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Rose•Walker Founder Honored Among Texas’ Top Attorneys
DALLAS – Attorney Marty Rose, a founding partner of Dallas’ Rose•Walker, L.L.P., has earned a spot on the 2007 Texas Super Lawyers list. Mr. Rose was recognized for his work in the area of business litigation.
To compile the nominees, researchers surveyed approximately 70,000 lawyers in Texas, asking them to nominate the best attorneys they have personally observed in action. Nominees were grouped into more than 60 practice areas, and a…
Seven from McCurley Orsinger McCurley McCurley Nelson & Downing Recognized Among …
DALLAS – The nationally recognized Family Law firm of McCurley Orsinger McCurley Nelson & Downing, L.L.P., is home to seven attorneys who earned spots on the 2007 Texas Super Lawyers list.
Included in the prestigious list are partners Mike McCurley, Richard R. Orsinger, Mary Johanna McCurley, Keith M. Nelson, R. Scott Downing and John E. Alexander. Each of the partners was recognized for their work in Family Law. Also honored was…
Imperato Association to hold Reception 9/25 at the Waldorf Astoria for United Na …
New York - September 21, 2007 - The Imperato Worldwide Association will be hosting a cocktail party on September 25, 2007 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City during the United Nations General Assembly from 6-8 pm. The event will be held in The Conrad Salon (Business Attire).
The Association has corresponded with Presidents and Prime Ministers of the countries of which we have interest, along with the UN…
SEO Firm Launches Guaranteed Search Engine Optimization Package for Lawyers and …
Florida based, Adviatech Corp. (adviatech.com), has recently launched a search engine optimization package custom designed for lawyers and law firms.
Adviatech Corp., a search engine optimization and online marketing company based in Tampa Florida, launched their guaranteed search engine optimization plan last week which offers a refund in the event that the client’s web site is not ranked on the first page of Google. Now, as an extension to their…
Imperiali Org. Founder D. Imperato Seen with George Clooney at NY Restaurant
New York – (i1connect News) – September 20, 2007 – Last Night Imperiali Organization Founder and 2008 Leading Independent Presidential Candidate along with his wife, Lady of Zenobia Jan Imperato, were seen dining at New York City\'s Cipriani\'s Restaurant.
Amongst their company were George Clooney and his lady friend.
The Imperato\'s and Clooney were seated next to each other at the posh Manhattan eatery while enjoying a late…
2008 Presidential Candidate Daniel Imperato Rallies Support in New York City
New York - September 20, 2007 - Prior to the United Nations General Assembly Meetings next week, 2008 Presidential Candidate Daniel Imperato is holding meetings all this week rallying key supporters for the upcoming election.
Imperato will be in New York City throughout next week as well in his official capacities. Currently, he is the United Nations Representative for the Orden Bonaria, and was recently named the Order\'s Grand…
Thompson & Knight Attorney Elected Vice-Chair of ABA Intellectual Property Law C …
Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce David A. Furlow has been elected Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section’s Intellectual Property Law Committee.
The ABA’s Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section has more than 35,000 members, including lawyers, judges, law school professors, and law students and serves as the balanced voice of the profession on issues related to the civil justice…
2008 Independent LP Candidate D. Imperato to Have LIVE Broadcast This Wed. 9/19/ …
West Palm Beach, FL – September 19, 2007 - Today, Imperato for President 2008, the official Presidential Campaign Committee for Daniel Imperato, announced that they will be holding their regular presidential live broadcast this Wednesday September 19, 2007 at 8pm EST on
www.imperato2008.com.
Daniel Imperato is currently an independent candidate for the office of President of United States of America, and is seeking the nomination from the Libertarian Party.
During this…
Jeff Rasansky Recognized among 2007 Texas Super Lawyers
DALLAS – For the fifth consecutive year, Dallas Attorney Jeff Rasansky has earned a spot on the Texas Super Lawyers listing. In the October 2007 issue of Texas Monthly magazine, Mr. Rasansky is honored among the state’s top personal injury attorneys.
“My number one goal is to obtain justice for my clients when they have been injured by the misdeeds of others,” says Mr. Rasansky, founder of Dallas’ The Rasansky Law…
California Federal Court Rejects State's Global Warming Public Nuisance Lawsuit
In a closely watched decision, the Federal District Court in the Northern District of California has dismissed the State of California\'s global warming public nuisance claim against the auto industry. Houston attorney Richard O. Faulk, Chair of the Litigation Department at Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, predicts, however, that the impact of the ruling will be felt far beyond the auto industry.
