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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Scott Pickens Nominated to Leadership Council of ABA Public Contracts Law Section
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP announced that Scott E. Pickens, a partner in the firm’s Government Contracts & Disputes Practice Team, has been nominated to the Council that governs the American Bar Association’s Section of Public Contracts Law.

Pickens will serve a three-year term. In addition to leading the section, the Council comments on pending federal, state and local contract regulations.

The ABA’s Public Contracts Law Section provides annual continuing education programs to its members, most of whom hail from private industry, government and law firms. It produces several publications each year, including The Procurement Lawyer newsletter and the Public Contract Law Journal, and the section has 35 committees on substantive areas of the law.

Pickens has substantial experience in government contracts involving equitable adjustment claims, defective pricing, bid protests, defective specifications, contract negotiation and protests, federal contract compliance, research and development contracting, technical data rights and breach of contract issues. Pickens earned his law degree from Cornell Law School in 1981.

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is an international law firm with approximately 900 attorneys in 16 offices, including San Francisco, New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and London. In business for more than 135 years, Pillsbury’s practice focuses on capital markets and financial services, energy, global sourcing, litigation, real estate, technology, life sciences and communications. For more information, please visit www.pillsburylaw.com.

06-08-2006

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Nelson, Kinder, Mosseau & Saturley, P.C.

Four Companies Name Nelson Mullins ‘Go-To’ Firm
Four of the nation’s largest companies named Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP as their Go-To Law Firm in a survey conducted by ALM, the nation’s leading legal journalism and information company. The Directory of Go-To Law Firms at Top U.S. Companies was released earlier this year, but appeared for the first time in Fortune magazine in its May 15, 2006, edition.

BellSouth Corp. named Nelson Mullins the Go-To Law Firm for government relations, while Wyeth, Georgia-Pacific and Whirlpool Corp. named the Firm for litigation.

“We are honored to have been recognized by four of our clients as their choice among law firms,” said Nelson Mullins Managing Partner David Dukes. “To be listed among some of the most elite law firms in the nation is a testament to the respect Nelson Mullins attorneys have earned over the years.”

ALM surveyed general counsel at each of the 500 largest U.S. companies to determine their primary outside law firm in six practice areas. Most chose firms based on their all-star track records. Many selected firms that handled most of their caseload in the previous year, according to ALM. No law firm paid to be included, the media organization said.

More than two-thirds of the companies responded. The resulting list includes 533 U.S. law firms and 114 overseas firms.

Nelson Mullins, established in 1897, has more than 360 attorneys practicing from offices in Atlanta, Boston, Charleston, Charlotte, Columbia, Greenville, Myrtle Beach, Raleigh, Washington and Winston-Salem. For more information on the Firm, go to www.nelsonmullins.com, or call (803) 255-9794 or (803) 255-9280.

06-08-2006

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Meyer, Unkovic & Scott, L.L.P.

Slagle Elected to Federal Courts Section Council
Downtown attorney Beth A. Slagle was elected an At-large Member of the Council of the Federal Courts Section of the Allegheny County Bar Association. Slagle is Chair of the Meyer, Unkovic & Scott’s Insurance Coverage Litigation Group. Her insurance practice includes representing entities and individuals in a variety of insurance coverage claims related to comprehensive general liability, directors and officers, errors and omissions, primary, excess and umbrella insurance, business, homeowners, life and health, disability, and employers practices liability insurance.
With offices in Pittsburgh and Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the attorneys of Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP provide legal counsel and advice to businesses and individuals on matters involving business transactions & planning, real estate & banking, bankruptcy & commercial law, employment law & employee benefits, international law & immigration, tax & estate planning, and litigation. Information on the firm is available at www.muslaw.com.

06-08-2006

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Meyer, Unkovic & Scott, L.L.P.

Litigation Attorney Patricia L. Dodge Joins Firm
The Pittsburgh law firm of Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP is pleased to announce that Patricia L. Dodge has joined the firm. Dodge is a partner in the firm’s Litigation Group. Her practice is concentrated in civil litigation where she specializes in commercial and business disputes, civil rights, products liability, other personal injury litigation, and zoning.
Dodge was named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer by Law & Politics Magazine and Philadelphia Magazine. The publications also recognized her as one of the Top 50 Female Lawyers in Pennsylvania and Top 50 Lawyers in Pittsburgh.

Dodge serves is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County, where she serves on its Board of Governors. Dodge is on the faculty for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. She is a member of The President’s Club at Pennsylvania State University and serves as president of the Thornburg Council.

Dodge received her Bachelor of Science degree with high distinction from Pennsylvania State University. She went on to earn her Juris Doctor degree cum laude from the Duquesne University School of Law where she served as a staff member on the Duquesne Law Review.

