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Atlanta Legal Aid welcomes attorney from UPS

Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc. recently welcomed a lawyer from United Parcel Service of America, Inc. (UPS), the world's biggest supply chain services and package delivery company. Ryan Swift is posted as a corporate-sponsored appointee at Atlanta Legal Aid Society. A lawyer at UPS headquarters, Swift begins a four-month assignment with the Legal Aid Fellowship Program. UPS is first of a kind in the nation to assign its attorney for such a long-term assistance.

Swift has been working as a paralegal in the UPS legal department for the past 10 years. At Legal Aid, he will report to its Cobb County office for four months, and simultaneously receive his salary and benefits from UPS as well. Teri McClure, UPS senior vice president, Legal, Compliance and Public Affairs, believes that partaking programs away from office turns UPSers into better managers. Atlanta Legal Aid serves low-income people with civil legal services.

06-28-2007

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Marc J. Lane and its affiliates sign UN Global Compact statement

The offices of Marc J. Lane, P.C., and its financial associates have signed the UN Global Compact statement, "Caring for Climate: The Business Leadership Platform".

The pact affirms the law firm's long-lasting dedication to the UN Global Compact. Marc J. Lane is the first and the only U.S. law firm to have signed the UN Global Compact statement. The "Caring for Climate" statement invites more than 3,000 Global Compact participants to convey the pressing need for governments, businesses, and citizens to speak on climate change, exhibit climate leadership, and serve as a powerful call to action. It acts as a handy platform for participants aspiring to advance climate change solutions. The names of signatories will be announced at Global Compact Leaders Summit to be held on July 5-6, in Geneva, Switzerland.

06-28-2007

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New York judges complain for lack of pay raise

Judith S. Kaye, chief judge of New York, has threatened to sue the state because of the lack of proper pay raise.

New York ranks 48^th in the country in judicial pay, claims a study carried out by the National Center for State Courts. The judges of New York have not seen any hike in their salaries since 1999. The study further states that since 2004, the number of judges asking for loans against their pensions has increased by 10%. Terming the condition "unacceptable", the leaders of the State Bar Association and Trial Lawyers Association asserted that such situations mar the endeavors toward drawing the "best and brightest minds" to the court.

After Kaye's threat to sue, Gov. Spitzer has termed the complaint "frivolous", and added that even if New York judges take their battle for higher salaries into court, they would hardly win.

06-27-2007

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Cozen O'Connor names its first board of directors

Philadelphia-based law firm Cozen O'Connor has, for the first time, appointed members to its board of directors. The initial panel comprises of the firm's management team and additional nine firm partners scattered geographically.

Administrative partner Vincent R. McGuinness and department heads Lawrence T. Bowman, Ann T. Field, Michael J. Heller, Elliott R. Feldman, and William P. Shelley form the administrative committee, while Thomas M. Jones, Thomas McKay, Michael J. Sommi, Joseph A. Ziemianski, Edward L. Baxter, Mark J. Foley, Kevin J. Hughes, Jeffrey A. Leonard, and Richard M. Dunn add up as the nine partners. This year's nine partners were recruited by advisory committee member John J. Cunningham and founders Stephen A. Cozen and Patrick J. O'Connor. Starting next year, the board members will be nominated by shareholders of the firm based on staggered term.

Founded in 1968, Cozen O'Connor is a top 100 law firm. It has grown from four attorneys practicing in Philadelphia to 500 attorneys practicing in 21 national offices and two international offices in London, England, and Toronto.

06-27-2007

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Ballard partner joins PEB for UCC

E. Carolan Berkley joins as a representative to the Permanent Editorial Board (PEB) for the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). She serves as a partner in the department of business and finance at Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP. Berkley is a member of various groups at Ballard Spahr, including M&A, securities, securitization, international, and investment management group. She specializes in derivatives, finance, investment management, opinion practice, secured transactions, and general corporate law.

The PEB is a joint working group of American Law Institute (ALI) and the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL). It helps achieve and sustain consistency in state statutes governing commercial transactions by putting off non-uniform amendments to the UCC by the states, and by supporting and propagating amendments to the UCC when needed.

06-26-2007

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Kimmel & Silverman instigates first ever home lemon law practice

Renowned automotive lemon law and consumer advocacy firm Kimmel & Silverman, PA, has instigated home lemon law practice for the first time ever in the nation.

It will offer legal aid to those home owners who had to endure damages on account of renovation, new construction, and installation of chief mechanisms. For the purpose, a new website, www.HomeLemonLaw.com, has also been launched. It facilitates in educating consumers and summarizing legal fortifications that may be relevant. With six full-service offices and 20 lawyers, the law firm serves its clients free of cost lemon law and breach of warranty assistance.

06-26-2007

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U. S. law firm Bingham McCutchen merges with Tokyo Law Office

Boston-based law firm Bingham McCutchen, LLP, plans to merge with New Tokyo International Law Office, a Japanese law firm. This would be the second acquisition of Bingham in Japan, the first being a merger with Sakai & Mimura, early this year.

Serving clients with its 22 lawyers, New Tokyo International Law Office is a cross-border corporate, litigation, and insolvency firm. The merger is likely to take place in October and it will increase the number of lawyers of the firm to more than 56. After the merger, Bingham has more Japanese lawyers than any other foreign law firm in Japan. The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed yet. Bingham's chairman Jay Zimmerman said that by creating customer-motivated restructuring, fiscal services and corporate firm along with solid resources in Japan, Bingham is expanding its reach universally.

06-25-2007

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