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Ellis Ames Ballard
usinfo | 2013-07-09 14:12
Responsiveness counts. That's what clients tell them, and that's what they're known for. It shows in everything they do: devising forward-thinking solutions to get the best results, respecting and meeting clients' service needs, anticipating the impact of national events and legal developments on clients' interests, and taking action to keep clients agile and informed, including forming practice initiatives that address financial reform, health care reform, and climate change and sustainability. With more than 500 attorneys in 13 offices, they can respond wherever and whenever our clients need them. We provide results-driven counsel and exceptional service in Litigation, Business and Finance, Real Estate, Intellectual Property, and Public Finance. Ballard Spahr traces its origins to 1885 and became known as "Ballard and Spahr" in the early 1900s when Ellis Ames Ballard and Boyd Lee Spahr began practicing law together. Since then, the firm has grown by number of attorneys, practices, and offices throughout the United States.
1885 | Ellis Ames Ballard joins a law firm led by Rufus E. Shapley in Philadelphia.
1904 | Boyd Lee Spahr joins Shapley & Ballard.
1885 | Ellis Ames Ballard joins a law firm led by Rufus E. Shapley in Philadelphia.
1904 | Boyd Lee Spahr joins Shapley & Ballard.
2002 | The firm opens an office in Wilmington, Delaware, which further extends the firm's Mid-Atlantic footprint.
2006 | The Phoenix office opens to expand the firm's key practices in the West.
2010 | The firm opens an office in San Diego, the second in Southern California, after five attorneys from a litigation boutique join the firm's white collar and complex commercial litigation practices.
2011 | Mark Stewart becomes firm Chair.
1885 | Ellis Ames Ballard joins a law firm led by Rufus E. Shapley in Philadelphia.
1904 | Boyd Lee Spahr joins Shapley & Ballard.
1885 | Ellis Ames Ballard joins a law firm led by Rufus E. Shapley in Philadelphia.
1904 | Boyd Lee Spahr joins Shapley & Ballard.
2002 | The firm opens an office in Wilmington, Delaware, which further extends the firm's Mid-Atlantic footprint.
2006 | The Phoenix office opens to expand the firm's key practices in the West.
2010 | The firm opens an office in San Diego, the second in Southern California, after five attorneys from a litigation boutique join the firm's white collar and complex commercial litigation practices.
2011 | Mark Stewart becomes firm Chair.
