Isham Lincoln & Beale

Isham Lincoln & Beale

Founded	1859
Defunct	1988
Headquarters	Chicago, Illinois

Isham Lincoln & Beale was a law firm based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was the law firm of Robert Todd Lincoln, the son of Abraham Lincoln. The firm operated until 1988.^[1]

History

The law firm was founded in 1859 when Edward Swift Isham, the son of a justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, formed a partnership with James L. Stark. Incorporated as Stark & Isham, the firm quickly gained repute for their handling of commercial law. In 1872, the firm admitted Robert Todd Lincoln, the son of former President Abraham Lincoln, as a junior partner. William G. Beale followed as partner in 1886 and the firm became Isham, Lincoln & Beale.^[2]

Merger

In 1986, the firm merged with Reuben & Proctor but maintained its name. Isham represented several major business clients including Commonwealth Edison, McDonald's, NBC, and CBS.^{[citation needed]} Former Illinois Governor Richard B. Ogilvie became a partner after he returned to the private sector. On April 20, 1988, the firm dissolved following complications from the merge.^[3] At the start of the merge, 225 attorneys worked under the Isham name. By the end, only eight remained.

Isham Lincoln & Beale was the second-oldest legal firm in Chicago after Sidley Austin. Several of its attorneys left for Sonnenschein Carlin Nath & Rosenthal after Isham disestablished. It was thought to be the second-largest dissolution of a law firm after Finley, Kumble, Wagner, Underberg, Manley, Myerson & Casey.^[2]

Notable partners

• Charles A. Bane
• Edward Swift Isham
• Robert Todd Lincoln
• Richard B. Ogilvie
• John Rowe

References

1. Warren, James. "ISHAM LINCOLN TO BE DISSOLVED". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
2. Warren, James (April 9, 1988). "Isham Lincoln To Be Dissolved". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
3. "Merger Takes Chicago Firm under". New York Times. April 15, 1988.

External links

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