One of Connecticut’s largest law firms is marking its 100th year in business with a year of service.
Pullman & Comley, headquartered in Bridgeport and with offices in Hartford, Westport, Waterbury and Stamford, will celebrate its centennial in 2019 with a year devoted to community service projects throughout the state, in partnership with nonprofit organizations including Bridgeport’s Discovery Museum, nOURish, Foodshare, the Center for Children’s Advocacy, Junior Achievement, Connecticut Legal Services, Wakeman Boys & Girls Club, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, as well as Bridgeport and Hartford public schools.
The kick-off event takes place on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 21, at the Discovery Museum. Pullman & Comley and the Aquarion Water Co. will co-sponsor a Free Admission Day in honor of the museum’s annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Volunteers from Pullman and Aquarion will help the museum with programming giving children the face-to-face opportunity to see themselves in STEM jobs, and to chat with people doing these important jobs in the local community.
According to Pullman & Comley chairman James T. Shearin, the year of service is an appropriate means to mark the firm’s history and culture.
“From the beginning, our founders’ interest in the law extended beyond simply managing a law practice; each attorney took an active role in shaping the greater Bridgeport community and contributing to the legal profession,” Shearin said.
“Over the years, our attorneys and staff have given back to the communities where we live and work, through volunteer work, serving in leadership roles in nonprofit organizations, and in public service. We are very proud that although we have grown substantially over the past century, we have retained our strong culture of ‘pulling together, succeeding together’ with our clients, with each other, and with our communities.”
Founded by attorneys John S. Pullman, William H. Comley and Arthur M. Comley, the firm opened its doors at 884 Main Street in Bridgeport in June 1919. Today, the firm has grown to more than 90 attorneys serving public and private companies of all sizes, educational institutions, government entities and nonprofits, as well as individuals, families and closely-held businesses.
