About
Bowditch & Dewey was originally founded under the name Thayer, Smith & Gaskill by three Harvard Law School graduates, Charles Thayer, Frank Smith and George Gaskill, in 1914. Over the years, the firm has changed its name and now bears trades under the name of two senior-most partners, Robert Bowditch and Henry Dewey. The firm's staff remained at approximately half a dozen lawyers through the 1950s. It has expanded to more than 65 lawyers. Today, attorneys in the practice areas combine knowledge to provide clients in virtually every industry, assistance in expanding their opportunities, protecting their investments and responding to changing circumstances. At present, the firm has clients in 33 states and several countrie