History
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP was founded in 1859 as Goodwin, Larned & Goodwin. Stephen A. Goodwin, Edwin C. Larned, and Daniel Goodwin, Jr. were active leaders in the larger circles of law in Illinois. They established a tradition of public service and of service to the legal profession that has continued in our firm to the present day. Although Fitch Even began as a general practice firm handling the gamut of civil, criminal, and admiralty matters, the firm soon developed its major concentration in the practice of intellectual property law. Generations later, we are Chicago's oldest law firm in continuous practice. The firm's attorneys have degrees in natural physical sciences or engineering and are versed in mechanical engineering, electronics, computer and Internet technologies, chemistry and chemical engineering, physics, nuclear energy, biology, and related fields.
Specialties
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP is a midsized law firm that provides a full range of services relating to intellectual property and technology-related legal matters. The firm originated in Chicago in 1859 and now has offices throughout the United States and an international client base. We counsel high-technology, life sciences, and more-traditional companies and individual entrepreneurs on intellectual property-related legal matters. Our attorneys, most of whom have technical degrees, are adept at preparing and prosecuting domestic and international patent, trademark, and copyright applications through the relevant administrative proceedings and have helped build the intellectual property portfolios of many successful businesses. The firm also offers a full range of services to help clients leverage their intellectual property by developing strategic licensing, investment, and other business relationships that are important to diversification and growth.