Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16
LAMBERT AND BAKER
PROMINENT AND PROGRESSIVE
FIRM OF ATToRNEYS-AT-LAW.
Sketches Of the Members-Identified
With Important Litigation-Men-
don Of Well-Known Gases.

One Of the best known and most progress
sive law firms Of this city is that Of LAM
bert & Baker. The members are Messrs.
Tallmadge A. Lambert, Wilton ]. Lambert
and d. W. Baker.
Mr.. Tallmadge A. Lambert, the senior
member, graduated from Georgetown Uni
versity in 1862 with high honors, and from
the law department of Columbian Univer
city in 1869. Immediately thereafter he was
admitted to the bar of the District of
Columbia and began the practice of law. Mr..
Lambert, in 1870, married Miss Avarilla
Van Riswick, daughter Of Mr. John Van
Riswick. The latter was a successful and
prominent citizen of the national capital.
large private and corporation practice
was quickly acquired by Mr.. Lambert He
was active as counsel in many of the noted
causes arising shortly after the civil war,
which involved large property interests. He
also took an energetic part in the litigation
arising during the regime of the board Of
public works, and while the late Alexander
r. Shepherd was governor Mr. Lambert
was also president of the Great Falls Ice
Company up to the time of its merger with
the American ice trust.
Mr.. Daniel William Baker is native Of
Maryland and is one Of the most promi-
nent OF the younger members Of the local
bar. He owns home in Montgomery
county, and IaIS been actively identified with
the politics of the state a republican. Mr..
Baker graduated from the law department
Of Georgetown University with the class of
1888. He is a member of the law faculty of
that institution, being instructor in several
important branches. Mr.. Baker succeeded
the late Judge jeremiah Wilson in the chair
Of real estate. He is also judge of the
moot court. In addition, Mr.. Baker is 4
member of the committee having.in charge
the conduct of the examination of candi
Gates for admission to the bar
For several years Mr.. Baker held office as
assistant United States attorney for the
District of. Columbia while Mr.. Henry E.
Davis was the head of the office. AS
sistant United States attorney Mr.. Baker
ton and trial of the pool-room gaming cases
and the sugar trust cases. He was q
leading candidate, most strongly indorsed,
for appointment as United States attorney
for the District Of Columbia when
vacancy existed in that Office recently, and
has more than once been mentioned for a
seat on the bench as associate justice of the
Supreme Court Of the District of Column
bia.
Mr.. Wilton J. Lambert is a Washingtonian
and the only son of Mr. Tallmadge A. Lam
bert He was prepared for Princeton Uni
versity at Emerson Institute, this city, and
graduated from Princeton with the class of
1892 and from the law department of
Georgetown University in 1894 He was
president of his class at the law school.
Mr.. Lambert was admitted to the bar in
1894, ana with MS father formed the law
firm Of Lambert G. Lambert. In June,
1885, he married Miss Bessie German,
daughter of Senator Arthur P. German.
Mr.. Wilton j. Lambert is a director of the
Business Mems Association, the Union Saw
ings Bank, the Colonial Fire Insurance
Company, the Cerberite Manufacturing
Company, the Standard Butterine Company,
the Takoma Club and Library; is first vice
president of the Brightwood Citizens Asso-
citation and an officer of the Takoma Park
Citizens Association, besides being con-
nected with number of o.ner organiza-
tons and concerns.
Mr.. Baker became a partner in 1899,
whereupon the firm name was changed from
Lambert 81 Lambert to Lambert & Baker.
The firm has been retained in an exception
ally large number Of important legal con-
troversies, including the Rock Creek Park
condemnation and assessment suits, Poto-
mac flats cases, the contests between the
two rival electric lighting companies and
those Of the Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany, the contests over the will of Column
bus Alexander involving about 100000;
that over the will Of the late George w.
Utermehle involving about 81 50O,0 the
Mccartney and Thompson wills and others,
that Of the receivership of the Standard
Butterine Company and many others Of I'M
usual prominence
The firm represented the butterine trust
interests In the defense OF prosecutions
throughout the country. notably at Harris
burg, Cincinnati. Louisville, Pittsburg,
Columbus and other cities, and, in conjunc-
ton with Judge Springer secured the in
sertfon Of amendments In the present oleo-
margarine law, thereby making it possible
for the business to continue to exist, as, In
tho opinion Of the firm, the law as at first
drawn was prohibitive upon the industry.