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<br />. <br /> <br /> <br />JUNE 3, 1999 <br />7 SECTIONS, 60 PAGES <br /> <br />@ 1999 Saint Paul Pioneer Press (Northwest Publications Inc.) <br /> <br />Doh law firm <br />will close. its doors <br /> <br />St. Paul-based practice is the oldest in Minnesota <br /> <br />SCOTT CARLSON STAFF WRITER <br /> <br /> <br />Doherty Rumble & Butler, the St. <br />Paul-based law firm that is the state's <br />oldest, will announce today that it plans <br />to close shop June 30. <br />The closing will mark the demise of <br />a once-flourishing practice, a reflection <br />of changing times in the Twin Cities' <br />fiercely competitive legal market. <br />Doherty Rumble & Butler's decision <br />to take down its shingle in the Twin <br />Cities and its Denver and Washington, <br />D.C., offices will mean layoffs for 231 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />employees, including 90 attorneys. The <br />law firm has employed 195 workers at <br />its Twin Cities offices. <br />The firm's president, Sue Ann Nelson, <br />blamed the demise of her 140-year-old <br />law firm on the defections of several <br />key partners earlier this year. <br />Doherty Rumble "is as prepared <br />today as it was in the past to serve the <br />needs of its clients," Nelson said in a <br />press statement. "However, the unfortu- <br />nate reality of today's marketplace is <br />that attorneys are becoming more and <br /> <br />FIRM CONTINUED ON 3A ~ <br /> <br />VOICES <br />"It is my hope <br />that the legal <br />community can <br />help us mourn the <br />passing of an era <br />and celebrate the <br />rich and fabulous <br />past of a great <br />and proud instItu- <br />tion." <br />SUE ANN NELSON <br />PRESIDENT. <br />DOHERTY. RUMBLE <br />& BUTLER <br />