Baron & Budd, P.C. Attorney Virginia Adams Marentette Elected to Board of Directors of The Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Foundation

Virginia Adams Marentette, an attorney with the law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C., has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of The Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Foundation at the organizations annual meeting Monday in Toronto, Canada.

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) July 28, 2005 -- Virginia Adams Marentette, an attorney with the law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C., has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of The Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Foundation at the organizations annual meeting Monday in Toronto, Canada.

Marentette is an attorney with the asbestos litigation section at Baron & Budd, P.C., representing victims of asbestos-related diseases, such as mesothelioma. She has served on various committees for the Foundation since 2001 and has been co-state coordinator for Texas since 2002.

About The Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Foundation:

The Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Foundation is a Washington, D.C.-based not-for-profit membership organization supported by a nationwide network of over 3,000 trial lawyers and others. Its principal project is The Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, a national public interest law firm dedicated to using trial lawyers skills and resources to create a more just society. TLPJ fights for justice through precedent-setting and socially significant individual and class action litigation designed to enhance consumer and victims rights, environmental protection and safety, civil rights and civil liberties, workers rights, Americas civil justice system, and the protection of the poor and powerless. For more information, visit www.tlpj.org.

About Baron & Budd, P.C.:

Since 1977, the law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C. has championed the rights of people and communities harmed by corporate misconduct. With over 80 attorneys and offices in Texas, Illinois, Ohio, Louisiana and New York, Baron & Budd enjoys a national reputation as a leader of the plaintiffs bar. The firm represents individuals with mesothelioma and other diseases caused by asbestos; leukemia and lymphoma caused by benzene; and injuries caused by other toxic substances and pharmaceuticals. The firm also represents water authorities seeking clean-up costs for drinking water contamination; securities investors defrauded by corporate wrongdoing; and consumers. For more information about Baron & Budd, call 1-800-222-2766 or visit www.baronandbudd.com.

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