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Timeline of Jackson Kelly PLLC
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Timeline of Other Events
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Pennsylvania becomes the 2nd state in the United States
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1787
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George Washington is elected the first President of the United States of America
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1789
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Washington, D.C. is founded as a federal district as specified in the U.S. Constitution.
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1790
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Kentucky becomes the 15th State to join the Union.
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1792
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1822
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Colonel Benjamin H. Smith opens a law firm in Charleston, Virginia, becoming the earliest predecessor of the current Jackson Kelly PLLC.
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James Monroe is elected the fifth U.S. President.
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1822
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American Civil War begins
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1861
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West Virginia becomes the Nation's 35th State.
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1863
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1865
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The law firm of Smith & Knight, a predecessor of the current Jackson Kelly PLLC, is established.
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1867
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The map of the Kanawha Coal Fields, on display in the main lobby of the Firm's Charleston, WV Office, was created; signed by Benjamin Smith.
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Colorado becomes the 38th State in the Union and the United States celebrates its Centennial.
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1876
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1892
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The law Firm Brown, Jackson & Knight, a predecessor to the current Jackson Kelly PLLC, is established.
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Great Depression
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1929
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1937
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Jackson Kelly attorney Homer A. Holt is elected Governor of West Virginia.
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World War II ends.
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1945
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1955
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The Firm, still very small, hires its first summer clerk.
The Firm's name changes to Jackson, Kelly, Holt & O'Farrell.
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Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, AL.
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1955
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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1962
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1972
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For the first time, the Firm hires multiple new lawyers.
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Nixon makes historic visit to China
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1972
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1976
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Jackson Kelly celebrates 154th Birthday.
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U.S. celebrates Bicentennial
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1976
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Ronald Reagan elected President.
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1980
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1982
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The Firm merges with Farmer & Farmer and opens an office in Morgantown, WV.
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1985
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Jackson, Kelly, Holt & O'Farrell opens its first out-of-state office in Lexington, Kentucky, merging with the firm of Williams & Palmore.
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1989
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The Firm opens an office in Martinsburg, WV.
The Firm merges with Brennan & Francis and opens an office in New Martinsville, WV.
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Fall of the Berlin Wall
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1989
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1990
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The Firm opens an office in Washington, DC
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Nelson Mandela is freed in South Africa.
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1990
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1993
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The Firm opens an office in Denver, Colorado.
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The "Chunnel" opens, connecting Great Britain and France.
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1994
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1996
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The Firm opens an office in Fairmont, WV.
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Bill Clinton is re-elected President.
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1996
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1997
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The Firm opens an office in Wheeling, WV.
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September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.
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2001
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2002
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The Firm assumes its current name of Jackson Kelly PLLC
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2002
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Jackson Kelly becomes the first law firm in West Virginia to establish ancillary businesses, Jackson Kelly Solutions LLC.
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2004
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Jackson Kelly opens an office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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George W. Bush re-elected President.
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2004
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2007
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Mike Foster and Gretchen Callas are elected to be the Firm's Managing Member and Assistant Managing Member.
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2008 |
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Barack Obama elected President. |
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2010 |
Jackson Kelly opens an office in Indianapolis, Indiana. |
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2011 |
Brian Swiger is elected to be the Firm's Assistant Managing Member. |
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2011
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The Firm opens an office in Evansville, Indiana.
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2012
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The Firm opens an office in Canton, Ohio.
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