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Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione, P.C.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione’s Jerome Gilson Receives Prestigious 2006 Burton Award for Legal Achievement
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., is pleased to announce that shareholder, Jerome Gilson, and co-author, Anne Gilson LaLonde, are recipients of the 2006 Burton Award for Excellence in Legal Achievement in the law firm category for their article, Cinnamon Buns, Marching Ducks and Cherry-Scented Racecar Exhaust: Protecting Nontraditional Trademarks, which was published in the July/August 2005 issue of The Trademark Reporter, Volume 95, Number 4 (Matthew Bender & Company). This is an impressive third consecutive time that Mr. Gilson and Ms. LaLonde have won this notable award for excellence in legal writing.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione is also receiving the William C. Burton Record of Distinction Award. This award recognizes the accomplishment of three consecutive wins by attorneys at a law firm as a direct reflection of the highest quality of legal writing at the firm. The awards will be presented at a ceremony on June 12, which will be held in the Great Hall of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Mr. Gilson’s career in trademark and unfair competition law has spanned four decades. He is admitted to practice law before eight federal Courts of Appeals and before the U.S. Supreme Court. He has handled numerous trials and appeals before the federal courts and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, as well as provided counsel to a cross section of the country’s largest and most prominent corporations and famous brand names. Since 1999, Mr. Gilson and Ms. Gilson LaLonde, an attorney and his daughter, have produced several prominent written works in trademark law, including the 2004 Burton Award-winning, The Lanham Act: Time for a Face-Lift and The Madrid Protocol: Trademark Superhero? They are also the authors of the highly respected, oft-cited treatise, Trademark Protection and Practice (Matthew Bender & Co.), a supplemented 11-volume standard reference work, which provides a comprehensive coverage of trademark law.

""We are proud of our partner Jerry Gilson and congratulate him on this significant achievement,” said Brinks president Gary M. Ropski. “His contributions to the field of trademark law and to our firm are truly outstanding. This exceptional recognition is another highlight of his extraordinary career.”

Now in its seventh year, this national industry award program, which is run in conjunction with the Library of Congress and its Law Library, annually acknowledges and rewards concise and effective legal writing by partners in law firms and by law students. Founded by lawyer and author, William C. Burton, the Burton Foundation, is a nonprofit, cultural and academic organization. The Foundation and The Burton Awards for Legal Achievement are devoted to further promoting the stature of the legal profession.

The Burton Awards Program receives nominations from managing partners of the nation’s 1,000 largest law firms and from professors at academic institutions, representing every geographic region in the U.S. This year, of all the submissions received, there were only 30 awards presented. More information about The Burton Awards can be found at www.burtonawards.com.

Founded in 1917, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione is based in Chicago with three other offices across the country serving the intellectual property needs of clients from around the world. The firm is one of the largest IP law firms in the country, with more than 150 attorneys, scientific advisors and patent agents specializing in intellectual property litigation and all aspects of patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, unfair competition, intellectual asset management, and technology and licensing agreements. Brinks routinely handles assignments in fields as diverse as electrical, chemical, mechanical, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, nanotechnology, Internet and computer technology, as well as in trademarks or brand names for a wide variety of products and services.

06-12-2006

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Sheehan, Phinney, Bass & Green, P.A.

RECALDE NAMED PRESIDENT OF SOUTH SHORE WOMEN\'S BUSINESS NETWORK
Maria E. Recalde, a shareholder at Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green PA, was elected by the South Shore Women’s Business Network as its 2006-2007 President.

For 15 years, the SSWBN has been providing opportunities for professionals in the South Shore to grow their businesses through networking and professional development. Maria is an active member and firm supporter of the Network. Before becoming its President, she served on the SSWBN’s Board of Directors and on the Professional Development Team. She has often contributed to SSWBN-sponsored workshops and seminars addressing legal and business issues.

