The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-01-13
PIONEER COURTS AND
LAWYERS OF MANITOWOC co,
Collections and ReCOIleCtiOns
BY j. S. ANDERSON
'ForSan ethaec olim meminiSse juvabir
NUMBER II
The Bar (l87O-1s8l).

arrival marked an era in the history of
the bar. 1t is, however, the fact that
he was the first of group of young
men of about the same age and educa-
| tional attainments, who afterwards did
goodly share of the law work in
| Manitowoc county. Forrest had a
University training, having taken the
full course at Lawrence university.
Later he graduated in the law depart
ment of the state university, being
member of the first class which that
institution sent forth. lie practced
alone for about a year or so, making
his headquarters in the Office of f. b.
Treat, and later entered into partner
ship with c. w. White. The firm last
ed for about six years and did a very
large business. About 1880 he formed
a partnership with G. G. Scdgwick,
who came from Kcwaunee about that
time and SO continued for about two
years. After an interval he formed a
partnership with c. A. BleSch who
came to the bar here about 1881, a
connection which lasted only year
or two. Since then Mr.. Forrest has
practiced alone, and at the present
time, after fifty years, is still carry
ing on"
The following year Oscar +. A.
Greene was admitted lie came here
as a teacher in the Second Ward
school and taught there for two years.
He was a native of Maine and fought
through the Civil war till disabled by
wounds. After his discharge, he at
tended Bowdoin college and graduated
from there. After his term of teach
ing he entered the Office of Charles IL.
Walker, and studied until his admis-
sion, and remained there for time
continuing his studies. The following
spring he entered into partnership
with his teacher, the firm being Walk
cr & Greene.
In 1874, the firm was dissolved and
the firm of Greene & Nash was formed
| with l.. J. Nash as partner. The firm
lasted only about six months, being
broken by the removal of Mr.. Greene
to Colorado. Mr.. Greene located at
Boulder Colo, and was quite success
ful, attaining considerable prominence.
He was hard student and very
scholarly, but rather eccentric.
l.. j. Nash came to the bar on Dec.
Ia, 1872, and has maintained his CON
nection with it up to the present 1t
is hardly necessary to write of his
achievements. For many years he was
one of the busiest and hardest working
members. After his short partnership
with o. +. A. Greene he practiccd
alone until October, 1875, when he
formed partnership with Adolph j.
Schmitz, under the name of Nash &
Schmitz which lasted till Jan, /, 1881,
when he entered into partnership with
his brother Edward c. Nash under the
firm name of Nash & Nash which last
ed until a few years ago, when he was
appointed by the justices of the su-
preme court to the Office of revisor of
Statutes which Office he held until
about year ago, when he resigned.
AT present he is nOminally not in prac-
ticc, but can nearly always be found in
the Offices of Nash, Nash & Ledyina,
the firm consisting of his brother, f..
G. Nash and his son Archie Nash, and
l.. Icdyina younger member of the
bar lie appears to be always busy
about something Like those prcv-
ously mentioned, l.. j. Nash was coll
lcgc trained, graduating from Law
renee university in 1870, in the same
class with the writer. G, A. Forrest
was an attendant at college in that
same period and for a time we were
members of the same classes.
The year of 1873 brought no acces-
sions to the Manitowoc bar but at the
January term of 1874, Charles T.. Esta-
brook was admitted Mr. Estabrook
came to Manitowoc to fiji the position
of principal of the First Ward school.
which he taught for one year. lie had
the law profession in view before COM
ing to Manitowoc, and for u time read
law in the Office of William T.. Carter,
a prominent lawyer of Platteville,
Grant county, and while here CON
tinued his reading in the Office Of J. d.
Markham up to the time of his adms-
sion. In April following his admission
he was elected city attorney and
opened an Office for general practice.
lie held the Office OF city attorney un-
til December, 1880, when he resigned
having been elected a member of the
legislature. lie represented the city in
the legislature three successive annual
terms, ending with the year 1854. In
1887 he was elected to the Office of
attorney general, and two years later
was reelected serving to 1891. In the
meantime he had formed partner
ship with his brother-in-law. William
A. Walker, the firm being known as
Estabrook & Walker, which later was
added to by the addition of Emil
Baensch, the firm being known as