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In 1977, Steve Billing and Clark Cochran began practicing law together, forming the firm which would become Billing, Cochran, Lyles, Mauro & Ramsey.

Initially, the firm concentrated its practice on the defense of personal injury litigation. The firm developed a reputation for excellence; insurance carriers and large self-insured institutions began to call upon the firm for the defense of other specialty types of litigation. While the defense of general liability and automobile litigation remained important parts of the firm's business, the defense of medical negligence, governmental liability, products liability, nursing home and worker's compensation claims and the handling of insurance coverage issues and appellate matters became core practice areas as well.

Over the years the firm's practice evolved to include representation of local governments and special districts, as well as transactional real estate, and land use and zoning representation on behalf of private clients.