T. Robert Bulloch, Partner

But some in legal circles believe that more statewide firms will scout opportunities in Southwest Florida because of changing demographics and increased business activity. “I think there’s going to be a greater provision of sophisticated legal services,” says Robert Bulloch, the managing partner for the Naples office of Quarles & Brady. 

While large, Florida-based firms might have a dominant presence in many Florida cities, Midwest-based firms have traditionally filled that role in Southwest Florida. 

Quarles & Brady has its roots in Milwaukee, but it followed clients to Naples because they needed estate-planning services when they wintered here. Now, the firm has 20 attorneys in Naples who provide a wide range of legal services beyond estate planning, including corporate representation.

Originally published in the Business Observer, March 8, 2013