Clients often ask whether the "Eisenhower" in our firm name was related to Dwight D. Eisenhower. The answer is yes. Ed Eisenhower, one of our founders, was the older brother of the former president. Ed, a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, settled in Tacoma in 1914. After joining the bar, he started the firm that now bears his name.

A few years later, Tacoma native Reuben Carlson graduated from the University of Washington Law School. Returning to his home town, he also opened a law firm.

Two Firms Prosper, then Merge
Over the years, the Carlson and Eisenhower firms grew. Spurring this growth was the commitment of both firms to provide outstanding legal work for every client base. In 1960 the two firms merged so they could better serve their clients. For that same reason, Eisenhower opened a full-service Seattle office in 1998. Since then we've continued growing, and with nearly 30 lawyers are the second-largest Tacoma-based law firm.

We owe much of our success to Ed Eisenhower and Reuben Carlson. They set high standards of ethics and hard work that still guide our lawyers today.

A law firm that's been around for nearly a century is doing something right.