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2016 marks the 100th Anniversary for Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC. The original operating agreement was entered into date on August 31, 1916 between James Trewin, Haven Y. Simmons and Harold Trewin. Founder, James Trewin started practicing law in Lansing, Iowa in 1889. In 1893, he was elected from Allamakee County to the Iowa House of Representatives and then the Iowa Senate. Senator Trewin was one of the leading candidates for nomination for Governor before he moved to Cedar Rapids in 1902. In 1916 Senator Trewin joined his son, Harold, and Haven Simmons in forming Trewin, Simmons & Trewin. Twenty-five years later, Beahl Perrine and Justin Albright joined the three-person law firm. Beahl Perrine was a central figure for what would become Simmons, Perrine, Albright & Ellwood. He helped grow the firm to be the largest in Cedar Rapids, Iowa while practicing law for 52 years before his death in 1989. Mr. Perrine and his wife, Irene, were also very active in the community, most notably for helping to incorporate The Hall Perrine Foundation. Moyer & Bergman was founded in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1961 by Clinton Moyer and William Bergman. The two-person firm quickly grew to be a full-service law firm with 21 attorneys handling some of the most complex matters. As specialization within the practice of law became more prevalent, combining two law firms with well-established practices and reputations provided good opportunities and better service for clients. In January of 2009, the firms became one—Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC (SPMB). SPMB is now one of the largest full-service law firms in Iowa. The firm, which is lead by managing partner, Roger Stone, has almost 60 attorneys and 70 staff members. SPMB has been recognized and rated by clients and peers in Great Plains Super Lawyers®, Best Lawyers®, Chambers USA®, Martindale-Hubbell® and Benchmark Litigation®. Most recently, three of its attorneys, Stephen Holtman, Roger Stone and Eric Lam, were recognized as three of the Top 10: Iowa Super Lawyers for 2016. SPMB is the only Iowa firm to have more than one attorney included in the Top 10 Iowa Super Lawyers list. For more information on the history of SPMB, please refer to the SPMB commemorative brochure found, here.