The Law Firm of Nathaniel D. Johnson L.L.C. represents both private and public sector employees across the United States. The law firm’s representations range from negotiating severance and settlement agreements to litigation on behalf of employees in a variety of forums that include the following:

- Appellate actions.
- Group and class actions.
--State and federal court jurisdictions.
- Administrative actions (e.g., U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, U.S. EEOC).

Experience

Civil Rights Attorney for the Michigan House of Representative Judiciary Committee.

• Drafted statewide civil rights and anti-discrimination legislation.
• Advised State of Michigan elected officials on the political and policy implications of proposed legislation.
• Served as a liaison to special interests and community groups inviting their participation in the formation of public policy.

Bar Admissions

• Maryland
• U.S. District Court District of Maryland
• U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit

Education

• Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan J.D.
• Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan LL.M. (pending)
• Bowie State University, Bowie, Maryland B.S.

http://www.nathanieldjohnson.com/attorney-profile

Davis left politics behind after leaving his position as the congressman for the 7^th Congressional District for a bid for the Alabama governor's office. He was defeated in the Democratic primary by Ron Sparks.

After the defeat, Davis told the media he was done with politics and would return to practicing law.

Davis will join SNR Denton's White Collar and Government Investigation teams.

Herman Michels, a noted lawyer and the former presiding judge for administration of New Jersey's appellate courts division, has died. He was 83.

Michels death on Friday was announced by Gibbons PC, where he served as the law firm's counsel. The firm — which has offices in New Jersey, New York City, Philadelphia and Delaware — did not disclose further details, including a cause of death.

The Short Hills resident was appointed to the bench in 1972. He was assigned to the appellate division two years later and became its presiding judge in 1980. He was named as the division's presiding judge for administration in 1985 and served until his retirement in September 1997.

During his time on the bench, Michels wrote more than 3,000 appellate division opinions, including 400 which were published. He was a graduate of Rutgers Law School.

After retiring as a judge, Michels spent more than 10 years with the Gibbons firm, serving as an arbitrator or mediator for hundreds of legal matters. He also was a past chairman of New Jersey's state ethics commission.

"The Judiciary has lost a great champion of the courts and the rule of law," said New Jersey Supreme Court Chief Justice Stuart Rabner. "For those with whom he served, it was an honor to have worked with a truly great man and mentor.

Armstrong Teasdale is being honored as part of the 20th anniversary celebration of the founding of Community Health-In-Partnership Services (CHIPS) Health and Wellness Center, which provides healthcare and social services to uninsured St. Louisans.

Donald Beimdiek, senior counsel to the firm’s Real Estate practice group who has provided pro bono services to CHIPS, will accept the award at the non-profit organization’s gala and charity auction on Nov. 20 at the Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel.

“Your role in our history has been very important to our long term success,” Judy Bentley, CHIPS president and chief executive, said in her notification letter to Beimdiek. “I am truly humbled when I think about how you and others have assisted us during the past two decades.”

Armstrong, Teasdale has supported CHIPS since the very beginning, including preparation of the documents forming our not for profit corporation, Bentley said. She also cited Beimdiek’s legal assistance in helping CHIPS obtain the final parcel of property needed for its new headquarters building on North Grand Avenue. Beimdiek, with the help of Matthew Reh, an Armstrong Teasdale partner, handled a condemnation case on behalf of the City of St. Louis Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority to acquire the property.

Beimdiek concentrates his practice in real estate and municipal law. He is experienced in the areas of negotiation and preparation of documents, deeds of trust and related financing documentation, leases, development agreements, easements and eminent domain.

He served as special counsel to the Board of Public Buildings for the State of Missouri from 1974-1984 and coordinated the acquisition of properties for Wainwright State Office (on an entire downtown city block) and Midtown State Office Projects.

