Paul E. Roman rejoins Hodgson Russ

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 1, 2006

Contact: Deborah Campbell
561.862.4114
dcampbel@hodgsonruss.com

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Hodgson Russ LLP is pleased to announce that effective June 1, 2006, Paul E. Roman has rejoined its Boca Raton office as a partner in the firm's Estates & Trusts Practice Group. Mr. Roman's practice focuses on the areas of wills, trusts and estates, and probate litigation. He received his LL.M. in taxation from Boston University School of Law in 1982, his J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law in 1978, and his B.A. from Adelphi University in 1974.

Mr. Roman, a member of The Florida Bar and its Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section since 1986, is also admitted to practice in Massachusetts (1980) and New York (1979). He is also a member of the Greater Boca Raton Planning Council, the East Coast Estate Planning Council, and the board of directors of Hospice and HomeCare by the Sea, Inc. He frequently lectures at state and local planning councils, roundtables, and bar association meetings related to estate and trust planning, administration, and taxation. Mr. Roman is a co-author of Taxation of Distributions from Qualified Plans, published by Warren, Gorham & Lamont.

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. It 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 six 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. Established in 1817, Hodgson Russ is among the oldest law firms in the United States. The firm's office locations are Boca Raton, Florida; Albany, Buffalo, Johnstown, and New York, New York; and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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