Three lawyers who left the Lytal & Reiter law firm in the last two years as associates are returning as name partners to form Lytal Reiter Smith Ivey & Fronrath.

The merger of one of West Palm Beach, Fla.’s oldest and most prominent law firms, Lytal & Reiter, with Smith Ivey & Fronrath of Palm Beach Gardens was unofficially consummated Monday as four lawyers for the Smith Ivey firm moved into Lytal’s office at the Northbridge Center.