Consumer

More than 30 attorneys to offer free consultations and workshops

(Delaware County Lawyer to Serve on Middletown Township Council, Filling Vacancy in 2nd District) Margaret J. Amoroso of the Pennsylvania labor union and employment law firm Willig, Williams & Davidson has been appointed as an interim member of the Township Council of Middletown Township in Delaware County, Pa. Recently sworn in, Amoroso is filling a vacancy in the Township’s 2nd District. She will run for the permanent seat in the April 24, 2012 special election.

Duane Morris is pleased to announce that Michael H. Leeds has joined the firm's Wealth Planning Practice Group as a partner in its Boca Raton office. Leeds' arrival further bolsters Duane Morris' wealth planning practice in South Florida. Last month, associate Angela Klemack joined the Boca Raton office, also in the Wealth Planning Practice Group.

Thompson Coburn attorney honored for tobacco defense win January 3, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP, a prominent California law firm with a national reputation, is proud to announce that Partner Christopher Healey and the Lavender vs. Skilled Healthcare trial team were honored as the 2011 Consumer Attorneys of the Year by the Consumer Attorneys of California.

Lawrence Gornick of Levin Simes Kaiser & Gornick LLP was appointed by U.S. District Judge David A. Katz to the Plaintiff’s Steering Committee for the federal court lawsuits related to DePuy Orthopedics ASR Hip Implant Products.

Hunton & Williams LLP is pleased to announce the firm has entered into an arrangement with Oscar Marquis as an Independent Legal Consultant to the firm. Marquis previously served for over 20 years as an attorney for Trans Union LLC, one of the three national consumer reporting agencies, with over 15 years as General Counsel.

Collins & Lacy, P.C. is pleased to announce Brian Comer has been selected to serve as Co-Chair of the Products Liability Substantive Law Committee for the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association (SCDTAA).

According to anecdotal and documentary evidence, members of the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys, ITMA, and their clients are receiving an ever increasing number of communications from companies with names such as World Patent and Trademark Index, Intellectual Property Agency Ltd and TM Worldwide, often used in conjunction with a logo evoking the European Union or those of other official bodie