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Hermes Sargent Bates LLP

Hermes Sargent Bates Partners Help Launch Equality Campaign
Local and national attorneys and business leaders met at the Westin Park Central in Dallas on February 2, at Lambda Legal’s launch of Clock In For Equality: May 15 National Day of Action for Workplace Fairness. Hermes Sargent Bates, LLP (“HSB”) Partners Monte Hurst and Amy D. Benavides were involved with the launch.

Clock In For Equality is Lambda Legal's response to a very real need the community has identified: creating and maintaining harassment-free workplaces for all employees. The campaign is designed to enlist businesses large and small across the country to commit to at least one action item on May 15, 2007, in support of its GLBT/HIV and AIDS impacted workers.

"Even though polls show that more than 80% of Americans believe that discrimination in the workplace based on sexual orientation is wrong, there is still no federal law that forbids it and a majority of the states, including Texas, still lack laws to protect against such discrimination,” said HSB Partner Amy D. Benavides, who serves on the firm’s Diversity Committee and Lambda Legal's National Council, and acts as co-chair of Lambda Legal's local Leadership Committee.

“It was an honor to be asked to serve on the panel at today's Lambda Legal event for such a worthwhile cause,” said Partner Monte Hurst, who is also on the HSB Diversity Committee. “Hermes Sargent Bates and many of the companies with which we are fortunate enough work on employment matters are committed to the ongoing process of examining inclusion in the workplace.”

The breakfast consisted of an overview of the National Day of Action by Hector Vargas, Lambda Legal Deputy Director of Education and Public Affairs, and a panel Q&A. Panelists included: • Monte K. Hurst, partner at the Dallas law firm of Hermes Sargent Bates, LLP, and a frequent author and speaker on trends in employment law, including inclusion and GLBT issues in the workplace.

• Elizabeth Williams, Inclusiveness Leader for the SWSA at Ernst & Young LLP. Her role is designed to assist the Sub-Area in attaining its goals related to gender equity, ethnicity, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender inclusiveness.

• Lorenzo Taylor, Plaintiff in Lambda Legal's lawsuit against Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice for her department's discrimination against Foreign Service Officer job candidates who have HIV.

• Izza Lopez, Plaintiff in Lambda Legal's lawsuit against a medical imaging and diagnostic center in Houston for rescinding their job offer to Ms. Lopez once the human resources director learned the company hired a transgender woman.

02-02-2007

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Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC

Thomas J. Birchfield named Chair of Greenebaum’s Labor and Employment Practice Group
Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC announced today that Thomas J. Birchfield, a Member in the firm ’s Louisville office, has been named chair of Greenebaum’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. Birchfield succeed Richard S. Cleary who is now Member-in-Charge of the firm’s Louisville office.

Birchfield represents employers exclusively and his practice includes collective bargaining, the litigation of labor claims before the courts, the National Labor Relations Board and arbitral forums, the defense of employment lawsuits, and counseling concerning compliance with the various state and federal employment laws.

He received his undergraduate degree from Indiana University and law degree from the Indiana University School of Law.

02-02-2007

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Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC

David A. Owen named Member-in-Charge of Greenebaum’s Lexington and Frankfort offices
Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC has announced that David A. Owen, a Member in the firm’s Lexington office, has been named to the firm’s Management Committee and as Member-in-Charge of the firm's Lexington and Frankfort offices. Owen succeeds Job D. (Darby) Turner III, who served on the Management Committee for 15 years and as Member-in-Charge of the Lexington and Frankfort offices for the past 7 years.

Turner will continue to practice in the areas of corporate, real estate, and business p lanning.

Owen represents businesses in a wide variety of complex commercial litigation matters. His litigation practice includes environmental, toxic tort, anti-trust and construction matters, as well as all types of business disputes. He also counsels clients on environmental permitting and enforcement matters.

He obtained his undergraduate degree from Clemson University and his law degree from the Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law. In addition to his other civic involvement, he currently serves on the Board of Directors of Commerce Lexington and served as Chairman of the Public Policy Council in 2004-2005.

02-02-2007

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Greenberg Traurig Expands Its Albany Office with the Addition of Michael L. Koenig
The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced today that Michael L. Koenig has joined its Albany office as a Shareholder in the Litigation Department. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Mike was counsel at Dewey Ballantine, LLP. He represents, defends, and advises corporate and individual clients in all aspects of complex civil litigation, white collar criminal matters, government investigations, internal investigations, and contested regulatory proceedings. Mike is a former federal prosecutor with the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., and is an experienced civil and criminal defense attorney. His wide range of litigation experience provides the substantive, procedural and practical skills to help clients successfully resolve the civil, criminal and regulatory matters they face, whether through trial or pre-trial disposition.

