BOCA RATON, Fla. — Peter M. Feaman, a partner in Hodgson Russ LLP's Business Litigation Practice Group, was recently appointed by Palm Beach County Commissioner Mary McCarty to a three-year term as a member of the Palm Beach County Zoning Commission.

As a member of the commission, Mr. Feaman will act in an advisory capacity to the Board of County Commissioners in matters involving land use in Palm Beach County.

Mr. Feaman concentrates his practice in all facets of real estate and construction litigation. He also focuses on business and healthcare litigation, including Medicaid and Medicare audits and appeals.

Hodgson Russ, which opened its first office in South Florida in 1974, is listed as a top law firm in the 2006 South Florida Legal Guide. Hodgson Russ is one of Boca Raton's largest law firms, and with more than 225 attorneys practicing in all major areas of law in the firm's seven offices, it is among the 200 largest law firms headquartered in the United States. Hodgson Russ is one of approximately 100 firms in the country listed in America's Greatest Places to Work With a Law Degree. 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's office locations are Boca Raton, Florida; Albany, Buffalo, Johnstown, and New York, New York; and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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