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Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP

HILLARY B. MCLEAN OF BUCKINGHAM, DOOLITTLE & BURROUGHS, LLP PASSES THE FLORIDA BAR
Akron, OH - Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP is pleased to announce that Hillary B. McLean has passed the Florida Bar. She is an Associate of the Firm’s Akron and Cleveland offices and a member of the Trusts & Estates Practice Group.


Ms. McLean was previously employed by the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas as a Probation Officer in the Juvenile Division. She is a former member of The Fraternal Order of Police, Greater Cuyahoga Lodge #124.


Ms. McLean earned her J.D., summa cum laude, at The University of Akron School of Law (2004). While in law school, she was the recipient of the Cali Award for Excellence in: Torts, Corporations and School Law; Millennium Scholar; Magistrate Karam Award; Soroptimist Award and several more. In addition, she received her Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, majoring in Sociology, Human Services and Criminology, from John Carroll University (1995).


Ms. McLean was an Adjunct Professor in Legal, Analysis, Research and Writing at the University of Akron School of Law for the 2004-2005 school year. She is a member of the American, Florida, Ohio, Akron, Cleveland, and Cuyahoga County Bar Associations.


Ms. McLean resides in Stow.

03-15-2006

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Benesch Attorneys Law

Benesch Reaches Out to Computers Assisting People Inc.
CLEVELAND, OHIO – March 15, 2006 – Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP is pleased to announce that the firm donated over 30 computers, monitors, keyboards and other equipment to non-profit organization Computers Assisting People Inc (CAP). The volunteers of CAP take in donated equipment and refurbish, repair and combine it to make useful, working systems. The equipment is distributed free of charge to non-profit organizations in the Cleveland area to be used in fulfilling their missions.

Benesch Support Services Manager, David Colombo, stated, ""It is very satisfying to help reach those that may not have the opportunity to benefit from the technology that many of us take for granted. CAP is a great organization and Benesch is proud to partner with them.

03-15-2006

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Baker Botts LLP

Baker Botts Is Latest Texas Firm to Give Associates Raises
Houston-based Baker Botts jumped on the bandwagon Monday and gave its Texas associates a nice, big raise.

First-year associates with Baker Botts will be paid a $140,000 base salary and can make up to $10,000 more in bonus, according to the firm's new Texas salary scale.

Baker Botts is following Houston rival Vinson & Elkins, which announced a new, higher Texas salary scale on March 8. But Baker Botts did a bit better all the way up the scale -- associates with Baker Botts can potentially make a little more than their V&E counterparts.

For instance, V&E's new first-year Texas associate salary is a $135,000 base, plus a $5,000 guaranteed bonus, for a total of $140,000. Baker Botts will now pay $140,000 plus a maximum bonus of $10,000, which goes to associates who bill 2,300 hours or more during the year.

An eighth-year Texas associate with Baker Botts will make up to $240,000, which includes a $190,000 base salary and up to $50,000 in bonus. At V&E, the maximum compensation is $235,000 for an eighth-year associate, according to the new scale the firm announced March 8.

Baker Botts' new salary scale is retroactive to March 1.

"The market has clearly moved, and if you are going to recruit the best and the brightest, which is what we are all about, you have to do it," says Walter Smith, managing partner of 720-lawyer Baker Botts.

"If you are not competitive, paying the top rate, that's certainly a negative in [recruiting]," he says.

Hours after V&E announced its raises March 8, Andrews Kurth, another large Texas firm, notified its Texas associates that it would raise salaries. The firm hasn't announced details of its new scale yet, but did tell associates their raises would be retroactive to Jan. 1.

At Baker Botts, Smith says the firm's executive committee approved the new Texas associate scale on Friday, and after a few details were worked out during the weekend, associates were told about the new scale Monday.

Smith says associates and partners at the firm have reacted "very positively" to the news of the raises.

"We work together, and we want to make sure that our associates are appropriately compensated for what they do. They work hard," he says.

Smith says the raises will cost the firm "in the millions of dollars" this year. The firm has 289 associates in Texas.

Smith says the firm raised salaries on the East Coast for several associate classes at the end of 2005, and the firm is re-evaluating that scale in the wake of the new Texas scale. He says "it will be a matter of days" before the firm announces anything new for associates working in the firm's offices in New York City and Washington, D.C.

To earn the maximum annual bonus, associates must bill a minimum of 2,300 hours a year. According to Baker Botts' new scale, second-year Texas associates will be paid a base salary of $145,000 and can earn a bonus up to $15,000 annually. Third-year associates will earn a $150,000 base salary plus a potential $25,000 bonus. It's a $160,000 base salary and potential bonus of $30,000 for fourth-year associates; a $170,000 base salary and potential bonus of $40,000 for fifth-year associates; a $180,000 base salary and $40,000 potential bonus for sixth-year associates; a $185,000 base salary and $45,000 potential bonus for seventh-year associates; and a $190,000 base salary and $50,000 potential bonus for eighth-year associates.

Baker Botts pays bonuses at three levels on the new Texas salary scale -- at 2,000, 2,150 and 2,300 hours annually. The hours include billable, pro bono and management-approved nonbillable time.

