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Thomason, Hendrix, Harvey, Johnson & Mitchell, PLLC

Albert C. Harvey Inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers
Albert C. Harvey was chosen as a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers at the ACTL Spring Meeting in Hollywood, Florida. Founded in 1950, “the College is dedicated to maintaining and improving the standards of trial practice, the administration of justice and the ethics of the profession.” After a rigorous nomination and interview process, Mr. Harvey joins only 40 other attorneys in Memphis in this honorable group, including our own J. Kimbrough Johnson and John Thomason. The Spring 2006 Class was comprised of 50 Fellows from the United States, including 2 from Tennessee, and 3 Fellows from Canada. Qualification for membership includes a minimum of fifteen years of trial work as the nominee’s principal activity. Congratulations, Mr. Harvey.

04-12-2006

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Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

Litigation Associate Joins Stradley Ronon
PHILADELPHIA – Karl S. Myers has joined the litigation department at Stradley Ronon
Stevens & Young, LLP.
Based in the firm’s Philadelphia office, Myers focuses his practice on a variety of civil
trial and appellate litigation matters.
Prior to joining Stradley Ronon, Myers was a litigation associate at Saul Ewing and
served as a law clerk for the Honorable Russell M. Nigro of the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania. He earned his law degree, cum laude, from The Dickinson School of Law of
The Pennsylvania State University and his undergraduate degree from the University of
Delaware.

04-12-2006

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Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP

Gardere and Munsch Hardt Raise Associate Salaries
"Associates with Dallas-based Gardere Wynne Sewell, like associates at many other large firms in Texas, just received big raises.

The raises at Gardere were effective on April 1, which was the first day of the firm's new fiscal year.

Under the new associate salary scale announced on April 5, compensation for a first-year associate at Gardere totals $140,000.

Base salary for a second-year associate is $145,000; $150,000 for a third-year associate, $160,000 for a fourth-year associate, $170,000 for a fifth-year associate, $180,000 for a sixth-year associate; and $185,000 for a seventh-year associate.

Managing partner Stephen Good says the 278-lawyer firm is working on a new bonus schedule, but he says the bonus amounts will be ""in the market ranges"" for other large Texas firms. Bonuses will be based on productivity, he says, but the scale will pay bonuses at several levels of hours to help ensure associates don't simply focus on billable hours.

Good says Gardere, which has offices in Houston, Austin and Mexico City, raised associate salaries for competitive reasons.

""That's where the market is, and that's where the competition is,"" he says.

On Friday, Dallas firm Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr announced that it raised the base salary for its first-year associates to $135,000.

The Munsch Hardt raise is retroactive to March 1 and applies to all classes of 2005 associates. Besides its Dallas headquarters, the firm has offices in Houston and Austin.

According to a press release, the firm is reviewing other adjustments to its associate salary scale."

04-12-2006

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Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP

WENDEL ROSEN ATTORNEY PATRICIA KIM NAMED PRESIDENT OF KOREAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Patricia Kim, an attorney at Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP, was named President of the Korean American Bar Association of Northern California (KABA-NC) for 2006-2007. The organization supports professional growth of Korean-American lawyers and law students in the region.
“KABA is an amazing resource for Korean-American attorneys, law students and the community at large, and I am looking forward to my year as President,” said Kim, who served as vice president in 2005-2006. “As a member, KABA has provided many opportunities for me to maintain and cultivate ties with the Korean American and greater at large community and to be a contact source for other organizations and companies in California. I am excited to be a leader in an organization that provides mentoring, networking and other educational programs to support growth for Korean Americans in the legal field.”
Kim’s practice focuses on real estate transactional law, emphasizing commercial real estate leasing, acquisitions, and financing. She has represented companies in the high technology, professional services, manufacturing and retail industries in corporate transactions, business formations and corporate
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governance. In addition, she has assisted in negotiating and drafting asset sales, stock sales, and reorganizations.
Kim worked abroad in Seoul, Korea for two years prior to attending law school, where she served as a foreign affairs writer for the Office of the Vice Speaker of the Korean National Assembly and as a Special Advisor in the Interparliamentary Division of the Korean National Assembly, Republic of Korea. She earned her J.D. from the University of Southern California, School of Law, Los Angeles (2001) and a B.A. from University of California, Berkeley (1995).
About the Korean American Bar Association of Northern California
The Korean American Bar Association of Northern California (KABA-NC) has served Korean American lawyers and the local Korean American community and Korean business community since the mid-1980s. KABA-NC was founded to encourage and promote the professional growth of Korean-American lawyers and law students in Northern California; to foster networking, support, and the exchange of ideas and information among its members and with the Korean-American community; and to work with other Asian, minority, and community organizations on matters of common concern. For more information about KABA-NC, visit the Web site at www.kabanc.org.

