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Winstead, Sechrest & Minick, P.C.

A Focus on Federal Practice: An Interview with FBA President William LaForge
Winstead shareholder Bill LaForge was elected as the president of the Federal Bar Association in August 2006. Bill discusses his outlook for the FBA in this interview.

12-01-2006

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Hahn, Loeser & Parks, L.L.P.

Jeanette Lombardi listed in, "On the Move."
Jeanette Lombardi joined HLP in Naples and will focus her practice in trust and estate planning and estate administration.

12-01-2006

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Hahn, Loeser & Parks, L.L.P.

Steve Chappelear listed in, "Microsoft Recognizes Local Companies."
Steve Chappelear is listed for having been included in the Best Lawyers in America 2007 edition.

12-01-2006

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Crowell & Moring LLP

CROWELL & MORING HONORED AS PRO BONO LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR BY THE CAPITAL AREA IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS COALITION
Crowell & Moring LLP has been named “Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year” by the Capital Area Immigrants Rights Coalition (CAIR) and will be honored at the annual benefit on December 6, 2006.

The Capital Area Immigrants Rights Coalition (CAIR Coalition) seeks to advance the human and civil rights of immigrants and refugees by bringing together community groups, pro bono attorneys and volunteers to provide services to the immigrant community in the greater Washington, DC metropolitan area. Legal representation is pivotal to vulnerable immigrant individuals and families living in the nation’s capital, where one out of nine immigrants is a war refugee or someone seeking political asylum.

Crowell & Moring attorneys represent a number of CAIR clients on a pro bono basis including:

* a Nigerian refugee pursuing a habeas petition challenge,
* criminal defense of a Tibetan nun who was being prosecuted for alleged perjury and falsification of her entry documents after winning political asylum based on religious persecution in her home country of China,
* a Pakistan woman seeking asylum after being abused by her politically well-connected husband,
* and a Chinese immigrant who had been detained in jail in Virginia for seven months while awaiting deportation.

Crowell & Moring attorneys who have worked on the CAIR cases include Sobia Haque, Kathryn A. Underhill, Lorry Halloway, Michael I. Coe, Robert L. Roth, Karen C. Hermann, Jeffrey D. Sanok, Richard L. Beizer, David W. O’Brien, David E. Bell, Brian Roemer, Cliffton S. Elgarten, Paul Alp, Ryan C. Tisch, Matthew F. Scarlato, John E. McCarthy, Jr., and Joseph L. Meadows.

In a survey of the nation’s 200 highest-grossing firms, Crowell & Moring LLP ranked 13th in American Lawyer's "Pro Bono Report," which was based on the most recent “Am Law 200” survey of that magazine. The firm boasted an average of 80.4 pro bono hours per lawyer with 62.2 percent of lawyers providing more than 20 hours of pro bono work.

Crowell & Moring has committed itself - as a firm and as a community of professionals - to assure that all citizens have access to the legal system. Crowell & Mooring’s promotion of broad participation in pro bono work by the firm's lawyers and staff has enabled the firm to serve a range of urgent community needs.

12-01-2006

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Day Pitney, LLP

Employer's Law Blog Listed as Resource on U.S. Department of Labor Web Site
The firm is pleased to announced that the Employer's Law Blog has recently been listed as a resource on the U.S. Department of Labor's web site. It is one of only five blogs nationwide to be listed on the site within the Wirtz Labor Law Library's "Law Tips Archive."

"This is a fitting compliment to the quality content in our blog. We've only been live for six months, but we already have a wealth of topical employment law information, and we continue to grow in popularity," explains partner and blog Editor-in-Chief Wendy Johnson Lario. "What makes the Employer's Law Blog different is its business perspective. Our blog is designed for in-house counsel and HR professionals who want to keep up with pertinent developments."

"Traffic on the blog has been consistently increasing since we launched in June 2006. We anticipate expanding the blog's content to a include a northeast regional focus with the completion of the merger of Pitney Hardin LLP with Day, Berry & Howard LLP, and the formation of our new firm, Day Pitney LLP, effective January 1, 2007. Day, Berry & Howard's strength in Boston, Connecticut, New York and Washington, D.C. will compliment Pitney Hardin's status as a premier New Jersey and New York City law firm," says Ms. Lario.

