Firm History
Explore Key Moments Across Our History:
2001
Capes, Sokol, Goodman & Sarachan, P.C. is Founded
Four litigators from Rosenblum, Goldenhersh, Silverstein & Zafft and four from Rothman, Sokol, Adler & Sarachan, P.C. form Capes, Sokol, Goodman & Sarachan, P.C. (“CSGS”). There are 20 people in the new firm, including secretaries, office managers, paralegals and support staff. The eight founding shareholders are Sanford J. Boxerman, David V. Capes, Jeffrey A. Cohen, Mark E. Goodman, S. Todd Hamby, Gary R. Sarachan, Daniel R. Sokol, and Alan N. Zwibleman.
2006
Firm Expands Office Space by 25%
CSGS signs an eight-year lease in the Pierre Laclede Building at 7701 Forsyth. The lease for 12,500 square feet is a 25% increase over current space, almost tripling the space since the firm’s inception.
2007
Firm Relocates Office
The firm relocates to the twelfth floor at 7701 Forsyth of the Pierre Laclede Center in Clayton.
2008
Firm Celebrates Rothman’s 50th Anniversary
CSGS celebrates Kenneth J. Rothman’s 50th year practicing law with a party at the firm. Ken, Senior Counsel, served as Majority Leader and then Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives, as Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, and as a Municipal Judge in the cities of St. Ann and Richmond Heights.
2010
Firm Establishes CSGS Charitable Foundation
The firm forms the CSGS Charitable Foundation to facilitate and encourage the support of charitable organizations by the firm and its employees.
2011
Firm Celebrates 10th Anniversary
The firm celebrates its tenth anniversary. CSGS has doubled in size, adding three new shareholders and ten new associates.
2013
Firm Adds Intellectual Property Practice
Michael Kahn, an intellectual property lawyer who represented Mike Tyson’s tattoo artist in a copyright case, joins the firm to head up the new Intellectual Property Practice Group.
2014
Firm Rebrands, Expands & Elects First Managing Shareholder
Jeffrey A. Cohen, a founding member of the firm, is named Managing Shareholder, a change from the law firm's previous three-lawyer executive committee. • CSGS adopts “Capes Sokol” as its registered business name. • The firm signs a lease agreement to expand an additional 1,940 square feet on the third floor of the Pierre Laclede Center. The firm now occupies a total of 17,467 square feet with the new expansion, consisting of the entire twelfth floor and a significant portion of the third floor.
2016
Firm Celebrates 15th Anniversary & Adds Two Practices
The firm celebrates its fifteenth anniversary. Capes Sokol has grown over thirty percent in the last five years, adding eight new shareholders, one of counsel attorney, and six new associates. • Capes Sokol adds a trusts and estates practice with the hiring of Harvard W. Muhm, Lisa M. Adams, and Heidi M. Ottsen.
2017
Firm Launches Digital Currency and Blockchain Technology Practice
Capes Sokol forms St. Louis’ first Digital Currency and Blockchain Technology Practice Group.
2018
Firm Signs Lease for New Expanded Office Space in Regions Centre
Capes Sokol executes a 10-year lease for new and expanded office space in the Regions Centre, a few blocks west of its former location. • Legal Services of Eastern Missouri honors the firm with the Gerald R. Ortbals Law Firm Award at the annual For the Common Good Awards Reception.
2019
Firm Adds Entertainment & Media Practice
Capes Sokol forms an entertainment and media practice. Pete Salsich joins the firm as of counsel to lead the practice with his former partner Michael A. Kahn. • Construction begins on the firm’s new space in the Regions Centre.
2020
Firm Moves into New Office Space
Capes Sokol moves into its new, multi-floor office space in the Regions Centre. The firm occupies the top two floors of the building, totaling approximately 34,000 square feet of premium office space in the heart of Clayton’s business district. The new space is over 40 percent larger than Capes Sokol’s former office, which was expanded in 2014 and 2016.
2021
Firm Celebrates 20th Anniversary
The firm celebrates its twentieth anniversary. Capes Sokol has grown over forty percent in the last five years, adding fifteen new shareholders, three of counsel attorneys, and thirteen associates.
On April 1, 2001, eight ambitious attorneys led by David V. Capes, Mark E. Goodman, Gary R. Sarachan, and Daniel R. Sokol took a leap of faith and formed Capes, Sokol, Goodman & Sarachan, P.C.
From the beginning, we concentrated on the long term, and this has served us well. Our unique foundation of collaboration produced a rewarding work experience for our team, an increased ability to serve our clients, and support the community where we work and live in more ways than ever before.
From there, we worked hard and prospered together as a team. We set lofty goals for ourselves and the firm, and we have achieved them together. We have grown in space through our new dynamic, collaboration-based office, expanded our depth of legal experience through new attorney and practice group development, and focused on cultivating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive work environment.
I’m very proud of our accomplishments in the past 20 years and view our anniversary as an occasion not just to celebrate our past and present, but as an opportunity to renew our goals and commitments as we move into our third decade and beyond.
With a vision for the future and a solid strategy for getting there, I know that success is inevitable. None of this would have been possible without the combined strength of the people of Capes Sokol and their dedication, professionalism, and commitment to our firm and our clients.
To all of our friends, thank you for your support.
- Jeffrey A. Cohen, Chairman
