Firm History - The Constables

The Constable family brought to the firm a long tradition of devotion to the law and public affairs.

In the mid-1850's Albert Constable I, was judge of the Circuit Court which then included Cecil, Baltimore and Harford Counties. He was also a mem-ber of Congress. Albert Constable II, was Judge of the upper Eastern Shore Circuit. Albert Constable III, served as a judge on the Court of Appeals of Maryland. Numerous other Constable relatives were lawyers and judges, including James Black Groome who was Governor of Maryland and a U.S. Senator.

In the early 1900's William Pepper Constable, the son of Albert Constable II, came to Baltimore from his native Cecil County, and founded the firm of Constable & Alexander. William Pepper Constable, noted for his enthusi-asm for the law and pursuit of a case as a trial lawyer, built a county and a city practice. In due course, his son, George, and subsequently his grand¬son, James, a current partner in the firm, joined the firm, enlarging and ex-tending the scope of practice. The firm participated in major litigation of national importance for clients, including the Pennsylvania Railroad, later Penn-Central and Conrail, Philadelphia Electric and Conowingo Power Co., Weyerhaeuser, and a number of institutions, including the College of Notre Dame in Maryland and St. Mary's Seminary, and assisted these clients through periods of growth and change.