Firm History
CARY, WELCH & HICKMAN, L.L.P.
Cary, Welch & Hickman, L.L.P. is a
continuation of a law firm founded in 1888 by William P. Harrison and
George A. Mahan. A chronology of the firm from that date to the
present date is as follows:
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HARRISON
& MAHAN - 1888-1892
GEORGE A.
MAHAN - 1892-1907
MAHAN,
SMITH & MAHAN - 1907-1926
MAHAN,
MAHAN & FULLER - 1926-1940
FULLER,
FULLER & ELY - 1940-1950
FULLER,
ELY & HIBBARD - 1950-1957
ELY &
HIBBARD - 1957-1965
ELY &
CARY - 1965-1979
ELY, CARY
& WELCH - 1979-1983
ELY, CARY,
WELCH & HICKMAN - 1983-1999
CARY,
WELCH & HICKMAN, L.L.P. - 1999-Present
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In December 1982 the firm moved from its
location in the Hannibal National Bank Building to its current
location in the historic Ebert-Dulany Building at 1000 Center Street
in Hannibal, Missouri.
The firm's areas of practice include
estate planning, banking law, bankruptcy and creditors' rights,
corporate and business law, personal injury and
products liability litigation, insurance defense, contracts, real
estate law, probate, criminal law, municipal law and domestic relations.
Current principals in the firm are
Joseph D. Welch and Charles L. ("Chase") Hickman. Joseph
Welch practices in estate planning and estate administration, as
well as business law and asset protection, including the design,
creation and maintenance of business entities such as corporations,
limited liability companies (LLC's), partnerships, and family
limited partnerships (FLP's). He also designs business succession
plans, including buy-sell agreements.
Chase Hickman is in general practice,
and is experienced in all types of litigation, both civil and
criminal. His areas of practice include real estate law, family law
(divorce, paternity, adoption, juvenile), commercial law,
landlord-tenant, traffic offenses, and corporate law, including the
creation and maintenance of business entities.
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