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Hodgson Russ announces members of board of directors

September 26, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:  Lisa Kane
716.848.1335
lkane@hodgsonruss.com

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Hodgson Russ LLP is pleased to announce the members of its board of directors.

Todd M. Joseph, Rick W. Kennedy, and Benjamin M. Zuffranieri, all partners in the Firm, have been elected to the board of directors. Mario J. Papa and John J. Zak, also partners,  were re-elected to the board. Gary M. Schober, as president and CEO of Hodgson Russ, and Paul R. Comeau, as chair of the Firm, are also members of the board.

Gary M. Schober concentrates his practice in electronic commerce, computer and technology law, and in generally counseling high-technology and other clients on a broad range of business law matters.

Paul R. Comeau, a member of the State & Local Tax Practice Group, concentrates his practice in taxation law, business planning law, and business acquisitions law. He has practiced New York tax law since 1973.

Todd M. Joseph focuses his practice on negotiating, planning, and implementing business and estate plan transactions for closely held businesses and their owners. He is a member of the Federal/International Tax Practice Group.

Rick W. Kennedy is the leader of the Firm's Environmental Practice Group. He has extensive experience in environmental litigation, including environmental risk assessment and allocation in transactions, compliance counseling, and project development and permitting.

Mario J. Papa, a member of the Firm's Corporate & Securities Practice Group, concentrates his practice in all aspects of corporation taxation and corporation law, including mergers and acquisitions, estate planning, and trust and probate law.

John J. Zak is a partner in the Corporate & Securities Practice Group and active in the Firm's Canada and international practices. He concentrates his practice in U.S. securities regulation and compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate law and governance.

Benjamin M. Zuffranieri, lead attorney in the Business Litigation Practice Group, is experienced in a wide range of civil litigation matters, including general business, construction, and cross-border litigation.

With more than 220 attorneys practicing in all major areas of law, Hodgson Russ is among the 200 largest law firms headquartered in the United States. It is one of approximately 100 firms in the country listed in America's Greatest Places to Work With a Law Degree. In June 2005, Hodgson Russ received the Carol S. Knox Family-Friendly Employer Award from the Capital District Women's Bar Association. The Firm, which was established in 1817 and is among the oldest law firms in the United States, is the only law firm that can count two former U.S. presidents, Millard Fillmore and Grover Cleveland, among its alumni. Hodgson Russ has seven offices: Albany, Buffalo, and Johnstown, and two in New York, New York; Boca Raton, Florida; and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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