04-11-2006

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Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

Oblon, Spivak Continues to Obtain Most U.S. Utility Patents in 2005
The intellectual property law firm Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C., is pleased to announce that the Firm continues to obtain more U.S. utility patents than any other law firm, with a total of 3,001 U.S. utility patents issued in 2005.

“For 15 years running, we have obtained more utility patents for our clients than any other firm, and we’re proud that we have the capabilities to continue handling such high volume. With our large volume of pending patent applications, we anticipate another record year for 2006,” said Marvin Spivak, the Firm's managing partner. “In addition to obtaining the most patents for inventions, our litigation practice is expanding, with almost 50 percent of our practice now in litigation.”

Assisting clients for more than 35 years, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C., in Alexandria, Va., is one of the largest intellectual property specialty firms in the United States. The firm provides a full range of intellectual property services, including litigation matters in all courts. The firm also continues to have a significant trademark, copyright and patent interference practice.

04-11-2006

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Nexsen Pruet Adams & Kleemeier, P.C.

Jay Averitt Joins Nexsen Pruet\'s Corporate Practice Group
James I. (""Jay"") Averitt has joined the Greensboro office of Nexsen Pruet Adams Kleemeier, PLLC, and will work as an associate in the firm’s corporate practice group.

Averitt has significant technology-related experience with a number of corporations and has recently earned his law degree.

""Our goal is to consistently attract the best attorneys possible,"" said Leighton Lord, board chairman of Nexsen Pruet, ""and Jay certainly fits that description. He has been able to gain some vital 'real-world' experience outside of the law that will benefit our business clients.""

A graduate of Auburn University with a degree in management information systems, Averitt has worked with Ernst & Young, LLP in technology and security risk services; as a systems specialist with the National Bank of Commerce; and as a programmer with NCR.

At the University of Alabama School of law, he was on the managing board of the Journal of the Legal Profession and was president of the Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society. He is also the author of “Legal Ethics and the Internet: Defining a Lawyer’s Professional Responsibility in a New Frontier,” which was published by the Journal of the Legal Profession.

Nexsen Pruet Adams Kleemeier, PLLC is one of the largest law firms in the Carolinas, with more than 170 attorneys and offices in Charlotte and Greensboro, N.C. and in Columbia, Charleston, Greenville, Hilton Head, and Myrtle Beach, S.C. Nexsen Pruet Adams Kleemeier provides a broad range of legal services to the business community and represents companies and other entities in local, state, national, and international venues.

04-11-2006

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Crowe & Dunlevy

CROWE & DUNLEVY ANNOUNCES NEW PRESIDENT, 2006 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Murphy Becomes Firm’s Second Female President

For the second time in the history of Crowe & Dunlevy, one of Oklahoma's largest law firms, a woman has been elected to lead: Brooke S. Murphy will serve as the Firm’s president, leading its 2006 Executive Committee.

Roger A. Stong, LeAnne Burnett, Michael J. Gibbens and Jeremy Tubb have also been chosen to hold leadership roles as members of the 2006 Executive Committee.

Crowe & Dunlevy also announced it has selected Judy Hamilton Morse as the new Chair of the Litigation Department and John J. Griffin, Jr. as the new Chair of the Oil and Gas Department.

Crowe & Dunlevy was founded in 1902, and has offices in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Norman.

04-11-2006

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