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Gordon & Rees, LLP

Gordon & Rees Names 15 New Partners
Congratulations to Gordon & Rees' 15 new partners:

San Francisco:

* Elizabeth Burns (Health Care)
* Tad Devlin (Insurance)
* Lisa Perrott (Construction)
* James Scadden (Environmental/Toxic Tort)
* Jon Yonemitsu (Tort & Product Liability)

San Diego:

* Daniel Bodell (Environmental/Toxic Tort)
* Kimberly Howatt (Commercial Litigation/Intellectual Property)
* Brian Ledger (Environmental/Toxic Tort)
* Kristin Reyna (Environmental/Toxic Tort)
* James Ryan (Real Estate/Business Transactions)

Los Angeles:

* Ronald Alberts (Insurance/Health Care)
* Calvin Davis (Commercial Litigation)
* Joshua Wagner (Employment)

Orange County:

* Manuel Saldana (Tort & Product Liability/International)
* Carol Schaner (Tax, Wealth Management & Probate)

08-31-2007

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Shughart, Thomson & Kilroy, P.C.

Missouri Lawyers Weekly Names Shughart Thomson & Kilroy Attorney “Up and Coming” Lawyer
Kansas City, MO - Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C. attorney Eddie James was named an “Up and Coming” attorney by Missouri Lawyers Weekly. Each year the magazine selects attorneys, under age 40, who are rising stars in the legal community.

“I am thrilled and honored to be chosen among this group of attorneys,” said James who practices in the area of Construction Litigation.

James got interested in politics and law when he was just a high school kid working as a runner for a small, three-attorney firm in LaGrange, Georgia.

“One of the attorneys said I should consider law school if I liked to read, write, talk and deal with people,” said James. “That was me all over.”

After graduating cum laude with a B.A. in International Studies from The American University Washington, D.C., James earned his J.D. cum laude, from the University of Georgia School of Law. He then served as a federal appellate law clerk for Senior Judge Peter T. Fay, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, Miami, Florida. To this day, a letter the judge wrote to Eddie, along with a photograph of the judge swearing-in Eddie, hang on his wall.

“Clerking for an appellate judge was a fantastic experience for a young lawyer. I got to see up close, errors made at the trial level that were being challenged at the appeals court,” said James.

What is most impressive about James today is his local and national involvement in the construction industry.

“Eddie is very active in the ABA Construction Industry Forum on Construction,” said Roy Bash, Chair of Construction Litigation at Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C. “He is fulfilling important leadership roles in that organization and it has been beneficial for him and our firm’s presence in the national construction practice. A significant element of our Construction Industry Practice Group is our ability to quickly and efficiently understand the issues, manage the immense amount of information, and marshal the necessary documents to best present arguments for our clients. Eddie has been instrumental in managing and improving our use of technology to meet these challenges.”

Even while he is recognized nationally in the construction industry, Eddie’s clients run the gamut of serving as general counsel for small “mom and pop” shops, to large construction firms where he has handled $100 million dollar claims. When he drives the highways of Missouri he knows that in some small way, he helped pave the path that led a minority owned female construction company to get the project. Part of his practice includes work in the area of DBE’s, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and MBE’s, Minority Business Enterprises. James helps these smaller construction companies maintain certification with the certifying agencies so they can equally compete with other construction companies for city or other government contracts.

James has been recently asked to co-author the “Missouri Construction Law Book” for West and Thompson, quite an honor for a 36 year old lawyer. His long-term goals include maintaining his local and national focus on construction law, and to one day be a neutral party mediating and arbitrating small and large construction cases.

08-31-2007

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Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

Michael S. Kun Comments on Court’s Approval of “Sue Your Boss” Law
Michael S. Kun, a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment practice in the Los Angeles office, is interviewed in a National Law Journal article on a recent California labor law allowance, dubbed the “bounty hunter” or “sue your boss” law, that enables single employees to sue on behalf of all workers and recover state labor penalties.

The article notes that since California’s 2004 Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) lets an employee’s representative action enforce California labor law as a private attorney general, employees can recover state labor penalties without needing to qualify as a class action.

Kun said that while PAGA’s initial allowance of mechanical applications of penalties with no chance to cure the violations was quickly changed to make these lawsuits less attractive, now Arias v. Superior Court of San Joaquin County may once again alter that trend. “The fact that they do not need to go through the sometimes onerous class action procedures … may make PAGA claims enticing to employees and their counsel once again,” Kun said.

08-31-2007

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Smith, Sovik, Kendrick & Sugnet, P.C.

Kelly C. Murray, Esq., Joins Firm as an Associate
Smith Sovik Kendrick and Sugnet, PC is pleased to announce that Kelly C. Murray, Esquire has joined the firm as an associate attorney. She is a 2000 graduate of the University of Michigan and a 2006 graduate of the Syracuse University School of Law. She will concentrate her practice in civil litigation defense work.

08-31-2007

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Phillips Lytle, L.L.P.

ROCHESTER, NY – Phillips Lytle LLP Appoints David J. McNamara to Managing Partner:.
David J. McNamara, a Partner with Phillips Lytle LLP, a full service law firm with statewide coverage, has been appointed the firm’s Managing Partner, effective October 15, 2007. Morgan G. Graham, who has been the firm’s Managing Partner since 2001, will resume his full time practice in the areas of environment, energy, land-use and development. The appointment of Mr. McNamara comes as Phillips Lytle is in the process of finalizing a long-term strategic plan that identifies new opportunities for future growth and success.

“Little did I know that my original commitment to serve as Managing Partner for three years would extend to almost six years. That is what happens when you enjoy what you are doing, are part of a prestigious firm with great clients, and collaborate with so many talented legal professionals,” said Graham. “In order for any business’ strategic plan to achieve success, it must be skillfully and timely executed. David was the choice to guide the firm through the implementation phase of our long-term strategic plan and well into the future. I wish him the best in his new role with Phillips Lytle.”

