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Hodgson Russ attorney Deborah L. Kelly a member of NYSBA delegation to Cuba

April 7, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:  Lisa Kane
518.465.2333
lkane@hodgsonruss.com

ALBANY, N.Y. — Deborah L. Kelly, Esq., an attorney in Hodgson Russ LLP's Bankruptcy & Commercial Litigation Practice Group, was a member of a recent New York State Bar Association delegation to Cuba. Ms. Kelly was one of 19 NYSBA delegates who made the trip to conduct research on the Cuban legal system and its institutions.

During their stay, the NYSBA members attended meetings and lectures with the Cuban Movement for Peace; Carlos Alzugaray, dean of the Instituto Superior Relaciones Internacionales; Dr. Eduardo Lara Hernandez, president of the Union de Juristas de Cuba; and others. The delegates plan to publish reports about their research and findings.

Ms. Kelly has experience at both the trial and appellate court levels and has participated in administrative proceedings before various agencies and zoning boards. In addition to commercial litigation, Ms. Kelly also handles bankruptcy, real estate, and business litigation cases. She is an assistant professor of management in the School of Business at Siena College.

With more than 200 attorneys practicing in all major areas of law, Hodgson Russ is the 205th largest law firm headquartered in the United States, as reported by the National Law Journal. It is one of approximately 100 firms in the country listed in America's Greatest Places to Work With a Law Degree. In addition, Hodgson Russ was recently named one of the country's most admired employers by American Employer Digest. Hodgson Russ's Albany office is currently celebrating its 15th anniversary. The Firm, which was established in 1817 and is among the oldest law firms in the U.S., is the only law firm that can count two former U.S. presidents, Millard Fillmore and Grover Cleveland, among its alumni. The six offices of Hodgson Russ are located in Albany, Buffalo, Johnstown, and New York City, New York; Boca Raton, Florida; and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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