Carbondale law firm celebrates anniversary
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July marks the 30th anniversary for a Carbondale law firm that has technically been in existence for the last 99 years.
Feirich/Mager/Green/Ryan and Associates, 2001 W. Main St. near the Westtown Mall in Murdale, established its current banner in 1977, but the roots of the firm stretch back to 1908, when local attorneys W.W. Barr and C.E. Feirich started a practice together.
Firm partner Richard Green, one of the founders of the business' current iteration, said lasting 30 years in one form means you're doing well; lasting nearly a century in some fashion is extraordinary. Then again, the firm has always been known for beating the odds, he added.
"You think about it, in 1977 we were a six-person law firm, a size that was unheard of at that time. People said it wouldn't survive," Green said.
It did and has grown into a firm housing 15 lawyers, six paralegals and numerous other staff members.
There was a time when Southern Illinois was considered underserved with its number of attorneys, partner John Ryan said.
"There's an old saying that goes if there is one lawyer in town he'll starve to death, but if there are two, they'll do just fine," Ryan said.
Today the Jackson County Bar Association alone has more than 240 registered attorneys, Ryan said. Being an attorney is a lucrative career option, he said, because lawyers are called on quite often.
"The work is a byproduct of our society," Ryan said.
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