Richard S. Felhaber began practicing law in 1928, one year prior to the stock market crash and the onset of the Great Depression. Throughout the 1930s, unemployment reached new highs, and the seeds of a labor revolution were sown. It was an interesting time for Dick Felhaber to practice and develop his special interest in labor and employment law - an area of the law perceived as not entirely reputable by corporate law firms.

In 1943, Dick Felhaber and Gustav A. Larson combined their interests and talents to found the firm that became Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon and Vogt. Dick Felhaber brought to the partnership his 15 years of experience in the emerging field of labor and employment law. Gus Larson, with his concentration on commercial business law, taxes, estates and probate, helped create an organization with a broader scope than labor and employment.

Robert Fenlon and Thomas Vogt brought to the firm their experience in labor and employment law in the 1950s. As Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon and Vogt, the firm continued to build its reputation as a full-service law firm with special expertise in labor and employment.

Over the course of more than sixty years, we have seen many changes in the law and in the relationships between employers and employees. The Felhaber law firm has continued to develop its unique strength in labor and employment law, filling a niche while building a practice in serving business clients of all sizes.

The most recent evolution of the Felhaber law firm has been to truly round out the services and resources of our organization. We now serve clients throughout the Midwest from our offices in St. Paul and Minneapolis. Our attorneys practice in all areas of commercial law, providing exceptional service to our clients across all areas of the law. We are proud that our peers continue to rely on us for our expertise in labor and employment law; we are equally proud that our clients recognize the scope of our abilities to serve them.