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Anthony S. Benton - Elected Fellow of the American Bar Foundation

Chicago, April 1, 2004, Anthony S. Benton of the law firm of Stuart & Branigin, Lafayette, Indiana was named a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

The American Bar Foundation is the preeminent research center for the empirical study of law, legal institutions, and legal processes in society. The Fellows is an honorary organization of practicing attorneys, judges, and law teachers whose professional, public, and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and to the highest principles of the legal profession. Established in 1955, the organization of The Fellows encourages and supports the research program of the American Bar Foundation.

Mr. Benton received his B.A. from the University of Illinois in 1971 and his Juris Doctor in 1976 from the Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis, and currently serves as legal counsel for The Trustees of Purdue University. He has served as a Director of the Indiana Bar Foundation (1998-2002), and as a Past Chair, Board of Directors for the Lafayette-West Lafayette Chamber of Commerce (2000-2001). He is currently serving as Treasurer of the Lafayette-West Lafayette Economic Development Corporation and is on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Greater Lafayette Community Development Corporation.

Stuart & Branigin LLP, a full-service firm with offices in both Lafayette and Indianapolis, has been providing legal services since 1878. Today, the law firm's staff of more than 30 lawyers provides legal representation in diverse areas. These include civil litigation, taxation, estate planning and administration, transportation, construction, environmental, banking, healthcare, immigration, intellectual property, international law, labor, employment, real estate, securities, finance, and educational institutions law.

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