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Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP

LA Special Counsel Gary Pancer Elected Board President of Nonprofit
Los Angeles special counsel Gary Pancer has been elected to serve as president of the board of directors for the Los Angeles Developmental Services Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides services to children and adults with development disabilities in the greater Los Angeles area. Pancer has been a community member of this nonprofit board since 2004 and most recently served as treasurer.

The foundation, doing business as the Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center, works in partnerships with individuals with developmental disabilities, their families, local communities, service providers and the California Department of Developmental Services. Lanterman has an annual budget of more than $100 million and is responsible for arranging services to more than 6,000 individuals. Its mission is to enable persons with developmental disabilities to live independent, productive and satisfying lives in their community. Lanterman serves the Central, Hollywood-Wilshire, Pasadena and Glendale Health Districts of the Los Angeles County.

07-31-2007

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Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

Jason Dejelo Joins Calfee
Jason Dejelo joins Calfee as an associate with our Labor & Employment group. Jason is a graduate of The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

07-31-2007

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Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

Trevor Sava Joins Calfee
Trevor Sava joins Calfee as an associate with our Corporate group. Trevor is a graduate of Tulane University Law School. He earned his undergraduate degree from Auburn University.

07-31-2007

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Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.

Munsch Hardt Shareholder to Serve on the Faculuty for the Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. (Munsch Hardt), a Texas-based commercial law firm with offices in Dallas, Houston and Austin, today announced that Phillip C. Appenzeller, Jr., chair of the firm's litigation practice, has volunteered to serve on the faculty for the Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference in Austin on November 15-16. The program is sponsored by The University of Texas at Austin School of Law and part of the School's effort to deliver excellence in legal education including continuing education

Phil's presentation will focus on recent nationwide cases on the theory of in pari delicto. Specifically, he will focus on the analysis of whether the doctrine of in pari delicto applies to a bankruptcy trustee.

Phil is a shareholder and leads the litigation/dispute resolution practice group at Munsch Hardt. He joined the firm in 2000 after serving three years in the Judge Advocate General Corp. and more recently, three years at McKool Smith in Dallas. His experience involves large commercial/complex litigation cases. Recently his practice focus has been representing bankruptcy trustees and creditors' committees in litigation against former officers and directors and other professional advisors of failed companies. He also has experience in large breach of contract disputes, commercial mortgage backed
securities litigation, patent infringement litigation, stockholder derivative litigation, officer and director liability, professional negligence partnership disputes and government contract disputes. He frequently represents clients in the technology, manufacturing, banking and financial industries.

Phil earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Government and Public Administration from Evangel University and his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Dallas Bar Association, the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, and serves on the Criminal Justice Panel for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. He was named a Texas Rising Star in 2004 and 2005.

07-31-2007

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Morgan & Finnegan, LLP

COURT RULES FOR MORGAN & FINNEGAN CLIENT W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
In Andersen Corp. v. Pella Corp. and W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Chief Judge James M. Rosenbaum of the United States District Court of Minnesota granted the motion for summary judgment of invalidity filed by Gore and Pella. The Court's opinion is one of the first in which a trial court judge has permitted rebriefing on the question of obviousness in light of the Supreme Court's recent decision in KSR Int'l Co. v. Teleflex, Inc., ___ U.S. ___, 127 S. Ct. 1727 (2007). After further briefing and argument, the Court granted defendants' motion for summary judgment, finding the claims of the asserted patent obvious and invalid as a matter of law. The Morgan & Finnegan attorneys representing W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. were John T. Gallagher and Jessica L. Rando.

07-31-2007

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Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, P.L.C.

Miller Johnson Names Director of Human Resources
Kelly S. Fischer, PHR , joins Miller Johnson this week as the law firm’s Director of Human Resources, announced Chief Operating Officer Betsy Raymond today.

Prior to joining Miller Johnson, Ms. Fischer served as Senior Manager of Employee Relations, Benefits & Training at Priority Health in Grand Rapids. Before Priority Health, Ms. Fischer was Director of Human Resources at D&W Food Centers, Inc.

She earned her Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification in 1995 and attended Davenport University. Ms. Fischer is a member of the National Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM).

Founded in 1959, Miller Johnson has more than 90 attorneys practicing from offices in Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo. A full-service firm, Miller Johnson’s attorneys provide legal counsel to businesses and individuals in areas such as employment and labor, business and corporate, litigation and personal services.

Miller Johnson is a member of Meritas, an international alliance of nearly 200 business law firms in 50+ countries. Meritas firms offer clients the ability to access high quality legal service worldwide through the network of almost 5,000 attorneys from a rich variety of diverse, cultural backgrounds and experiences

07-31-2007

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Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP

Maslon Attorneys Laura Walvoord and Nicole Narotzky Featured in the 2007 MSBA Pro Bono Legal Service Report
Maslon Attorneys Laura Walvoord and Nicole Narotzky are featured in the Minnesota State Bar Association's June 2007 Pro Bono Legal Service Report.

Nicole was recognized for her volunteer work with Chrysalis, assisting women who have experienced domestic violence to obtain an order for protection (OFP) as part of the Pro Bono Safety Project. Under Laura Walvoord's supervision, Nicole took a case for a woman suffering from severe abuse by her husband. The woman had recently arrived to the United States from Africa and, with little understanding of the English language, needed assistance in obtaining help.

An advocate from Sojourner Project helped get services and shelter for the client. An interpreter helped the client communicate, and the team worked to obtain an OFP for her. Nicole was able to obtain child and spousal support in the first hearing and, when the husband contested, was able to prove through cross-examination that the husband was able to afford support for his wife and son.

07-31-2007

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