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Willcox & Savage, Attorneys at Law

Susan R. Blackman Appointed to SHRM Global Expertise Panel
Willcox & Savage attorney Susan R. Blackman was recently selected by the national organization of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) to serve on the organization’s Global Expertise Panel. The panel consists of 15 experts on human resources issues affecting international businesses. Panel members provide policy guidance and expert advice concerning international HR practices, global relocation, and various cultural, legal, and business issues affecting employers with multinational operations. Members of the SHRM Global Expertise Panel were selected based upon their specialized knowledge and demonstrated contribution to the global human resources field.

Susan is a partner in the firm’s Labor and Employment Law Group and serves as Chair of the firm’s Business Immigration Practice. She advises employers about compliance with U.S. employment and immigration laws, and she frequently presents seminars on these issues to managers, human resource professionals, and other lawyers. She also serves as Chair-Elect of the Virginia Beach Division of the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce. Susan regularly works with international business clients and has been included in the Best Lawyers in America for both immigration and employment law. She can be reached at sblackman@wilsav.com or (757) 628-5646.

06-21-2007

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Rogers Towers

Thirteen Rogers Towers' Attorneys Named Among Top Lawyers in Florida Jacksonville
Law & Politics has named thirteen attorneys from Rogers Towers as members of the “2007 Florida Super Lawyers” list. Only five percent of the lawyers in the state are named by Super Lawyers magazine.

Super Lawyers is an annual listing of lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. More than 60 practice areas are included. Super Lawyers is distributed as a special supplement in leading newspapers and is also published in leading city and regional magazines across the country. The companion “Super Lawyers” magazine is distributed to all attorneys in a state.

Law & Politics uses a multi-step selection process that takes approximately nine months. A survey is sent to all lawyers in the state that have practiced for at least 5 years. In addition, Law & Politics researches credentials of nominees, assembles a blue ribbon review panel of leading attorneys from each practice area, directly contacts lawyers and law firm representatives, verifies data and conducts a good-standing review of candidates.

The following Rogers Towers attorneys have been named to the “Florida 2007 Super Lawyer” list:

Adam G. “Lep” Adams III - Construction Law
Graham Allen - Business Litigation
Anne K. Buzby - Wills, Trusts, Estates
David A. Garfinkel - Marital & Family Law
Christopher C. Hazelip - Civil Trial
G. Kenneth Norrie - Construction Law
Edward McCarthy III - Civil Trial
James W. Middleton - Business Litigation
Thomas C. Saitta - Intellectual Property
William E. Scheu - Real Estate
Troy K. Smith - Construction Law
Donald W. Wallis - Tax Law
Donald C. Wright - Wills, Trusts, Estates

06-21-2007

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Poyner & Spruill, L.L.P.

Poyner & Spruill's Susie Gibbons Honored by Litigation Counsel of America
Poyner & Spruill partner Susie Gibbons will be recognized as an Honorary Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, on June 21st. This honor is awarded to attorneys who are among the elite trial and appellate lawyers within their practice areas throughout the United States.

The Litigation Counsel of America is a trial lawyer honorary society established to reflect the new face of the American bar. Membership is limited, representing less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers and is by invitation only. The composition of the LCA is aggressively diverse, with recognition of excellence among American litigation and trial counsel across all segments of the bar. The purpose of the LCA is to recognize deserving, experienced, and highly qualified lawyers, to provide an additional outlet for scholarly authorship of legal articles on trial and litigation practice, to provide additional sources for professional development, to promote superior advocacy and ethical standards in the practice of law, and to assist in community involvement by its membership.

Susie practices in the areas of Employment Law and ERISA Litigation. She regularly advises and defends clients in race, age, disability and sex discrimination and harassment cases before the EEOC and in state and federal court. She advises clients on handbooks, policies and termination issues; and is a regular speaker on employment matters. Gibbons also advises clients on Affirmative Action Plans, Fair Labor Standards Act and Family Medical Leave compliance, and defends clients on these issues.

Susie received her undergraduate from Wake Forest University Summa Cum Laude in 1978 and her J.D. from Wake Forest as well, Cum Laude in1981.

06-21-2007

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Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP

MBJ Victory: Federal Court Dismisses Claim of Disability Discrimination
The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts recently granted summary judgment for the defendant employer on claims of disability and gender discrimination, retaliation, and infliction of emotional distress filed by an employee. Morgan, Brown & Joy’s representation of the employer in this case was successful – the Court dismissed all of the employee’s claims.

