Choate, Hall & Stewart
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| Headquarters | Boston |
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| No. of offices | 1 |
| No. of attorneys | 200 |
| Major practice areas | General practice |
| Date founded | 1899 |
| Company type | LLP |
| Website | www |
Choate Hall & Stewart LLP is a Boston-based law firm.[1]
The firm was founded in 1898 by Charles F. Choate Jr. and John Hall, later joined by Ralph A. Stewart. One case of Choate's distinguished legal career was as lead counsel for the defendant United States Industrial Alcohol Company following the Great Molasses Flood of 1919. Choate argued forcefully (but unsuccessfully) that the catastrophic failure of the huge molasses tank was caused by anarchists rather than misfeasance on the part of the defendant.[2]
Poet Archibald MacLeish practiced at the firm for three years in the early 1920s.[3]
In 2003, the Boston Globe accused Choate, Hall & Stewart attorneys for the Amelia Peabody Foundation, following the death of Amelia Peabody, of using a fee structure that can lead to excessive fees.[4]
Choate, Hall & Stewart has long engaged in the practice, common only among Boston law firms, of serving as an investment broker, particularly in the 21st century.[5]
References
- ^ Ryan, Greg (February 3, 2016). "Three more partners leave Locke Lord, this time for Choate Hall & Stewart". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ Puleo, Stephen (2004). Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919. Beacon Press. p. 237. ISBN 978-0807050217. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ^ Kahlenberg, Richard (1999). Broken Contract: A Memoir of Harvard Law School. University of Massachusetts Press. p. 109.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Philanthropist's millions enrich family retainers". Boston Globe. December 21, 2003. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ^ Clifford M. Marks (July 15, 2010). "Watch Out Hedge Funds, Here Come the Law Firms". Law Blog, Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 10, 2016.