The KDDK Advantage - June/July 2008

From the KDDK Archives

Isidor Kahn’s representation of business interests served him well in the early years as labor problems developed in Evansville. The city’s reputation as a “bad labor town” dated at least back to the 1890s, when state police were assigned to subdue violence during a strike at the Karges Furniture Company.

When labor unrest erupted in 1918-19, the Manufacturers and Employers Association hired Mr. Kahn as a lawyer and director of labor relations. Labor was added to tax matters as an area of concentration for his practice.

As his prestige in the community increased, Mr. Kahn was named Vanderburgh County attorney in 1919. He served for three years. In 1924, his peers honored him by choosing him as president of the Vanderburgh County Bar Association. More community positions followed. After serving as attorney for the Board of Education, he was appointed a member of that body. In 1929 he was named president of the board.

This year KDDK is celebrating its 100th anniversary. The above excerpt was taken from the firm’s centennial book, “The First Century: Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP,” written by local author Bill D. Jackson.

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