James Delano Brinkerhoff, after graduating from Indianapolis College of Law and conducting missionary work in the Middle East, began practicing law in Garrett in 1902. James Delano Brinkerhoff, Jr. joined him in practice in 1939, establishing the law firm of Brinkerhoff & Brinkerhoff. J. Daniel Brinkerhoff joined the firm in 1974. J. Darrick Brinkerhoff most recently joined the firm in the fall of 2008 making the fourth generation of Brinkerhoffs proudly serving Garrett, Auburn, Ft. Wayne, Hamilton, Waterloo, and all of Northeastern Indiana which includes DeKalb, Noble, Steuben, LaGrange, Allen and surrounding counties.