Friedrich Seitz And Michael Lawler Named Southern California Super Lawyers

April 1, 2005

Murchison & Cumming, LLP is proud to announce that Friedrich Seitz, the firm's Managing Partner, and Michael Lawler, Senior Partner, have been named Southern California Super Lawyers for 2005. Produced by Los Angeles Magazine, the list of Super Lawyers® is based on surveys of more than 65,000 lawyers across Los Angeles and Orange County and honors the top 3% of licensed attorneys in Southern California.

Friedrich W. Seitz serves as Chair of the firm's Product Liability Practice Group. He is a seasoned trial attorney and frequent speaker and author on product liability and international law issues. He currently serves as the Chair of the Products Liability Section for the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. Mr. Seitz is a graduate of the University of Southern California (B.A.) and Southwestern University (J.D.)

Michael B. Lawler is the Chair of the Health Law and Co-Chair of the Employment Law Practice Groups. Mr. Lawler focuses his practice on complex litigation involving nursing homes, elder care abuse, medical malpractice, and employment. He is a member of numerous professional organizations including the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, for which he served as President in 1994. Mr. Lawler is a graduate of Loyola University of Los Angeles (B.B.A.) and Southwestern University (J.D.).

About Murchison & Cumming, LLP

With a firm history dating to 1930, Murchison & Cumming, LLP is a premier civil litigation firm with five offices in California and Las Vegas, whose attorneys specialize in the defense of domestic and international businesses, insurers and individuals, at trial and on appeal. The firm's attorneys also handle employment matters and business transactions. The firm is a member of the USLAW Network. For additional information, please visit our website at www.murchisonlaw.com.