Rose Law Firm

Rose Law Firm
HeadquartersLittle Rock, Arkansas
No. of offices2
No. of attorneys55 as of 2023[1]
No. of employeesAbout 80 as of 2008[2]
Major practice areasGeneral practice, corporate
Revenueabout $10 million[2]
Date foundedNovember 1, 1820
FounderRobert Crittenden
Chester Ashley
Company typeProfessional association
Websitewww.roselawfirm.com
The old entrance of Rose Law Firm (older building)
The current entrance of the firm; it shares the newer building with AgHeritage, a farm credit services cooperative.

Rose Law Firm is an American law firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas.

It dates its origins 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". As such, it is the third oldest law firm in the United States[3] and the oldest west of the Mississippi River.[4][5] It is also the oldest company of any kind in Arkansas.[4]

In 2018, the firm elected its first female managing member.[6] In 2020, the firm celebrated its 200th birthday.[7]

  1. ^ "Attorneys". Rose Law Firm. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Rose Law Firm, A Professional Association". Hoover's. Retrieved December 2, 2008.
  3. ^ Suzanne Goldenberg (May 24, 2006). "The real state of the union: how well are the Clintons getting on?". The Guardian.
  4. ^ a b "Arkansas Business: Oldest companies in Arkansas". Little Rock: KTHV. July 10, 2013. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015.
  5. ^ Stephen Labaton (February 26, 1994). "Rose Law Firm, Arkansas Power, Slips as It Steps Onto a Bigger Stage". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "Rose Law Firm Names First Female Managing Member". Arkansas Business. February 7, 2018.
  7. ^ "Rose Law Firm Marks 200th Anniversary with $200K in Donations". Arkansas Business. November 2, 2020.