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Jackson Lewis has opened an office in Memphis, TN, making it the sixth new location for the labor and employment law firm this year. James R. Mulroy II serves as resident manager of the Memphis office. Joining him are partner Kelly Gooch and John Norris, who is of counsel. In 2008, Jackson Lewis opened offices in Albuquerque, NM; Jacksonville, FL; Portsmouth, NH; Las Vegas; and Detroit. The firm focuses exclusively on management workplace issues.
The New York office of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (K&L Gates) welcomed Israel E. Kornstein as partner in the firm's employment practice. Kornstein was previously a shareholder at Akerman Senterfitt.
Phillips Lytle LLP, a full-service firm in New York, has named Jacqueline Phipps Polito as partner, effective immediately. A resident of Webster, NY, Mrs. Polito is with the firm's Rochester office and concentrates her practice in the areas of labor and employment law and litigation.
Winstead PC announces that 17 of its attorneys have been selected as Houston's Top Lawyers by H Texas magazine. Cristina Solomon, a member of the firm's Labor & Employment Department, is among those listed.
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