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Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP

UNCG Building Named For Smith Moore Founding Partner
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro dedicated two new buildings as part of the university's Founders Day, one of which was named for a founding partner of the law firm now known as Smith Moore, Beverly Cooper Moore, as well as for his wife, Irene "Rene" Mitchell Moore.

"The Beverly Cooper Moore and Irene Mitchell Moore Humanities and Research Administration Building will be a breeding ground for creativity, discovery and innovation for UNCG," said Chancellor Patricia A. Sullivan. "I hope you are as proud as we are to connect the Moore name to this terrific new building."

Carole Bruce, an attorney in Smith Moore's Greensboro office, thanked Rene for her and Beverly's generosity in sharing their knowledge, wisdom, and wit with the community for many years. Ms. Bruce then presented Rene with a bouquet of roses from Smith Moore in recognition of the firm's respect for Beverly, for her, and for her gift to UNCG.

Beverly Cooper Moore was founding partner of Smith Moore Schell & Hunter (now known as Smith Moore LLP). He served as president of the Greensboro Bar Association and on the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association. His wife, Irene "Rene" Mitchell Moore gave $2 million to UNCG through the Students First Campaign to name the building and establish 16 graduate student scholarships, known as the Moore Fellowships. The building will provide teaching and office space for five departments: classical studies; English; German, Russian and Japanese studies; history; and Romance languages.

11-02-2006

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Rosenberg, Freedman & Goldstein LLP

Six RFG Attorneys are 2006 "Superlawyers"
Donald N. Freedman
Howard I. Goldstein
Paula J. Morgan
Susan H. Levin
Hope C. Vassos
Anna M. Corti

As reported in Boston Magazine, Rosenberg, Freedman & Goldstein is proud to report that six of its attorneys have been named “Massachusetts Super Lawyers” for 2006. This designation, by Law & Politics Magazine, is reserved for the top 5% of attorneys in the state, chosen on the basis of peer review and professional achievement. Donald Freedman and Susan Levin are named in the field of Elder Law; Howard Goldstein in Family Law; and Paula Morgan, Hope Vassos and Anna Corti, in Estate Planning.

Beyond that, both Attorneys Freedman and Levin were listed in the top 100 lawyers in the state, regardless of field. Finally, Attorney Levin was also listed in the top 50 women lawyers.

11-02-2006

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Quarles & Brady

Nearly 30 Percent Of Wisconsin Law Firm's Attorneys Listed In The Best Lawyers In America
Of the top 100 firms on the National Law Journal 250 list, Wisconsin-based Quarles & Brady LLP has the highest percentage (nearly 30 percent) of the Firm's attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers In America®.

11-02-2006

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Porzio Bromberg & Newman, P.C.

Porzio Lawyer Encourages Changes To State Law To Enhance Feasibility of Municipal Mergers and School District Consolidation
Vito A. Gagliardi, Principal and Chair of the Commercial Law Group of Porzio, Bromberg & Newman P.C. in Morristown, New Jersey testified before the Joint Committee on Government Consolidation and Shared Services. This legislative panel was convened to explore the impact on property taxes and other issues when New Jersey towns and school districts agree to share services with one another or consolidate.

The attendees included local mayors, board of education members, fire chiefs and other officials, most of whom testified against forced regionalization. However, Mr. Gagliardi, who has been involved in the precedent-setting dissolutions of two school districts in New Jersey –
one in Union County, one in Camden County – testified that it is possible to lower taxes and enhance the quality of education through consolidation. He believes that the method for funding regional school districts historically posed the greatest obstacle to school consolidation, and not until the funding system is revised and public officials lend support will it be likely that consolidations will be successful.

According to Mr. Gagliardi, "The state gets in your way. Instead of providing creative ways to address [taxpayers'] concerns, the officials I've been dealing with for the past 10 years actively discourage the process," he said. "People are concerned about change that affects their children and affects their pocket book. And I think there are many actions the state can take to alleviate those concerns and help taxpayers recognize that they can get more efficient service without jeopardizing the education their children enjoy." He went on to discuss ways in which laws and policies can be changed if the state truly wants to reduce units of local government, or even to enhance shared services.

Mr. Gagliardi also pointed to some successes, including the precedent-setting case in which he was involved that led to the dissolution of the Mine Hill Police Department, whereby Mine Hill entered into a contract for police services from neighboring Wharton. The result was a drop in crime rates, increased municipal court revenue for both towns, and decreased cost of police services to both towns. “However,” Mr. Gagliardi told the committee, “when the potential merger of the Stanhope and Netcong police departments was raised, the State took no steps to encourage the process, and effectively killed it with delays. It is not just taxpayers whose perspective must change, it is the perspective of many state officials on whom you rely to implement the sort of innovative legislation you are considering.

11-02-2006

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Much, Shelist, Freed, Denenberg, Ament & Rubenstein, P.C.

Norman B. Newman Named President-Elect of Turnaround Management Association Chapter
Much Shelist Principal Norman B. Newman, Chair of the firm's Bankruptcy, Reorganization & Creditors' Rights practice group, has been named President-Elect of the Chicago/Midwest chapter of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA). Newman, who has been serving as Vice President – Programs for the organization, will assume his new position in January 2007 and will become chapter President in January 2008. With approximately 1,000 members, TMA's Chicago/Midwest chapter is the largest and most active in the country.