12-01-2006

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McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton Professional Association

Susan Leahy Admitted to Maine and York County Bar Associations
The law firm of McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, Professional Association, with offices in Manchester, Portsmouth, and Concord, is pleased to announce that Susan Leahy is admitted to practice in the State of Maine.

Susan is a member of the firm’s Estate Planning, Business Succession, Tax and Probate Law practices, having provided counsel to many wealthy New Hampshire citizens and corporate clients. She concentrates her practice in the areas of Estate Planning & Administration, Trust Administration and Foundations, Charities & Nonprofit Organizations.

In addition to Maine, she is admitted to practice in the State of New Hampshire as well as the NH Federal District Court, the United States Tax Court, First Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.

Susan resides in Kennebunkport with her husband, Charles F. Leahy. She also maintains a small home in Concord, New Hampshire. She has practiced law in New Hampshire for the past thirty-six years. With her admission to the bar in Maine, her practice will now include clients from the seacoast area of southern Maine.

Susan currently serves as chair of the New Hampshire Probate Court’s Uniform Trust Code Committee. She was the recipient of the Marilla M. Ricker award from the New Hampshire Women's Bar and was selected “Lawyer of the Year” by the Merrimack County Bar Association. Susan holds an undergraduate degree from Mount Holyoke College and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law.

Susan is a Fellow of the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel, an honor granted by way of peer nominations of the membership at large, on the basis of professional reputation and ability in the fields of trusts and estates, and in recognition of contribution to these fields through lecturing, writing, teaching, and involvement in bar activities. Five of McLane’s trusts and estates attorneys hold this honor.

Susan currently serves as a trustee of Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth and as a trustee and Chair of Concord 2020. She has served on the Governor’s Commission on New Hampshire in the Twenty-First Century, as a trustee and Chair of the Board of New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, as a trustee and Vice Chair of the Board of Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, as a trustee and Chair of the Board of Dartmouth Hitchcock Alliance, and as a trustee and Chair of the Boards of Concord Hospital and Capital Region Health Care Corporation. Susan also chaired the Concord Zoning Advisory Committee which drafted the city’s present zoning ordinance. Her community recognition includes being named “Citizen of the Year” from the Concord Chamber of Commerce and listing as one of “New Hampshire's Ten Most Powerful Women” by Business New Hampshire Magazine.

12-01-2006

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McAfee & Taft A Professional Corporation

Alison McCalla, Andrew Peterson Join McAfee & Taft
McAfee & Taft, the state’s largest law firm, has announced that Alison R. McCalla and Andrew B. Peterson, both recent honors graduates from the University of Oklahoma, have joined the firm as new associates.

Alison McCalla practices in the areas of employee benefits and business transactions law. Much of her practice is focused on representing employers in matters pertaining to qualified and nonqualified retirement plans, executive compensation plans, health and welfare plans, COBRA, and deferred compensation. A portion of her practice is also devoted to general business and commercial transactions, including contract drafting and review and entity formation.

McCalla graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Oklahoma State University in 2003. As an undergraduate, she was named a “Top Ten Freshman Woman” and a President’s Leadership Council Scholarship recipient. While in law school, the Chickasha native was a Comfort Scholar and a member of Oklahoma Law Review. She also earned six American Jurisprudence Awards and was named to the Order of the Coif.

Andy Peterson focuses his practice on many aspects of intellectual property law, including trademarks, copyrights, patents, licensing, unfair competition and trade secrets. A portion of his practice is also devoted to litigation matters.

Peterson graduated with highest honors from law school, where he served as a student research assistant and was a member of Oklahoma Law Review and the National Trial Competition Team. He also received numerous honors, including the Nathan Scarritt Prize for the highest academic standing in his class, Welcome D. Pierson Award, S. T. Bledsoe Memorial Prize, Comfort Scholarship and 13 American Jurisprudence Awards.

The Idaho native also holds bachelor’s degrees in biochemistry and Spanish from the University of Oklahoma, graduating summa cum laude in 2000. Prior to entering the legal profession, he native taught introductory Spanish at his alma mater and served the director for the University of Oklahoma’s Modern Languages Learning Center.

12-01-2006

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