The year was 1909. Miami was 13 years old. The sleepy Southern town of several thousand enjoyed an economy based on seasonal tourism and citrus harvests.
Downtown Miami consisted of a county courthouse, several banks, two daily newspapers, some small department stores and a handful of one or two-man law firms. Just three local lawyers were members of the Florida Bar Association, the precursor to The Florida Bar.
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