Husch and Eppenberger expands to Memphis, Nashville markets

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The law firm of Husch & Eppenberger LLC, which has an office in Springfield, has reached a merger agreement with Hale Headrick Dewey Golwen Thornton & Chance PLLC, a Memphis firm. |ret||ret||tab|

The merger, which took effect Jan. 1, combines Hale Headrick's 26 attorneys with Husch & Eppenberger's 285 attorneys, establishing Husch & Eppenberger as the largest law firm with offices in Memphis and creating one of the biggest firms in Tennessee.|ret||ret||tab|

With the merger, Husch expands its Tennessee operations from its existing location in Chattanooga, which opened in May 2001, to Hale Headrick's offices in Memphis and Nashville.|ret||ret||tab|

"As part of our long-range plans for growth of the firm, we have been looking to expand our presence in Tennessee, and we have recently focused on Memphis and Nashville," said Joseph P. Conran, chairman of Husch & Eppenberger's management committee. |ret||ret||tab|

"Upon a client's recommendation, we found exactly what we were looking for in the outstanding group of lawyers at Hale Headrick, a firm that has dedication to excellence, a compatible practice and a similar client base." |ret||ret||tab|

Added Russell Headrick, managing partner of Hale Headrick, "In our discussions with Husch, we realized they shared our philosophy and vision of providing first-rate legal services to local, regional and national clients in innovative ways. With more 300 lawyers on staff, we will have the resources to provide a new dimension to legal representation in Tennessee and across the central United States."|ret||ret||tab|

The merger comes on the heels of a year of growth for Husch & Eppenberger. In November 2002, the National Law Journal recognized the firm for its overall growth of 24 percent. The firm ranked No. 6 among the nation's largest law firms that grew by more than 10 percent without mergers or acquisitions. The firm also ranked 150th in the National Law Journal's Top 250, an annual survey of the nation's largest firms. |ret||ret||tab|

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