FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 3, 2008
The law firm of Oppenheimer, Blend, Harrison and Tate, Inc. of San Antonio, Texas is pleased to announce the promotion of James M. McNeel to shareholder. McNeel, who is a native to San Antonio, is a member of the firm’s Estate Planning & Probate practice and is devoted to assisting clients in the areas of trust and estate litigation, estate planning and probate administration.

McNeel received his juris doctorate from Howard University and his B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin. He also received a LL.M. in Estate Planning from the University of Miami in Miami, Florida, where he practiced law for seven years before returning to his hometown. Oppenheimer, Blend, Harrison and Tate, Inc. is a legal corporation serving San Antonio and South Texas for nearly 40 years. The firm represents both businesses and individuals with Corporate & Securities, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Estate Planning & Probate, Health Care, Labor & Employment, Litigation, Condemnation Rights, Real Estate and Tax law needs.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Washington, DC (February 20, 2008).
Rawle Andrews (JD c/o 1990) was appointed to a three-year term on the D.C. Access to Justice Commission http://www.dcaccesstojustice.org/aboutus.html by the D.C. Court of Appeals on February 20, 2008. As the Managing Attorney for AARP Legal Counsel for the Elderly http://www.aarp.org/ , Rawle is the only Commissioner employed by an organization that advocates primarily for senior citizens and their caregivers. The Commission is charged with assuring high quality access for low income and indigent residents who suffer disparate access barriers in the civil justice system, and includes as its members D.C. Court of Appeals and Superior Court judges, past Presidents of the D.C. Bar, Executive Directors of leading legal services providers, and other community leaders. Rawle also is the proud father of his nine year old daughter, Jordan F. Andrews, who resides in Michigan.

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BUSINESS LITIGATION ATTORNEYS JOIN CARLTON FIELDS IN THE ATLANTA OFFICE

Monty Garside              Kenneth Thompson

ATLANTA - Carlton Fields, P.A. is pleased to announce that Kenneth Thompson, Jr. and Leonard M. Garside, II have joined the Firm in the Business Litigation and Trade Regulation Practice.

Thompson focuses his practice on tort and products liability litigation; intellectual property litigation with an emphasis on franchising and distribution disputes; and complex litigation. He has defended clients in wrongful death and personal injury lawsuits, including medical device and pharmaceutical litigation. Thompson also has litigated trademark, trade dress and related infringement claims, and has represented national franchisors in disputes in state and federal courts. He also handles complex commercial matters in federal and state courts throughout the country.

Prior to joining Carlton Fields, Thompson practiced with Molden Holley Fergusson & Thompson LLC, Troutman Sanders in the Business Litigation Group, and he was a Captain in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps. He was selected as a Georgia Rising Star in Civil Defense Litigation by Law & Politics and Atlanta Magazine, and is listed in Who’s Who in Black Atlanta. Thompson is an active member and supporter of a number of civic and professional organizations, including the Atlanta Bar Association, the Atlanta Business League, and the Truancy Intervention Project. Thompson received his J.D., cum laude, from Howard University and his B.A., magna cum laude, from Florida A&M University.

Garside focuses his practice in the areas of commercial litigation and entertainment law. His litigation experience includes products liability, eminent domain (condemnation), dispossessory actions, and general contract disputes. In the area of entertainment law, Garside has drafted and negotiated management agreements, personal performance agreements, production agreements, publishing agreements, and recording contracts.

Garside received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law in 2002, where he served as Co-Chair of the Moot Court Board and was also a member of the National Moot Court Team. He received his B.S., summa cum laude, from Florida A&M University in 1999, where he was a Thurgood Marshall Scholar.

Karin Coger
Wong Fleming welcomes Karin Y. Coger to the firm as an associate attorney. Ms. Coger’s practice focuses on employment and labor law, commercial law, civil rights law and entertainment law. Prior to joining Wong Fleming, Ms. Coger practiced criminal law within the Office of the Public Defender in Trenton, New Jersey. Ms. Coger is admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York.

In 1999, Ms. Coger graduated, cum laude, from Hampton University with an undergraduate degree in Mass Media Arts. She subsequently received her Juris Doctorate from Howard University School of Law in 2002. During law school, Ms. Coger served as the Sub-Regional Director of the Mid-Atlantic Region for the Black Law Students Association and she was a member of the Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association.

Ms. Coger is a member of the New Jersey Bar Association and the Women Lawyers Committee and the Young Lawyers Committee of the Mercer County Bar Association. Ms. Coger sits on the board of the First Philadelphia Charter School for Literacy and is an active member of the National Association of Black Female Executives in Music and Entertainment.

You can reach Karin at kcoger@wongfleming.com

John P. Rutledge
(J.D., 1997) completed the Coeur d’Alene Ironman Triathlon in June. Despite blazing hot conditions, Rutledge completed the 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike and 26.2 mile run in fine shape. Since returning from the south pacific island nation of Palau (where he served as Legal Counsel to the country’s paramount chief), he has joined the law firm of Brooke • Shaw • Zumpft in the Lake Tahoe area. John and his wife Fabiola have one son, Raphael, are guardians for another child, Bon, and are eagerly expecting a second child (Tristan Emanuel) in March.

“Lessons in Truth” Selected Sermons
Volume I

November 2006- Washington, DC - Small in stature, but powerful in praise, Dr E. Gail Anderson Holness, HUSL ’81, offers sermonic teachings with an unceremonious tone. Her book, “Lessons in Truth”: Selected Sermons Volume I was released on October 3, 2006 and is packed with biblical teachings relevant to our everyday lives as Christians. Dr. Holness, a college administrator, columnist, lawyer, motivational speaker, human rights activist, lecturer, businesswoman, Sr. Pastor, young adult minister and author who has truly been called to share her preaching/teaching ministry from the pulpit to the streets. She presently serves as the Minister for Young Adults at Metropolitan A.M.E. Church in Washington, DC.

Dr. Holness effortlessly blends bible verses with popular culture jargon to speak to Christians of all ages. Chapters such as “You Are All That and ‘Bout It, ‘Bout It” speak directly to the youth culture, offering messages and teachings that resound with young Christians trying to walk in faith in an ever-increasingly secular world, while “it’s All Right To Be Single” resounds with more mature Christians seeking to understand the vocations of marriage and single life in the in today’s world and their role in the life of the Church.

Lessons in Truth is nothing but the “Truth” and a must read for all who are in need of encouragement, strength and hope for day to day living.

Dr. Holness is the daughter of Mrs. Beatrice Jacobs Anderson and the late Jasper R. Anderson, Sr. and proud mother of 18 year Spelman College sophomore Ali Gail Holness. Dr. Holness is a life member, member of the Washington, DC Executive Board and former youth National Board member of the NAACP. She is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Contact Information

Dr. E. Gail Anderson Holness
E. Gail Anderson Holness Ministries, Inc.
P.O. Box 5438
Washington, DC 20016
Telephone number 202-387-1154
www.egailandersonholness.com or egah@msn.com



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