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Rawle & Henderson, LLP.

Michael T. Traxler joins the Harrisburg office of Rawle & Henderson
Rawle & Henderson LLP is pleased to announce that Michael T. Traxler has joined the Commercial Motor Vehicle Section of Rawle & Henderson’s Harrisburg office as an associate, where he will focus his practice on the defense of transportation companies and their insurers.

Mike received his undergraduate degree from Penn State in 1998 and his law degree from Dickinson Law School in 2003. He continues to serve on the law school's Board of Governors/Board of Advisors. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for the General Alumni Association.

Mike is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Cumberland County and Franklin County Bar Associations.

Prior to becoming a licensed attorney, Mike worked as a private investigator investigating fraudulent insurance and disability claims. While in law school, Mike was certified by The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to litigate criminal matters on behalf of indigent defendants.

Mike is a native of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania and now resides in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

05-10-2006

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Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

Charles A. Bruder To Present National Executive Compensation Webinar
The Somerville law firm Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A. is pleased to announce that Charles A. Bruder, an associate with the firm, will present a webinar entitled Executive Compensation Issues and Fiduciary Duties: What Directors Should Know Following the Disney Decision. The webinar, sponsored by Lorman Education Services, is available to a national audience on June 8, 2006 from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Eastern.

Bruder will examine the litigation claims raised by Disney’s shareholders in a recent decision, the defenses offered by the company’s executives, and the manner in which the Court of Chancery ruled with respect to both subjects. Following the webinar, it is intended that participating attorneys, in-house counsel, executives, accountants, controllers, tax managers, HR managers, benefits administrators, consultants and directors of businesses will be more aware of their fiduciary duties with respect to the implementation and approval of executive compensation arrangements.

The live webinar is available to interested parties in their offices or homes at a cost of $199 per connection. There is no limit as to the number of listeners per connection. A toll-free phone number and pass code will be provided a few days prior to the session.

For more information or if you would like to register for the webinar, please contact Lorman Education Services at 866-352-9539 or customerservice@lorman.com. When registering, please mention seminar ID 364498 and priority code 16009.

A resident of Lumberton, Charles Bruder practices in the firm’s Tax Group, and is experienced in all aspects of defined contribution and defined benefit plans, deferred compensation arrangements, stock option plans, employee stock ownership plans, and other incentive and equity-based compensation arrangements. He frequently counsels clients in the areas of plan qualification and administration issues, ERISA fiduciary issues, plan compliance issues, and employee benefits matters in the context of business reorganizations.

Bruder received his law degree from Widener University School of Law, his Masters of Law in Taxation, with distinction, from Georgetown University Law Center and his B.A. from LaSalle University.

05-10-2006

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Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

Steven Tranelli Joins Hiscock & Barclay Law Firm
Steven J. Tranelli has joined the Rochester office of Hiscock & Barclay, LLP as a member of the Real Estate, Telecommunications and Municipal & Land Use Practice Areas. Tranelli concentrates his practice in real estate matters, representing industrial and commercial property owners, developers, investors, service businesses and technology companies in a wide variety of matters, including commercial real estate acquisitions and expansions, divestitures, commercial leases, and financing transactions. He also has significant experience in all aspects of telecommunication facility site acquisition, including the leasing, title and zoning aspects of such projects. Tranelli is a graduate of Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1983) and Colgate University (A.B., 1979, cum laude). Before joining Hiscock & Barclay, Tranelli was a Partner with Chamberlain D’Amanda Oppenheimer & Greenfield, LLP.

05-10-2006

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Hanson, Bridgett, Marcus, Vlahos & Rudy, LLP

Five Hanson Bridgett Attorneys Honored with Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Service
Hanson Bridgett attorneys Jacquelyn Garman, Hussein Saffouri, Batya Swenson, Mohammad Walizadeh and Shai Zemach were honored with the 2005 Wiley W. Manuel Award from Legal Aid of Marin/Marin County Bar Association. The award was presented Friday, May 5, 2006 at Legal Aid of Marin/Marin County Bar Association's annual Pro Bono Recognition Dinner at Cline Cellars Winery in Sonoma, CA. This is the fifth year in a row that members of the firm have been honored with the award.

