Pennell Inducted into International Association of Defense Counsel

Lafayette, Indiana – July 7, 2005 – Stuart & Branigin LLP partner, Stephen Pennell has been inducted into the prestigious International Association of Defense Counsel. The IADC, the oldest international organization of attorneys representing corporations and insurers, is holding its annual meeting this week in Colorado.

Membership in the IADC is by invitation only, with current members comprising 2,400 peer-reviewed lawyers and corporate executives. Based in Chicago, the association takes a leading role in many areas of legal reform and professional development. The IADC is a sister organization of the Defense Research Institute (DRI), which honored Mr. Pennell with a leadership award in 2004.

A full-service law firm with offices in Lafayette and Indianapolis, Stuart & Branigin LLP has been providing legal services since 1878. Today, the law firm’s staff of more than 30 experienced lawyers provides legal representation in such diverse areas as civil litigation and appellate matters, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, business counseling, design and construction, education, employment, environmental, estates and trusts, finance and banking, health care, immigration, insurance, intellectual property, international, railroad, real estate, securities, taxation, and technology law.

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