California asserted two nuisance claims, one under \"federal common…
Thompson & Knight Attorneys Selected for Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers in Amer …
Texas (September 18, 2007) – The international law firm of Thompson & Knight congratulates John H. Martin and Jeffrey A. Zlotky on being named by the legal services information company Lawdragon to its list of “Leading Lawyers in America.” In its third annual guide, “The Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America” lists the nation\'s best legal professionals, including private lawyers, legal academics, non-profit attorneys, government lawyers, and judges in…
Lingo24 supports Iraqi interpreters and translators
Lingo24 has watched with great concern the escalating number of Iraqi interpreters facing persecution, torture and even assassination following their work for the British troops.
As directly involved in the industry of translation and interpretation, Lingo24 considers its professional duty to petition the British authorities to take a more active stance for the protection of their interpreters in conflict zones.
This is why Lingo24 invites all collaborators and friends to sign…
Trowers & Hamlins select nFlow Digital Dictation as only technology with proven …
nFlow, a leading supplier of digital dictation solutions today announced that Trowers & Hamlins, one of the UK’s Top 100 law firms with 8 offices located in the UK and Oversees, has selected and implemented a firm wide roll out of nFlow digital dictation. The decision to select nFlow was largely based on their unique ability to deliver a proven Microsoft SQL Server replication solution.
Having carried out an internal…
Eleven McKool Smith Attorneys Honored Among Best in Texas
DALLAS - Eleven attorneys from the Dallas, Austin and Marshall, Texas, offices of McKool Smith have earned spots on the 2007 Texas Super Lawyers list, as determined by a statewide survey published in the October issue of Texas Monthly magazine.
Two attorneys from the firm received special recognition, with firm founder Mike McKool Jr. being selected as one of the Top 100 lawyers in Texas, and Samuel F. Baxter earning the…
Defendants in Rhode Island Lead Paint ‘Public Nuisance’ Case Argue Against State …
The defendants in the \"public nuisance” case filed against lead paint manufacturers in Rhode Island have issued a statement claiming that many factors in the State’s abatement plan render it infeasible and burdensome. Speaking on behalf of the defendants, counsel Scott Smith, an attorney at Hallenland Lewis Nilan & Johnson in Minneapolis, has issued the following statement on the issue:
“Under this proposal, the Attorney General is seeking the astounding…
Imperato Named as Grand Prior of Orden Bonaria for the US & Canada
London – (i1connect News) - Today it was announced that Daniel Imperato, a Knight of the Orden Bonaria, has been named as the Grand Prior of Orden Bonaria for the United States and Canada, his wife, Jan Deborah Imperato, was named Lady of Zenobia by the Orden Bonaria, Royal and Imperial House of Tadmur.
Prince de Septimio-Bathzabbay of the House of Tadmur recently received the Imperato \'s…
Leading Candidate Daniel Imperato Featured on Univision Website
Miami, FL 9/14/07 – Today the leading Independent Presidential Candidate announced that his profile was recently added to Univision\'s 2008 Presidential Election coverage.
Imperato has appeared at many Hispanic events, and was recently featured in \"El Ultimo Café\", a Spanish language program that runs on West Palm Beach Channel 57, an affiliate of MTV 3. In addition, Imperato has been featured in Que Pasa Bulletin (Los Angeles), Washington Hispanic…
Daniel Sheehan Recognized Among Texas’ Best Lawyers
DALLAS – For the fifth consecutive year, Daniel Sheehan has earned a spot on the prestigious Texas Super Lawyers listing.
Mr. Sheehan, founder of Dallas’ Daniel Sheehan & Associates, LLP, is listed among the state’s top professional liability attorneys in the October 2007 issue of Texas Monthly magazine and Texas Super Lawyers magazine, a publication co-produced by the publishers of Texas Monthly and Law & Politics Media Inc.
Earlier this year, approximately…
$1 BILLION UNDER THE SOFA CUSHIONS? Report Proposes Revamped Funding Process fo …
TRENTON, N.J. -- A new report offers guidance to New Jersey officials developing the state's school funding formula, on where to find more revenue. It was written for state officials and the general public, and released by nonpartisan civic group Value New Jersey.
The report, entitled "Principles: What Should We Expect in New Jersey's Next School Finance Formula?", says that funding practices have accelerated the cost increases for public schools.
…
48 Gardere Attorneys Named To Texas Super Lawyers List
DALLAS/HOUSTON/AUSTIN – A total of 48 partners from the Dallas, Houston and Austin offices of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP have earned selection to the 2007 Texas Super Lawyers list.
