Sonnenschein Celebrates 100th Anniversary in a Big Way in Kansas City

February 27, 2006

(KANSAS CITY, MO)--Law firm Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP kicked off its 100th anniversary celebration on Saturday by unveiling a giant banner featuring its Centennial logo on the south face of its building at 4520 Main Street.  The banner, which measures 69½' x 25', is two stories high and extends across the side of the building.

“On this once-in-a-lifetime occasion, we wanted to share our enormous pride in the firm and its people with everyone in the community,” said James A. Heeter, managing partner of Sonnenschein’s Kansas City office. “We look forward to another 100 years of providing the highest quality legal representation to its businesses, institutions and citizens.”

Sonnenschein was founded in Chicago on April 1, 1906, and is now the country’s 48th largest law firm, according to American  Lawyer.  The firm opened its Kansas City office in 1994.  Starting with three lawyers practicing in only three areas, the office has grown to 68 attorneys practicing across a wide spectrum of legal specialties. 

Sonnenschein, with more than 700 attorneys and other professionals in nine U.S. cities and a global reach, serves the legal needs of many of the world’s largest and best-known businesses, nonprofits and individuals.  For more information, visit www.sonnenschein.com.


For more information, contact:

Danielle Gibbons Babb
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
816.460.2434
dbabb@sonnenschein.com