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Baker & Hostetler, L.L.P.

Berg Elected Director for The Woodlands Bar Association
Houston associate Amie Berg has been elected for a two-year term as a Director for The Woodlands Bar Association, The Woodlands, Texas.

The Woodlands Bar Association (WBA) is a non-profit organization founded in 2006 to promote and develop The Woodlands area bar as an emerging market in the legal community. Membership includes all members of the local Bar including: Judges, private practice attorneys, larger law firms, and corporate attorneys. The WBA is committed to promoting and developing the highest legal standards in its community.

04-20-2007

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Willcox & Savage, Attorneys at Law

Litigators Prevail Before the Virginia Supreme Court
Attorneys Gary Bryant, Michael Katchmark, Brett Spain and Michael Laurence prevailed on behalf of their client, Southeastern Public Service Service Authority (SPSA) in the Virginia Supreme Court.

The Virginia Supreme Court issued its opinion affirming the dismissal of Mr. Holland's case, with SPSA prevailing on all issues.

04-20-2007

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Ulmer & Berne LLP

Brian T. Robinson Joins Ulmer & Berne LLP’s Employment & Labor Law Group
Ulmer & Berne LLP announced today that Brian T. Robinson has joined the Firm as an associate in its Employment & Labor Law Group. Mr. Robinson has extensive experience representing corporate, non-profit, and public sector defendants in employment, education, and civil rights litigation, including state and federal employment discrimination claims; defamation; breach of contract; and federal civil rights claims alleging violations of “Free Speech”, “Freedom of Religion”, “Due Process” and “Equal Protection” under the U.S. Constitution.

Prior to joining Ulmer & Berne, Mr. Robinson was President of Olympia Properties LLC, a real estate investment company, and was an attorney with Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP.

04-20-2007

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Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

Ed Reeser Appointed to California State Council on Access and Fairness
Ed Reeser, the Managing Partner of Sonnenschein's Los Angeles Office, has been selected as one of 25 people named to the newly formed California State Council on Access and Fairness. The Council on Access is appointed by the California State Bar Board of Governors to address issues along the diversity pipeline and to advise the Board on advancing State Bar diversity strategies and goals.

Members from the Council are drawn from diverse constituencies, including race, ethnic and national origin constituencies; gender constituencies; age constituencies; sexual orientation and transgender constituencies; disability constituencies; large, small and solo firms; government and public sector practice; domestic corporate and private firm practice; law schools; educational system constituencies.

04-20-2007

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Lowenstein Sandler, PC

Lowenstein Sandler Subsidiary, Issues Management, Expands Princeton Practice
Issues Management, the public affairs affiliate of Lowenstein Sandler, has announced an expansion and repositioning of the firm’s services with the arrival of three new public policy experts. Steven E. Brawer, Zulima V. Farber and Roger M. Schwarz will lead a domestic and international business consultancy platform based out of Issues Management in Princeton.

Mr. Schwarz, formerly head of his own private practice, will serve as a full-time principal with Issues Management, while Ms. Farber and Mr. Brawer will remain Members of Lowenstein Sandler and divide their time between their Lowenstein Sandler and Issues Management practices. The three attorneys, will join Issues Management principals Mickey Faigen and Cindy Gordon in providing blended expertise in lobbying, business counseling, public advocacy and communication to the Issues Management client base.

04-20-2007

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Garvey Schubert Barer

Adam R. Kelly Named Chair-Elect of Camp UKANDU Board of Directors
Garvey Schubert Barer is pleased to announce that Adam R. Kelly, an Associate in Garvey Schubert Barer's Portland office, has been named Chair-Elect of the Camp UKANDU Board of Directors for 2007-2008. He has served as a Board Member since 2005 and a volunteer camp counselor for the past ten years.

Mr. Kelly practices in the areas of Business & Commercial Litigation. His practice includes among other matters commercial disputes, breach of contract and intellectual property. His practice also includes negotiating and drafting commercial leases and residential and commercial landlord-tenant disputes. He earned his J.D. from the University of Oregon School of Law (2002, Order of the Coif) and his B.A. in History from the University of Colorado (1997). He is admitted to practice in Oregon and before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States District Court, District of Oregon.

About Camp UKANDU

The American Cancer Society's Camp UKANDU is a week-long "outrageously fun" overnight camp for children living with cancer, including patients and siblings. Campers tackle arts and crafts, weaving, boating, fishing, swimming, field games, beach play, and archery - all under the care of specially-trained adult staff and 24-hour medical specialists.

04-20-2007

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Wiley, Rein & Fielding, L.L.P.

Wiley Rein Secures Settlement in Low-Income Housing Class Action Suit
In a significant victory, Wiley Rein partner Theodore A. Howard and special counsel Jennifer S. Huber, working with the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, have secured a settlement in a class action case involving alleged predatory practices by one of DC’s largest managers of low-income rental housing.

According to the lawsuit, property manager Barac Co. routinely imposed excessive charges that tenants were told Barac was entitled to charge as late fees. In reality, the company was charging for the costs of initiating eviction procedures with the courts. Barac never followed through in court but kept the court fees the tenants had paid to it.

Under the terms of a settlement, Barac has agreed to stop charging the court fees unless a judgment has been entered against a tenant. The company will pay more than $500,000 to tenants and former tenants who incurred such charges over the past several years. Between 2,500 and 3,000 tenants are covered by the proposed agreement.

DC Superior Court Judge Melvin R. Wright entered an Order granting Final Approval to the class action settlement on April 17, 2007.

This case is one of the many handled by Wiley Rein as part of the firm’s pro bono activities.

04-20-2007

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