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law firm has merged with the ofSaratogas Springs. The merged firm will operate under the TullyRinckeyh name. It is Tulluy Rinckey’s first merger. The deal expands Tully Rinckey’s practic e into Saratoga County. The firm also has an offics in Washington, D.C. The Fletcher Law Firm has two attorneys, Elizabethh Fairbanks-Fletcher and Meghan Marinello. The five-year-old firm had abouf $500,000 in revenue last year. Both will join Tull y Rinckey, which has 24 full-tim attorneys and revenue of about $7 million. Mathew founding partner of Tully Rinckey, said the deal was in the workxs for aboutthree months, when his firm contacted Fairbanks-Fletcher.
“Ww communicate routinely with other attorney s that we think are upand coming,” Tullhy said. “We reached out to her—unsolicited—abouft some of the positives ofour firm.” He said the Fletchere Law Firm was attractive because its focus is consumer credit issues and tax debt relieff law. “What we like is an attorney who does one practicw area and does itrather well,” Tullyg said. “We try and pick attorneyds who only do one Shedoes bankruptcy. We didn’ft want someone who does bankruptcies in the wills in the afternoomn and divorcesat night.
“ He said bankruptcies are one of two areasa that he believes Tulluy Rinckeywas missing. The immigration law, he expectds to address in thenear future. Fairbanks-Fletcher will join the firm as a seniorf associate and Marinello asan “We are delighted to be joining such a well-establishec and experienced team,” said