Minneapolis-Based Minority-Owned Law Firm Expands Nationally

The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms is pleased to announce that the law firm of Blackwell Igbanugo P.A. has expanded to Troy, Michigan and Washington, D.C.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (PRWEB) June 24, 2004 -- The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) is pleased to announce that the law firm of Blackwell Igbanugo P.A. has expanded into Troy, Michigan and Washington, D.C. Jacqueline Sellers leads the new Troy, Michigan office and Werten Bellamy, Jr. anchors the firm's new offices in Washington, D.C.

Sellers, formerly of Lewis & Munday, brings more than ten years of national counsel experience to Blackwell Igbanugo. She will chair the firms Warranty Litigation Practice Group, overseeing product-related claims spanning the country. The Troy office will focus upon the firm's core practice areas, including a wide range of litigation and arbitration, corporate immigration, and intellectual property. Sellers will lead a group of 19 attorneys and staff. Werten F. W. Bellamy, Jr. will anchor the Washington, D.C. office. Bellamy, most recently with Lewis & Munday, is the former Group Counsel of Celera Genomics Group and former Division Counsel at Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals.

NAMWOLF is pleased to see the expansion of one of our law firm members," stated Yolanda C. Coly, Associate Director of NAMWOLF. Ms. Coly went on to add Given the struggles many minority-owned law firms face, we would like to congratulate Blackwell Igbanugo on their recent expansion and wish them success on their new venture," she added.

Blackwell Igbanugo P.A. (www.blackwell-law.com) specializes in business litigation and corporate services, providing an innovative approach to partnering and client service that is unique among top-tier firms. Their practice areas include Product Defense, Property Insurance, Intellectual Property, Bankruptcy & Commercial Litigation, Employment Law as well as Asbestos & Silica Defense. Blackwell Igbanugo P.A. has a solid history of delivering value-added service without compromise.

The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (www.namwolf.org) was founded in June, 2001. It is a national trade association comprising a select group of minority and women-owned law firms who exhibit excellence in the legal profession. The primary aim of the organization is to advocate for the utilization of minority and women-owned law firms by major corporations and public entities throughout the United States.