LexisNexis^® Announces 122 Lawyers Receive Martindale-Hubbell^® Peer Review Ratings^SM

Respected Lawyer Rating System Facilitates Evaluation of Legal Abilities and Professional Ethics of Attorneys

New York, NY - July 7, 2008 - LexisNexis today announced that 122 lawyers located throughout the United States and Canada have received Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review RatingsSM in the last month, in recognition of their highly regarded legal skills and professional ethics.

The Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings help in-house counsel and other sophisticated buyers of legal services identify, evaluate and select the most appropriate lawyer for a specific task at hand. Lawyer Ratings serve as an objective indicator that a lawyer has the highest ethical standards and professional ability and are used by buyers of legal services to justify their hiring decisions.

Martindale-Hubbell® is part of the LexisNexis® Client Development solution line, which provides industry leading networking and law firm marketing resources to help firms target clients, build their brand, develop new business opportunities, and provide exceptional client service. Through its four solution lines - Client Development, Practice Management, Litigation Services, and Research - LexisNexis offers Total Practice Solutions to ensure that law firms have the content, tools and services they need to win in the business and practice of law.

The ratings process relies on peer attorneys to assess a lawyer’s ethics and legal ability. There are three possible Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings certification ratings awarded:
CV® Peer Review Rating - The CV rating is a good first rating for lawyers and a definitive statement of their above-average ability and unquestionable ethics. This is the maximum rating a lawyer can receive who has been admitted to the bar from 3-4 years.
BV® Peer Review Rating - The BV rating is an excellent rating for a lawyer with more experience. This is the maximum rating a lawyer can receive who has been admitted to the bar from 5-9 years.
AV® Peer Review Rating - An AV rating is a significant accomplishment - a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence. A lawyer must be admitted to the Bar for 10 years or more to receive an AV rating.

The following 122 attorneys have recently received Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings:

Adams and Reese LLP
Reggie Copeland (Mobile, AL)

Baker & Hostetler LLP
Brian A. Bash (Cleveland, OH)
John J. Carney (New York, NY)
Joel A. Mayo (Denver, CO)
W. Ray Whitman (Houston, TX)

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Christy Tosh Crider (Nashville, TN)

Balch & Bingham LLP
Teresa G. Minor (Birmingham, AL)

Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
Jeffrey S. Beenstock (Voorhees, NJ)
Shereen Chia-Yun Chen (Voorhees, NJ)
Hara K. Jacobs (Philadelphia, PA)
Paul F. Jenkins (Voorhees, NJ)
Matthew L. Rosin (Philadelphia, PA)

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
Bradley L. Ottinger (Memphis, TN)
Theodore Gaillard Uhlhorn, V (Memphis, TN)

Broad and Cassel
C. Craig Eller (West Palm Beach, FL)
Troy W. Finnegan (Orlando, FL)

Brown McCarroll, L.L.P.
Darryl Atkinson (Austin, TX)

Brown, Garganese, Weiss & D'Agresta, P.A.
Debra S. Babb-Nutcher (Orlando, FL)
Joseph E. Blitch (Orlando, FL)
J. W. Taylor (Orlando, FL)

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP
Peter W. Hahn (Columbus, OH)
I. Jeffrey Pheterson (West Palm Beach, FL)

Burr & Forman LLP
Allen D. Cope (Birmingham, AL)
Howard P. Walthall, Jr. (Birmingham, AL)

Butzel Long, A Professional Corporation
John C. Blattner (Ann Arbor, MI)
Howard B. Goldman (Bloomfield Hills, MI)

Carlson, Caspers, Vandenburgh & Lindquist
Jeffer Ali (Minneapolis, MN)

Carlton Fields, P.A.
Christopher T. Graham (Atlanta, GA)
Nicole C. Kibert (Tampa, FL)
Brooke Lewis (Atlanta, GA)
Sam J. Salario, Jr. (Tampa, FL)

Cohn Law Firm, The
David B. Cohn (Baton Rouge, LA)

Collins, Buckley, Sauntry and Haugh, P.L.L.P.
Walter G. Bauch (St. Paul, MN)

Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP
Burton A. Amernick (Washington, DC)

Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLC
Michelle D. Haskins (Kansas City, MO)

Cozen O'Connor, A Professional Corporation
Michael B. Fein (Philadelphia, PA)

Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP
Kenzo Kawanabe (Denver, CO)

Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, L.L.P.
Isaac H. Ryan (New Orleans, LA)

DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C.
Mark R. Sewell (Brookfield, WI)
Mark R. Sewell (Madison, WI)

Dunn and Sanderson
Philip R. Dunn (Westlake Village, CA)

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
Daniel N. Reisman (Philadelphia, PA)
Gregory H. Teufel (Pittsburgh, PA)

Ellis & Winters LLP
Charles N. Anderson, Jr. (Raleigh, NC)

Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Mark D. Andrews, Q.C. (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Fennemore Craig, P.C.
Ellis McGehee Carter (Phoenix, AZ)

Foster Pepper PLLC
Marc R. Greenough (Seattle, WA)

