The attorneys at Kennedy, Archer & Harray represent a history of legal practice in Monterey County which stretches back for more than thirty years. The firm, itself, began in 1997, formed by Nolan Kennedy and Dan Archer, each of whom began his practice with the Monterey office of Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel. In 2001, they were joined by Jon Giffen, who had been practicing in Salinas, and by the attorneys with the firm of Harray & Linker. Since then, Kennedy, Archer & Harray has continued to grow, adding transactional lawyers and litigators to strengthen its legal service capabilities.