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Baker & Hostetler, L.L.P.

Ulmer to Receive Houston Bar President's Award
Houston partner Greg Ulmer has been selected by the President of the Houston Bar Association (HBA) to receive the President's Award for his outstanding work as co-chair of the HBA's Administration of Justice Committee. Ulmer will be honored during the HBA's Annual Dinner on May 17.

The Administration of Justice Committee reviews the operation of the courts in Harris County, Texas, creates opportunities for communication between attorneys and the judiciary, and works to facilitate the administration of justice through organizing and implementing the HBA's annual Bench/Bar conference.

05-15-2007

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Baker & Hostetler, L.L.P.

Kruse & Caligur Present at Litigation and Trial Tactics Conference
Houston partner Tom Kruse and associate Matt Caligur presented a paper and spoke at the University of Houston Law Foundation CLE "Litigation and Trial Tactics Conference" in Houston and Dallas on April 20 and May 3, respectively.

Kruse and Caligur presentation was entitled, "Alliances and Tactics Involving Multiple Parties: From No-Deal Deals to Dismissals with Side Agreements."

This well-attended annual conference, which attracted over 100 participants, was designed for attorneys in all areas of civil practice. It provided instruction on a variety of pre-and post-trial issues, as well as strategic trial techniques used by accomplished litigators. Topics included electronic evidence, managing the large data case, expert and fact witness preparation and examination, cross-examination strategies, alliances and tactics involving multiple parties, settlement strategies, exemplary damages, and post-judgment collection strategies.

05-15-2007

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Wheeler Trigg Kennedy LLP

EFAW APPOINTED U.S. MILITARY JUDGE
The trial law firm of Wheeler Trigg Kennedy LLP is proud to announce that partner Andrew Efaw has been sworn in as a Federal Judge for the U.S. Military Courts.

To print Press Release, please go to News/Press Releases & Media Coverage, choose Efaw Sworn in as Federal Judge of U.S. Military Courts and select Print.

05-15-2007

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Strasburger & Price, LLP

Partner Robert Thomas Receives Trial Lawyer of the Year Award and an Outstanding 50 Year Lawyer Award
Strasburger & Price, LLP applauds partner Robert Hyer Thomas’ receipt of the Dallas Bar Association’s Trial Lawyer of the Year Award and of a Texas Bar Foundation’s Outstanding 50 Year Lawyer Award.

The Dallas Bar Association’s Board of Directors selected Mr. Thomas as the 2007 recipient of the Trial Lawyer of the Year Award. The DBA selects the recipient based on lifetime accomplishments as a trial lawyer. This year’s award will be presented to Mr. Thomas at the Dallas Bar Association’s Bench Bar Conference to be held in September.

Mr. Thomas will also receive one of the most prestigious statewide honors awarded to Texas attorneys, an Outstanding 50 Year Lawyer Award this year. Mr. Thomas will be presented with this distinct honor at a dinner at the Annual Convention of the State Bar of Texas in San Antonio on June 22. Mr. Thomas is one of only five lawyers to be recognized by the Texas Bar Foundation in 2007. This award, established by the Texas Bar Foundation in 1974, recognizes attorneys whose practice spans fifty years or more and who adhere to the highest principles and traditions of the legal profession and service to the public. Past honorees include Joe Jamail, Louise Raggio, Barefoot Sanders, Justice Jack Hightower, and Strasburger’s own Mark Martin.

“I am extremely grateful to both the Texas Bar Foundation and the Dallas Bar Association to be honored with two awards with such a storied history. To be included in such distinguished company is truly humbling,” remarked Mr. Thomas. He went on to say, “I have been proud to be a part of Strasburger & Price throughout my entire career and have had an outstanding experience practicing law in Dallas.”

Carol Glendenning, who chairs Strasburger & Price, expressed gratitude for Mr. Thomas’ impact on the firm and the legal community as a whole, stating, “The recognition Bob is receiving this year is well-deserved and is an appropriate culmination of a great career. Bob has been and continues to be an important part of our firm, leading by example in his practice of law and active community involvement. Bob’s roles as a lawyer, teacher, volunteer, and leader will be remembered as a significant contribution to the outstanding legal community we have today in Dallas.”

