Civil defense firm Rawle & Henderson is absorbing insurance boutique Wright & O’Donnell, growing the Philadelphia-based firm’s head count by eight and bringing three new offices, including one in Central Jersey.

Wright & O’Donnell founding partners Law Wright and Sheila O’Donnell are expected to wind down operations for their firm, and they began operating as part of Rawle & Henderson effective Tuesday. The two firm founders started their legal careers at Rawle & Henderson before establishing their own shop in 1995.