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Bell, Orr, Ayers & Moore traces its history
back over 80 years to December 1, 1920, when
its founder, Charles R. Bell, began
practicing law. For over 25 years, Mr. Bell
practiced law in Warren County in
associations with some of the most prominent
names in the history of our local bar
association, including Mills M. Logan
(member of the Kentucky Court of Appeals),
R.C.P. Thomas, Thomas W. Thomas, Leland H.
Logan, George W. Meuth, Lee Stagner, and the
late Congressman William H. Natcher.
The firm began as Bell, Stagner & Orr on January 1, 1946,
with Joe B. Orr becoming a partner at that
time. The firm was known as Bell & Orr until
the late Supreme Court Justice Charles H.
Reynolds became a member of the firm in
1954, and the name became Bell, Orr &
Reynolds. In 1970, Justice Reynolds left the
firm and the firm became known as Bell, Orr,
Ayers & Moore.
Charles R. Bell, Joe B. Orr, and Jerry L. Moore are deceased,
and Reginald L. Ayers remains an active "of
counsel" contributor to the firm. Former
partners Quinten B. Marquette and Ray B.
Buckberry, Jr. have also retired from the
firm but remain active on an "of counsel"
basis.
Bell, Orr, Ayers & Moore has experienced significant growth
and expansion in its practice, with the firm
nearly doubling in size since 1990. Although
the firm has a long history and traditional
practice values, Bell, Orr, Ayers & Moore
has been progressive. For example, in the
early 1990’s only a “handful” of women were
practicing law in the Bowling Green, Warren
County, Kentucky. Today, women constitute
approximately one-third of Bell, Orr, Ayers
& Moore’s practicing attorneys, providing
services in areas ranging from litigation to
estate planning.
We are proud of our long history. No firm in south central
Kentucky has a longer history of
continuously providing legal services. We
are confident that with the superb group of
young lawyers on staff at Bell, Orr, Ayers &
Moore, that tradition will continue for many
years to come.
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