Firm History
Dumas & Moriarty, LLP, is the oldest law firm in Rensselaer, Indiana.  In 1946, Thomas B. Dumas opened his first law office as a sole practitioner.  Tom Dumas graduated from Indiana University School of Law, and practiced law as a sole practitioner until 1964.  In 1964, William J. Moriarty, Jr. joined the practice as an associate.

William J. Moriarty, Jr. obtained his undergraduate degree from St Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Indiana in 1961.  He then attended and graduated from Northwestern University School of Law in 1964.  In 1974, William J. Moriarty, Jr. became a partner with Thomas Dumas and the partnership was then named Dumas & Moriarty.

In 1976, Edward P. Dumas, the son of Thomas Dumas, joined the firm as an associate.  Ed Dumas joined the firm as a partner in 1982.  The partnership then became known as Dumas, Moriarty, & Dumas.  In 1990, Tom Dumas retired from the active practice of law and became of counsel. The name of the firm was then changed to Dumas & Moriarty.

In July of 1993, William J. Moriarty, Jr. died.  In August, 1993, soon after Mr. Moriarty's death, Kent E. Mahnesmith joined the firm as an associate.  Kent Mahnesmith became a partner in the firm in 2000.  In 1998, Tom Dumas died.  The law firm changed its name to Dumas & Moriarty, LLP in 2001. Ed Dumas and Kent Mahnesmith continue to serve as active attorneys with the firm of Dumas & Moriarty, LLP.

Dumas & Moriarty, LLP is located on the Courthouse square in Rensselaer, the county seat of Jasper County, Indiana.