Frick Powell LLP
Mark A. McAnulty (Evansville, IN)

Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
Bretton C. Gerard (Dallas, TX)

GrayRobinson, P.A.
Grace H. Yang (Tampa, FL)

Harrell & Harrell, P.A.
Timothy S. Moran (Jacksonville, FL)

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Rehana R. Adat (Schererville, IN)
Peter J. Carman (Appleton, WI)
Edward R. Gower (Springfield, IL)
Edmund Gronkiewicz (Chicago, IL)
Douglas A. Johns (Minneapolis, MN)
Valerie L. Kahn (Chicago, IL)
Christine Olson McTigue (Chicago, IL)
Joseph E. Rubas (Chicago, IL)
Lora L. Zimmer (Appleton, WI)

Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
Emily A. Minns (Bloomfield Hills, MI)

Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLP
Robert D. Maher (Kansas City, MO)
Steven F. McCandless (St. Louis, MO)

Jackson Walker L.L.P.
Robert W. Harlow (Houston, TX)

Jones Day
Philip E. Cook (Los Angeles, CA)
W. Kelly Stewart (Dallas, TX)

Keker & Van Nest LLP
Christa M. Anderson (San Francisco, CA)

Kemp Klein Law Firm
Thomas C. Rauch (Troy, MI)

Kutak Rock LLP
Amy Johnson (Little Rock, AK)

Lane Powell PC
Robert R. Calo (Portland, OR)

Lawson Lundell LLP
James D. Fraser (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Greg W. Hollingsworth (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Lewis L. Manning (Calgary, Alberta)
William L. Roberts (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Liskow & Lewis, A Professional Law Corporation
Brett D. Wise (New Orleans, LA)

Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP
Michelle B. Graham (San Diego, CA)

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Robert A. Jacobs (New York, NY)

McConnaughhay, Duffy, Coonrod, Pope & Weaver, P.A.
Brian P. Carter (Pensacola, FL)

McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC
Dawn M. Rawls (Baton Rouge, LA)

McGuireWoods LLP
Joseph K. Reid III (Richmond, VA)

Meyerkord, Rineberg & Graham, LLC
Steven D. Rineberg (St. Louis, MO)

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.
Bradford S. Bernstein (Rockville, MD)
Jeffrey Scott Poretz (McLean, VA)
Thomas D. Renda (Baltimore, MD)
William E. Sauser (Frederick, MD)
Ronald E. Shapiro (McLean, VA)
James A. Sullivan, Jr. (Rockville, MD)

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP
Jack D. Todd (Atlanta, GA)

Murray, Plumb & Murray
Richard L. O'Meara (Portland, ME)

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
John A. Biek (Chicago, IL)

Nexsen Pruet, LLC
David Slough (Myrtle Beach, SC)

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan J. Kinzie (Indianapolis, IN)
Brian L. McDermott (Indianapolis, IN)
Nancy Walker Monts (Greenville, SC)
Steven F. Pockrass (Indianapolis, IN)
Carolyn A. Russell (Houston, TX)

Phelps Dunbar LLP
Rebecca Y. Cooper (New Orleans, LA)
John O. Shirley (Baton Rouge, LA)

Pierce Atwood LLP
Charles M. Graceffa (Portland, ME)

Quarles & Brady LLP
Rachel A. Schneider (Milwaukee, WI)

Rathmann & O'Brien, L.L.C.
D. Matthew Dreesen (North Little Rock, AK)
D. Matthew Dreesen (St. Louis, MO)

Roetzel & Andress, A Legal Professional Association
Chad Arfons (Cleveland, OH)
Chad Arfons (Akron, OH)

Rose Law Firm, A Professional Association
J. Ryan Solomon (Little Rock, AK)

Schiff Hardin LLP
Michael W. Drumke (Chicago, IL)

Severson, Sheldon, Dougherty & Molenda, P.A.
Terrence A. Merritt (Apple Valley, MN)

Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
Timothy J. Kay (Costa Mesa, CA)
Lowell E. Thomas (Tucson, AZ)

Stevens & Brand, L.L.P.
Matthew H. Hoy (Lawrence, KS)

Stites & Harbison, PLLC
Stephen G. Allen (Lexington, KY)

Stoel Rives LLP
Bradley J. Dixon (Boise, ID)
Marc T. Rasich (Salt Lake City, UT)

Thompson Coburn LLP
Claire M. Schenk (St. Louis, MO)

Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP
J. William B. Morrow (Nashville, TN)

Weinstein Snyder Lindemann Sarno, A Professional Corporation
Melvin S. Whitken (Roseland, NJ)

Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver PLC
Matthew W. Light (Harrisonburg, VA)

Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C.
Katherine W. Lambert (Milwaukee, WI)

Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Christopher P. Flanagan (Boston, MA)
Michael A. Sastre (Miami, FL)

Woodward, Hobson & Fulton, L.L.P.
Lisa Hughes Thomas (Louisville, KY)

Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP
Robert L. Maddox (Louisville, KY)

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