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PENNELL CHOSEN VICE PRESIDENT OF DTCI AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Lafayette and Indianapolis, Indiana -- January 8, 2002 – Stephen R. Pennell, a partner in the law firm of Stuart & Branigin LLP with offices in Lafayette and Indianapolis, was tapped to be vice president of the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana at the associations Eighth Annual Conference November 16.

A native of Cheyenne, Wyoming, Pennell obtained his law degree from Indiana University, graduating summa cum laude in 1973. While attending law school, Mr. Pennell was a member of the Order of the Coif and in 1976, he received the American Jurisprudence Prize Award. From 1975-1976, he served as note editor for the INDIANA LAW JOURNAL. Presently, Mr. Pennell is a member of the Tippecanoe County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Bar Association of the Seventh Federal Circuit, and Defense Research Institute. Mr. Pennell is a general litigation practitioner in the areas of civil litigation, employment law insurance and appellate practice.

The DTCI is the professional organization of civil defense attorneys in Indiana promoting excellence in civil litigation and supporting the administration of justice in the courts and mediation.

A full-service law firm, Stuart & Branigin has been providing legal services since 1878. Today, the firm’s staff of nearly 40 lawyers provides representation in civil litigation and appellate matters; taxation, estate planning and administration; and design, construction, environmental, banking, health care, immigration, intellectual property, international, labor, employment, railroad, real estate, securities, finance, and educational institutions law.