“Bringing Mike to Greenberg Traurig adds a major talent to our national and local capabilities. His extensive complex civil litigation and white collar criminal experience adds to the capacity and scope of experience of our litigation practice,” said Harold Iselin, Managing Shareholder of the Albany office.

Mike holds a J.D., cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of Rochester.

02-02-2007

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Plunkett Cooney, P.C.

Plunkett & Cooney names three new shareholders
Plunkett & Cooney, P.C., one of Michigan’s largest full-service law firms, has promoted three associate attorneys, Jennifer G. Damico, David R. Stechow and Ronald A. Weglarz, to shareholders.
“Jennifer, David and Ron are outstanding attorneys,” said Henry B. Cooney, President and CEO of Plunkett & Cooney. “They are committed to obtaining the best possible results for their clients and they will continue to play important roles in the future of our firm.”
Jennifer G. Damico joined Plunkett & Cooney in 2001and concentrates her practice in the areas of complex litigation, municipal law and general civil litigation. She works in the firm’s Detroit office and is a member of the Trucking and Transportation Practice Group. Damico received her law degree from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in 1994. While there, she received the Presidential Scholarship, worked as Case & Comment Editor for the Law Review and served as a judge for the Frank G. Mennon Moot Court Competition.
David R. Stechow, a shareholder in the firm’s Detroit office, focuses his practice in various areas of complex litigation, including construction law, product liability and fire and property damage litigation. He defends builders, contractors, management companies and manufacturers. Stechow received his law degree in 1996 from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. He is also a 2002 graduate of the International Association of Defense Counsel’s Trial Academy in Boulder, Colorado.

Ronald A. Weglarz joined the firm in 1998 and specializes in workers’ compensation, labor law, employee benefits and employment law. A shareholder in Plunkett & Cooney’s Detroit office, he often lectures on such labor-related issues as ERISA and workers’ compensation. Weglarz is licensed to practice in both the state and federal courts in Michigan, as well as in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. He graduated from the University of Detroit School of Law in 1981.

02-02-2007

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Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell & Dunbar P.A.

New Shareholders and President Elected
The Pennington Firm is pleased to announce that attorneys Steven M. Puritz and J. Breckenridge (Breck) Brannen have been elected as shareholders in the firm.

In addition, Peter M. Dunbar has been elected to the office of President for the firm. Mr. Dunbar's practice focuses on Governmental Affairs and Real Property Law.

02-02-2007

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Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

Former Kerry Advisor Joins K&L Gates Policy Team
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (K&L Gates) is pleased to announce the addition of Maryland delegate and former U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-MA) advisor Heather Mizeur to its policy practice as a Government Affairs Advisor, where she will focus on issues related to health care and federal legislation. Mizeur also serves as one of Maryland’s four representatives to the Democratic National Committee.

Mizeur most recently spent nearly four years as Director of Domestic Policy for Senator Kerry. As one of his top advisors, she was the principal architect of Senator Kerry’s agenda for health care reform during the 2004 presidential campaign. She also served as Maryland’s State Director for the Kerry-Edwards campaign and the Coordinated Campaign Manager for the entire 2004 Maryland federal slate. Mizeur's tenure on Capitol Hill also includes significant work in the U.S. House of Representatives, where she worked for three Democratic members from 1994-1998.

From 1998 – 2003, she served as Director of State Affairs for the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), where she shared her health policy experience with non-profit community health centers serving low-income, minority, migrant and homeless people across the country. While at NACHC, she trained advocates on the best ways to implement the State Child Health Insurance Programs and rallied support in Congress for a plan to double the federal investment in care for the uninsured.

Mizeur was elected to the Maryland General Assembly in 2006 to represent the 20th district, which includes Takoma Park and Silver Spring, for a four-year term. In the Maryland legislature, she serves on the Health and Government Operations Committee, which deals with all matters of health insurance and health policy issues before the state of Maryland. Prior to her election in 2006, she served as a member of the Takoma Park City Council for two years.

“We are very excited about having Heather as the newest K&L Gates policy member,” said Manny Rouvelas, partner at K&L Gates. “Her knowledge and expertise bring a new dimension to our growing health care practice, and marks another step in building our highly regarded bipartisan policy practice.

02-02-2007

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