Law Offices of Christopher Hitchcock, P.L.C.

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The Current Firm and its Predecessors Christopher Hitchcock is the present owner and sole partner in the firm. A previous partner, Jim Conlogue, began his full-time duties and responsibilities as a Judge Pro-Tem for the Cochise County Superior Court back in July 2000. Fred A. Sutter established the original firm in 1913. Mr. Sutter went on to become the first Judge of the Superior Court of Cochise County. The following represents the chronology of the firm: 1913 - Law Offices of Fred Sutter 1928 - Sutter, Roche & Gentry 1949 - Gentry & Gentry 1955 - Gentry, McNulty & Kimble 1969 - Gentry, McNulty, Toci & Borowiec 1979 - Gentry, McNulty & Desens 1986 - Desens & Hitchcock 1992 - Hitchcock, Hicks & Conlogue 2000 - Hitchcock & Hicks 2003 – Law Offices of Christopher Hitchcock, P.L.C. The successive law firms have produced several Superior Court Judges, one United States Congressman, an Arizona State Senator, and a State Attorney General. Bisbee, Arizona Bisbee is located in the heart of the Mule Mountains. It is 100 miles southeast of Tucson. Bisbee is a quaint little mining town. It was originally "founded" by Army scouts in the fall of 1877. After prospecting, the scouts found a large deposit of copper. The town grew by leaps and bounds. By 1880, the Camp of Bisbee was renamed the Town of Bisbee. Copper mining flourished. In 1892 the Phelps Dodge Company came in, built a railroad into Bisbee, and began its operations. Phelps Dodge continued to mine copper in Bisbee until the 1970's. Old Bisbee is on the National Register of Historic Places. Numerous buildings are likewise Arizona State Historic properties, as is the building where the law firm is located. The building at One Copper Queen Plaza originally housed the Copper Queen Hospital, which was one of the first, if not the first, hospital in southeastern Arizona. Most of the buildings in Old Bisbee were built in the early 1900's. Following the closing of Phelps Dodge, many people left. However, the "new" settlers to Bisbee, i.e. artists, Bisbee natives, etc., wanted to retain and restore the town's natural beauty and historic value. Bisbee is now a culturally diversified showplace for arts, craft, music, and much more. At an altitude of 5,300 feet above sea level, the average temperature is 65 degrees. Local Links Local Newspaper: www.theriver.com/bisbeeobserver Sierra Vista newspaper: www.svherald.com Bisbee Chamber of Commerce: www.bisbeearizona.com