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Weltman, Weinberg & Reis, Company

Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., L.P.A. Expands the Cleveland and Chicago Offices by the Addition of Four New Associates.
Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., L.P.A. (WWR), the nation’s largest creditors’ rights law firm based on revenue and placements according to Collections & Credit Risk magazine, welcomes new associates Henry J. Geha, III, J. Charles Ruiz Bueno, Robert T. Kuehl and Andrew E. Houha.

Henry J. Geha, III will be working in the Complex Collections department of the Cleveland office. Mr. Geha has a Bachelor’s in Business Administration with majors in Finance and Management Information Systems from the Ohio University (2001) and a J.D. from the Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (2006). He has been employed with WWR since law school. Mr. Geha is licensed in Ohio. He can be reached at (216) 685-1182, via fax at (216) 363-6914 or via e-mail at hgeha@weltman.com.

J. Charles Ruiz Bueno will be working in the Litigation & Defense department of the Cleveland office. Mr. Ruiz Bueno has a B.A. in English from the Case Western Reserve University (1978) and a J.D. from the Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (1990). He also holds an L.L.M. from the Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (2003). Mr. Ruiz Bueno was previously employed at Ronald Frederick & Associates. A member of the Ohio State, Lake County and Cleveland Bar Associations, Mr. Ruiz Bueno is licensed in Ohio and Colorado and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court (Northern District of OH, District of CO), the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Ruiz Bueno can be reached at (216) 685-1169, via fax at (216) 685-4345 or via e-mail at jruizbueno@weltman.com.

Robert T. Kuehl will be working in the Legal Action Recovery department of the Chicago office. Mr. Kuehl has a B.A. in English from the St. Olaf College (1994) and a J.D. from Valparaiso University School of Law (1999). He was previously employed at Sudekum Cassidy & Shulruff, Chtd. A member of the Illinois Creditors Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association, Mr. Kuehl is licensed in Illinois and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court (Northern District of IL) and is also a member of that court’s trial bar. Mr. Kuehl currently serves as the Legislative Liaison for the Commercial Litigation Committee of the Chicago Bar Association. He can be reached at (312) 782-9676, via fax at (312) 782-4201 or via e-mail at rkuehl@weltman.com.

Andrew E. Houha will be working in the Bankruptcy department of the Chicago office. Mr. Houha has a B.S. in Finance from the Illinois State University (1989) and a J.D. from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law (1993). He was previously employed at Fisher & Shapiro, LLC. Mr. Houha is licensed in Illinois and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court (Northern District of IL, Central District of IL, Southern District of IL).

05-25-2007

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Frilot, Partridge, Kohnke & Clements, L.C.

Frilot Partridge Expands Class Action Section
Frilot Partridge expands its class action section with the addition of new associate Kyle A. Spaulding . Mr. Spaulding received his J.D. in 2003 from Loyola University School of Law and received his B.A. from University of Tennessee in 1998. He brings experience in handling complex commercial litigation cases and defending insurers and insureds in civil litigation.

05-25-2007

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LeClairRyan

King, Real Estate Team Assist Harbor Group International with Acquisitions in North Dallas and Kingwood, Texas and Germantown, Maryland
Ray W. King and the LeClair Ryan Real Estate group recently provided counsel to Harbor Group International in three large real estate transactions. The first was a complex loan assumption on a $46.5 million acquisition of the 528-unit Bella Vida at Coyote Ridge Apartments in North Dallas, Texas. Harbor Group International also obtained its first property in Kingwood, Texas with the $40.5 million dollar purchase of the 518-unit Town Center Apartments. In the largest single multifamily property transaction in its history, Harbor Group International enlisted the LeClair Ryan Real Estate team’s assistance in acquiring the 768-unit Hamptons at Town Center Apartments in Germantown, MD for $82 million.

05-25-2007

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Hancock, Rothert & Bunshoft, L.L.P.

Prominent Energy Attorney Joins Duane Morris in Houston
Duane Morris LLP is pleased to welcome Blaine Yamagata, formerly of Jackson Walker, as a partner in the firm's Energy, Environment and Resources Practice Group in Houston.

Blaine joins Duane Morris with more than two decades of experience in utility transaction law. He advises energy companies in domestic and international transactions, contract negotiations for transportation and sales services, regulatory authorizations and compliance, acquisitions and divestitures. Most recently, he has represented liquefied natural gas projects, including regasification terminals licensed to operate offshore Louisiana and offshore Massachusetts. He also has represented developers and utility, natural gas and oil pipeline, distribution and small power-producing companies before state and federal courts, regulatory commissions and appellate courts. Previously, Blaine worked for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as an attorney and legal advisor. He has also been a speaker at conferences and seminars regarding various energy topics.

