Robert Fullerton came to San Bernardino as an FBI agent during World War II. In those days San Bernardino and Riverside Counties were rural counties best known for their orange groves. The war brought military bases and the Kaiser steel mill. After the war was over, Bob stayed as an attorney, rising to the position of Assistant District Attorney before leaving public service to start his own private practice.

During the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s Bob was a well respected leader in the small but growing San Bernardino community. He had a business practice. He built his own office building the street from the courthouse. His wife Frances was the office librarian.

In 1978, Wilfrid C. Lemann passed the bar. Nephew of a San Bernardino Superior Court judge, he had lived in town all of his life until leaving for college and law school. Bob didn't just offer Bill a job -- he made him a full partner in the firm. It was an unconventional decision that Bob has never regretted.

By this time the region was changing. The steel mill closed. The groves turned into huge housing tracts as thousands of people moved into the area. San Bernardino and Riverside counties became known as the Inland Empire. The practice expanded to handle real estate, non-profit corporations, employment, and the multitude of legal issues brought by modern times.

In time the firm needed a top notch trial lawyer. Bob and Bill were keenly aware of the shortcomings of "litigators" who had little experience actually trying cases. So they went to the District Attorney's Office and recruited Michael Schaefer, one of the outstanding prosecutors there. He came on board in 1982 and made partner in 1984.

Since then the firm has steadily grown at a measured pace as demand for its services has grown. Tom Dominick joined the firm in 1985, returning to the area in which he grew up after attending law school at the University of San Diego. He became a partner in 1989. Craig Wilson joined the firm in 1990 and was made a partner in 2002.

Today the firm has a broad base of clients and enjoys a reputation as one of the finest firms in the Inland Empire. It has a number of clients who are well known and influential in the community. No less important are the clients who have a more private profile. All are served with pride and effort.