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Duane Morris Practice Groups, Partners Honored by Chambers USA

PHILADELPHIA, June 2, 2006 - Duane Morris LLP is pleased to announce its results in the Chambers USA survey of the American legal profession. The firm's various practice groups received 14 citations for excellence, and its individual lawyers received another 30.

Please click here to read what Chambers USA says about Duane Morris' practices and individual attorneys.

The 2006 Edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business is published by Chambers & Partners Legal Publishers of London.

Practice Groups Cited

Chambers singled out the successes of the following practice groups, by state: In California, where the firm has offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Lake Tahoe, the Insurance practice group was cited. In Pennsylvania, where the firm has offices in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, six practice groups were cited: Antitrust, Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy, Corporate/M&A, Intellectual Property and Litigation. In Illinois, where the firm's office is in Chicago, the Banking & Finance practice group was cited. In Massachusetts, where the firm's office is in Boston, the Bankruptcy practice group was cited. In New York, the firm's New York City office was cited for Insurance. In Washington, D.C., the Immigration practice group was cited. In New Jersey, where the firm has offices in Newark and Princeton, the Litigation practice was cited. In Florida, the firm's Miami office was cited for Healthcare. In Georgia, the firm's Atlanta office was cited for Energy.

Individual Lawyers Honored

Individual honors went to lawyers in 11 of our offices.

Atlanta

Charles W. Whitney, Energy

Boston

Paul D. Moore, Bankruptcy

Chicago

Brian P. Kerwin, Banking & Finance
Kenneth A. Latimer, Banking & Finance

Houston

Charles E. Harrell, Corporate/M&A

Los Angeles

Deborah A. Pitts, Insurance

Miami

Joanne B. Erde, Healthcare
PK Fletcher, Real Estate
Nanette O'Donnell, Healthcare
John S. Schwartz, Healthcare

Newark

Gregory R. Haworth, Litigation

New York

Thomas R. Newman, Insurance

Philadelphia

Peter J. Cronk, Intellectual Property
Rudolph J. Di Massa, Jr., Bankruptcy
John F. Horstmann, Banking & Finance; Bankruptcy
Lawrence J. Kotler, Bankruptcy
J. Scott Kramer, Intellectual Property
Wayne A. Mack, Antitrust
Dianne A. Meyer, Banking & Finance
Margery N. Reed, Bankruptcy
Thomas G. Servodidio, Employment
Kathleen M. Shay, Corporate/M&A
John J. Soroko, Litigation
David T. Sykes, Bankruptcy

San Francisco

Andrew K. Gordon, Insurance
Philip R. Matthews, Insurance
Richard L. Seabolt, Insurance
Ray L. Wong, Insurance

Washington, D.C.

Roberta Freedman, Immigration
Denyse Sabagh, Immigration

Note: Duane Morris uses different names than those given here for its practice groups, but for clarity's sake, Chambers' terminology is used throughout this announcement.

About Duane Morris

Duane Morris LLP, among the 100 largest law firms in the United States, is a full-service firm of more than 600 lawyers. In addition to legal services, Duane Morris has independent affiliates employing approximately 100 professionals engaged in other disciplines. With offices in major markets, and as part of an international network of independent law firms, Duane Morris represents clients across the nation and around the world.