History

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[Perhaps a timeline slider graphic rather than column text] 1984 Armbrust & Brown, PLLC, formed when David Armbrust, formerly with Brown, Maroney, Rose, Barber & Dye, partnered with Frank B. Brown, formerly with Daugherty, Kuperman and Golden, P.C. Samuel B. Byars, Sharlene N. Collins and Sue Brooks Littlefield, also formerly with Brown, Maroney, Rose, Barber & Dye, and Richard T. Suttle, formerly with Exxon Company, USA, were also partners in this new endeavor. Associates included Kenneth N. Jones and Wayne S. Hollingsworth. 1990 Armbrust & Brown, P.C., merged with Strasburger & Price, PLLC. 1997 The original Armbrust & Brown partners, along with Kenneth N. Jones, Wayne S. Hollingsworth, Gregg C. Krumme, J. Bruce Scrafford, Mark L. Hawkins, Scott A. Taylor and Gary W. Davis left Strasburger & Price, PLLC, to form Armbrust & Brown. 2014 Today, Armbrust & Brown includes 22 attorneys, 7 legal assistants and an experienced support staff.