The Elwood Law Firm of Cresco, IA had its roots in Elma, IA, where Lee and Reed Elwood began the practice of law in 1907. Lee Elwood then opened an office in Cresco, IA with Dale Elwood in 1922. Henry L. Elwood joined his father Dale in the practice in Cresco in 1959. The firm eventually came to be known as Elwood & Elwood.