Dalton Lawfirm Re-Opens

Partner James Fordham took us on a tour of the new offices at his firm.

With every piece in place, each room is up and running again.

It was this law library where a bomb came through the window hitting his partner.

"The trauma of the bombing was horrific. It's taken a little while to get over that," says Fordham.

The firm was destroyed at the hands of angry client Lloyd Cantrell.

The 80 year old was found dead on the scene near a car full of explosives.

Jim Phillips who was injured in the blast is believed to be Cantrell's target.

Receptionist Donna Sisson says she took a call from Cantrell the day before.

"He asked if Mr. Phillips was in. I told him no he wasn't here at the time. He wanted to know if he was coming in that day I said no," says Sisson.

Cantrell told her he would call back in the morning but according to police he'd been planning this ever since not getting his way in a land dispute with his son.

The Dalton Police Department says their investigation is now closed. Today we obtained this case file and learned more about what witnesses say Lloyd Cantrell was doing days and hours before the bombing.

The case file says neighbors saw Cantrell at 2 am digging a hole in his yard causing a power outage.

Family describes him as a vindictive person but the employees here aren't thinking of Cantrell but the healed building that bombing blew apart.

Fordham says the outreach from the Dalton community helped the building along. 

While firm partner Jim Phillips hasn't returned to work, he has recovered from his injuries.