Rose
Law Firm - (en)
Rose Law Firm is a law firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. It
is the oldest law firm west of the Mississippi River and the third
oldest in the United States.
It traces its origin to November 1, 1820, sixteen years before
Arkansas statehood, when Robert Crittenden, born 1797, and Chester
Ashley, born 1791, entered into an agreement for a "Partnership
in the Practice of Law." The firm's name changed over the years
as partners were added. "Rose" was added to the firm's name
in 1865 when Uriah Milton Rose joined the firm. A statue of Rose
stands in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol. The firm
simplified its name to Rose Law Firm in 1980.
Rose Law Firm members have historically been active in politics and
civic affairs. Robert Crittenden served as Arkansas' territorial
governor and negotiated Arkansas' admission to the United States as
the 25th state in 1836. Chester Ashley served as a United States
Senator from Arkansas. U.M. Rose co-founded the American Bar
Association and served as its president in 1901-1902. Rose was later
appointed the American representative to the Second Hague Peace
Conference and was instrumental in drafting the Hague Convention. Six
of the firm's members have served on the Arkansas Supreme Court (three
as Chief Justice), and six members have also served as President of
the Arkansas Bar Association.
Hillary Rodham Clinton was the firm's first female partner during her
husband Bill Clinton's tenure as Governor of Arkansas, and Webster
Hubbell was also a partner before serving as Assistant Attorney
General under President Clinton. Vince Foster was a partner, as well.
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