[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 65 (Thursday, May 9, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S3323]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                     RECOGNIZING STEPTOE & JOHNSON

 Mr. MANCHIN. Mr. President, today I wish to highlight a West 
Virginia business on its 100th year in the Mountain State--Steptoe & 
Johnson, a renowned and nationally respected energy law firm.
  From yesterday's humble beginnings, Steptoe & Johnson now has more 
than 270 attorneys and a staff of 570 people, including more than 220 
real estate professionals, working in 14 offices in 6 states--my home 
State of West Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio and 
Colorado.
  Over the past century of American history--through war and peace, 
through recessions and abundance, through tragedy and triumph--Steptoe 
& Johnson has persevered and prospered.
  I wonder if Philip P. Steptoe and Colonel Louis A. Johnson looked 100 
years into the future when they hung out their shingle and established 
their law firm in Clarksburg, WV, in 1913. I wonder if they ever 
dreamed Steptoe & Johnson would grow so large or be so influential.
  They probably did, because they began their practice in Clarksburg, a 
perfectly centralized location with a diverse economy. That decision 
alone helped introduce their company to various service-related 
industries and public utilities.
  Over the next century, Steptoe & Johnson would grow and expand 
numerous times, opening six offices across West Virginia, including 
Bridgeport, Charleston, Huntington, Martinsburg, Morgantown, and 
Wheeling. That solid foundation helped propel them into five other 
States.
  Steptoe & Johnson's success story is similar to that of many of our 
Nation's great entrepreneurs: two men with one vision began this 
American-made story of service and perseverance. Today, more than 800 
individuals join together on a daily basis to carry out the company's 
vision and mission, by offering strong representation and quality 
service to its clientele.
  But for Steptoe & Johnson, there is no end in mind--only the 
future.

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