"No matter how successful an organization is, it should continuously strive to improve the quality of the services it provides and the environment in which its employees work,” said McNamara. “Our strategic plan will give us a framework for our business by focusing on continuous sustained improvement in those two areas. I look forward to helping shape the future of Phillips Lytle with our attorneys and staff for the benefit of our clients and the community."

An attorney with Phillips Lytle since 1986, Mr. McNamara has been a member of the firm’s Governing Committee, and is currently a member of the Strategic Planning Committee. He also served as Trial Department Administrator from 2002-2005.

Mr. McNamara maintains offices in both Buffalo and New York City, concentrating his practice in the area of general commercial litigation and has represented individuals, corporations and financial institutions in complex commercial litigation. A member of the American, New York State and Erie County Bar Associations, he earned his J.D. from Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at University of Louisville and his B.S. from State University of New York College at Brockport. Mr. McNamara sits on the board of directors for the Federal Bureau of Investigation Citizen’s Academy. He resides with his family in Hamburg. “On behalf of all of the attorneys and staff within Phillips Lytle’s Rochester operations, we thank Morgan for his guidance and dedication and look forward to the start of a new chapter within the firm under David’s leadership,” said Richard M. Beers, Jr., Partner-In-Charge, Rochester.

08-31-2007

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Phillips Lytle, L.L.P.

BUFFALO, NY – Phillips Lytle LLP Appoints David J. McNamara to Managing Partner.
David J. McNamara, a Partner with Phillips Lytle LLP, a full service law firm with statewide coverage, has been appointed the firm’s Managing Partner, effective October 15, 2007. Morgan G. Graham, who has been the firm’s Managing Partner since 2001, will resume his full time practice in the areas of environment, energy, land-use and development. The appointment of Mr. McNamara comes as Phillips Lytle is in the process of finalizing a long-term strategic plan that identifies new opportunities for future growth and success.

“Little did I know that my original commitment to serve as Managing Partner for three years would extend to almost six years. That is what happens when you enjoy what you are doing, are part of a prestigious firm with great clients, and collaborate with so many talented legal professionals,” said Graham. “In order for any business’ strategic plan to achieve success, it must be skillfully and timely executed. David was the choice to guide the firm through the implementation phase of our long-term strategic plan and well into the future. I wish him the best in his new role with Phillips Lytle.”

"No matter how successful an organization is, it should continuously strive to improve the quality of the services it provides and the environment in which its employees work,” said McNamara. “Our strategic plan will give us a framework for our business by focusing on continuous sustained improvement in those two areas. I look forward to helping shape the future of Phillips Lytle with our attorneys and staff for the benefit of our clients and the community."

An attorney with Phillips Lytle since 1986, Mr. McNamara has been a member of the firm’s Governing Committee, and is currently a member of the Strategic Planning Committee. He also served as Trial Department Administrator from 2002-2005

Mr. McNamara maintains offices in both Buffalo and New York City, concentrating his practice in the area of general commercial litigation and has represented individuals, corporations and financial institutions in complex commercial litigation. A member of the American, New York State and Erie County Bar Associations, he earned his J.D. from Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at University of Louisville and his B.S. from State University of New York College at Brockport. Mr. McNamara sits on the board of directors for the Federal Bureau of Investigation Citizen’s Academy. He resides with his family in Hamburg.

08-31-2007

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Phillips Lytle, L.L.P.

Phillips Lytle LLP Appoints David J. McNamara to Managing Partner
David J. McNamara, a Partner with Phillips Lytle LLP, a full service law firm with statewide coverage, has been appointed the firm’s Managing Partner, effective October 15, 2007. Morgan G. Graham, who has been the firm’s Managing Partner since 2001, will resume his full time practice in the areas of environment, energy, land-use and development. The appointment of Mr. McNamara comes as Phillips Lytle is in the process of finalizing a long-term strategic plan that identifies new opportunities for future growth and success.

“Little did I know that my original commitment to serve as Managing Partner for three years would extend to almost six years. That is what happens when you enjoy what you are doing, are part of a prestigious firm with great clients, and collaborate with so many talented legal professionals,” said Graham. “In order for any business’ strategic plan to achieve success, it must be skillfully and timely executed. David was the choice to guide the firm through the implementation phase of our long-term strategic plan and well into the future. I wish him the best in his new role with Phillips Lytle.”

"No matter how successful an organization is, it should continuously strive to improve the quality of the services it provides and the environment in which its employees work,” said McNamara. “Our strategic plan will give us a framework for our business by focusing on continuous sustained improvement in those two areas. I look forward to helping shape the future of Phillips Lytle with our attorneys and staff for the benefit of our clients and the community."

An attorney with Phillips Lytle since 1986, Mr. McNamara has been a member of the firm’s Governing Committee, and is currently a member of the Strategic Planning Committee. He also served as Trial Department Administrator from 2002-2005.

Mr. McNamara maintains offices in both Buffalo and New York City, concentrating his practice in the area of general commercial litigation and has represented individuals, corporations and financial institutions in complex commercial litigation. A member of the American, New York State and Erie County Bar Associations, he earned his J.D. from Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at University of Louisville and his B.S. from State University of New York College at Brockport. Mr. McNamara sits on the board of directors for the Federal Bureau of Investigation Citizen’s Academy. He resides with his family in Hamburg. “On behalf of all of the attorneys and staff within Phillips Lytle’s Albany office, we thank Morgan for his guidance, particularly with the expansion of the firm’s Albany operations,” said Richard E. Honen., Partner-In-Charge, Albany. “We look forward to the future of the firm under David’s leadership.”

08-31-2007

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