About CHIPS: The organization’s clinical team is made up largely of volunteers, including doctors, dentists, nurses, health educators, community outreach workers, social workers and complementary health specialists. Service is provided to anyone who needs care regardless of their ability to pay. Ninety percent of the patients CHIPS cares for each year are not covered by any type of insurance. CHIPS patients are those who would otherwise fall through the community’s healthcare safety net. For more information, please visit www.chipsstl.org.

About Armstrong Teasdale LLP: Armstrong Teasdale LLP, with nearly 250 lawyers in offices across the U.S. and China, has a demonstrable track record of delivering sophisticated legal advice and exceptional service to a dynamic client base. Whether an issue is local or global, practice area specific or industry related, Armstrong Teasdale provides each client with an invaluable combination of legal resources and practical advice in nearly every area of law. For more information, please visit www.armstrongteasdale.com.

Frederick R. Anderson, a lawyer with the Washington, D.C., office of McKenna, Long, and Aldridge LLP, will be honored with the 2010 American Bar Association Award for Excellence in Environmental, Energy, and Resources Stewardship from the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources. 

Anderson will receive the award at 8 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 1, during a special presentation at the section’s 18th Section Fall Meeting at the Sheraton New Orleans. 

The ABA Award for Excellence in Environmental, Energy, and Resources Stewardship was established in 2002 to recognize the accomplishments of a person, organization or group that has distinguished itself in environmental, energy and resources stewardship.  Anderson was selected for this honor based on his sustained leadership and innovation in the development of the field of environmental law and policy for more than 40 years. 

For nearly 20 years, Anderson has been in private practice litigating complex multi-party disputes between companies, governments, financial institutions, non-governmental organizations and indigenous groups. He worked on high-profile projects such as Alaskan offshore oil drilling and wind energy projects of Cape Cod. Internationally, Anderson has counseled clients in Central and South America, Africa and the Pacific regions on issues as diverse as greenhouse gas emissions management, hazardous waste disposal and forest projects. 

Anderson was the first full-time president of the Environmental Law Institute, a primary source for the then-growing field of environmental law. He continued to drive the development of environmental law as a distinct practice area as a professor at the University of Utah College of Law, and later, as the dean of American University’s Washington College of Law. While in academia, Anderson co-authored the popular casebook Environmental Protection: Law and Policy, now in its fourth edition. 

A member of the ABA, Anderson is also an executive committee member for the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Science, Technology and Law.  He chairs the boards of  both the Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development and the Center for International Environmental Law. 

Anderson graduated summa cum laude from the University of North Carolina, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree.  He also received a Bachelor of Arts from Oxford University, and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. 

The ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources is the premier forum for strategies and information for environmental, energy and resource lawyers. Representing more than 11,000 members with a wide range of professional interests, the section keeps its members abreast of development trends, current court decisions, legislative initiatives and statutes concerning environmental, natural resources and energy law.
 
With nearly 400,000 members, the American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional membership organization in the world.  As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law.

Tully Rinckey PLLC is pleased to announce that partner Steven L. Herrick has been selected as a 2010 New York Super Lawyer.  Herrick, who also serves as the firm’s Director of Legal Services in Washington, D.C., was recognized for his work in the area of business and corporate law. 

Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a rigorous, multiphase process.  Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with third party research.  Each candidate is evaluated on twelve indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement.  That means that Herrick was hand-picked by his colleagues as an attorney who is well respected in the legal community.

“It’s an honor to be included on this prestigious list,” says Herrick.  “It’s hard enough to find a good lawyer.  This recognition is verification that people who need legal representation have come to the right place.”

Only five-percent of attorneys in Upstate New York are named to the list.  The publication is intended to serve as a guide for consumers researching legal counsel.  There is no connection between advertising dollars and being published on the list.  In fact, Super Lawyers maintains a strict separation between the selection process and advertising. 

With thirty years of experience in all facets of litigation, Steven L. Herrick, Esq., provides representation to clients across a broad spectrum of employment-related matters, corporate and commercial law.  Mr. Herrick is admitted to practice in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal, District of Columbia and Second Circuits and the United States District Courts for Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.