COLUMBUS, OH (Columbus Business First) — The national law firm Tully Rinckey is opening its first Midwest office at 8425 Pulsar Place at Polaris later this year.
Tully Rinckey’s core practice area is federal and private labor and employment law, which will be the focus of the Columbus office, according to a press release. Nationally, the firm handles a variety of legal matters, including military law, security clearance representation and family and matrimonial law.
The firm largely represents employees but also small employers, partner and CEO Michael Macomber told Columbus Business First.
“There’s a real gap in the legal industry, in my opinion, with really skilled attorneys to represent individuals, people who are facing issues at work, probably for the first time,” Macomber said. “And it could be things like disciplinary issues, harassment, discrimination, retaliation or any number of other prohibited actions at work.”
Whenever Tully Rinckey enters a new market, Macomber said, it strives to hire four to six attorneys to start. Later, the staff may grow to 10-15 attorneys.
The Columbus office is looking to attract attorneys who want to grow and develop in the areas of labor and employment, and military and civil litigation, Macomber said.
The office does not have a set opening date yet, Macomber said, but the firm is trying for Nov. 1.
Tully Rinckey chose to open an office in Columbus because of its fast-growing business market and its fit with the firm’s ideal demographic for “population size, attorney size and practice area,” Macomber said.
Some of Tully Rinckey’s other top markets are Austin, Texas; Albany, New York; and Washington, D.C. Columbus “has the right size to it” to fit in with the firm’s footprint, Macomber said.
The Columbus office will be led by managing partner Michael Fallings, who has extensive federal labor and employment and private employment law experience, according to a press release.
“Rapid economic growth often brings increasingly complex workplace issues for both workers and businesses,” Fallings said in the statement. “As the Columbus region continues to attract new employers and investment, we are seeing greater demand for experienced labor and employment representation.”