Gardere has placed more than 45 attorneys on the list in each of the five years the list has been compiled by the publishers of Texas Monthly and Law & Politics Media Inc. With their selection to the 2007 list, 30…
Four Stewart Stimmel LLP Attorneys Among Texas Super Lawyers
DALLAS – The health care law firm of Stewart Stimmel LLP is pleased to announce that four partners in the 14-attorney practice have been selected as 2007 Texas Super Lawyers by the publishers of Texas Monthly and Law & Politics Media Inc.
Selected for this honor were James “Mac” Stewart and Linda Stimmel, both in the area of Health Care. Additionally, Charles Bell was honored for Medical Malpractice Defense and Vernon…
Imperato Calls It Again: Poppy Productions Surges To New Highs Despite Calls for …
New York – September 4, 2007 - Last Week the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported that opium-poppy cultivation in Afghanistan increased \"dramatically\" in 2007.
The annual survey estimates the increase in production of opium as more than one-third, confirming Afghanistan as the major world problem in narcotics terms.
\"The really bad news is that we have an increase in the number of hectares [sown with opium poppy],…
Imperato Calls It Again: Chinese Military Infiltrate Pentagon Network
Washington D.C. – September 6, 2007 - Just three months ago, according to American officials, the Chinese People\'s Liberation Army (PLA) hacked into the Pentagon Computer Network and reached a computer system serving the office of Robert Gates, the Secretary of Defense.
The United States and its telecommunications infrastructure has long been thought of as secure and protected from outside invaders. However, with the global growth…
Presidential Candidate to Support Ballot Access Reform in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City - September 6, 2007 – Today 2008 Independent Libertarian Presidential Candidate Daniel Imperato pledged his support to Oklahomans for Ballot Access Reform Coalition and will be a keynote speaker at their rally on today in Oklahoma City.
The coalition, which is comprised of the Green Party, Libertarian Party, Constitution Party, as well as independents are seeking to give more choices to Oklahomans by making it less…
79 Thompson & Knight Attorneys Honored in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008
Texas (September 5, 2007) – The international law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to congratulate its 79 attorneys who were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008 (Copyright 2007 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.).
Thompson & Knight is honored to have more attorneys listed in Best Lawyers than any other firm in Dallas, Texas, a total of 64. The Firm…
Important information of Trabzonspor to the general public
Due to a newspaper article published on September, 02.09.2007, in which a person is maliciously offering \"Trabzonspor name rights\" for sale over the ebay-platform, juridical means are initiated. In this regard, ideal as well as material damage sentence complaints are raised further. We would like to draw the attention of the general public and of all possible prospective buyers to the fact that the only lawful and authorised representative of…
Thompson & Knight Attorney Elected to Bar Association Chair Positions
Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce William M. Katz Jr. has been elected Chair of the American Bar Association (“ABA”) Section of Antitrust Law’s Insurance Industry Committee and Chair-Elect of the State Bar of Texas Antitrust and Business Litigation Section for 2007-2008.
The ABA Section of Antitrust Law’s Insurance Industry Committee focuses on antitrust issues of interest to members in the insurance, reinsurance, and insurance brokerage communities and their…
Thompson & Knight Attorneys Secure Jury Verdict for Landlord in Breach of Lease …
Thompson & Knight attorneys recently secured a jury verdict in favor of 9555 West Belt L.P./Bayview USA Holdings LLC, the owner of an office building located at 9555 W. Sam Houston Parkway, in a dispute involving a tenant’s breach of a long-term lease. The defendants in the suit were Quality Infusion Care, Inc., a company which provides services for home health care, and its owners Jim and Linda Rutherford.…
Shackelford, Melton & McKinley Adds New Partner
DALLAS – Shackelford, Melton & McKinley, LLP, is pleased to announce that Daryl K. Washington has joined the Dallas firm as a partner. Mr. Washington’s practice will focus on commercial and securities litigation, as well as sports and entertainment law.
“We could not be more excited to have Daryl join our firm,” said John Shackelford, a founding partner of the firm. “He is an exceptional litigator, and he brings tremendous talent…
A growing VCL plans to attend Drug Policy Alliance conference in New Orleans Dec …
This December a conference will be hosted in New Orleans by the Drug Policy Alliance. The VCL, who have spoken out against the current US drug prohibition policy on many occasions, plans to attend. There are many problems associated with this policy such as gang violence, more harmful and impure substances being sold, increased use of cheaper but stronger drugs and higher crime rates caused by addicted individuals.…
Cesidian Root starts new country of Independent Long Island with .ILI Top-Level …
South Floral Park, NY, August 20, 2007 -- The President and Founder of the Cesidian Root, an alternative and intercontinental Internet, announced today that he has started the new country project of Independent Long Island (ILI).
