Law Office of Albright Stoddard Warnick & Albright Announces Five New Women Attorneys Join Firm's Las Vegas Office

Las Vegas, Nev. (Lexis Nexis) April 30, 2008 -- The Law Office of Albright Stoddard Warnick & Albright (http://www.albrightstoddard.com/) today announced the recent hiring of five new associate attorneys in its Las Vegas office.

The five new attorneys at Albright Stoddard are Bonnie Boyce, Joslyn LaMadrid, Sophia Long, Janean Maher and Julie Whitman. The announcement is especially noteworthy because all five attorneys are women, working in the male-dominated profession of the law.

Albright Stoddard brings a unique approach to legal counsel. "A diversity of law school experience from across the nation brings fresh perspectives to win your case," said Managing Partner G. Mark Albright. The firm consists of lawyers - both male and female - possessing a diversity of law school experience from across the nation.

A recent report from the Center for Women Business Research (http://www.centerforwomensbusinessresearch.org) indicated that women-owned businesses are steadily increasing in the top 50 metropolitan areas of the nation. The report stated that the number of women pursuing MBA degrees in densely populated urban centers is steadily on the rise.

One of the objectives of Albright, Stoddard, Warnick & Stoddard is to provide its clients with the finest legal service available. To that end, the firm understands how essential gender and ethnic diversity is in achieving the highest standards of excellence within the legal profession.

Albright Stoddard's New Attorneys

Bonnie Boyce (http://www.albrightstoddard.com/bio-boyce.jsp) is taking on some of the firm's bankruptcy cases. Mrs. Boyce has lectured to student, community, academic and religious organizations on a variety of finance and business law subjects. Boyce has served as an adjunct instructor of Bankruptcy Law in the Legal Assistant Program at Community College of Southern Nevada. In 1990, Mrs. Boyce served as in-house counsel to the Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee for Southern Nevada, at which time she drafted the first set of Chapter 13 local rules and form Chapter 13 plan for the District of Nevada, Las Vegas Division.

Joslyn LaMadrid (http://www.albrightstoddard.com/attyBiog.jsp?x=7502935&y=2132199&z=4916717) focuses on State and Federal Tax Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Business Formation; and Contract Law. Ms. LaMadrid has earned a wealth of competitive honors and awards in the legal profession. She was a member of the Thomas Sterling Honor Society and received the CALI Excellence Award for Highest Grade in several branches of business and corporate law. Ms. LaMadrid was also the recipient of the Alan Bogue Moot Court Award, the Colbath Criminal Law Award, and the Donald Schultz Evidence Award.

Sophia Long (http://www.albrightstoddard.com/bio-long.jsp) is a member of both US and Asian Bar Associations. A native of Okinawa, Japan, Ms. Long has a broad range of talents in civil litigation and complex commercial litigation. In addition, Ms. Long has a keen understanding of construction, insurance, contract law and criminal defense law matters. Her legal expertise has earned her a place as an associate partner of the firm.

Janean Maher (http://www.albrightstoddard.com/attyBiog.jsp?x=10096303&y=2132199&z=6062605) was hired by the firm last summer to provide special legal counsel for the firm's construction law cases. Also an associate partner, Ms. Maher has been practicing law since February 2006. Her current areas of practice include: Construction defect litigation, real estate transactions, construction law, contract law, business formation and commercial law, environmental law, water law and agency compliance issues.

Julie Whitman (http://www.albrightstoddard.com/bio-JulieWhitman.jsp) has a wide range of experience in contract drafting and review, litigation, mediation and arbitration. She served as general counsel for Coldwell Banker Premier Realty Company as well as several prestigious law firms in the Las Vegas area. Ms. Whitman has lectured extensively on such diverse topics as: Commercial and Residential Eviction Law; Commercial Lease Law; and was a key player in the construction of the Nevada Civil Procedure Manual.

For more information, please go to www.albrightstoddard.com or call 866.249.1942.

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