Jaffe Legal News Service - Law Firm News - North AmericaThe Jaffe Legal News Service (JLNS) is a free, weekly email tipsheet sent to reporters and editors who either cover the legal industry or who rely on legal experts as part of their reporting. It is a way for law firms to put their news and the expertise of their attorneys in front of more than 850 members of the media who have opted in to receive the feed and see it as a valuable source for story ideas and analysis of legal topics.Baker Donelson Recognizes Attorneys for Pro Bono Work- (Found June 24, 2008 ) MEMPHIS, TENN. (June 2, 2008) — Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, has recognized a number of attorneys throughout the Firm for their pro bono work.Charles K. Grant was named the firm-wide 2008 Baker Donelson Pro Bono Attorney of the Year. A shareholder in the Nashville office of Baker Donelson, Mr. Grant was recognized for his pro bono service involving the restoration of voting rights for former felons. His efforts have included working with others to raise...http://www.jlns.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Home.ShowArticleDetail&ArticleID=7934&Sec... Corporate Board Member Magazine Names Kennedy Covington Top Law Firm in Charlotte- (Found June 24, 2008 ) CHARLOTTE, N.C. (June 10, 2008) — Kennedy Covington, one of the largest law firms in the Carolinas, has been recognized by Corporate Board Member magazine as the top corporate law firm in Charlotte, according to a survey of corporate directors. The magazine released the results of its eighth annual survey in its JulyAugust cover story: "America's Best Corporate Lawyers.""When it comes to the quality of our client service, we hold ourselves to very high standards," said Gene Pridgen,...http://www.jlns.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Home.ShowArticleDetail&ArticleID=7945&Sec... Nexsen Pruet Attorney Kirsten Small Appointed to Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Panel Committee- (Found June 24, 2008 ) GREENVILLE, S.C. (June 9, 2008) — Kirsten Small, special counsel in Nexsen Pruet's Greenville office, has been appointed to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeal's Criminal Justice Appellate Panel Committee for the Fourth Circuit.Small focuses her practice in appellate law in state and federal courts.As part of the committee, Small will help develop standards of eligibility for attorneys to gain membership on the court's panel of attorneys. The lawyers that meet the requirements are qualified.http://www.jlns.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Home.ShowArticleDetail&ArticleID=7946&Sec... Bernstein of Plunkett Cooney Elected to Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Board- (Found June 24, 2008 ) BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICH. (June 9, 2008) — Douglas C. Bernstein, Plunkett Cooney's Banking, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Practice Group Leader, was recently named to the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame board of directors."Michigan is a state with tremendous athletic talent. As a sports fan, I'm thrilled to help carry on the tradition of memorializing Michigan's sports icons," said Bernstein. "To be associated with this organization, as well as the caliber of the inductees, is an honor."The.http://www.jlns.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Home.ShowArticleDetail&ArticleID=7947&Sec... Langlois Kronstrm Desjardins Welcomes a New Lawyer in Litigation and Insurance Law- (Found June 24, 2008 ) MONTREAL (June 6, 2008) — The Langlois Kronstrm Desjardins law firm is pleased to welcome Andre Chamberland to its Qubec City office. She specializes in Civil and Commercial Litigation as well as Insurance Law.Andre Chamberland has been practising with a Montral-based law firm since her admission to the Quebec Bar in 1996. Although she takes on major class action and injunction cases, her practice focuses mainly on general civil liability cases and property insurance.Holding a law degree..http://www.jlns.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Home.ShowArticleDetail&ArticleID=7948&Sec... Norris McLaughlin & Marcus Welcomes New Tax Partner- (Found June 24, 2008 ) SOMERVILLE, N.J. (June 11, 2008) — Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A. is pleased to announce that Thomas N. Torzewski has joined the firm as a Member of the Taxation and Estate Planning & Administration Groups.Torzewski, a resident of Whippany, will focus his practice transactional tax and business planning, comprehensive and sophisticated estate and succession planning, estate and trust administration and litigation, and all phases of tax law. He has extensive experience in the...http://www.jlns.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Home.ShowArticleDetail&ArticleID=7949&Sec... LaPar Brings Construction Law Background to Sands Anderson's Litigation Team- (Found June 24, 2008 ) RICHMOND, VA. (June 11, 2008) — Kelly B. LaPar has joined the Business and Commercial Litigation practice group at the law firm of Sands Anderson Marks & Miller, M. Pierce Rucker, firm president, reported today."Kelly's significant skills and trial experience in construction law and construction disputes will add dimension and depth to our already strong construction law team," said Litigation Practice Chair L. Lee Byrd.LaPar's law practice began in Colorado, where she focused on...http://www.jlns.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Home.ShowArticleDetail&ArticleID=7950&Sec... MSBA Certifies Joel A. Hilgendorf of Hellmuth & Johnson as Real Property Law Specialist- (Found June 24, 2008 ) EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. (June 10, 2008) — Hellmuth & Johnson, PLLC today announced that attorney Joel A. Hilgendorf was certified as a Real Property Law Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association.To earn the Real Property Law Specialist credential, an attorney must pass an examination in real property law, demonstrate a substantial level of experience and legal education in real estate matters, pass a disciplinary check and successfully obtain objective review by attorneys familiar.http://www.jlns.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Home.ShowArticleDetail&ArticleID=7951&Sec... McManis Faulkner Adds Partner Catherine Bechtel to Family Law Group- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Family Law Associate Michele Corvi Named Senior CounselSAN JOSE, CALIF. (June 10, 2008) — McManis Faulkner, a leading Northern California trial firm, bolsters its family law practice with the addition of Catherine Bechtel as a partner and the elevation of Michele Corvi to senior counsel. Bechtel, who most recently has been in a solo practice, started her career at McManis Faulkner and returns to team with Corvi in heading the family law practice."Our firm has long had one of the South...http://www.jlns.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Home.ShowArticleDetail&ArticleID=7952&Sec... Chief Counsel and Staff Director of the Senate Ethics Committee Joins Wiley Rein- (Found June 24, 2008 ) WASHINGTON (June 5, 2008) — Wiley Rein is pleased to announce that on June 9, Robert L. Walker, the Chief Counsel and Staff Director of the Senate Ethics Committee, will join the firm as Of Counsel in its Election Law Government Ethics and White Collar Defense Practices. Mr. Walker formerly held a similar position with the House Ethics Committee. He is the only person to have led both committees and also the first nonpartisan staff chief. At Wiley Rein, he will provide counseling,...http://www.jlns.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Home.ShowArticleDetail&ArticleID=7944&Sec... |
