Isicoff Ragatz was started in 1994, when Eric D. Isicoff and Teresa Ragatz, formerly partners in a high-profile, Miami-based law firm (Mershon, Sawyer, Johnston, Dunwody & Cole) joined together to begin a new law firm. They envisioned the creation of a synergistic, business-driven boutique to represent sophisticated individuals and entities that would avoid firm hierarchies and bureaucracy, without sacrificing the quality and resources of a large, capable firm.