The Petrie family has been providing quality legal services for four generations, spanning over a century of the city’s history. FC Petrie & Son was founded by Mr. Fitt Charles Petrie (1864 - 1944) who was admitted to practice in 1888. He carried on the business with his son, Mr. Horace William Petrie (1892 - 1948) who continued the practice throughout the following decades.

In 1975, his sons, Bruce Hescott (1925 - 2002) and James Charles (1922 - 1999) divided the practice into two entities, Bruce Petrie & Co and J C Petrie & Co. While Jim did not have family to carry on his practice, two of Bruce’s sons have gone on to forge careers in the law.