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Leading New York lawyers and their fortunes in 19th century courts
Special Correspondence surveys top figures at Howe Hummel and rivals, detailing the wealth of James Carter, Choate, Root, Peckham, Tracy, Parsons, and Parsons along with partners Brooke and O Sullivan. It notes their earnings, notable cases, and the dramatic contrasts in personalities and practices shaping New York’s criminal and corporate bar.
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James C
Ohio
York
Ingersoll
Dillon
Daniel Dougherty
Philadelphia
Charles W. Brooke
New York
Mr. Brooke
Dougherty
Gerald Eaton
Brooke
Eaton
Knickerbocker
Meyer
Brooks
O'Sullivan
Carlyle Harris
James
Carter
Joseph Choate
E. ©. James
Elihu Root
Wheeler H. Peckham
O’sullivan
Howe & Hummel
Mayor Strong
Mr. Choate
Choate
James C. Carter
Samuel J. Tilden
David Dudley Field
Frederic R. Coudert
Benjamin F. Tracy
Hilby Root
William B. Hornblower
John E. Parsons
Delancey Nicoll
Francis L. Wellman
John R. Fellows
Mr. Parsons
Parsons
Sugar Trust
America
Colonel Ingersoll
Messrs. James, Root
Tracy
Condert
Europe
Mr. Wellman
Mr. Hornblower
W. F. Howe
Abe Hummel
Howe
Brooke & O'Sullivan
J. D. Marsan