leading the way - Commercial Law League Of America
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member news<br />
▲ CLLA MEMBER PANELISTS SPEAK<br />
On Monday March 26th <strong>the</strong> <strong>Commercial</strong> <strong>Law</strong> <strong>League</strong> and<br />
<strong>the</strong> following members spoke to <strong>the</strong> students at The John<br />
Marshall <strong>Law</strong> School (Chicago) on careers in <strong>the</strong> field of<br />
<strong>Commercial</strong> <strong>Law</strong>:<br />
Lauren Newman of Fagel, Haber, LLC<br />
Kevin Posen of Teller, Levit & Silvertrust ,PC<br />
Bryan V. Reed of Reed, Centracchio & Zac, LLC<br />
Walid Tamari of Tamari & Blumenthal, LLC<br />
▲ JOHN D. RUCK JOINS McCARTHY,<br />
BURGESS & WOLFF<br />
McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, a Certified <strong>Commercial</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />
<strong>League</strong> Collection Agency headquartered in Cleveland<br />
Ohio is pleased to announce that John D. Ruck has joined<br />
<strong>the</strong> organization. John has managed commercial forwarding<br />
for over twenty years with Grable, Greiner & Wolff as<br />
well as OSI. He’s been a <strong>Commercial</strong> <strong>Law</strong> <strong>League</strong> member<br />
since 1987 having served on a number of committees. He<br />
will be managing <strong>the</strong> Legal Forwarding Department.<br />
McCarthy, Burgess & Wolff, a commercial only Agency, is<br />
recognized as one of <strong>the</strong> 10 largest <strong>Commercial</strong> Agencies (as<br />
defined by revenues) in <strong>the</strong> country.<br />
▲ GAMACHE & MYERS, P.C. EXPANDS OFFICE<br />
Gamache & Myers, P.C., with offices in Missouri and<br />
Arkansas announces that it has moved to a new expanded<br />
headquarters also located in <strong>the</strong> St. Louis area. The firm’s<br />
new contact information is as follows:<br />
1000 Camera Ave, Suite A<br />
St. Louis (Crestwood) MO 63126<br />
(314)835-6600 (ph)<br />
(314)835-6604 (fax)<br />
The firm also is pleased to announce that CLLA member<br />
Donald A. Horowitz, Sara A. Monks, and Raymond P.<br />
Bozarth have joined <strong>the</strong> firm as associate attorneys in <strong>the</strong><br />
St. Louis office.<br />
▲ BARRY P. CAPLAN NAMED AS ONE<br />
OF THE OREGON SUPER LAWYERS FOR 2006<br />
CLLA Member Barry P. Caplan of <strong>the</strong> Portland, Oregon<br />
law firm of Sussman Shank has been named as one of <strong>the</strong><br />
Oregon Super <strong>Law</strong>yers for 2006. Four o<strong>the</strong>r members of<br />
<strong>the</strong> thirty lawyer firm were also named. The award recognizes<br />
<strong>the</strong> top 5% of all practicing lawyers in Oregon.<br />
▲ CAINE & WEINER RELOCATES<br />
TO LARGER SITE<br />
Caine & Weiner, a <strong>leading</strong> global accounts receivable<br />
management company, relocated <strong>the</strong>ir corporate headquarters<br />
on January 22nd from Van Nuys, California to Warner<br />
Center, an upscale business center located in Woodland<br />
Hills, 14 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.<br />
Founded in 1930, Caine & Weiner has full-service collection<br />
centers located in Chicago, Louisville, Buffalo and<br />
Tampa to serve <strong>the</strong>ir 2000 domestic and international<br />
clients. The company employs 150 team members of<br />
which 100 work at <strong>the</strong> Warner Center location.<br />
Contact:<br />
Frank Draper Vice President-Marketing<br />
21210 Erwin St., Woodland Hills, Ca 91367<br />
818-251-1725<br />
frank.draper@caine-weiner.com<br />
▲ ROBERT E. POTRZEBOWSKI, JR. BECOMES<br />
THE SOLE SHARE HOLDER OF KOHN LAW FIRM<br />
Attorney Robert E. Potrzebowski, Jr., has become <strong>the</strong> sole<br />
share holder of Kohn <strong>Law</strong> Firm S.C. in Milwaukee,<br />
Wisconsin, as of January 1, 2007. Founding firm member,<br />
Attorney Robert W. Kohn, is remaining “of counsel” part<br />
time with <strong>the</strong> firm from his Santa Barbara, California<br />
office. Attorney Mat<strong>the</strong>w J. Richburg has become <strong>the</strong><br />
firm’s Litigation Manager. Attorney Paula Brunner has<br />
joined <strong>the</strong> firm as an associate attorney. Doug Smyth has<br />
joined <strong>the</strong> firm as Collection Manager. ■<br />
▲ ALAN I. NAHMIAS NAMED<br />
ONE OF THE TOP 100 BANKRUPTCY<br />
ATTORNEYS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA<br />
Alan I. Nahmias of Plotkin, Rapoport & Nahmias, in<br />
Encino, California was recently named by <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn<br />
California Super <strong>Law</strong>yers as one of <strong>the</strong> top 100 bankruptcy<br />
attorneys in Sou<strong>the</strong>rn California.<br />
<strong>Commercial</strong> <strong>Law</strong> <strong>League</strong> of <strong>America</strong><br />
LEADING THE WAY<br />
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