Independent Long Island (ILI) is the new name the President of the Cesidian Root has given to Long Island, and this new national entity is made up of the Brooklyn and Queens boroughs of New…
Mariana Nicolesco, a great voice of our time, brings Europe to Romania
Celebrated soprano Mariana Nicolesco left her native country, Romania, in the 70’s, with a scholarship she won in a national contest to study voice at the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia in Rome. Her superb dark voice, with an enormous extention and her solid musical background - she studied violin from age 6 to 18 - brought her immediately to general attention.
Still in the Conservatory, she is the Page in Verdi’s Don…
Results in from Recent Iowa(USA) Democratic Debate Poll
Honolulu, HI, USA…22 August 2007. HarmonyNet Media Group, an online and tangible world media company, announced today that there is an apparent shift in the US Presidential Debates results. As of the ABCNews.com tm unofficial and ‘unscientific’ polling, Dennis Kucinich(D-OH), has moved out significantly in front of the previously favored leaders, Barack Obama(D-IL) and Hillary Clinton(D-NY). The online polls, following the live event in Des Moines, IA, shows that Kucinich,…
Weitz & Luxenberg Welcomes Ambre Brandis to its Asbestos Litigation Department
Ambre Brandis has joined the ranks of Weitz & Luxenberg’s accomplished attorneys in the firm’s Asbestos Litigation department. No stranger to the law or asbestos, the New Jersey native honed her skills for four years at Shein Law Center, a boutique asbestos firm in Philadelphia, while working her way toward her JD degree at the Pierce Law School.
During that time, Brandis was also a judicial clerk with Sandra Moss,…
Thompson & Knight Attorney Named Chairman of Advisory Council and Conference
Texas (August 22, 2007) – The international law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to congratulate R Gordon Appleman on being named Chairman of The University of Texas (UT) College of Liberal Arts Foundation Advisory Council and Chairman of The University of Texas School of Law’s (UT Law) 55th Annual Taxation Conference.
Appleman will begin his position as UT College of Liberal Arts Foundation Advisory Council Chairman on September…
HRRV Provides Life Experience to PowerPlayNYC Intern
NEW YORK (8/15/07) – Havkins, Rosenfeld, Ritzert & Varriale made a 14 year-old girl’s dream come true this week when she shadowed an attorney during in a one-week internship through PowerPlayNYC’s STARS program.
HRRV attorney Carmen Nicolaou took time out of her busy schedule to mentor Devona Adjei Baffour, who will be attending the Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, New York this fall on a full scholarship.
“I am very proud…
A Blind Eye Turned To Sources Of Lead Exposure?
The massive amount of attention being paid to the lead content in some of the nation’s most ubiquitous toys is long overdue, says Houston attorney Richard O. Faulk, Chair of the Litigation Department at Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP.
“While the lead paint trials were in progress in Rhode Island, and while the proceedings in New Jersey, Missouri, Ohio and California have been pending, American children were at risk from an incredible…
East Texas Jury Finds in Favor of USF Bestway In Federal Truck Accident Case
MARSHALL, Texas – A federal court jury in Marshall has ruled in favor of the USF Bestway Inc. trucking company in a lawsuit filed by a local woman who blamed the company for injuries she sustained following a 2005 accident.
The jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, returned a unanimous take-nothing verdict this morning on behalf of the company in the lawsuit filed…
Settlement Reached in Mr. America Death
DALLAS – The family of former Mr. America Michael Scarcella has settled a lawsuit against Presbyterian Hospital of Plano Inc., following Mr. Scarcella’s death in 2003 after he was transferred from the hospital.
Terms of the settlement are confidential.
“It’s a small measure of consolation for Michael’s nine-year-old son, who will have to grow up without his dad,” says Jim Girards of The Girards Law Firm in Dallas, who represents the late…
Thompson & Knight Attorneys Elected to State Bar of Texas Pattern Jury Charge Co …
Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce that Molly Steele and Scott P. Stolley have been elected to serve on Pattern Jury Charge Committees for the State Bar of Texas. Steele will serve on the Pattern Jury Charges – Oversight Committee, and Stolley will serve on the Pattern Jury Charges – Business, Consumer, and Employment Committee.