The award honors outstanding contributions of pro bono service to low income and elderly residents of Marin County. The Wiley W. Manuel Award was established in 1989 to honor the late Justice Manuel, who served as a California Supreme Court Associate Justice from 1977-1981. Justice Manuel's legal career and his personal life were marked by a dedication to hard work, public service and the concept of equal justice for all segments of society.

Saffouri, Swenson, Walizadeh and Zemach were honored for assisting Legal Aid of Marin with representing nearly 400 low-income seniors and families living at the Contempo Marin Mobile Home Park in San Rafael. Garman was recognized for her work representing a senior client in a complicated eviction matter. Partner David Baer also received special recognition for his work with Legal Aid of Marin.

""I am extremely proud of these five individuals for being honored for their selfless commitment to the people in our community who otherwise could not afford legal services,"" said Andrew Giacomini, Managing Partner of Hanson Bridgett. ""I believe that every attorney has a responsibility to provide volunteer legal services, and these attorneys should be applauded for their extra effort in giving back to the greater community.

05-10-2006

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Gust Rosenfeld P.L.C.

Abad Appointed to Los Abogados Board
Phoenix, Arizona - Gust Rosenfeld announced that Raul Abad has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Los Abogados, the Maricopa County Hispanic Bar Association. Raul will also serve as chairman of their Community Services Committee. Los Abogados works to educate the Hispanic community about legal rights and remedies, while promoting and advancing the Hispanic legal profession within Arizona. Gust Rosenfeld encourages both its professional and support staff to become involved in organizations that reflect the diversity of our community. Raul, who is an associate of the firm, practices in the areas of creditors' rights, bankruptcy, litigation and real estate. He earned his J.D. in 2002 and an LL.M. in Employee Benefits from The John Marshall Law School.

Founded in 1921, Gust Rosenfeld provides legal counsel to individuals, private and public corporations and governments. While known for its public law and finance practice, the firm also maintains significant practices in the areas of real estate, corporate, litigation, labor & employment, creditors' rights and franchise law. The firm maintains offices in Phoenix and Tucson.

05-10-2006

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Thompson & Coburn, L.L.P.

Matthew Rosenberg Joins Thompson Coburn LLP
Matthew A. Rosenberg has joined Thompson Coburn LLP as a partner in the Intellectual Property practice. Mr. Rosenberg came to the firm from Blumenfeld Kaplan & Sandweiss, P.C.

Mr. Rosenberg’s practice includes preparing and prosecuting patent and trademark applications; rendering opinions on infringement, validity and protectability of intellectual property; advising clients on various aspects of intellectual property and computer law; and representing clients before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Federal trial and appellate courts, regarding intellectual property and computer law disputes.

In addition to being a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, Mr. Rosenberg filed the first two patent applications using the Patent and Trademark Office’s Electronic Filing System. He also was among the first attorneys in the country to adopt the Trademark Electronic Application System.

Mr. Rosenberg earned his J.D. and B.S.M.E. from Washington University in St. Louis.

Thompson Coburn has approximately 300 attorneys nationwide and has offices in St. Louis, Missouri; Washington, D.C.; and Belleville, Illinois.

05-10-2006

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Robinson & Cole LLP

Robinson & Cole LandLaw Attorneys Published in Urban Lawyer
The Winter 2006 issue of Urban Lawyer features an article coauthored by Robinson & Cole LandLaw attorneys Deborah A. Vennos and James P. Ray. ""Property Damage Claims for Environmental Contamination: The Problems Inherent in Attempting to Bring Them as Class Actions,"" describes how a recent trend in environmental class action litigation has arisen from the realization of plaintiffs' attorneys that raising personal injury claims allegedly arising from environmental contamination are too expensive, too difficult, or too likely to result in class certification being denied.

To better their odds for class certification, plaintiffs' attorneys are abandoning personal injury claims and are instead focusing on property damage claims alone. The decision to abandon personal injury claims, however, raises serious due process issues, as the named plaintiffs can not adequately represent those class members with legitimate personal injury claims. Government lawyers caught up in this type of litigation may be able to use the weakness inherent in this trend to fend off claims. When governments are plaintiffs, they would be well advised to consider the downside of recasting personal injury claims as class action property claims. Click here for full article.

05-10-2006

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