Mr. Thomas spent 31 years as lead counsel representing the Dallas Independent School District in the TASBY federal court school desegregation case before Judge Barefoot Sanders, also a past recipient of an Outstanding 50 Year Lawyer Award. Mr. Thomas has also practiced in the areas of real estate construction and business litigation as well as real estate and probate and estates. Recognized repeatedly by his peers, Mr. Thomas is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

In addition to his outstanding legal service to his clients and our community, Mr. Thomas has dedicated much of his time to the organized bar. Mr. Thomas served as President of the Dallas Bar Association in 1978, and played an integral role in acquiring and restoring the Belo Mansion as the Dallas Bar Association headquarters. Mr. Thomas’ service to the legal profession and his fellow attorneys also includes serving as a Director of the State Bar of Texas from 1979-1982, Chairman of the Dallas Bar Foundation from 1983-1984, Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, Chairman and a member of the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and a Texas delegate to the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association.

His service to his alma mater includes service as a member of the Board of Trustees of Southern Methodist University, and President of the SMU Alumni Association. He has received a Distinguished Alumnus Award from the university, and a Distinguished Alumnus Award from the law school. He has also served as chairman of the Dallas Historical Society and of the Parkland Foundation.

05-15-2007

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Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Mike Funk Joins Steptoe & Johnson
Michael J. Funk has joined the Business Department of Steptoe & Johnson practicing in the firm’s Martinsburg office as a member. Funk will focus his practice in the areas of commercial transactions, commercial lending, real estate, and corporate law. He is licensed to practice law in West Virginia and Illinois.

Funk received his juris doctorate from the College of William & Mary, where he was a member of the ABA's Administrative Law Review and was inducted into the Order of the Coif. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in Furniture Design. At Southern Illinois University, Funk received his undergraduate degree in Product Design, graduating with highest honors, and received the Academic Excellence Award.

Funk practiced in Steptoe & Johnson’s Charleston office from 1992 until late 1999. From 1999 until mid-2006, he served as general counsel to Pratt & Whitney Engine Services, Inc. in Bridgeport, West Virginia.

05-15-2007

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Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

Patent Trial Attorney Rudy Kim Joins Sonnenschein in Silicon Valley
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP announced today that patent trial attorney Rudy Y. Kim has joined the law firm as a partner in its Patent Litigation Group. He will reside in the firm’s Silicon Valley office.

“Rudy is an excellent patent litigator, and, like the rest of our team, uses his technical background and extensive litigation experience to quickly understand and effectively handle complex patent cases. These attributes translate into success for our clients,” said Alexander J. Hadjis, chair of Sonnenschein’s Patent Litigation Group.

Added Yar R. Chaikovsky, co-managing partner of Sonnenschein’s Silicon Valley office, “Rudy is a talented young patent trial attorney and we are delighted he chose Sonnenschein. He will play an important role in the growth of our patent litigation practice and the Silicon Valley office overall.”

Mr. Kim has represented clients in matters involving a variety of technologies, including computer hardware and software, data storage, digital security, broadband communication, medical devices and biotechnology. He is a registered patent attorney, licensed to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

“Joining Sonnenschein’s patent litigation practice presents exciting opportunities for me,” stated Mr. Kim. “I look forward to contributing to its rapid expansion in Silicon Valley and across the country.”

Mr. Kim joins Sonnenschein from Irell & Manella LLP. He received a J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles. Prior to joining Irell & Manella, he was a litigation associate at Latham & Watkins LLP and served as law clerk to Judge Alan D. Lourie of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit from 1999 to 2001.

Earlier this year, Sonnenschein announced the addition of Yar R. Chaikovsky as partner and former U.S. International Trade Commission Section 337 Administrative Law Judge Delbert R. “Chip” Terrill Jr. as of counsel to its Patent Litigation Group in Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C., respectively. The practice now numbers over 30 patent trial attorneys, including three former Federal Circuit law clerks and three former trial court law clerks.

05-15-2007

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Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Michele Leo Hintson Joins Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is pleased to announce that Michele Leo Hintson has joined the Tampa office as an Associate in the Litigation Practice Group. Mrs. Hintson comes to Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick from the law firm of Butler Pappas Weihmuller Katz Craig, LLP, where she handled large loss subrogation claims in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, as well as other states in the Southeast, involving multi-party general tort claims, professional malpractice, construction defect litigation and product liability losses.

Mrs. Hintson received her J.D. from Stetson University College of Law, cum laude in 2002 and her B.A. in Organizational Communication from the University of Central Florida in 1995.

05-15-2007

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