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Shefsky & Froelich

Leslie Carey Named to Goodman Theatre Women's Board
Shefsky & Froelich attorney Leslie Carey was recently appointed to the Goodman Theatre Women's Board.

Goodman Theatre, Chicago’s oldest and largest not-for-profit theater, has won international renown for the quality of productions, the depth and diversity of artistic leadership, and the excellence of its many community and educational programs. Goodman Theatre Women’s Board has functioned as an auxiliary board for the past 28 years. Founded in 1978, the Women’s Board’s original function was to provide room and board for actors coming to work at the Goodman. It has grown to be an organization essential to the Goodman’s fundraising activities.

Leslie Carey is Senior Counsel in the firm's Public Finance practice group. Leslie focuses her practice principally on public law and municipal finance.

07-18-2007

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Rich May, a Professional Corporation

High Rock Development Closes $50 Million Fund
High Rock Equities Fund I, L.P. Will Focus on Acquiring and Developing Commercial Real Estate Opportunities

Rich May congratulates its client High Rock Development, LLC, a real estate development and investment firm focused on commercial retail opportunities in the New England area, on the closing of its first fund, High Rock Equities Fund I, L.P. at $50 million. With leverage, High Rock Fund I will be able to invest up to $200 million.

High Rock Fund I will acquire, develop, re-develop, lease and/or sell real estate in the United States. While the initial primary focus of the Fund will be investing in commercial retail opportunities in the New England area, the Fund maintains flexibility to invest in opportunities outside of the New England area and in all sectors of the real estate industry. The general partner of High Rock Fund I is High Rock Development, LLC of Wellesley, Massachusetts. The founder of High Rock Development is David C. Sweetser.

Mr. Sweetser received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Bowdoin College and his MBA from Suffolk University. He has been working in the national and New England real estate and development markets since his graduation from Bowdoin in 1977 and has become a well known and respected figure both nationally and in the New England region. Most recently, Mr. Sweetser served as COO for the Heritage Property Investment Trust and was responsible for the day to day operations of this 32 million square foot, 165 shopping center, 185 person REIT. Prior to his involvement with Heritage, Mr. Sweetser served in a number of management capacities for a variety of important area businesses, including acting as Director of Leasing for Eastern Development, Inc., President of GovConnect, Inc. (Renaissance, Inc), VP of Real Estate for National Amusements, Inc., Founder and President of Trademark Development, Inc. and VP of Leasing for Equity Properties and Development Co. His experience and connections in the real estate industry are strong. Mr. Sweetser is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), former member of the Faculty of the ICSC University and Past Chairman of the New England Idea Exchange.

“We are delighted to have closed High Rock Fund I and look forward to becoming active market participants,” said Mr. Sweetser. “This is the appropriate size fund for our acquisition and development strategy. We have the flexibility both to pursue small, niche properties and to engage in major development activities. We are gratified at the confidence shown to us by the investor community.”

Rich May, a Professional Corporation of Boston, Massachusetts serves as counsel to the Fund and Braver, P.C. of Newton, Massachusetts serves as the certified public accounting firm for the Fund.

07-18-2007

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Poyner & Spruill, L.L.P.

Robin Currin Selected As Top Zoning And Land Use Attorney
Poyner & Spruill Partner Robin Tatum Currin has been recognized as one of the state's Top Zoning/Land Use attorneys by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. She is the only woman to be recognized in the top tier of land use attorneys in all of North Carolina, and one of only three women to be individually recognized as Top in their field in any practice area in the state.

Robin has broad experience appearing before state and federal courts and commonly represents landowners and local governments, commercial and residential developers and public bodies and boards on a variety of real estate, zoning and land use issues. She serves as the co-chair of the Ethics Committee of the Land Use Section of the North Carolina Bar Association. Additionally, she is a frequent lecturer on land use issues in North Carolina to educational, governmental, and public audiences.

07-18-2007

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Porter & Hedges LLP

Porter & Hedges Expands Environmental Practice with the Addition of Former EPA Policy Analyst
Porter & Hedges announces today that Anna Marie Wood, formerly a Senior Policy Analyst with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C., has joined the firm as partner in the Environmental Practice Group. Ms. Wood brings a wealth of experience on air quality policy development, administrative, compliance, enforcement, and legislative issues to the firm and its clients.

During her notable career in EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation, Ms. Wood was instrumental in the development of innovative approaches to air permitting under the New Source Review and Title V Operating Permit Programs of the Clean Air Act. While at EPA, Ms. Wood co-chaired the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee’s Advanced Coal Technology Work Group and will continue in this position. The Advanced Coal Technology Work Group includes representatives of government, industry, academia, environmental and public interest groups and is charged with providing policy recommendations to EPA on the accelerated use of clean coal technology and related issues, including carbon capture and storage.

