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Reed was in private practice, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1875 to 1891. In 1877, he formed the law firm of Knox and Reed (later Reed Smith) with Philander C. Knox which would eventually count the industrialist, Henry Clay Frick, and the wealthy Mellon family among its clients.
Knox studied law in Pittsburgh and in 1877 formed the firm Knox & Reed in partnership with James Reed. In the rapidly growing industrial center of Pittsburgh, the firm was immediately successful, and still exists today as Reed Smith LLP, one of the larg-est law firms in the world. In 1880, Knox married Lillie Smith. They had five children.
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From 1876 to 1877, he was Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Knox became a leading Pittsburgh attorney in partnership with James Hay Reed, their firm being Knox and Reed (now Reed Smith LLP ). In 1897 Knox became President of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
James Hay Reed, American lawyer member firm of Knox (Philander Chase) & Reed, 1877-1902; member firm Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay.
Jan 18, 2024 · In that year, Reed, along with associate Philander Chase Knox, founded the firm of Knox and Reed, which immediately prospered. In 1891, Reed was appointed Federal District Judge for Western Pennsylvania by the then-President William McKinley.
At theage of nineteen Knox began to read law in office of Henry B. Swope; and, following the death of that well-known attorney, he continued his apprenticeship in the office of Attorney David Reed. In1875, at the age of twenty-one, he was admitted to the bar. Twoyears later he and James H. Reed, a nephew of the instructor, formed the famous
Philander C. Knox was a national political figure who held the positions of United States Secretary of State, United States Attorney General, and United States Senator from Pennsylvania. The bulk of the materials are copies of speeches given by Mr. Knox during his appointment in office.
