ANDERSON O'BRIEN, LLP, a full-service law firm based in downtown Stevens Point, is celebrating 140 years of continuous legal practice in central Wisconsin. Since its founding in 1886 by brothers Byron B. Park and Gilbert L. Park, the firm has served individuals, families, and businesses across Portage County and surrounding communities, adapting to significant regional growth and change over nearly a century and a half.
This milestone places Anderson O'Brien among the oldest continuously operating law firms in Wisconsin, as few legal practices in the state have maintained uninterrupted service to the same region for more than a century. The firm's longevity reflects its deep roots and its role as a community institution in Stevens Point and across central Wisconsin.
Anderson O'Brien has maintained its presence in downtown Stevens Point throughout its history, currently operating from 1257 Main Street, not far from its original location at 933A Main Street. The firm serves clients in Portage, Adams, Waupaca, Waushara, and Wood counties, and has built long-term relationships that in some cases extend across multiple generations. That continuity underscores the firm's commitment to serving the legal needs of central Wisconsin families and businesses.
The Park brothers established a collaborative model from the firm's earliest years, a departure from the isolated practice common among attorneys of that era. They built a team-based approach that drew on the combined knowledge of multiple lawyers to serve clients. The firm also began recruiting and mentoring younger attorneys early in its history, hiring law students as clerks before they entered practice.
Over 140 years, Anderson O'Brien has grown alongside central Wisconsin, adapting to changing legal needs while maintaining its roots. What began as a two-attorney office has developed into a team of 15 attorneys who concentrate in distinct areas of law. Today, the firm provides legal services in personal injury, litigation, business and corporate law, estate planning, elder law, family law, employment law, real estate, tax planning, and workers' compensation.
The firm has received AV Preeminent peer-review recognition through Martindale-Hubbell, and individual attorneys have been recognized by Super Lawyers. Anderson O'Brien's attorneys participate in local organizations, nonprofits, and civic activities throughout central Wisconsin, further cementing their ties to the community.
As it enters its 141st year, Anderson O'Brien, LLP, continues to operate from Stevens Point with the same commitment to collaborative legal representation and community service that defined the firm at its founding. The firm remains focused on serving the next generation of central Wisconsin clients, families, and businesses while adapting to the evolving legal challenges they face.