A member of the Texas, Virginia and the District of Columbia bar associations, Blaine received his J.D. from George Washington University Law School in 1974 and his B.A. in 1971 from the University of Utah.

05-25-2007

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Bullivant Houser Bailey

Three join Bullivant’s Portland office as summer associates
Three law students have joined Bullivant Houser Bailey PC as summer associates. Shannon Marie Lee, Anthony Morse and Tegan Schlatter will work in the firm’s Portland office.

Shannon Marie Lee just completed her first year of law school at the University of Oregon. She is a Merit Scholarship recipient, and a member of the Minority Law Student Association and Asian Pacific Islander Law Student Association. She earned her B.A., in Environmental Studies and East Asian Studies, from Dickinson College in Pennsylvania.

Anthony Morse attends the New England School of Law where he just completed his second year. He is executive editor of the New England Law Review. Mr. Morse graduated magna cum laude from Western Oregon University with a B.S. in Economics.

Tegan Schlatter recently completed her second year at Lewis and Clark Law School where she received a Public Interest Law Fellowship. She earned her B.A., magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Bowling Green State University in Ohio.

05-25-2007

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Bryan Cave LLP

BC Partner Honored with Alexander Hamilton Award
Who knows better than former New York Mayor Ed Koch that it’s best to stay in New York? Koch has been honored with awards many times, but he considers the Alexander Hamilton Award to be “in a class by itself.” The award was created to celebrate New York and honor those individuals helping to foster the revitalization of our nation’s cities.

K. Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp., also was honored with the award at the 2007 Alexander Hamilton Award Dinner on May 8. This wasn’t the first time the two men have shared a platform.

Murdoch, then publisher of the New York Post, endorsed Mayor Koch in 1977, which Koch believes was the major reason for his election. Koch used the awards dinner to again thank Murdoch for his support, saying he was honored to be alongside him.

“New York is still a city of constant surprises, including our politics,” Koch said. “When I agreed to accept the Alexander Hamilton award, I immediately thought of the reaction of many who participate in politics or follow it closely. Why would a conservative think tank confer the award on Ed Koch, who often refers to himself as a liberal with sanity?”

Koch shared many stories about his time as mayor and explained how those events made him “realize the difference between a liberal and a liberal with sanity. I’ve never regretted recognizing the distinction, and I believe it is why I was able to become mayor of this great city and served it for 12 years. They were the best years of my life in every way.”

The Manhattan Institute’s mission is to “develop and disseminate new ideas that foster greater economic choice and individual responsibility.” For more than 25 years, the group has worked to shape American political culture by supporting and publicizing research on public policy issues including taxes, welfare, crime, the legal system, urban life, race and education.

The institute named its award after Hamilton because, according to the group, he was a fervent proponent of commerce and civic life, and he believed the health of the nation hinged upon vibrant cities, a main goal for the institute. The black-tie fundraiser raised more than $1.3 million for the Manhattan Institute.

“For the common sense you have displayed on so many issues…and with common sense ideas, Alexander Hamilton helped make America work. If only he hadn’t taken that final trip to New Jersey,” Koch said, referring to a fatal duel Hamilton fought with Aaron Burr in Weehawken, N.J., a favorite dueling site of the day. “The moral of the story – stay in New York. Look around us now, at this magnificent space. As the old saying goes, if you leave New York, you ain’t going anywhere. When it comes to life, progress, creativity and excitement, you just can’t beat the Big Apple.”

05-25-2007

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Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, P.L.C.

Miller Canfield Attorney James Govert Receives Michigan Ability Partners' Community Spirit Award
Miller Canfield proudly announces that attorney James W. Govert was recently honored by the Michigan Ability Partners (MAP) with its “Community Spirit Award,” given to businesses and individuals for their investment in the clients served by MAP who are living with disabilities.

The Community Spirit honorees were recognized for a sustained and important contribution. Govert has worked with MAP on a pro-bono basis to conceptualize, design and incorporate a family of housing subsidiaries for the agency. He also serves as president of the MAP board of directors.

A resident of Ann Arbor, Govert is senior counsel and member of Miller Canfield’s Real Estate Practice Group. He is involved in all aspects of real estate and development, including financing, sales and acquisitions, commercial leasing, construction, redevelopment incentives, public/private partnerships and entity formation.

He received his law degree from the University of California at Berkeley Law School (Boalt Hall), his M.A. in jurisprudence and social policy from the University of California at Berkeley, and an A.B., cum laude , in politics from Princeton University.

He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, State Bar of Pennsylvania, the Washtenaw County Bar Association and also serves as secretary of the board of trustees of the Washtenaw Land Trust.

Michigan Ability Partners is a non-profit agency that provides housing supports and vocational and financial services to people with varying levels of disabilities. Each year MAP serves approximately 750 men and women, to help them find a job, call a place home, and to give those with a record a second chance.

05-25-2007

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