Prior to joining EPA, Ms. Wood was Senior Environmental Counsel with Tenneco Energy and El Paso Energy and also worked for law firms in Atlanta and Houston. Her experience also extends to other facets of the Clean Air Act as well as Superfund, hazardous waste compliance and environmental litigation. She received numerous awards and honors for exceptional work while at EPA and at Tenneco Energy.

Ms. Wood’s practice at Porter & Hedges will concentrate on air quality issues, with emphasis on environmental issues related to energy and power project development, climate change and the permitting of industrial sources.

“We are honored to welcome Anna to the firm, and the environmental group. She has exceptional qualifications and will be an asset to our highly qualified environmental team and our clients,” said firm chairman, Bill Porter.

Ms. Wood graduated from the University of Houston Law Center where she earned both a J.D. and an L.L.M. in Energy, Environmental and Natural Resource Law. Her undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia is in Economics, with a concentration in Environmental Sciences.

07-18-2007

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Plunkett Cooney, P.C.

Mokhtari joins the Ohio office of Plunkett Cooney
Al. A. Mokhtari has joined the Columbus, Ohio office of Plunkett Cooney as a commercial and general litigation attorney.

Mokhtari has a diverse practice which includes the areas of general litigation, insurance defense, personal injury, trucking and transportation, commercial litigation, insurance coverage, professional liability, premises liability and real estate law, including eminent domain, land use, zoning and landlord/tenant matters.

Mokhtari’s clients include insurance companies, Fortune 500 corporations, transportation and trucking companies, major retail outlets and various municipalities. He also serves as outside counsel to an Ohio-based mortgage company and a regional transportation company.

Mokhtari is a member of the Columbus and Ohio bar associations. He is admitted to practice in Ohio, as well as in the federal courts in the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. Mokhtari received his law degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1999, where he was a member of the Student Bar Association and Mock Trial Team. Mokhtari earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from The Ohio State University in 1996, with dual majors in Political Science and International Studies.

Businesses throughout Ohio work with the attorneys of Plunkett Cooney’s downtown Columbus office, which was established in 2001. Their services include commercial and general litigation, title insurance and general business issues, including real estate, banking and finance, and transactional matters.

Established in 1913, Plunkett Cooney is one of the Midwest’s oldest and largest full-service law firms with more than 150 attorneys in nine Michigan cities and in Columbus, Ohio. The firm has achieved the highest rating (AV) awarded by Martindale-Hubbell, a leading, international directory of law firms.

07-18-2007

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Lamb McErlane, PC

William H. Lamb Named President Judge of Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline
William H. Lamb, former Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and Chairman of Lamb McErlane PC, was today unanimously voted President Judge of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Court of Judicial Discipline. The one-year term takes effect immediately.

“I’m honored to have been selected by my peers for this post,” said Lamb, who has served the Court of Judicial Discipline since his appointment by Governor Ed Rendell in August 2004. “It’s a way of staying involved in serving the Commonwealth. I’m looking forward to my tenure as President Judge.” The Court of Judicial Discipline was established in 1991 when the Pennsylvania constitution was amended, to deal with matters of discipline for judges and district justices in the Commonwealth. A matter before the Court may involve infractions related to either the judge’s professional or personal conduct. If the Judicial Conduct Board decides to file charges against a judge, the Court of Judicial Discipline hears the case. If found guilty, the defendant judge can file an appeal with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Justice Lamb was nominated to the post of Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in January 2003 by Governor Mark Schweiker to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of former Chief Justice Stephen A. Zappala. He returned to Lamb McErlane PC in January 2004, where he directs the firm’s Post-Trial and Appellate Advocacy Group. He is active on several state judicial committees in areas including medical malpractice mediation and alternative dispute resolution. Justice Lamb serves on the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts, an advisory board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., and on the Pennsylvania Elections Reform Task Force. He is a graduate of Duke University and the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

07-18-2007

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Jackson Kelly PLLC

Twenty-five West Virginia attorneys named by Law and Politics to 2007 West Virginia Super Lawyers
Jackson Kelly is pleased to announce that twenty-five of the Firm’s West Virginia lawyers have been named to Law and Politics’ 2007 list of West Virginia Super Lawyers. The West Virginia attorneys join Laura Beverage, in the Firm’s Denver Office, who was named to the 2007 Colorado Super Lawyers list earlier this year. “We are privileged to have such an outstanding group of attorneys at Jackson Kelly. The work and dedication of all of our attorneys is exemplified in this list by Law and Politics magazine,” said Mike Foster, Managing Member of the Firm.

The Super Lawyers list, described as a "diverse and comprehensive listing of outstanding lawyers," is compiled by Law & Politics through the balloting of 4,400 active West Virginia attorneys. The selection process aims to select only five percent of the state's attorneys.

07-18-2007

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