Tully Rinckey to open first Midwest office in Columbus

Tully Rinckey PLLC plans to open a Columbus, Ohio office later this year, marking the firm’s first Midwest location. The move is aimed at serving labor and employment clients in a fast-growing market with strong demand across multiple industries.

Why it matters: - Tully Rinckey is entering the Midwest for the first time, a step that expands the national law firm’s reach beyond its existing U.S. footprint. - The Columbus move targets labor and employment work in a market shaped by growth in advanced manufacturing, technology, life sciences, logistics and financial services. - The new office gives the firm a local base in Ohio as workplace disputes and compliance needs grow alongside hiring and investment.

What happened: - Tully Rinckey PLLC announced plans to open a new office in Columbus, Ohio later this year. - The office will be the firm’s first in the Midwest. - The Columbus location is at 8425 Pulsar Place. - Managing Partner Michael Fallings will lead the office. - Tully Rinckey said the expansion reflects its focus on labor and employment needs in one of the nation’s fastest-growing business markets.

The details: - Columbus has become a major economic hub, driven by growth across advanced manufacturing, technology, life sciences, logistics, financial services and other industries. - The region’s expanding workforce and business ties to companies operating in both New York and Ohio have made it attractive to professional services firms. - Fallings has experience in federal labor and employment and private employment law. - Fallings has represented employees before the MSPB, EEOC and Office of Special Counsel. - Fallings has also represented employees and employers in state and federal courts in matters involving disciplinary actions, discrimination, whistleblower claims, grievances and other employment disputes. - Fallings earned a bachelor’s degree in business finance from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. - Fallings attended American University Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C.

Between the lines: - The Columbus launch suggests Tully Rinckey is using targeted market expansion rather than broad geographic saturation. - The firm appears to be following demand tied to business growth, not just population growth, which is especially relevant for employment law practices. - Columbus’ links to both Ohio and New York companies may help the firm serve clients with cross-state legal and workforce issues. - Michael Macomber, partner and CEO of Tully Rinckey, said Columbus is one of the Midwest’s most important growth markets and that the office strengthens the firm’s long-term strategic growth.

What’s next: - Tully Rinckey plans to open the Columbus office later this year. - The firm says the new presence will allow it to serve clients throughout Ohio. - The office adds to a national expansion that began after the firm’s founding in 2004. - Tully Rinckey currently serves individuals, businesses, military personnel, government employees and organizations across the country.

The bottom line: - Tully Rinckey is betting Columbus’s business growth will translate into steady demand for labor and employment legal services.