lathrop)
- John B. Gage, Kansas City mayor
- Kurt Schaefer, former Missouri state senator
- Eric Schmitt, Missouri state treasurer
References[edit]
- ↑ "Firm Facts: Lathrop Gage". Lathropgage.com. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
- ↑ "Firm History: Lathrop & Gage". Lathropgage.com. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
- ↑ "Railroad: Lathrop & Gage". Lathropgage.com. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
- ↑ "Gray Plant Mooty to merge with Kansas City law firm". bizjournals.com. October 31, 2019.
- ↑ https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2019/10/31/lathrop-gage-gray-plant-mooty-merger.html
- ↑ Righter, Richard S (August 28, 1973). A short history of the Lathrop Firm: 1873-1973 (now Lathrop, Koontz, Righter, Clagett, Parker and Norquist). publisher not identified. OCLC 5851681. Search this book on
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 "Firm History". www.lathropgpm.com.
- ↑ "Lathrop GPM LLP - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com.
- ↑ "Offices: Lathrop & Gage". Lathropgage.com. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
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