Assistant General Counsel With Marathon Oil Company Joins NAMWOLF Advisory Council

The National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) is pleased to announce that Sylvia Kerrigan, Assistant General Counsel with Marathon Oil Company has joined the NAMWOLF Advisory Council.

HOUSTON, TX (PRWEB) March 28, 2005 -- NAMWOLF is very pleased to welcome Sylvia Kerrigan as a new member to our Advisory Council," said Renuka Vishnubhakta, Associate Director of The National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms. As NAMWOLF grows, we are always looking for people who support our efforts to create greater opportunities for minority and women-owned law firms."

The NAMWOLF Advisory Council has been established to serve as a consultative and advisory body to provide valuable input to the Board of Directors on matters related to the mission, objectives and goals of the association. In addition, the Advisory Council provides the means for discussing and evaluating NAMWOLF affairs and provides the opportunity for reporting on, exchanging ideas about, and evaluating the activities and programs.

Many corporations committed to diversity focus their attention on the presence of minorities and women in majority law firms," notes Ms. Kerrigan. NAMWOLFs advocacy for law firms that not only employ women and minorities, but are owned and managed by them, adds an important and needed dimension to the discussion of diversity in the legal profession."

Ms. Kerrigan received her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in Austin and her B.A. from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas.

Marathon is an energy company engaged in the worldwide exploration, production, and transportation of crude oil and natural gas. Through its 62-percent ownership of Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC, the company also refines, markets and transports petroleum products in the United States. For more information about Marathon, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.marathon.com.

The National Association of Minority and 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.

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