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McAfee & Taft A Professional Corporation

Seven McAfee & Taft Attorneys Named 2006 Leadership in Law Honorees
Seven McAfee & Taft attorneys were named to the inaugural list of Leadership in Law honorees by the Journal Record. A total of 29 Oklahoma attorneys were recognized at the annual Law Day Luncheon on May 1, 2006, which was sponsored by the Oklahoma County Bar Association, Oklahoma City University School of Law, and The Journal Record Publishing Co.

McAfee & Taft honorees were John N. Hermes, Frank D. Hill, James Dudley Hyde, Michael E. Joseph, John A. Kenney, N. Martin Stringer, and Erin M. Van Laanen.

The Journal Record's Leadership in Law program was created to honor those in the legal profession who strive to improve the communities where they live and work.

05-02-2006

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Archer Norris PLC

William H. Staples Elected to ADTA Executive Council
Archer Norris, a leading litigation and business law firm based in Walnut Creek, is pleased to announce that Shareholder William H. Staples has been elected to the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys' Executive Council.

Bill Staples is one of the firm's senior trial lawyers. He leverages over 30 years of legal experience, a keen understanding of legal strategies and tactics, and a poised courtroom presence to produce the strongest advocacy possible for his clients. His practice areas include products liability, class actions, construction disputes/defects, public entity, toxic torts, employment, commercial and general tort litigation. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in political science and earned his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of San Francisco. He is a member of the Contra Costa County Bar Association, Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada, Defense Research Institute, and the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys.


Association of Defense Trial Attorneys Elects Executive Officers for 2006-2007



Fajardo, Puerto Rico - May 1, 2006 - The Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (ADTA) recently held its 65th Annual Meeting at the El Conquistador in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. The meeting included a full Continuing Legal Education Program and social events enjoyed by more than 180 ADTA members and guests. Elections were also held and ADTA is pleased to announce the Association's new Executive Officers for 2006-2007:



President: Stephen R. Crislip, Charleston, West Virginia

President-Elect: John R. Clifford, San Diego, California

Vice President: Kevin J. Kelly, New York, New York

Immediate Past President: Daniel R. Formeller, Chicago, Illinois



Elected as Members of the Executive Council for a three-year term were:



F. Daniel Balmert - Cleveland, Ohio

Morris A. Chochla - Toronto, Ontario

William H. Staples - Walnut Creek, California



ADTA Annual Meetings



The 2007 ADTA Annual Meeting will be held April 18-22, 2007 at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines near San Diego, California.



About the ADTA



Founded in 1941, the ADTA is a non-profit professional association established to advance the principles of courtroom fairness, justice and fellowship. Its more than 700 members are each uniquely qualified to defend their clients in our nation's courtrooms. ADTA invites only one defense trial attorney to be its prime member per one million in population for each city, town, or municipality across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. An ADTA prime membership is, in essence a statement of the high regard in which that defense trial attorney is held by his or her peers in the defense trial bar of their city and state or province. For more information about the ADTA or its meetings or projects, please visit www.adtalaw.com.




About Archer Norris
Archer Norris, a Professional Law Corporation, is one of the largest law firms headquartered in Contra Costa County, with offices in Walnut Creek, Sacramento, Newport Beach and Los Angeles, Calif. The firm counsels clients in complex litigation, insurance coverage and bad faith litigation, health care, environmental, real estate transactions and discretionary approvals.

05-02-2006

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Stinson, Morrison & Hecker, L.L.P.

Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Announces Six New Partners
Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP announced today the election of six new partners in their Kansas City, Phoenix and Wichita offices.


Kansas City
Erik Askelsen joined the firm in 2002 and serves in the Business Litigation Division and Appellate Group. Askelsen’s significant experience includes representing companies involved in the federal courts in Missouri, Kansas and elsewhere throughout the country. He represents insurance and reinsurance companies in litigation and arbitration over various contractual disputes. Askelsen earned his juris doctorate from the University of Kansas and bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa.

Craig Evans is a partner in the Corporate Finance Division. Evans’ extensive experience spans the areas of mergers and acquisitions, public and exempt offerings of securities, securities law compliance, technology driven joint ventures, strategic alliances and corporate governance. In 2004 and 2005, Evans was named “Best of the Bar” by the Kansas City Business Journal. He received his juris doctorate from the University of Kansas and bachelor’s degree from William Jewell College.

Anthony Strait serves as a partner in the Corporate Finance Division. He concentrates his practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances, financing and securities law compliance, privately held businesses, and general and corporate law. Strait earned his juris doctorate from the University of Iowa with distinction and bachelor’s degree summa cum laude from the University of Northern Iowa.


Phoenix
Sean Berberian works in the Business Litigation Division, with a primary focus on business litigation and civil rights law. Berberian served as Associate General Counsel for several affiliated private corporations, and advised them in multiple legal areas including general business, environmental, employment and real estate. He received his juris doctorate from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law cum laude and bachelor’s degree summa cum laude from Arizona State University.

Sharon Jutila serves in the Employment & Labor and Employee Benefits Division, in which she advises clients on all matters related to labor and employment law. Jutila is familiar with all aspects of civil trial and appellate litigation, and also brings experience in trade secrets and general business. She earned her juris doctorate from the University of Oregon and bachelor’s degree magna cum laude from the University of North Dakota.


Wichita
Mindy McPheeters joined the firm in 1999 and currently practices in the area of employment law, including general litigation representation and employment advice. She has worked on several complex matters including product liability, aviation issues and general breach of contract disputes. McPheeters received her juris doctorate from the University of Kansas and bachelor’s degree magna cum laude from Wichita State University.


About Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP
Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP is one of the country’s largest law firms with more than 335 attorneys representing clients nationwide in a full range of corporate, transaction and litigation matters. With attorneys in eight offices throughout five states, the firm has experience in more than 45 industry-focused areas. Office locations include Kansas City, St. Louis and Jefferson City, Mo.; Overland Park and Wichita, Kan.; Phoenix, Ariz.; Omaha, Neb.; and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit them online at www.stinsonmoheck.com.

05-02-2006

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Locke Reynolds LLP

Locke Reynolds Partner Presented Award by the Indiana Society of Healthcare Risk Managers
Mary M. Ruth Feldhake was awarded the Glenn Troyer Award by the Indiana Society of Healthcare Risk Managers. The award winner is selected by the current Board of Directors, and is given to an ISHRM Member in good standing who has demonstrated excellence in the field of risk management. The recipient must have contributed to the success of the chapter and been active in promoting and furthering the practices and ideals of risk management, specifically at the state and national levels.

The Indiana Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ISHRM) was organized to advance the development and role of the professional practice of healthcare risk management.

Mary M. Ruth Feldhake concentrates her practice on healthcare litigation, primarily medical malpractice defense. She has worked with physicians in all specialties and sub-specialties, as well as with dentists, podiatrists and oral surgeons. Ms. Feldhake has provided substantial legal assistance and guidance to physicians, surgeons, health care providers, nursing homes, and hospitals, as well as residents, fellows and medical students. She lectures widely on the Medical Malpractice Act and health care risk management issues.

05-02-2006

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Proskauer & Rose, LLP

Louis Solomon of Proskauer Rose to Receive 2006 Burton Award for Legal Achievement
Louis M. Solomon, a partner at Proskauer Rose LLP and co-chair of the firm's Litigation Department, will receive the 2006 Burton Award for Legal Achievement for his article ""Under Comity's Banner,"" which appeared in the December 5, 2005 edition of The National Law Journal. The annual awards honor 30 of the nation's finest legal writers and are selected from multiple submissions from the top 1000 law firms in the country.

This year's recipients will be honored at a June 12 dinner in the Great Hall of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. George F. Will, a political correspondent for ABC, creator of the television show ""This Week,"" and a syndicated columnist, will be the guest speaker.

""We are proud to congratulate Lou for this prestigious award. He is a super litigator and an equally accomplished writer. This honor is much deserved,"" said Allen I. Fagin, Chairman of Proskauer Rose.

Mr. Solomon's award-winning article delves into the issue of international comity and addresses how courts in different judicial regimes treat decisions of foreign tribunals when fundamental rights of citizens are impacted. A veteran trial lawyer, Mr. Solomon has tried more than 50 complex commercial cases in federal and state courts nationwide, in federal and state regulatory tribunals, and in national and international arbitrations and litigations.

Established by William C. Burton, the Burton Awards are dedicated to the refinement and enrichment of legal writing. Now in their seventh year, the awards are given in association with the Library of Congress Law Library and are sponsored primarily by LexisNexis. The entries are judged by an academic board led by Chairperson Virginia Wise, a renowned professor at Harvard Law School, Vice Chairperson Anne E. Kringel, an expert in legal writing at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Grace Tonner, a prominent professor from the University of Michigan Law School, Ed Forstenzer, a distinguished judge from California's Superior Court, and William Ryan, a former chair of the White House Committee on Plain Language and a current member of the Department of Homeland Security.

This is the second year in a row a Proskauer attorney has received the Burton Award. In 2005, Christopher Wolf, partner in the firm's Washington, D.C. office and chair of its Privacy and Data Security Law Practice Group, received the award for his article ""Regulating Hate Speech Qua Speech Is Not The Solution To The Epidemic of Hate On The Internet,"" which appeared in Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.

05-02-2006

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Jenner & Block LLP

Swett and Siddiqui to Receive Burton Award for Legal Writing
Jenner & Block attorneys Brian I. Swett and Peter A. Siddiqui will receive the 2006 Burton Award for Achievement in Legal Writing for their ABI Journal article entitled, ""Distressed Asset Sales to Insiders: What's the Problem?""

Since its inception seven years ago, the national Burton Award for Legal Achievement program has been widely acclaimed for recognizing outstanding legal writing by practicing attorneys who use ""plain, clear and precise language and avoid archaic, stilted legalese.""

Messrs. Swett and Siddiqui, both members of the Firm’s Bankruptcy, Workout and Corporate Reorganization Practice, were among the 30 individuals selected by the Burton awards committee from hundreds of applications submitted by the largest 750 law firms in the nation.

They will receive the honor at an awards program themed “Legends of the Law,” to be held on June 12 at The Library of Congress in Washington, DC. Serving as guest speaker at the event is Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist George F. Will.

05-02-2006

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Fox Rothschild LLP

Fox Rothschild Welcomes New Labor & Employment Attorney
Fox Rothschild LLP welcomes Min S. Suh, Esq. , as a Partner in its Labor & Employment Department, resident in the Philadelphia office. Suh’s practice focuses on business immigration law. Suh has extensive experience handling matters before the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Scott L. Vernick , Office Managing Partner of the Philadelphia office, said, “In light of recent developments on immigration reform before Congress, the addition of Min Suh further enhances our ability to assist our clients navigate their way through the immigration system and provide counsel necessary to achieve immigration compliance.”

About Fox Rothschild LLP
Counted among the 200 largest law firms in the nation, Fox Rothschild LLP is a full-service firm with offices in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York and Florida, providing a complete range of legal services to public and private business entities, charitable, medical and educational institutions and individuals. For more information about Fox Rothschild LLP, please visit www.foxrothschild.com .

05-02-2006

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