At Barnes & Thornburg LLP, 13 is our lucky number! ⚖ On this Friday the 13th at 3:13 P.M., BT Indianapolis is celebrating 84 years of good fortune! ⚖ On Friday, September 13, 1940, 4 partners formed the Indianapolis firm Barnes, Hickam, Pantzer, & Boyd and believed 13 was their lucky number. ⚖ The firm began with 13 people, in 13 rooms, on the 13th floor of the Merchants Bank building. The address was 1313 and they even procured 1313 as the firm’s telephone number, which remains in some main phone numbers to this day. AND...BT Dallas was the 13th Barnes & Thornburg LLP office to open! Happy Anniversary BT Indianapolis and Happy Friday the 13th!
To most, Friday the 13th can be ominous. For Barnes & Thornburg LLP, it is our lucky number! On this Friday the 13th at 3:13 P.M., we are celebrating 84 years of good fortune! On Friday, September 13, 1940, 4 partners formed the Indianapolis firm Barnes, Hickam, Pantzer, & Boyd and believed 13 was their lucky number. The firm began with 13 people, in 13 rooms, on the 13th floor of the Merchants Bank building. The address was 1313 and they even procured 1313 as the firm’s telephone number, which remains in some main phone numbers to this day. Happy Anniversary BT Indianapolis!