Ogletree Deakins Makes Top 25 List of Largest Indianapolis-Area Law Firms

INDIANAPOLIS – April 6, 2006 – The Indianapolis office  of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins) is pleased to announce it was named to the Top 25 Largest Indianapolis-Area Law Firms list. Compiled and published by the Indianapolis Business Journal,  firms appearing on the list were ranked according to the number of attorneys they employ locally. Ogletree Deakins is the second largest firm in Indianapolis based on the number of lawyers the firm employs nationwide.

Ogletree Deakins opened its Indianapolis location in May of 2000 with just nine attorneys. Since then, the office has more than doubled in size and is now the third largest office in the firm housing over twenty lawyers and numerous support staff.

“We’ve experienced a tremendous amount of growth over the last few years and are delighted to make this list. The success of our office is due not only to the excellent team of attorneys we have on board but also to the vast resources we can provide to our clients,” said Charles B. Baldwin, one of the managing shareholders of the firm’s Indianapolis office. “We were the first labor and employment law firm to open an office in Indianapolis and are the only firm in this area with a national base of more than 300 attorneys who focus exclusively on workplace-related issues. Tapping into this base allows us to provide better service to our clients in a more efficient manner.”

About Ogletree Deakins

Ogletree Deakins is the nation’s third largest labor and employment law firm, representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters. The firm has more than 300 lawyers located in 24 offices from Miami to Los Angeles. In addition to handling labor and employment law matters, the firm has thriving practices focused on business immigration, employee benefits, and workplace safety and health law.  Ogletree Deakins represents a diverse range of clients, including more than half of the Fortune 50 corporations in the U.S.

For more information, please contact Karen Gonzales, communications manager, at 210-277-3606.