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Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P.

Jones Walker Sponsors “Wish Upon a Star” Gala
Jones Walker is a sponsor of the Make-a-Wish Foundation of Louisiana’s 4th Annual Gala, “Wish Upon a Star.” The event will take place Friday, April 7 at the Audubon Tea Room, and will feature food, fun, dancing, and live and silent auctions. The Make-a-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human condition with hope, strength, and joy. The office of the Louisiana chapter closed during the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, but they have reopened and continue their mission to make a difference in the lives of these children and their families, whose lives have been made even more difficult by the hurricanes that devastated south Louisiana. Jones Walker is proud to support the Make-a-Wish Foundation and other organizations that are making a difference in the communities we serve.

03-31-2006

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Lathrop & Gage LLP

Michael R. Sklaire, Former DOJ Attorney, Joins Williams Mullen
Michael Sklaire has joined Williams Mullen as a partner in the firm's Litigation Section. His practice focuses on government investigations, corporate compliance, and general commercial litigation. Mr. Sklaire has extensive experience as a trial lawyer, including over 11 years as a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice.

Prior to joining Williams Mullen, Mr. Sklaire worked as an assistant U.S. attorney in the District of Connecticut where he was assigned to the Organized Crime Task Force. In that position, he successfully prosecuted the mayor of Connecticut's largest city on bribery and racketeering charges. Additionally, with the Department of Justice, he worked in the Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Section, the Office of Enforcement Operations (Electronic Surveillance Branch), and the Money Laundering Section. He then took a position in the Washington, D.C. office of a nationally-recognized law firm.

Mr. Sklaire is licensed to practice in the states of Connecticut and Maryland, as well as, the District of Columbia. In addition, he is on the board of directors of the Federal Bar Association's Criminal Law Section, and is a member of the Criminal Justice Section of the District of Columbia Bar.

Mr. Sklaire earned a B.A. from the University of Vermont and a J.D. from American University, Washington College of Law.

About the Firm
Williams Mullen provides comprehensive legal services to regional, national and international clients. With 250 attorneys and offices in Virginia, Washington, D.C. and London, we deliver innovative solutions to support our clients' diverse business activities. Close working relationships with clients have been the foundation of Williams Mullen's progressive approach to law practice since the firm was founded nearly 100 years ago.

03-31-2006

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Lathrop & Gage LLP

Lathrop & Gage Achieves Appellate Victories for Environmental Clients
In the first case, the Missouri Court of Appeals – Western District issued a ruling in favor of Lathrop & Gage client Dennis E. Hess, who purchased a piece of residential real estate from Chase Manhattan Bank in 1999. The Court held that Mr. Hess may pursue claims for fraudulent non-disclosure of environmental conditions against Chase Manhattan under the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act, a state consumer-protection law, which was amended in 2000 to recognize private suits for deceptive practices in real-estate transactions.

The Court of Appeals reversed the contrary decision of the Circuit Court, which had dismissed Mr. Hess’ Merchandising Practices Act claim on the ground that the 2000 statutory amendment could not be applied to a 1999 real-estate transaction. Lathrop & Gage appellate lawyer Alok Ahuja argued the case for Mr. Hess, with assistance from environmental lawyers Terry Satterlee, Bill Beck and Jessie Merrigan.

In the second case, the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit ruled in favor of Lathrop & Gage's client, the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD). The Court rejected a challenge by another potentially responsible party to a consent decree MSD had negotiated with the United States, reflecting a favorable settlement of MSD's potential liability in connection with a Superfund cleanup. The Eighth Circuit adopted the argument, made by Lathrop & Gage environmental lawyer Gene Schmittgens and appellate lawyer Ahuja, that the challenger's objections to the consent decree came too late, and did not justify reopening a settlement the District Court had previously approved.

03-31-2006

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Lathrop & Gage LLP

Michelle M. Funkenbusch Joins Lathrop & Gage
Michelle M. Funkenbusch joined the St. Louis office of the Lathrop & Gage L.C. law firm as a senior litigation associate. She will be concentrating on general tort liability cases, legal and medical malpractice defense, and business litigation.

