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Introduction
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur is a full-service firm with deep roots in Ohio and branches extending to DC, Florida, Illinois, and Pennsylvania. The firm is known for its banking and financing, commercial litigation, corporate, labor and employment, M&A, and real estate practices. At the core of Porter Wright’s practice is “inspiration.” The firm indicates that inspiration is its “fuel” to help it “work smart, reach further, and deliver stronger outcomes.”
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About the Firm
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur is a full-service firm with deep roots in Ohio and branches extending to DC, Florida, Illinois, and Pennsylvania. The firm is known for its banking and financing, commercial litigation, corporate, labor and employment, M&A, and real estate practices.
Ohio Roots, National Footprint
Though a largely regional firm, Porter Wright has a track record of getting involved in national affairs. Founder Richard Harrison began his legal career in 1846, riding on horseback from town to town to provide legal services to much of central Ohio. Later, as a member of the Ohio Senate, he wrote its resolution of support to keep Ohio in the Union during the Civil War. In 1963, firm partner Earl Morris worked on the Harding Papers affair—a blackmail scandal invo...