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Deters, Benzinger & La Velle, P.S.C.

Mark Guilfoyle, DBL partner, appointed to Catholic Social Services Board of Directors
Mark Guilfoyle, a partner with the law firm of Deters Benzinger & LaVelle (DBL), was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of Catholic Social Services (CSS). Catholic Social Services provides a broad array of human services in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington. In 2006, Catholic Social Services served 11,000 clients in need. CSS is committed to empowering for healing and hope by providing the following services: Adoption; Education and Support for Students, Teachers, and Parents; Housing Support; Individual and Family Counseling; Pregnancy Counseling; Substance Abuse Treatment; Youth Development; Intake and Referral; and Volunteer Support.

02-05-2007

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Cooper, White & Cooper, LLP

Stephen Kaus to Lead Litigation Practice at Cooper, White & Cooper LLP
Mark Tuft, who has chaired the litigation department at Cooper, White & Cooper LLP for 22 years, has stepped aside to devote more time to his work as a litigator and advisor and in the field of "the law of lawyers.” The new head of Cooper’s litigation department is Stephen Kaus.

“I have done this since 1985 and it is time for someone else to take over,” said Tuft, who did not seek reelection to the position. “Representing lawyers and law firms on professional responsibility and law practice matters is very rewarding and I am looking forward to being free of administrative tasks.”

Cooper’s Chairman Mark Schreiber praised Tuft’s leadership. “Mark has been the face of Cooper’s trial attorneys for almost a quarter of a century and has been at the helm while litigation has transformed from books and maybe an overhead projector to computerized databases of law and evidence and dueling forensic displays,” Schreiber commented.

Kaus came to Cooper in 1993 after working in smaller firms and as a Deputy Public Defender in Contra Costa County. He was on the Board of Directors of the Bar Association of San Francisco in 1999 and 2000 and serves as the chair of the BASF Committee on Conflicts, which oversees the program to provide counsel to indigent criminal defendants when the Public Defender cannot provide representation. He has an unusually broad litigation practice that includes business matters as well as representation of clients in varied areas such as communications, construction, and journalism. He has been on Cooper's litigation steering committee and is co-chair of the employment practice group.

“We have great lawyers, clients and support,” said Kaus. “I look forward to having this responsibility, but I am happy that Mark will be close at hand to give advice.” Schreiber views "Steve's breadth of experience and close connections with the firm's younger lawyers as vital to leading the firm's litigators through the challenges of developing their practices as the marketplace for their services continues to evolve."

In addition to representing clients, Tuft is a leading figure in the area of professional responsibility. He is currently is a vice chair of the State Bar's Commission for the Revision of the Rules of Professional Conduct and the former chair of the State Bar's Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct. Tuft also is the co-author of the leading California treatise on lawyer law, the California Practice Guide on Professional Responsibility, published by the Rutter Group; he is an adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law and a frequent writer for various professional publications.

02-05-2007

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McAfee & Taft A Professional Corporation

Benefits Lawyer Takes Reins at McAfee & Taft
Shareholder and director Richard D. Nix assumed the role of managing director at McAfee & Taft. He takes over the reins of the state's largest law firm from John Hermes, who served two terms while guiding the firm during a six-year period of significant growth.

The Oklahoman's business editor, Clytie Bunyan, interviewed Nix about his decision to become a lawyer, his 22-year career at McAfee & Taft, and the firm's recent accomplishments in attracting top attorney talent and expanding its practice.

In the article, Nix credited his predecessor for much of McAfee & Taft's recent success, which included growing the firm from 93 to 126 lawyers, adding depth in its core practice areas, and expanding into environmental law, workers' compensation defense and entertainment law. He also credited his colleague, Dudley Hyde, for mentoring him in the practice of employee benefits law.

02-04-2007

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Hunton & Williams, LLP

Sotto quoted by Richmond Times Dispatch
In its February 4 article on information security breaches, titled "The Responsible Parties: A letter may warn you...," the Richmond Times Dispatch writes: As more personal information is stored, and occasionally lost or stolen, the number of warning letters is on the rise, industry experts say.

Lisa Sotto, who heads the Privacy and Information Management practice at Hunton & Williams, is quoted in the article saying: "Too many people are getting [the warning letters] when there are instances when there's very little risk of real harm; Before warning letters are sent, they usually have been scrutinized by legal and public-relations professionals.

02-04-2007

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Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP

Sedgwick Releases California Fair Claims Settlement Practices Regulations Handbook
Sedgwick's premier Insurance Industry team has released, "California Fair Claims Settlement Practices Regulations," a handbook that provides an overview of the significant changes to the regulations that went into effect at the end of 2006. Spearheaded by co-editors Marilyn Klinger, chair of the firm's Surety Practice Group, and Bruce Celebrezze, a leading insurance attorney, the handbook was a collaborative effort involving attorneys from each of Sedgwick's three California offices.