Litigating for the last seven years, Ms. Funkenbusch is highly skilled in a wide variety of other areas as well, including transportation litigation, class actions, real estate litigation, workers’ compensation, subrogation, contract disputes, coverage disputes, pharmaceutical defense, and toxic tort litigation.

Funkenbusch earned her bachelor’s degree from Truman State University, cum laude, in 1995 and her juris doctorate from Saint Louis University School of Law in 1999. She is a member of the Missouri Bar Board of Governors, Young Lawyer’s Section Council, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Lawyer’s Association of St. Louis, DRI: Products Liability, Trucking Law, Professionalism & Ethics, and Trial Tactics, the American Bar Association, and the Illinois State Bar Association.

About Lathrop & Gage:
Lathrop & Gage L.C. is a full-service law firm with 280 attorneys in 10 offices across the country and an affiliate office in Washington, D.C. The firm has a regional, national and international practice in business and tort litigation, intellectual property, government relations, corporate, environmental, labor and employment, health care, real estate, financial institutions, tax, wealth strategies, and bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. For more information, visit www.lathropgage.com.

03-31-2006

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Wolf Block Schorr & Solis

WolfBlock Home to 12 New Jersey Super Lawyers
Twelve WolfBlock partners have been named in New Jersey Monthly as ""2006 New Jersey Super Lawyers.""

To identify the 2006 Super Lawyers for New Jersey, Law & Politics magazine surveyed more than 30,000 attorneys across the state about the best lawyers they had encountered in their practices. The April edition of New Jersey Monthly features a variety of categories in which lawyers were rated.

WolfBlock's New Jersey Super Lawyers include: James Greenberg; Hersh Kozlov; Gregory A. Lomax; Dante J. Romanini; John D. Fanburg; William J. Friedman; Stuart M. Gladstone; Charles X. Gormally; Joseph M. Gorrell; William Greenbaum; Alan R. Hammer; and Stuart L. Pachman.

Scoring for Super Lawyers is based on the numbers and types of votes received. Votes from lawyers in other firms are weighted higher than those from lawyers within the same firm. Law & Politics also avoids ""back-scratching"" votes by tracking who votes for whom. Ultimately, a panel consisting of the highest vote getters ranks the other nominees in their practice areas, and the results are published.

About Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen

Founded in Philadelphia in 1903, Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen LLP, a Pennsylvania limited liability partnership, is an organization of 300 attorneys and other professionals offering legal and law related services throughout the Northeast. Legal services in the areas of corporate and securities, emerging growth, venture capital counseling, financial services, information technology, intellectual property, international transactions, real estate, litigation, environmental law, health law, employment law, personal planning, and consumer law are provided in six Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen offices; WolfBlock Brach Eichler in Roseland, NJ; WolfBlock Public Strategies Group in Boston, MA and Washington, DC; and Government Relations services in Harrisburg, PA.

03-31-2006

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Schnader Attorney At Law

Merenstein Appointed to Philadelphia Bar\'s Investigative Division
Bruce Merenstein was recently appointed to a three-year term on the Investigative Division of the Philadelphia Bar Association's Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention. The Investigative Division interviews potential judicial candidates, and conducts a full review of a candidate’s qualifications, which includes interviews with lawyers, judges and others familiar with a candidate; a full review of writing samples submitted by a candidate; and a rigorous assessment of their qualifications. Once this process is complete, the Investigative Division makes recommendations to the Commission about what rating each candidate should receive.

03-31-2006

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Schnader Attorney At Law

Bressler, Barrie to Consult on Newsletter for Landlords, Property Managers
Barry Bressler has been appointed as the Pennsylvania consultant for Quinlan Publishing Group in connection with its “Landlord Tenant-Pennsylvania” newsletter, a legal reporter for Pennsylvania landlords and property managers. Barry, together with Michael Barrie, will contribute articles to the newsletter quarterly.

03-31-2006

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