The mission of the Pattern Jury Charges – Oversight Committee is to set…
Thompson & Knight Gains Litigation Expert in Dallas
The international law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce Jackie Robinson has joined the Firm as a Partner in the Dallas office. He brings more than 20 years of legal experience to Thompson & Knight.
Robinson focuses his practice on litigation and dispute resolution. He has practiced in state and federal courts and has tried more than 70 cases to verdict. Although the dominant…
Thompson & Knight Attorney Receives Legal Services of New York City Pro Bono Ser …
Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to congratulate Ira L. Herman for receiving a Legal Services of New York City (LSNY) 2007 Pro Bono Service Award for his service on the Steering Committee for the New York City Bankruptcy Assistance Project (NYC BAP). The NYC BAP is a part of the LSNY network of legal services programs located throughout New York City. The awards were distributed at the…
To the 16th anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Uzbekistan
SIXTEEN YEARS: ALONG THE PATH OF PROFOUND CHANGES AND PROFOUND REFORMS
This year the people of Uzbekistan are going to celebrate the 16th anniversary of Independence, the country’s most important holiday, with a special pride and inspiration. Undoubtedly, the traversed path - the path of independent development has been marked by epochal transformations, establishment of the statehood, the rebirth of the national self-consciousness.
At the moment, Uzbekistan having stepped on the way…
Daniel Imperato Announced as First Candidate for Upcoming Presidential Debate
Boulder, 8/8/07 CO – Today Imperato for President 2008, the official campaign committee for Daniel Imperato, announced that Daniel Imperato will be the first candidate for the upcoming multi-party presidential debates.
With two major National Conventions, Colorado being a swing state, and home to one of the Presidential candidates, Colorado is the center of more attention for the upcoming 2008-election cycle than it has ever witnessed.
This is the…
On approving Statute on the family-type children’s houses
With an aim to ensure the protection of rights and interests of children left without a parental care, create for them the necessary conditions close to a family atmosphere, develop the family-type children’s houses as well as implement the Resolution of the President of Uzbekistan of January 23, 2007 №PP-573 “On the State program “Year of Social Protection” the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan approved the Statute…
Housing Slump: the Result of Poor Lending Practices, Economic Stagnation, or Lac …
Driving through any neighborhood shows an unavoidable truth: The country is in a housing slump. In fact, more than 1 million foreclosures are expected over the next six years according to a study by First American CoreLogic. Due to these foreclosures, an estimated $112 billion will be lost to lenders, investors and remaining equity.
A primary reason industry analysts point to for the housing slump is a basic economic principle:…
Oxford Vatican Scholar Asks Pope to Be First Woman Admitted to Vatican's All-Mal …
University Heights, Ohio - August 8, 2007, Serene Ecclesial Lady, Dna. Maria St. Catherine De Grace Sharpe, a lay member of the Roman Catholic Ecclesial Order of the Societ of Mary (Marist Order) and the Order of the Most Holy Trinity and an Oxford-trained pontifical ecclesiastical diplomatic scholar who has been quietly specializing in the study, research and analysis of Roman Catholic/Holy See/Vatican State pontifical ecclesiastical international and diplomatic affairs…
2008 Libertarian Presidential Candidate D. Imperato Invited To Speak at Libertar …
Dayton, OH – August 3, 2007 - Today, 2008 Presidential Candidate Daniel Imperato announced that he has been invited to speak at the Libertarian Region 3 Convention this weekend, August 3-5, 2007.
In addition, Imperato For President 2008, the official campaign committee of Daniel Imperato, has sponsored the event.
Imperato is schedule to deliver his address to the Region 3 delegates on Saturday evening at 8pm. …
Ohio Supreme Court Rejects Attempt to Scuttle Public Nuisance Legislation
Ohio has officially joined the growing list of states which have rejected the latest “mass tort” experiment devised by ambitious public officials and the entrepreneurial plaintiffs\' bar.
The Aug. 1 ruling “rebuffed the Governor and the Attorney General\'s attempt to flaunt the legislative prerogative and vindicated the General Assembly\'s decision to clarify the application of Ohio\'s product liability statue to public nuisance cases,” says Houston attorney Richard O. Faulk, Chair…
Federal Electronics Honored with Raytheon 2007 Supplier Excellence Award
CRANSTON, R.I. – August 6, 2007 – Federal Electronics (federalelec.com), a leading provider of electronic manufacturing services (EMS), has been selected as a recipient of the 2007 Supplier Excellence 3 Star Award from Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS).
Federal Electronics, a supplier to Raytheon IDS for the past 6 years, was honored with the award for the company’s exemplary performance and contribution to the success of Raytheon IDS and…
