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McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton Professional Association

McLane Law Firm Retains Standing As Best In New Hampshire - MANCHESTER Office
The current edition of Best Lawyers is based on 1.8 million confidential evaluations by only the top attorneys in the country. Best Lawyers also conducted thousands of extensive telephone interviews with leading attorneys throughout its balloting process. Lawyers do not pay a fee to be listed in this national publication.

Nine McLane lawyers have made the list at least ten times in a row. Three have been named to list at least twenty times.

The Best Lawyers in New Hampshire from the Law Firm of McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton are:

Peter Anderson: White Collar Criminal Defense
Alexandra T. Breed: Real Estate Law, Trusts and Estates
Steven M. Burke: Tax Law
Steven V. Camerino: Energy Law (10)
Linda Connell: Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
Charles A. DeGrandpre: Trusts and Estates (20)
R. David Depuy: Family Law, Personal Injury Litigation
Thomas Donovan: Commercial Litigation
Bruce W. Felmly: Appellate Law, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation (10)
Joseph A. Foster: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Wilbur A. Glahn III: Appellate Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
Ralph F. Holmes: Trusts and Estates
John E. Hughes: Trusts and Estates
Linda Johnson: Education Law, Labor and Employment Law
Sarah Knowlton: Energy Law
Charles F. Leahy: Trusts and Estates (20)
Mary Susan Leahy: Corporate Law, Trusts and Estates (10)
Jack B. Middleton: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation (20)
Barry Needleman: Environmental Law
Michael J. Quinn: Environmental Law
John E. Rich, Jr.: Employee Benefits Law
Peter B. Rotch: Banking Law, Real Estate Law (10)
Richard A. Samuels: Banking Law, Corporate Law, Energy Law (10)
Gregory H. Smith: Administrative Law, Environmental Law (10)
Kenneth H. Volk: Maritime Law (10)
Robert A. Wells: Non-Profit/Charities Law, Trusts and Estates (10)
David Wolowitz: Education Law, First Amendment Law, Labor and Employment Law, Trusts and Estates
Mark A. Wright: Intellectual Property Law
William V. A. Zorn: Tax Law, Trusts and Estates (10)

11-13-2006

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McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton Professional Association

McLane Law Firm Retains Standing As Best In New Hampshire - Concord Office
29 attorneys from the McLane Law Firm have been named as being the best in New Hampshire in various areas of law, according to the Best Lawyers in America list for 2007. Four lawyers practice out of the firm’s Concord office; five additional Best Lawyers live in Concord, but practice out of McLane’s Manchester office.

This prestigious annual Woodward/White publication is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey that has been developed and refined for nearly 25 years. The current edition of Best Lawyers is based on 1.8 million confidential evaluations by only the top attorneys in the country. Best Lawyers also conducted thousands of extensive telephone interviews with leading attorneys throughout its balloting process. Lawyers do not pay a fee to be listed in this national publication.

Of the Concord attorneys, five have made the list at least ten times in a row (10).

The Best Lawyers in New Hampshire from the Concord Office of the Law Firm of McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton are:

Alexandra T. Breed: Real Estate Law, Trusts and Estates
Steven V. Camerino: Energy Law (10)
Barry Needleman: Environmental Law
Gregory H. Smith: Administrative Law, Environmental Law (10)
Those that made the list who live in the Concord residential community, but practice mainly out of McLane’s Manchester office are:

Wilbur A. Glahn III: Appellate Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
John E. Rich, Jr.: Employee Benefits Law
Richard A. Samuels: Banking Law, Corporate Law, Energy Law (10)
Robert A. Wells: Non-Profit Charities Law, Trusts and Estates (10)
William V. A. Zorn: Tax Law, Trusts and Estates (10)
“These men and women hold the bar very high for the standard of service at McLane,” said the firm’s Executive Director, Michael McCluskey. “Our clients deserve the best representation possible, be they companies adding value for shareholders, groups striving to protect New Hampshire’s environment, or individual families working to preserve wealth for the next generation. They come to McLane because our lawyers are recognized year after year as being the best.

11-13-2006

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McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton Professional Association

McLane Law Firm Retains Standing As Best In New Hampshire - Portsmouth Office
29 attorneys from the McLane Law Firm have been named as being the best in New Hampshire in various areas of law, according to the Best Lawyers in America list for 2007. This prestigious annual Woodward/White publication is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey that has been developed and refined for nearly 25 years.

The current edition of Best Lawyers is based on 1.8 million confidential evaluations by only the top attorneys in the country. Best Lawyers also conducted thousands of extensive telephone interviews with leading attorneys throughout its balloting process. Lawyers do not pay a fee to be listed in this national publication.

These men and women hold the bar very high for the standard of service at McLane,” said the firm’s Executive Director, Michael McCluskey. “Our clients deserve the best representation possible, be they companies adding value for shareholders, groups striving to protect New Hampshire’s environment, or individual families working to preserve wealth for the next generation. They come to McLane because our lawyers are recognized year after year as being the best.