The Plaintiff, an employee of Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., claimed Home Depot discriminated against him because of his alleged disability (anxiety and depression) and gender (male) when it failed to allow his schedule to be changed (starting an hour earlier and ending an hour earlier). Plaintiff sought this change to accommodate his daughter’s new bus schedule. Home Depot denied each of Plaintiff’s claims and produced evidence that his alleged disability did not substantially impair any of his major life activities, and, even if it did, the requested schedule change was to accommodate his daughter’s schedule, not his disability. Home Depot argued Plaintiff’s gender and retaliation claims failed because he did not suffer from an adverse employment action, and, with regard to the gender claim, he could point to no female employees in the same position who were allowed the type of schedule change that he was denied.

The United States District Court allowed summary judgment, dismissing each of Plaintiff’s claims. The Court found that the Plaintiff was not substantially limited in any of his major life activities by his anxiety and depression and that, even if he had been, it was not unreasonable for Home Depot to refuse to change his schedule. The Court also found the Plaintiff had no evidence that he suffered the adverse employment action vital to his claims of gender discrimination and retaliation. Finally, Plaintiff’s claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress was barred by law.

06-21-2007

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Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.

Firm Attorneys Named in "Florida Trend's 2007 - Florida Legal Elite"
Florida Trend magazine recently announced that several Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed attorneys have been named in the top two percent of the state's lawyers in the 2007 "Florida Legal Elite," a distinguished group to be featured in the July 2007 issue of Florida Trend magazine. Robert Higgins was one of only 30 mediators chose as a "Florida Legal Elite Mediator."

The list was compiled through nominations from licensed lawyers who practice throughout Florida. Fellow members of The Florida Bar designated the "Florida Legal Elite" winner as the Florida lawyers they hold in the highest regard. As a final step, The Florida Bar and blue ribbon panel of prominent lawyers reviewed the credentials of the finalists. Below are those listed from the firm.

* William Dymond
* Michael Elsberry
* Miranda Fitzgerald
* Aaron Gorovitz
* Robert Higgins
* Hal Kantor
* Joseph Lane
* Timothy Manor
* Nicholas Pope
* John Ruffier
* James Spoonhour
* Jon Yergler

Also named as "Florida Trend's 2007 Legal Elite Up & Comers"

* Rebecca Furman
* William Vanos

06-21-2007

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Hand Arendall LLC

Alabama’s Hand Arendall Expands Muni Practice by Adding Two Vets
Hand Arendall LLC recently expanded its municipal bond practice in the law firm’s Birmingham, Ala., office with the addition of two veteran lawyers who have a combined total of more than 65 years in public finance.

P. Nicholas Greenwood and A. Lee Martin, who are both experienced as bond counsel to issuers, underwriters, and trustees, bring to five the total number of bond attorneys at Hand Arendall, making it one of the largest municipal bond practices in the state, a spokesperson for the firm said.

“The addition of experienced public finance lawyers in our Birmingham office gives us a true statewide presence, but more importantly Nick and Lee add tremendous depth and experience in many different aspects of state and local financings,” said Preston Bolt, managing lawyer of the firm and chairman of the public finance and economic development practice group.

Greenwood was formerly a partner at Bradley Arant Rose & White LLP. His 35 years in public finance also includes serving as underwriters’ counsel, counsel to providers of credit enhancement, and counsel to bond purchasers in public financings. His clients have included state universities, hospitals, airports, industrial development boards, utility systems, public schools, municipalities and counties, and other issuers of public securities.

A member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers, Greenwood also is a Regular Fellow of the American College of Bond Counsel. He received a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his law degree from Vanderbilt University.

Martin most recently worked at Miller, Hamilton, Snider & Odom LLC. His 30 years in public finance also includes serving as disclosure counsel. Although he has practiced in all areas of traditional public finance, his major areas of emphasis are in financings to construct or repair affordable and low-income housing, construction or refinancing of health care facilities, refunding issues, and swap transactions.

A member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers, Martin received a bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University and obtained his law degree from the University of Chicago.

In 2006, Hand Arendall ranked 100 on the top 100 bond counsel firms, representing 12 clients selling $576.7 million in debt. In 2005, the firm ranked 331 with nine clients selling $62.2 million in debt, according to The Bond Buyer/Thomson Financial 2007 Yearbook.

06-21-2007

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Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP

Gonzalez Saggio and Harlan LLP is pleased to welcome Roland W. Burris
Gonzalez Saggio and Harlan LLP is pleased to welcome Roland W. Burris as Special Counsel in the firm's Transactional Department of our Chicago office.

06-21-2007

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