Maria E. Recalde,Outgoing SSWBN President Jayne Pelosi said, “Maria is a natural leader. She is clear thinking and not afraid to, dare I say, think out of the box. She speaks quietly yet with her passion and vision, will take the Network to yet a higher level of relevance and influence.” SSWBN Executive Director Debbie Anders added “Maria brings diverse experience and expertise to the presidency as we begin our next 15 years.”

Beyond her work with SSWBN, Maria has been active in numerous community organizations. She is a former member of the International Institute of Boston/International Institute of New Hampshire’s Board of Directors. She is a current member of the Advisory Board for the Boston Chapter of the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting. She is a former Trustee of the Boston Bar Foundation, has chaired the Boston Bar Journal’s Board of Editors and served on the council of the Boston Bar Association. She also chaired the Internet/e-commerce committee of the Hispanic National Bar Association.

Maria’s practice concentrates on the rapidly changing areas of technology and intellectual property litigation, transactions and counseling. She also provides general business and strategic counseling on the wide range of issues facing small businesses and emerging companies today.

Sheehan Phinney is a regional business law firm with offices in Boston, MA, Manchester, Concord and Lebanon, NH. The firm provides a broad range of sophisticated legal services to businesses and institutions in traditional and emerging areas of the law. Its diverse client base includes local and regional organizations, as well as national and international businesses with interests in the Northeast.

06-12-2006

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Parker & McCay, Attorneys At Law

Robert J. Pruchnik Joins Parker McCay’s School Law Group
Robert J. Pruchnik recently joined Parker McCay’s Lawrenceville office as counsel in the firm’s school law group. Mr. Pruchnik will concentrate his practice in the areas of school and public sector labor law, with particular emphasis on special education law.

Prior to joining Parker McCay, Mr. Pruchnik was a partner in the law firm of Kenney Gross Kovats Pruchnik Campbell and Parton.

Mr. Pruchnik earned his law degree from Widener University School of Law, Delaware Campus, and received his bachelor’s degree from Manhattan College in Riverdale, N.Y. He is admitted to practice law in the state and federal courts of New Jersey, as well as before the United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

Mr. Pruchnik is a member of the American, New Jersey State, Pennsylvania and Monmouth County Bar Associations.

Parker McCay provides comprehensive legal services to a wide array of clients in such specialties as litigation, public finance, corporate, governmental and regulatory affairs. The firm also provides counsel to clients in the fields of banking, real estate, land use, healthcare, creditors’ rights and employment law. Parker McCay is headquartered in Marlton, N.J. with offices in Lawrenceville, N.J. and West Atlantic City, N.J. For more information about Parker McCay, visit www.parkermccay.com.

06-12-2006

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Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP

Parritz named chair of 2006-07 campaign for the United Jewish Fund and Council of St. Paul
Maslon attorney Jon Parritz was named General Campaign Chair for the 2006-07 annual campaign for the United Jewish Fund and Council (UJFC) of St. Paul. At the UJFC’s annual meeting in May, Parritz was also recognized for his work as Men's Division Chair for the 2005-06 campaign and was named to the Executive Committee of the Board.

""I am excited to be able to help support the vital work of this organization, which raises funds from the greater St. Paul Jewish community to support a wide range of projects, including education, social services, senior care, refugee resettlement, and disaster relief, both locally and around the world,"" said Parritz, who has been an active board member and campaigner for UJFC for the past 18 years.

Founded in 1943, the UJFC seeks to unite, sustain and enhance the St. Paul area Jewish community and strengthen bonds with Jewish communities in Israel and around the world through financial resource development and planning, and by working in partnership with social service agencies, educational institutions and synagogues.

The UJFC annual campaign raises over $3 million a year to fund social services, education, elder care, and overseas projects.