TMA is the only international non-profit association dedicated to corporate renewal and turnaround management. With international headquarters in Chicago, the organization’s 7,000 members in 36 regional chapters (including nearly 10 outside the United States) comprise a professional community of turnaround practitioners, attorneys, accountants, investors, lenders, venture capitalists, appraisers, liquidators, executive recruiters and consultants.

11-02-2006

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Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo P.C.

Susan Cohen Presents at Teleconference for Immigration Practitioners Regarding PERM
Susan Cohen, a member in the firm's Boston office managing the Immigration Section, presented a teleconference for ILW, the topic was PERM Pointers, Pitfalls and Puzzles. The presentation was held on Thursday November 2 at 2:00 p.m. and was joined by immigration practitioners nationwide.

Susan is a member in the firm's Boston office and manages the Immigration Section which she developed. The Section is composed of nine attorneys and thirteen immigration specialists and assistants who service the immigration needs both of Mintz Levin's existing corporate and individual clients and of new clients who choose the firm precisely for its expertise in the field of immigration and nationality law. Mintz Levin also is committed to handling political asylum cases, most of which are taken on a pro bono basis.

11-02-2006

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Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein P.C.

U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ALITO VISITS LONG ISLAND
On September 28, 2006, I had the honor of hosting a dinner of the Theodore Roosevelt Chapter of the American Inns of Court attended by United States Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. It is very rare that a sitting Supreme Court Justice makes an appearance on Long Island. Justice Alito, who is the newest appointment to the Supreme Court, flew in from Washington just for the occasion of being the guest speaker and special honoree at the Inns annual dinner held in Mineola. The event was very well attended with approximately 200 guests including many judges from the federal, state and local branches, and numerous other dignitaries from Long Island.

No matter what political party attendees were affiliated with, the consensus appeared to find Justice Alito to be a warm, personable and charismatic gentleman. In an extended cocktail hour, guests had an opportunity to mingle with the Justice, who was also good-natured and cooperated with the many attorneys and judges who sought to be photographed with him.

The evenings highlight was a half-hour speech Justice Alito delivered that was filled with anecdotes from the time he was nominated by President Bush to the end of his first term. Although his speech contained mostly amusing and light-hearted stories, the Justice also took the opportunity to discuss the importance of judicial independence. Discussing his own experiences during his confirmation process, the Justice suggested that the news media in particular threatened the judiciary by raising too many unfounded ethical charges against judges and judicial nominees.

In one amusing anecdote, the Justice commented that as soon as he was nominated, he seemed besieged by the press who sought to photograph and film him during every waking moment, hoping to catch him tripping or saying something embarrassing. He mentioned that for a while, he was photographed on a daily basis in one particular building in Washington where he was frequently on one of the upper floors. He explained that there was a very large open atrium in the center of the building, towards which all hallways opened. As he left a room, the justice explained, the photographers waiting outside would immediately get in front of him and walk backwards, photographing him as he proceeded down the hall. His imagination getting the better of him, the Justice said that he developed images in his mind of the mass of photographers backing up to the banister and falling over the railing, like lemmings, several stories to their death, at the bottom of the atrium. As the photographers got increasingly close to falling over, the Justice said that he actually felt alarmed for them, which showed in his facial expressions. Finally the Justice explained that the resultant published pictures of him showed his fearful expression, but belied his true concern for the photographers fates, not his reaction to the confirmation proceedings. This brought much laughter to the audience.

As chairman of the Inns dinner committee, a post I have held for five years, behind the scenes preparation was necessary, including meeting with a special advance team of the United States Marshals Service, the governmental branch that protects the judiciary. Since the event was a total sell-out with every ticket taken, I joked with the crowd that the police presence there was not to protect the Justice but to chase away the ticket scalpers.

There were several other presentations that night. Nassau County Supreme Court Judge Ira B. Warshawsky, the out-going president, delivered some opening remarks about the importance of civility and collegiality in the practice of law. Brookville attorney and former president, Marilyn K. Genoa, delivered the invocation.

Inn Secretary, Douglas T. Burns, detailed Justice Alitos lengthy and impressive background and provided his introduction. Also in attendance as a special guest was Douglas T. Burns father, Arnold I. Burns, who worked with and mentored Justice Alito when Arnold I. Burns was the Deputy Attorney General of the United States under the Reagan Administration. It was the efforts of the Burns that resulted in the Justices participation.

Justice Alito swore-in the Theodore Roosevelt Inns new 2006-2007 board, officers and president. Incoming-president, Lois Carter Schlissel, delivered an address about the future of the chapter. Ms. Schlissel is the managing attorney of Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klien. Also sworn in was the new president-elect, Judge Leonard B. Austin. On behalf of the Inn, I presented Justice Alito with an engraved Waterford Crystal Clock. The Inn customarily makes a donation each year to a local law school and this year the recipient was Touro Law School.

The Theodore Roosevelt Inn of Court is a chapter of the American Inns of Court, which is dedicated to the enhancement of civility, ethics and legal excellence in the practice of law. To foster these concepts, the chapter emphasizes hands-on participation in the preparation and presentation of programs which address every-day experiences which lawyers face in their practices. Members include a number of federal and state judges, from seasoned trial lawyers to inexperienced litigators, attorneys from both public and private sectors, and law students from Touro, Hofstra and St. Johns Law Schools.

11-02-2006

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