With offices in Pittsburgh and Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the attorneys of Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP provide legal counsel and advice to businesses and individuals on matters involving business transactions & planning, real estate & banking, bankruptcy & commercial law, employment law & employee benefits, international law & immigration, tax & estate planning, and litigation. Information on the firm is available at www.muslaw.com.

06-08-2006

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Meyer, Unkovic & Scott, L.L.P.

Candris Elected Chair of Federal Courts Section of Allegheny County Bar
The downtown law firm of Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP, is pleased to announce that Laura A. Candris was elected Chair of the Federal Courts Section of the Allegheny Bar Association. She will lead the Section until May 2007. The Federal Courts Section studies all phases, questions and problems within the field of Federal civil and criminal litigation and informs ACBA members of relevant updates.
Ms. Candris is also Chair of the firm’s Employment Law & Employee Benefits Group. She focuses her practice on labor and employment law and related litigation. Candris is a frequent lecturer for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (“PBI”) and other CLE providers, as well as business groups and has authored or co-authored three dozen articles on employment law. Candris, a Fox Chapel resident, has been listed in every edition of Who’s Who in American Law since 1987 and in Who’s Who in America since 1992.

With offices in Pittsburgh and Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the attorneys of Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP provide legal counsel and advice to businesses and individuals on matters involving business transactions & planning, real estate & banking, bankruptcy & commercial law, employment law & employee benefits, international law & immigration, tax & estate planning, and litigation. Information on the firm is available at www.muslaw.com.

06-08-2006

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Meyer, Unkovic & Scott, L.L.P.

Slagle Elected To Nonprofit Leadership Institute Advisory Council
Beth A. Slagle, a partner at Pittsburgh law firm of Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP, was recently elected to the Nonprofit Leadership Institute Advisory Council at Duquesne University.
Slagle, a Ross Township resident, is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department, where she focuses her practice on insurance coverage litigation. Slagle was a 2005 Athena Award finalist.

The Nonprofit Leadership Institute is dedicated to inspiring excellence is nonprofit leadership and is sponsored by the Duquesne University School of Leadership and Professional Development. The Advisory Council is comprised of leaders from the public, private and social sectors.

With offices in Pittsburgh and Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the attorneys of Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP provide legal counsel and advice to businesses and individuals on matters involving business transactions & planning, real estate & banking, bankruptcy & commercial law, employment law & employee benefits, international law & immigration, tax & estate planning, and litigation. Information on the firm is available at www.muslaw.com.

06-08-2006

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Collins & Lacy, P.C.

Kathleen Cauthen Appointed to Town of Blythewood Board of Zoning Appeals
The Blythewood Town Council has appointed Kathleen D. Cauthen of Collins & Lacy, P.C., to a two-year term on the Blythewood Board of Zoning Appeals. Ms. Cauthen was sworn in by Blythewood Mayor M.B. “Pete” Amoth on May 8, 2006.
Parties seeking to appeal zoning decisions made by the Town Administrator present their appeal to the board. The board takes testimony from witnesses, evaluates evidence presented by parties or their counsel, deliberates and decides issues of variances and other zoning matters. Members of the board interpret the zoning ordinances and apply the facts to the ordinance in accord with the Town of Blythewood Comprehensive Plan.
Ms. Cauthen joined Collins & Lacy in 2003 and is a 1993 graduate of the University of South Carolina. She earned her law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1999. Ms. Cauthen is admitted to practice in all South Carolina State Courts, United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and United States Supreme Court. She is a member of the Richland County, South Carolina and American Bar Associations, American Trial Lawyers Association, Defense Research Institute, South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association, and South Carolina Women Lawyers Association.
P.O. Box 12487
Columbia, SC 29211
T 803.256.2660
F 803.771.4484
www.collinsandlacy.com
P.O. Box 12487
Columbia, SC 29211
T 803.256.2660
F 803.771.4484
www.collinsandlacy.com
Ms. Cauthen also chairs the South Carolina Bar Conventions Committee. Ms. Cauthen’s practice at Collins & Lacy includes medical malpractice, products liability, commercial litigation and manufacturing, nursing home negligence, professional liability, manufactured housing litigation, corporate representation and complex litigation.
About Collins & Lacy, P.C.
In 2004, Collins & Lacy, P.C., celebrated 20 years of providing legal services to South Carolina.
The firm’s primary focus is defense litigation, representing local, regional, and national clients in the areas of business litigation, products liability, contracts, construction, trucking, professional malpractice, anti-trust, insurance, bad faith, healthcare law, land use, premises liability, workers’ compensation and criminal defense. Collins & Lacy is a member of Primerus, a nationwide alliance of lawyers and law firms sworn to uphold the highest standards for integrity, civility, and other qualities people long for in attorneys. For information, visit www.collinsandlacy.com.

06-08-2006

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