More than 75 years
After establishing a solo practice in 1931, Donald M. Reno founded the firm with J. Michael
O’Byrne in 1952 as “Reno & O’Byrne.” In 1962, the firm became “Reno, O’Byrne & Kepley”
when Vance I. Kepley became a partner. Although Donald M. Reno and his son, Donald M.
Reno, Jr., retired in the late 1970’s, “Reno” was retained as part of the firm name because
of the recognition that it enjoyed in the community. In 1984, the firm incorporated as “Reno,
O’Byrne & Kepley, P.C.”
The firm name was changed in 1994 to “Rawles, O’Byrne, Stanko & Kepley, P.C.” Vance I. Kepley had retired in 1989, but his son, Brett A. Kepley, succeeded him as a principal in the firm. The other principals in the firm in 1994 were J. Michael O’Byrne, Edward H. Rawles, Stephen M. O’Byrne, and Glenn A. Stanko. Effective January 1, 2006, the firm adopted its current name of “Rawles, O’Byrne, Stanko, Kepley & Jefferson, P.C.,” in order to reflect Timothy S. Jefferson’s status as a principal in the firm. J. Michael O’Byrne has now retired from active practice, but remains “Of Counsel.”
The firm has been located in the Fleetwood Building at 501 West Church Street, Champaign, Illinois, since 1959.
Firm Name History:
- 1952 - 1962 Reno & O’Byrne
- 1962 - 1984 Reno, O’Byrne & Kepley
- 1984 - 1994 Reno, O’Byrne & Kepley, P.C.
- 1994 - 2005 Rawles, O’Byrne, Stanko & Kepley, P.C.
- 2006 - Present Rawles, O’Byrne, Stanko, Kepley & Jefferson, P.C.
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