MURCHISON & CUMMING PARTNER DAN LONGO SPEAKS AT STATE BAR ANNUAL MEETING

Los Angeles, CA -- October 14, 2002 -- Dan Longo, a Senior Partner and Co?Chair of the Health Law Practice Group at Murchison & Cumming, spoke at the California State Bars Annual Meeting in Monterey, California last Thursday, October 10. Mr. Longos presentation, entitled "Tips and Traps in Elder Abuse Litigation", provided information on how to identify and handle issues arising out of nursing home litigation, including issues of physical and financial abuse and neglect.

Several thousand lawyers turned out for this year's Oct. 10-13 convention, which also celebrated the 75th anniversary of the California State Bar. Programs offered continuing legal education on topics including criminal law, family law, intellectual property, estate planning and workers compensation.

Mr. Longo focuses his trial practice on the areas of professional liability and health care, with special emphasis in the defense of medical professionals and long-term care facilities. In addition, he has extensive experience handling legal malpractice, employment litigation and general liability matters. Mr. Longo is a Committee Chair for the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel and active in the Professional Liability Underwriters Society, the Defense Research Institute, the American Board of Trial Advocates and the California State Bar. He is resident in the firms Orange County office.

About Murchison & Cumming

With a firm history dating back to 1930, Murchison & Cumming is one of Californias oldest civil litigation defense firms. From our offices in Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County and Las Vegas our 75 attorneys handle business, tort and other complex civil litigation on a local, regional and national basis for our domestic and international clients.

Murchison & Cumming is committed to providing quality legal services, efficiently and economically, while attentively responding to the individual needs of each client. The firms attorneys provide the personal attention one would expect to receive from a small firm with the resources of a large firm.

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