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On October 7, 1964, Robert J. Kutak's thirty-second birthday, he and Harold L. Rock and William G. Campbell shook hands after months of discussion, sealing the legal partnership now known as Kutak Rock LLP.

On January 11, 1965, the firm opened with three cramped offices, a small conference room-library and a modest reception area. Knowing that the firm could not rely on physical stature, the trio sought to stress the quality of service to their clients. In the words of Mr. Kutak:

We had a belief in ourselves and a belief that this town, this region, was ready – and certainly we were ready, we thought – for a new kind of law firm. We decided that we were not just going to have a collective venture where we shared rent, expenses and facilities. We were really going to share our practice together, so that when a client came to us, just Bob Kutak wasn’t his lawyer, just Harold Rock wasn’t his lawyer, just Bill Campbell wasn’t his lawyer; the whole firm was his attorney.1

That philosophy has enabled Kutak Rock to grow today to approximately 400 attorneys operating in 16 cities from coast to coast. Despite the change in times, Kutak’s philosophy endures: As a firm we are committed to leveraging our resources across the nation to meet our clients’ needs.

1 Excerpt taken from: Dean Pohlenz, The Old Lady of Farnam Street: The Story of the Omaha Building. (Barnhart Press, 1983) p. 207.