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.Adams and Reese Celebrates 20 Years of Community Service- (Found June 24, 2008 ) NEW ORLEANS (June 12, 2008) — Adams and Reese attorneys and staff celebrated 20 years of community service on Wednesday, June 12, 2008 with the anniversary of its corporate philanthropy program HUGS. Appropriately named to represent the Hope, Understanding, Giving and Support it encourages, the program was founded in June 1988 to promote social responsibility among attorneys and staff at the firm. Through HUGS, thousands of volunteer hours accompanied by hundreds of thousands of dollars...http://www.jlns.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Home.ShowArticleDetail&ArticleID=7943&Sec... Experienced Neutral Michael J. Timpane Joins JAMS- (Found June 24, 2008 ) SAN FRANCISCO (June 2, 2008) — Michael J. Timpane, Esq., an accomplished dispute resolution professional, announced today that he has joined JAMS, The Resolution Experts, the nation's largest private provider of ADR services. Mr. Timpane joins JAMS in Northern California and will resolve disputes in a variety of practice areas, including: construction claim, construction defect, insurance coverage, surety, businesscommercial and real property."Mike brings strong experience as a highly...http://www.jlns.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Home.ShowArticleDetail&ArticleID=7935&Sec... Winners Announced in Make Talk Work International Video Competition Funded by the JAMS Foundation- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Initiative Promotes Conflict Prevention and Dispute ResolutionNEW YORK (June 11, 2008) — The winners of the Make Talk Work International Video Competition, which was funded by the JAMS Foundation, were announced last month in New York and the winning videos may now be viewed on the City University of New York (CUNY) Dispute Resolution Consortium website at http:johnjay.jjay.cuny.edudispute and on YouTube by entering "Make Talk Work" or "JAMS Foundation" at www.youtube.com."We have been...http://www.jlns.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Home.ShowArticleDetail&ArticleID=7936&Sec... Entertainment and New Media Litigator Dominique R. Shelton Joins Wildman Harrold- (Found June 24, 2008 ) LOS ANGELES (June 3, 2008) — Wildman Harrold is pleased to announce that litigator Dominique R. Shelton has joined the firm as a partner in Los Angeles.Shelton comes to the firm from Kaye Scholer LLP, where she was a member of the litigation department. She is the latest in a string of high-level lateral additions to Wildman Harrold in Los Angeles, and further advances the firm's accelerating profile as counsel to the technology, media and entertainment industries.Shelton's practice...http://www.jlns.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Home.ShowArticleDetail&ArticleID=7937&Sec... 14 Potter Anderson & Corroon Attorneys Named Delaware Super Lawyers- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Partners Laurie Selber Silverstein and Donald J. Wolfe, Jr. Voted Top Ten in the StateWILMINGTON, DEL. (June 5, 2008) — Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP announced today that 14 of its attorneys were named 2008 Delaware Super Lawyers. Laurie Selber Silverstein, a partner practicing in the area of bankruptcy and creditordebtor rights, and Donald J. Wolfe, Jr., a partner practicing in the area of business litigation, were listed among the top 10 attorneys in Delaware, with Wolfe receiving...http://www.jlns.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Home.ShowArticleDetail&ArticleID=7938&Sec... Leigh Hudgins Schreher Joins Troutman Sanders in its Richmond Office- (Found June 24, 2008 ) RICHMOND, VA. (June 9, 2008) — The law firm of Troutman Sanders LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Leigh Hudgins Schreher as of counsel in its Multifamily Housing practice group in Richmond, Va.Schreher comes to Troutman Sanders from LandAmerica 1031 Exchange Services, Inc., where she was Vice President and Commercial Transactions Counsel with the company from 2006 until this year.At Troutman Sanders, Schreher's practice will focus on representing lenders in all aspects of closing.http://www.jlns.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Home.ShowArticleDetail&ArticleID=7939&Sec... Mike Cook of Winstead Elected to the American Law Institute- (Found June 24, 2008 ) DALLAS (June 4, 2008) — Michael Cook, Austin shareholder for Texas law firm Winstead PC, has been elected to the American Law Institute. Selected on professional achievement and interest in improving the law, Cook joins this prestigious society of judges, lawyers and law professors from the United States and many foreign nations.ALI was founded in 1923 to help bring clarity to the law. Through a careful process, the ALI publishes various restatements of the law, moral codes and other...http://www.jlns.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Home.ShowArticleDetail&ArticleID=7940&Sec... Roland Love Elected to Winstead's Executive Committee- (Found June 24, 2008 ) DALLAS (June 6, 2008) — Roland Love, a shareholder in Winstead's Dallas Office, was elected to the law firm's Executive Committee. Love replaces Bob Fisher who left Winstead to become general counsel for Winstead's top 100 client, Camden Property Trust. Love chairs the Real Estate Litigation sub-practice group and is known for his strong leadership skills and dedication to the firm and its clients. Winstead's Executive Committee is the governing body of the firm whose members include...http://www.jlns.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Home.ShowArticleDetail&ArticleID=7941&Sec... Winstead Adds Katherine Willyard to the Energy & Environmental Practice Group- (Found June 24, 2008 ) DALLAS (June 9, 2008) — Katherine A. Willyard has joined Winstead PC as a staff attorney. She will be located in the firm's Houston office, working with the Energy & Environmental Practice Group in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Department.Willyard comes to Winstead after a short tenure as an associate at Walne & Timby, LLP, where she was counsel to various independent oil & gas producers engaged in domestic onshore and offshore exploration and production operations...http://www.jlns.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Home.ShowArticleDetail&ArticleID=7942&Sec... Legal Financing Now Legal in Ohio- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Governor signs bill to legalize and regulate legal financing in Ohio. Ohio consumers gain access to valued financing source for those who are experiencing financial stress while pursuing a lawsuit in the court system. Legal funding now legal in all 50 states.COLUMBUS, OHIO (June 5, 2008) — Oasis Legal Finance announced today that it intends to offer legal funding to consumers in Ohio this August.On May 28, 2008, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland signed into law House Bill 248, creating a...http://www.jlns.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Home.ShowArticleDetail&ArticleID=7953&Sec... |