03-15-2006

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McDermott Will & Emery

Douglas E. Whitney Named President of CASA of Cook County
Douglas E. Whitney, a McDermott Will & Emery trial partner, has been named president of the board of directors of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Cook County. CASA of Cook County is a nonprofit organization that recruits and trains volunteers to advocate in Juvenile Court on behalf of abused and neglected children.

In addition, the Chicago office of McDermott is proud to again support CASA's annual Put Your Foot Down 5K Run and Walk as a principal sponsor. The Put Your Foot Down Race will be held on Thursday, May 31, 2007, at 6:30 pm in Lincoln Park. All proceeds will fund programs to help protect abused and neglected children—critical funding and support for the work of CASA volunteers. For more information or to register for Put Your Foot Down, visit http://www.casacookcounty.org/ or contact Jenna Daugherty of CASA at 312.622.3055.

The people of McDermott Will & Emery are committed to giving back to at-risk children in the communities in which they live and work. The Firm's pro bono program, Kids First, draws from each office to provide legal representation in special education, school access and registration, school discipline, and guardian ad litem services. Additionally, the Firm and its members contribute to various nonprofit organizations committed to bettering the lives of at-risk children through the McDermott Will & Emery Charitable Foundation.

Mr. Whitney practices in the area of white collar criminal defense and complex commercial litigation. He regularly represents companies and executives in governmental investigations, agency proceedings, arbitration, and federal and state court litigation across the country. Prior to attending law school, he spent two years teaching fifth grade as a charter corps member of Teach for America, and before joining McDermott, he spent several years as a federal public defender with the Federal Defender Program of the Northern District of Illinois.

03-14-2006

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Dunlap & Seeger

Doug Boese elected Chairman of GRAUC
Doug Boese has been elected Chairman of GRAUC, the Greater Rochester Area University Center. His term will begin March 1, 2006. Doug has been the Vice-Chair of GRAUC for the past year and a member of the board for the two years prior.

03-14-2006

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Boylan, Brown Attorneys At Law

Jason Kiefer Joins Boylan Brown
Boylan Brown is pleased to announce the addition of Jason M. Kiefer as an Associate in the firm’s Business & Corporate and Employment Law Practice Groups. Mr. Kiefer is experienced in a broad range of business, employment, and corporate law matters. In addition, he previously served as a legal intern to the National Labor Relations Board in Buffalo.

Mr. Kiefer is admitted to practice before the New York State Courts, the United States District Court and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York, and the United States Tax Court. He is a member of the Monroe County, New York State, and American Bar Associations.

A graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., cum laude, 2003) and St. John Fisher College (B.A., cum laude, 1999), Mr. Kiefer also received his M.B.A. from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2005.

03-14-2006

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Bullivant Houser Bailey

Three Seattle attorneys named \"Most Amazing\" in Washington CEO\'s League of Justice
Washington CEO magazine named three Bullivant Houser Bailey lawyers as ""Washington's Most Amazing Attorneys for 2006"" in the magazine's first annual League of Justice section. Stephen D. Fisher (business), Jeffrey G. Frank (construction) and Robert S. Mahler (white collar criminal defense), all practicing in the firm's Seattle office, were selected for inclusion through a voting process by their peers. To be named to the League of Justice, attorneys must exemplify excellence in the practice of law and be active in the community.

Stephen D. Fisher concentrates his practice in the areas of business and technology. He advises boards, investors and management in the areas of capital formation, mergers, acquisitions, and financings. Fisher's work includes the representation of major wireless telecommunications carriers, international industrial design firms, and entrepreneurs in a wide variety of contractual agreements and the protection, licensing and distribution of technology. He is a past chair of the of the King County Bar Association's Technology and the Law Committee and currently serves as Chair of Bullivant's Business Department.

Jeffrey G. Frank practices in the area of construction and development. His work includes the representation of several of the largest condominium and multi-family housing developers in the Pacific Northwest in cases involving construction defects, extra work and delay claims, inadequate design, real estate and commercial lease disputes. Frank has also been selected as a ""Super Lawyer"" by Washington Law & Politics magazine for five consecutive years. He is Immediate Past President of the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers and currently serves on the Board of Trustees. Also, he serves as Chair, Board of Directors for The Giraffe Project. At Bullivant, Frank is a member of the Board of Directors.

Robert S. Mahler focuses his practice in complex criminal defense and civil litigation. He represents clients in a wide variety of criminal matters, including securities fraud, bank fraud, healthcare and Medicare fraud, and antitrust violations. Mahler also has substantial experience in the defense of federal investigations of criminal environmental contamination claims. He is listed among ""The Best Lawyers in America"" and has been named a ""Super Lawyer"" by Washington Law & Politics magazine for five consecutive years.

About Bullivant Houser Bailey PC
Founded in 1938, Bullivant Houser Bailey PC is a multi-service, West Coast law firm with nearly 200 attorneys. A nationally recognized trial firm, Bullivant is among the 250 largest law firms in the U.S. In addition to litigation services, the firm offers a wide range of domestic and international business transaction assistance to companies of all sizes, from emerging businesses to Fortune 100 corporations. Bullivant has six West Coast offices, with locations in Portland, Oregon; Seattle and Vancouver, Washington; Sacramento and San Francisco, California; and Las Vegas, Nevada.

03-14-2006

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