02-03-2007

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Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP

Sedgwick Names New Managing Partners in Chicago, San Francisco
Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP announces James Wangelin and Michael Healy as new office managing partners in its Chicago and San Francisco offices.

In Chicago, James Wangelin has taken over the leadership, succeeding Richard Geddes who has led the office since 2001. Opened in 1989, Sedgwick's Chicago office currently has 30 attorneys whose expertise complements the firm's national practice in litigation, international arbitration, health care and insurance coverage.

Michael Healy has taken over the leadership of the San Francisco office, succeeding Scott Mroz, who also led the office since 2001. The office, which was the firm's founding office, opened in 1933 with three attorneys. San Francisco is comprised of more than 130 attorneys who represent clients nationally and internationally in all major areas of practice. Both Wangelin and Healy will serve a three-year term, and are responsible for the continued growth and development of their offices.

"Jim and Mike will make excellent managing partners for the Chicago and San Francisco offices respectively," said Kevin Dunne. "Both attorneys are proven leaders in the firm, respected by their peers and indispensable to their clients."

Wangelin, a veteran partner with more than 30 years of experience, concentrates his practice in insurance and reinsurance coverage litigation, as well as in international arbitration and claims management. His clients include reinsurers and carriers in the U.S., Bermuda and Europe. Wangelin has a long history of leadership at Sedgwick and the community and currently serves as director of the Chicago International Dispute Resolution Association. He previously served as chairman and director of the Lawyer Services Committee Young Lawyers Section. Wangelin earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and his A.B. from the University of Michigan.

Healy, Sedgwick's second new managing partner, is an experienced and accomplished trial lawyer. He has particular expertise in the defense of pharmaceutical, medical device and biologic manufacturers in complex product liability litigation, and has practiced in the firm's San Francisco office for more than 25 years. His clients include some of the nation's most prominent pharmaceutical and technology corporations. In addition to his trial practice, he also serves as the firm's recruiting partner. He earned his J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and his B.S. from the University of Notre Dame.

02-03-2007

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Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP

Sedgwick Kicks Off 2007 With New Houston Office
Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP kicks off 2007 with the launch of its Houston office, marking the firm's continued strategic growth both statewide and nationally. The Houston office, Sedgwick's third office in Texas, is also the third new office Sedgwick has opened in less than 12 months, including the firm's recently opened Austin and affiliated Bermuda office.

"The opening of the Houston office reflects our strategic expansion and underscores our goal of capturing the Texas marketplace. We now have wide bandwidth in Texas to meet the comprehensive business and legal needs of our clients," said Kevin Dunne, Sedgwick's chairman. "Our Houston team is comprised of a group of outstanding attorneys, who will work hand in hand with our other offices to provide our clients with a broad range of legal representation throughout the state and the country."

Serving as the Houston point person will be Sedgwick's newest partner and member of the firm's Insurance Practices Group, Julie Adams. Julie has practiced in state and federal courts for over twenty years, and specializes in marine, admiralty, energy, insurance coverage, extra contractual liability and insurance broker liability litigation. Prior to entering private practice, Adams served as a briefing clerk to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. She is a Proctor in the Maritime Law Association of the United States, a member of the Houston Mariners' Club, serves on the Board of the International Seafarer's Center and is the president of the Houston Propeller Club. Adams received her B.A. from University of Dayton and her J.D., cum laude, from South Texas College of Law.

Joining Adams at the Houston office are Special Counsel Carrie Weitinger and Associates Monika Fendler and Shannon Thorne. Weitinger practices in a wide variety of general litigation matters, including tort, products, insurance and maritime issues and claims. She received her B.S. from Texas A & M University, and her J.D. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. She is a member of the bar in both Texas and California. Fendler has experience in insurance coverage matters, pharmaceutical litigation and products liability litigation. She received her B.A. from University of London, her M.A. from the University of London and her J.D. from the University of Houston. Fendler is also fluent in Spanish and French. Thorne joins Sedgwick from Germer Gertz and practices in the areas of general civil litigation, including CERCLA & RCRA matters. She is a member of the Houston Bar Association and the American Geophysical Union. She received her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law, and her M.S. and B.S. in Geology from Southern Methodist University.

Sedgwick's insurance practice is organized into subgroups involving attorneys from each of Sedgwick's offices in the United States and Europe. Our insurance groups cover numerous substantive areas, including primary and excess casualty and property, directors and officers; extracontractual and commercial insurance litigation; fidelity; international counseling and arbitration; life, health and disability; managed care; policy drafting; professional liability; admiralty and maritime; and surety.

Together, Sedgwick's insurance-related practice groups comprise one of the largest international insurance industry teams of trial attorneys and policy advisors dedicated to the institutional concerns and success of insurance carriers.

02-03-2007

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