Dudley Newman Feuerzeig LLP, a Virgin Islands limited liability partnership, is a general civil practice law firm whose members have diverse backgrounds and are drawn from various regions of the United States. Established by a merger in 2019 of two law firms,Dudley, Topper and Feuerzeig, LLP, then the largest law firm in the U.S. Virgin Islands based on St. Thomas, and Nichols Newman Logan Grey & Lockwood, PC, the leading lawfirm based on St. Croix. Both firms were established in the 1970’s. Today DNF is the largest law firm in the Territory, currently with 20 attorneys, nine paralegals and related administrative and support staff with offices located on St. Thomas and St. Croix.
1978
1978
George H.T. Dudley and Peter Martin form Dudley and Martin L.L.P.
2021
1980
The law practice that will eventually become Nichols, Newman, Logan, Grey & Lockwood begins its journey at the “Alexander Hamilton Building.” It is the same building where a very young Alexander Hamilton worked for a trading company, learned about international finance, learned firsthand the atrocities of slavery and went on to become one of the most important architects of the United States.
1980s
1981
George Dudley is the first attorney outside the United States mainland to be elected to the governing council of the American Law Institute.
1987
1987
Judge Henry L. Feuerzieg from Chicago joins the firm in May.
1992
1992
Dudley Topper and Feuerzeig, now with over 40 employees, relocates to newly constructed building in Frederiksberg Gade in Charlotte Amalie.
2021
2001
Current Representative to Congress for the U.S. Virgin Islands, Stacy Plaskett, practices law at the Nichols, Newman, Logan, Grey & Lockwood firm, before running and securing her seat in Congress.
2002
Over the years, Nichols, Newman, Logan, Grey & Lockwood and Dudley, Topper & Feuerzeig develop a sibling relationship. Any deal of significance on St. Thomas was done by D.T.F. and any deal of significance on St. Croix was done by Nichols Newman.
2018
2018
In the summer of 2018, George Dudley reached out to Todd Newman and suggested a merger, Todd responded, “I’ve been expecting this call for about 10-15 years.”
2021
2018
Dudley Topper and Feuerzeig celebrates 40 years of practice.
2019
2019
On April 1, 2019, Dudley, Topper & Feuerzeig merges with Nichols Newman law firm to become Dudley Newman Feuerzeig.
When Dudley and Newman first spoke, Newman stated, “This merger will change the legal landscape of the U.S. Virgin Islands for the next 75 years…”