WFG Capital Advisors LP Announces Affiliation with the Law Firm of McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC Further Extending Service Capabilities to Clients

Harrisburg, PA -- September 23, 2002 -- WFG Capital Advisors LP, a premier regional investment banking firm specializing in the middle market with a national presence in the insurance and financial services industry announced today that it has become affiliated with McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC, a law firm with over 85 attorneys headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The affiliation between WFG and MWN further enhances both firms capabilities to provide broader business services to their clients.

According to Robert Lieblein, Managing Principal of WFG, The affiliation significantly broadens our capabilities to provide middle market companies and the insurance and financial services industry a complete advisory solution. We believe the affiliation with MWN differentiates us from our competitors and positions WFG to further broaden our business services to our clients."

According to John Oyler, Managing Member of MWN, The affiliation broadens our ability to make MWN a full service advisor for business clients seeking a complete client solution for both legal and business needs. The synergies of coupling WFGs experience in the middle market and in the insurance and financial services markets, along with MWNs extensive mergers & acquisitions and corporate finance practice, provides for an extremely formidable presence in our market."

WFGs offices are in MWNs Harrisburg-based headquarters at 100 Pine Street. Robert Lieblein will continue to assume leadership responsibilities for the Investment Banking Group.

About the firms:

WFG Capital Advisors LP is a premier regional investment banking firm specializing in mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, and advisory services for middle market clients with a national presence in the insurance and financial services industry. WFG has continued to extend its commitment to the insurance and financial services industry by recently merging with Capital Financial Services, an advisory firm specializing in the insurance industry.

McNees Wallace and Nurick LLC is a law firm of over 85 attorneys headquartered in Harrisburg, PA with 5 satellite offices serving clients locally, regionally and nationally. MWN is organized into 24 practice groups which provide clients with the depth and talent to provide exceptional service.

Contacts:

WFG Capital Advisors LP   McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC
Robert J. Lieblein, Managing Principal   John Oyler, Managing Member
(717) 780-7801   (717) 237-5236
rlieblein@wfgca.com   joyler@mwn.com
www.wfgca.com    www.mwn.com