Parritz is a partner in Maslon's Litigation Department. He is Chair of Maslon's Competitive Practices Litigation Group, and also a member of its Business Litigation, Employment, and Intellectual Property Litigation Groups. He has extensive experience handling major complex litigation matters for individual and organizational clients in a wide variety of industries and professions, including insurance, manufacturing, retailing, education, law, medicine, telecommunications, agriculture, and finance.

Founded in 1956, Maslon is an 81-attorney commercial law firm based in Minneapolis. Maslon specializes in the areas of business and securities, financial services, bankruptcy, commercial litigation and arbitration, appeals, tax, trusts and estate planning, employee benefits, insurance, labor and employment, intellectual property, real estate and construction law.

06-12-2006

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Law Weathers & Richardson, P.C.

Steven F. Stapleton Joins Law Weathers & Richardson
Law Weathers & Richardson PC is pleased to announce that Steve F. Stapleton has
joined the firm as a senior attorney working in the litigation practice group. Steve
received his B.A. from Grand Valley State University and graduated cum laude
from the University of Detroit.

06-12-2006

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Hermes Sargent Bates LLP

Hermes Sargent Bates Welcomes Wesley Johnson as a New Associate Attorney!
Wesley G. Johnson joined Hermes Sargent Bates on June 12, 2006 as an associate attorney. Wesley's practice is primarily devoted to transportation.

06-12-2006

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Chadbourne & Parke LLP

Chadbourne & Parke LLP Names Partner Phoebe A. Wilkinson as New Pro Bono Committee Chair
The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP announced today that partner and Pro Bono Committee member Phoebe A. Wilkinson has been named Chair of the Committee. Ms. Wilkinson will succeed partner Bernard W. McCarthy, who is retiring as a partner at the end of June.

Ms. Wilkinson has been a member of Chadbourne’s Pro Bono Committee since 1996. For several years she served as Chadbourne's solicitor for the Legal Aid Society Associates' Campaign, setting records for contributions in each of the years she ran Chadbourne's internal campaign. Ms. Wilkinson also served as the City-wide chair of the 1999-2000 Campaign. Ms. Wilkinson presently serves on the Board of Directors of New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, Inc.

""Phoebe's experience running the Legal Aid Associate's Campaign on a City-wide basis, and her service on the Board of NYLPI, gives her a knowledge of what other firms are doing in the pro bono area and of some of the key players. This will be very helpful in maintaining the excellent reputation our Pro Bono program has achieved outside the Firm,"" said Mr. McCarthy, who will be staying on in an advisory capacity until the end of 2006. ""I'm sure that as Chair, Phoebe will bring her many talents to the task of overseeing and improving the Firm's Pro Bono program. I very much look forward to working with her during the next several months to help to ensure a smooth transition.""

Ms. Wilkinson is a partner in Chadbourne's litigation department. She joined Chadbourne as an associate in 1993, upon graduation from law school. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, products liability and class action defense. Ms. Wilkinson earned her undergraduate degree from Brown University in 1988 and her law degree from Brooklyn Law School in 1993.

Mr. McCarthy has been the Pro Bono Partner of Chadbourne since February 1999. As such, he has devoted a significant portion of his time at the Firm to structuring and managing its pro bono practice. He became the Chair of the Pro Bono Committee in July 1996 and has served as a member of that committee since the late 1970s.

An experienced litigator, Mr. McCarthy concentrated his practice for many years in the employment law area. He represented corporate clients throughout the country in both state and federal proceedings at the trial and appellate levels and lectured frequently on emerging employment law issues. In recent years, Mr. McCarthy has been active in assisting associates in trying pro bono cases and also has been engaged in product liability work.

Mr. McCarthy is a trained mediator on the panels of the Commercial Division, New York State Supreme Court, and of Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.

In keeping with Chadbourne’s recent global expansion, the 17-member Pro Bono Committee also recently named two new members -- Alexander Kalinov, a counsel in the St. Petersburg office and the office’s first representative on the Pro Bono Committee, and Anna Kelina, an associate in the Moscow office.

06-12-2006

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