11-13-2006

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McGlinchey Stafford PLLC

McGlinchey Stafford's CAFA Law Blog Celebrates Its First Anniversary and Announces New Editorial Appointments
The CAFA Law Blog, the leading resource for information, case analyses, and insights regarding the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA), celebrated its one-year anniversary in September 2006, and announced new appointments to its Editorial Staff, including: Michael Ferachi, its Senior Editor; Jay O'Brien, its Managing Editor; John Rouse and Adam Gates, Assistant Editors; and Lisa Munyon, Melissa Mulkey and Stephanie John, Case Analysts.

McGlinchey Stafford publishes the CAFA Law Blog, an interactive web site. McGlinchey class action attorneys comprise its Editorial Staff, including Anthony Rollo and Hunter Twiford, who are the blog's creators and Editors in Chief, and Lisa Stansky, an Assistant Editor, Michael Ferachi, its Senior Editor; Jay O'Brien, its Managing Editor; John Rouse and Adam Gates, Assistant Editors; and Lisa Munyon, Melissa Mulkey and Stephanie John, Case Analysts.

11-13-2006

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Mayer Brown LLP

Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw appoints Nottingham at Kaplan Law School in London to provide LPC
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP's London office has signed up with Nottingham at Kaplan Law School in London to provide, on an exclusive basis, the Legal Practice Course for its future trainees from 2007.

Nottingham at Kaplan was selected as the preferred LPC provider based on its continued excellent rating from the Law Society and proven quality of teaching over a number of years.

Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw London General Counsel and Training Principal, Stephen Gare, said of the decision: "For some time we have been looking to appoint a single course provider for prospective trainees. The UK is fortunate to have several excellent institutions which provide exceptionally high levels of training, however, we are pleased to be teaming up with Nottingham at Kaplan, which is a proven leader in legal training in both the UK and the U.S. We are particularly excited about the opportunities this venture will give us to develop a programme which, while enhancing quality in purely UK areas, will also enable us to deliver training which is in keeping with our position as an international law firm".

Professor Peter Jones, Senior Pro Vice Chancellor of Nottingham Trent University commented: "We are delighted that Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, very much a pioneer in legal training, is the first firm to sign up to the Nottingham at Kaplan Law School partnership. We look forward to working with the firm to provide a programme to advance the firm's unique market position and that over the next few years we will help the firm to develop some truly world-class trainees."

FTC Kaplan CEO Peter Houillon added: "Kaplan and Nottingham Law School launched the London-based Legal Practice Course earlier this year and we are pleased that such a prestigious law firm as Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw is the first firm to sign on an exclusive basis.

11-13-2006

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Hunton & Williams, LLP

Hunton & Williams and Wachovia Obtain Largest Sanctions Award by Tennessee Court
Judge W. Dale Young, of Blount County, Tennessee recently entered what is believed to be the largest sanctions award ever granted by a Tennessee court. In his Opinion awarding the sanctions, Judge Young sanctioned Martin E. O’Boyle, a Florida real estate developer, more than $1.2 million for engaging in frivolous litigation tactics. He found that O’Boyle repeatedly made arguments and took positions “that would maximize the inconvenience and cost to the Defendants” and ordered that Mr. O’Boyle pay $550,000 to Wachovia Bank, $700,000 to Alcoa Calderwood, LLC, and $5,000 to the Clerk of the Court to compensate the taxpayers of Blount County for the “extreme burden” imposed on the Clerk as a result of the “frivolous litigation . . . spawned by the zealous emperament of O’Boyle.” The sanctions order is the latest chapter in a contentious awsuit brought by O’Boyle and his partnership, New Midland Plaza Associates, against Wachovia Bank and Alcoa Calderwood relating to the New Midland shopping center in Maryville.

O’Boyle first sued First Union Bank in 1999, claiming that they wrongfully attempted to foreclose the shopping center. First Union Bank later merged with Wachovia. After a 7- year battle, which included depositions from Colorado to New York, Judge Young ismissed all of O’Boyle’s and the other Plaintiffs’ claims in December 2005. Wachovia’s counsel, John Lucas, expressed satisfaction with the latest award, saying, “Although it does not fully compensate Wachovia for all the fees it was forced to incur, this is a significant victory for Wachovia and the financial services industry. Judge Young’s opinion will go a long way toward discouraging scorched-earth litigation tactics in Tennessee.

11-13-2006

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Hunton & Williams, LLP

Burns named to Raleigh City Council Environmental Advisory Board
John D. Burns, an associate with the Raleigh office of Hunton & Williams LLP, was named as vice chairman of the Raleigh City Council's Environmental Advisory Board.

The City Council established the Environmental Advisory Board in June to address matters related to the impact of city operations on the environment.

A 1997 graduate of Wake Forest University School of Law, Burns has been with Hunton & Williams since 2001. His practice focuses on commercial litigation and creditor's rights in bankruptcy matters.

Burns is an advocate for environmental issues, an officer of the Wake County Democratic Party and a member of the Sierra Club.

The board is currently studying vehicle fuel efficiency in the city's motor vehicle fleet, energy efficiency in new and existing city facilities, and the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement that calls for industrialized nations to reduce their collective emissions of greenhouse gases. The group hopes to reduce the city's emissions and fossil fuel usage by 20 percent over the next five years.

11-13-2006

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