Together, Mr. Dryer and Mr. Mulford put down the legal roots which almost a century later still form the solid basis for the current firm of Lagerlof, Senecal, Gosney & Kruse, LLP.
Mr. Dryer was very active in civic and philanthropic endeavors, founding the Stanford Law Society of Southern California and serving as its first president. In 1918, he and noted orthopedic surgeon Charles Leroy Lowman founded Orthopaedic Hospital and its financial support entity, Los Angeles Orthopaedic Foundation. Mr. Dryer managed the business and financial details of the two charitable organizations, becoming their first president and serving as such until 1946, then serving as Chairman of their Boards from 1940 until his passing in 1959.
Otis H. Castle joined Mr. Dryer under the firm name Dryer & Castle, and remained active with the firm until the early 1940's, at which time he became "of counsel" to the firm, as association he maintained until 1959. He was born in Elk River, Minnesota, but soon came to California, where he attended Pasadena High School, received his A.B. and J.D. degres from Stanford University and was admitted to the California Bar in 1916.