Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
| No. of offices | 5 |
|---|---|
| No. of attorneys | 125+ |
| Major practice areas | General practice |
| Key people | Franklin K. Jelsma, Managing Partner Donald J. Kelly, Partner in Charge - Louisville Craig Robertson, Partner in Charge - Lexington Lee Harkavy, Jr., Partner in Charge - Memphis James C. Bradshaw III, Partner in Charge - Nashville |
| Date founded | 1812 |
| Founder | Wilson W. Wyatt, John E. Tarrant, Bert T. Combs |
| Company type | Limited liability partnership |
| Website | www.wyattfirm.com |
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs LLP traces its roots back more than 200 years to 1812, when Alexander Scott Bullitt opened his law practice.[1][2][3][4] Wyatt has changed significantly since those frontier days and is now a full-service regional law firm with offices in Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky; New Albany, Indiana; and Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee. [3]
Notable lawyers and alumni[]
- Wilson W. Wyatt, former Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky and Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky[5]
- Bert T. Combs, former Governor of Kentucky[3]
- Gordon B. Davidson, former Managing Partner at Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs and attorney for the "Louisville Sponsoring Group," a collaboration of business leaders who provided the funding for Muhammad Ali's launch into professional boxing [6]
- Dr. Benjamin Hooks, American civil rights leader and former executive director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
- Frank W. Burke, former Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky
References[]
- ^ "Bullitt Family Papers - Oxmoor Collection, 1683-2003 - The Filson Historical Society". Filsonhistorical.org. 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ "Bullitt Family Papers - Oxmoor Collection, Additional Papers, 1920-1968 - The Filson Historical Society". Filsonhistorical.org. 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ a b c "business-of-law-wyatt-tarrant-combs". www.bizjournals.com. 2012. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ "Best Law Firms in Kentucky". bestlawfirms.usnews.com.
- ^ Jr, Robert Mcg Thomas (June 13, 1996). "Wilson Wyatt, 90, Politician And Louisville Civic Leader". The New York Times.
- ^ Wolfson, Andrew. "Last tie to Muhammad Ali sponsors dies". The Courier-Journal.
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