Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP
HeadquartersPortland, Oregon
45°31′02″N 122°40′41″W / 45.5173°N 122.6781°W / 45.5173; -122.6781
No. of attorneys153 (2017)[1]
Key peopleKieran J Curley (managing partner)[1]
Date founded1873
Websitemillernash.com

Miller Nash LLP is an American law firm based in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. Established in 1873, the limited liability partnership has 153 attorneys firm wide.[1] As of 2017, it was the third largest law firm in Portland when it had 86 attorneys in the Portland area.[2] The headquarters are located in the U.S. Bancorp Tower in Downtown Portland, with other offices in Long Beach, California and Seattle.

History

The firm began in 1873 as Northup & Gilbert, started by William B. Gilbert and Henry H. Northup.[2][3] In 1876, former governor A. C. Gibbs joins the firm, but leaves the following year.[3] John M. Gearin joined in 1884 before later serving in Congress.[3] Later partners include Wallace McCamant, W. Lair Thompson, and Ralph King, among others. In 1970, the firm moved into what is now the Standard Insurance Center, and the names Miller and Nash first appeared in the firm name.[3] The firm moved into the new U.S. Bancorp Tower in 1983.[3] In 1985, the firm opened an office in Seattle.[4] The Miller Nash moniker was adopted in 1999.[3]

Miller Nash received some criticism for representing whalers in 2012 who had been involved in incidents with the Sea Shepherd.[5] The current iteration of the firm came about from the merger of Portland-based Miller Nash and Seattle-based Graham & Dunn announced in 2014.[4][6] The merger was completed on January 2, 2015.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP - Portland - Law Firm Profile - Chambers USA Guide 2017". www.chambersandpartners.com. Chambers & Partners. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Largest Law Firms in the Portland Metro Area". Portland Business Journal. February 3, 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Timeline". www.millernash.com. Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 Culverwell, Wendy (October 2, 2014). "Miller Nash unites with Seattle law firm to form regional 'juggernaut'". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Read, Richard (February 15, 2012). "Portland's Miller Nash takes flak representing Japanese whalers who oppose Sea Shepherd attacks". The Oregonian. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Manning, Jeff (October 2, 2014). "Portland-based Miller Nash merges with Seattle law firm". The Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  7. ↑ Kavanagh, Vickie (January 2, 2015). "Miller Nash Graham & Dunn combine law firms, Firehouse Subs opens in Vancouver: Industry Notes". The Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
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